BILL NUMBER: AB 455	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Campos

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2011

   An act to add Section 3507.7 to the Government Code, relating to
public employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 455, as amended, Campos. Public employment: local public
employee organizations.
   The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act contains various provisions that
provide methods for local public employers and their employees to
resolve disputes regarding wages, hours, and other terms and
conditions of employment.
   This bill would additionally provide that when a local public
agency has established a personnel commission or merit commission to
administer personnel rules or a merit system,  the public
agency employer and the employee organization recognized as the
exclusive or majority bargaining agent would each be required to
designate   1/2   of the members of
the commission   the governing board of the public
agency would appoint   1/2   of the members of the
commission, and   1/2   of the members of the
commission, nominated by the recognized employee organization, would
be appointed by the governing board of the public agency  .
Whenever multiple bargaining units are represented by different
 exclusive or majority bargaining agents  
recognized employee organizations  , the employee organization
representing the largest number of employees would designate
commission members pursuant to that provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 3507.7 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   3507.7.  (a) When a public agency has established a personnel
commission or merit commission to administer personnel rules or a
merit system,  the public agency employer and the employee
organization recognized as the exclusive or majority bargaining agent
shall each designate one-half of the members of the commission
  the governing board of the public agency shall appoint
one-half of the members of the commission, and one-half of the
members of the commission, nominated by the recognized employee
organization, shall be appointed by the governing board of the public
agency  . Whenever multiple bargaining units are represented by
different  exclusive or majority bargaining agents 
 recognized employee organizations  , the employee
organization representing the largest number of employees shall be
the one empowered to designate commission members pursuant to this
section.
   (b) The commission members selected under subdivision (a) shall
elect jointly one additional member of the commission, who will act
as chairperson of the commission.