(a) Commencing with the 1984 calendar year, when the appointing power certifies that the actual practice of law is required for the performance of the duties of a specific position, the non-represented employee shall be reimbursed for the cost of the annual membership fee of the State Bar Association as set forth in Business and Professions Code section 6140.

(b) Job-related local or specialty bar dues may be reimbursed at each appointing power's discretion for each employee for whom State Bar membership is required as a condition of employment. Any amount to be reimbursed shall be determined by each appointing power. If local or specialty bar dues are reimbursed for less than full-time employees, the reimbursed amount shall be prorated.

(c) Such reimbursement will be made after the employee has submitted a claim for reimbursement with substantiation that payment has been made. Substantiation of payment shall include a copy of the annual fee statement issued by the State Bar Association and a copy of the employee's membership card.