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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 108
Author: Assembly Budget Committee
Amended: 9/5/13 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE : 13-1, 9/9/13
AYES: Leno, Emmerson, Beall, Block, DeSaulnier, Hancock, Hill,
Jackson, Monning, Nielsen, Roth, Torres, Wright
NOES: Anderson
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not relevant
SUBJECT : State employees: memoranda of understanding
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill approves addenda to existing memoranda of
understanding (MOUs) entered into by the Administration and
specified bargaining units that require the expenditure of
funds, and allocates funds for those purposes.
ANALYSIS : Under the Ralph C. Dills Act, the Legislature must
approve collective bargaining agreements between the State and
employee groups, formalized in MOUs. Additionally, existing law
requires the Legislature to approve any addenda or side letters
to existing MOUs that require the expenditure of funds not
already approved by the Legislature through an MOU, the budget
act or other legislative vehicle.
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This bill approves the following addenda to existing MOUs:
1.Bargaining Unit 5, California Association of Highway Patrol
(CHP), effective July 1, 2013 . Authorizes a reimbursement
increase for specified expenses incurred while traveling on
state business. No appropriation is needed.
2.Bargaining Unit 12, International Union of Operating
Engineers, at the Department of Water Resources (DWR),
effective July 1, 2013 . Authorizes salary increases, ranging
from 17.9% to 37.4%, for certain rank and file and supervisor
classifications to assist with short-term critical retention
needs. The existing classifications of electrical Mechanical
Testing Technician and Control System Technician will be
consolidated into one new classification, Hydroelectric Plant
Technician, pending approval by the State Personnel Board.
Increases will be staged for retirement purposes based on the
following schedule: after July 1, 2013 and before July 1,
2014, any pay increase will not be used to determine final
compensation; after July 1, 2014 and prior to July 1, 2015,
50% of the pay increase will be used to determine final
compensation; starting July 1, 2015, and continuing
thereafter, the entire salary increase shall be used to
determine final compensation. The total funding for the
addendum is $18.3 million.
3.Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 15, 17 and 20, Service Employees
International Union Local 1000; Bargaining Unit 12,
International Union of Operating Engineers; Bargaining Unit
18, California Association of Psychiatric Technicians; and
Bargaining Unit 19, American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees, at the Department of Developmental
Services (DDS), effective upon approval of this act .
Addresses the layoff and relocation of employees at Lanterman
Developmental Center. No appropriation is needed.
4.Bargaining Unit 7, California Statewide Law Enforcement
Association; and Bargaining Units 1 and 4, Service Employees
International Union Local 1000, at the Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV), effective July 2, 2013 . Authorizes salary
increases for certain rank and file and supervisor
classifications based on a review that recommended
classification and salary restructuring. Increases range from
1.5% to 7.5%. The total funding for these addenda is $26.8
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million.
5.Bargaining Unit 8, California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection Firefighters, Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection (CALFIRE), effective September 1, 2013 . Authorizes
increases to the amount provided to employees for business and
travel expenses, and codifies an agreement in existence since
1992 that provides a pre-retirement death benefit for employee
dependents. No appropriation is needed.
Comments
The bill approves addenda to existing MOUs for employees at five
state departments. The costs associated with three of these
agreements have been included in the 2013 budget act.
The CHP agreement includes a 5.9% salary increase previously
authorized in the 2013 budget act. This increase is the result
of a statutorily-required salary survey.
The DWR agreement seeks to address recruitment and retention
challenges at hydroplant facilities that are impacting the
operation of the State Water Project.
The DDS agreement is necessary due to the anticipated closure of
Lanterman Developmental Center by the end of 2014.
The DMV agreement salary increases are the result of a review of
current classifications' workloads in DMV offices, required by a
2007 MOU.
The CALFIRE agreement to increase the amount provided for
business and travel expenses reflects agreements approved for
other bargaining units this year.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, up
to $45.1 million in General Fund and other non-General Fund
sources.
JA:nl 9/10/13 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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