(

a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), the fund shall not be subject to the provisions of the Government Code made applicable to state agencies generally or collectively, unless the

section specifically names the fund as an agency to which the provision applies. (

b) The fund shall be subject to the provisions of

Chapter 10.3 (commencing with

Section 3512) of Division of Title of, Division 10 (commencing with

Section 7920.000) of Title of,

Chapter 6.5 (commencing with

Section 8543) of Division of Title of,

Article 9 (commencing with

Section 11120) of

Chapter of Part of Division of Title of, the Government Code, and Division 5 (commencing with

Section 18000) of Title of the Government Code, with the exception of all of the following provisions of that division:

(1) Article 1 (commencing with

Section 19820) and

Article 2 (commencing with

Section 19823) of

Chapter of

Part 2.6 of Division 5.

(2) Sections 19849.2, 19849.3, 19849.4, and 19849.5.

(3) Chapter 4.5 (commencing with

Section 19993.1) of

Part 2.6 of Division 5. (

c) Except as provided in subdivisions (

d) and (

e) for the period from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, and for the period from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and notwithstanding any provision of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the positions funded by the State Compensation Insurance Fund are exempt from any hiring freezes and staff cutbacks otherwise required by law. This subdivision is declaratory of existing law. (

d) Notwithstanding any other law, employees of the fund shall, without limitation, be subject to any and all reductions in state employee compensation imposed by the Legislature on other state employees for the period from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, and for the period from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, regardless of the means adopted to effect those reductions. (

e) With the exception of the reductions authorized in subdivision (d), if any provision of this section, or any practice or procedure adopted pursuant to this section, is in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.