BILL NUMBER: AB 1062	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 20, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 1294 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to arbitration.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1062, as amended, Dickinson. Arbitration: appeals.
   Existing law specifies those types of orders and judgments from
which an appeal may be taken, including, an order dismissing or
denying a petition to compel arbitration.
   This bill would limit that basis from which an appeal may be taken
to an order dismissing or denying a petition to compel arbitration
if the  arbitration is for the adjudication of a dispute over
the terms of a public or private sector collective bargaining
agreement or memorandum of understanding   party who
opposed the petition to arbitrate is 65 years of age or older or a
dependent adult, as defined  .
   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 1294 of the Code of Civil Procedure is amended
to read:
   1294.  An aggrieved party may appeal from any of the following:
   (a) An order dismissing or denying a petition to compel 
arbitration if the arbitration is for the adjudication of a dispute
over the terms of a public or private sector collective bargaining
agreement or memorandum of understanding.   arbitration,
unless the party who opposed the petition to arbitrate the civil
action in court is 65 years of age or older or a dependent adult, as
defined in Section 15610.23 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

   (b) An order dismissing a petition to confirm, correct, or vacate
an award.
   (c) An order vacating an award unless a rehearing in arbitration
is ordered.
   (d) A judgment entered pursuant to this title.
   (e) A special order after final judgment.