BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1377 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 8, 2013 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair AB 1377 (Committee on PERSS) - As Introduced: February 26, 2013 Policy Committee: PERSSVote:5-2 Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill ratifies the provisions of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and an as yet unspecified state bargaining unit. FISCAL EFFECT Unknown COMMENTS 1)Purpose . This is a spot bill that will be used to approve the final collective bargaining agreement reached this year between the state and one of the bargaining units. This bill has an urgency clause so it will be operative as soon as enacted. A number of MOUs between the state and employee bargaining units expire on or close to July 1, 2013. 2)Background . 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. 3)There is no registered opposition to this bill. Analysis Prepared by : Roger Dunstan / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 AB 1377 Page 2