California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 537

Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta

February 20, 2013

An act to amend Section 3505.1 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 537, as introduced, Bonta. Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of a local public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. The act provides that if agreement is reached, the parties shall prepare jointly a nonbinding written memorandum of understanding of the agreement that would then be presented to the governing body or its statutory representative for determination.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

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 3505.1 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

3505.1.  

If agreement is reached by the representatives of the
public agency and a recognized employee organization or
recognized employee organizations, they shall jointly prepare a
written memorandum of begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert understanding, which shall not
be binding, and present it to the governing body or its statutory
representative for determination.