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                                                                  AB 502
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          Date of Hearing:   April 22, 2009

            ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL  
                                      SECURITY
                                 Ed Hernandez, Chair
                  AB 502 (Furutani) - Introduced:  February 24, 2009
           
          SUBJECT  :   State employees: memorandum of understanding.

           SUMMARY  :   Specifically,  this bill  ratifies the provisions of a  
          memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and state  
          bargaining unit (BU) 9, Professional Engineers, represented  
          exclusively by the Professional Engineers in California  
          Government.

           EXISTING LAW  requires, under the State Employee-Employer  
          Relations Act (the Dills Act), collective bargaining agreements  
          (MOUs) that are negotiated between the state and exclusive  
          representatives of each of the 21 state bargaining units be  
          ratified by the Legislature.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown.

           COMMENTS  :   This is a spot bill that will be used to approve the  
          final collective bargaining agreement reached this year between  
          the state and BU 9.  The current MOU expired July 2, 2008.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Professional Engineers in California Government (Sponsor)

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. / (916)  
          319-3957