BILL NUMBER: AB 185	CHAPTERED  10/12/03

	CHAPTER  832
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 12, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 11, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 13, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 3, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 23, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jerome Horton

                        JANUARY 27, 2003

   An act to add Section 486 to the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to cooperative agreements.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 185, Jerome Horton.  Food and agriculture:  cooperative
agreements: inspector aides.
   Existing law allows the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter
into cooperative agreements with boards of supervisors and other
specified entities for specified purposes.
   This bill would make findings and declarations about unique pest
and disease infestation risk factors in the County of Los Angeles.
Beginning in the 2004-05 fiscal year, this bill would prohibit the
secretary from entering into a cooperative agreement with a county of
the first class for agricultural inspector services unless all of
the agricultural inspector aides performing work under the
cooperative agreement are afforded protections as permanent employees
under the county's personnel system, and the contract does not
result in increased costs to the department above those from the
cooperative agreement in the 2003-04 fiscal year.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares that the County of
Los Angeles is unique due to its large size, its international
airport through which exotic pests from foreign countries may arrive,
and the mild climate and mobile population that increases the
year-round potential for pest or disease infestations.  The
Legislature further finds that these considerations make the
stability of the workforce in Los Angeles County operating under
cooperative agreements with the Department of Food and Agriculture of
uniquely critical statewide importance, and that Section 2 of this
bill will enhance that stability greatly.
  SEC. 2.  Section 486 is added to the Food and Agricultural Code, to
read:
   486.  Beginning in the  2004-05 fiscal year, the secretary may not
enter into a cooperative agreement with  a county of the first class
for agricultural inspector services unless (1) all of the
agricultural inspector aides performing work under the cooperative
agreement are afforded protections as permanent employees under the
county's civil service or other personnel system, and (2) the
contract does not result in increased costs to the department above
those from the cooperative agreement in the 2003-04 fiscal year.