Amended in Senate April 24, 2013

Senate BillNo. 572


Introduced by Senator Price

February 22, 2013


An act to amend Sectionbegin delete 3503end deletebegin insert 110032end insert of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 572, as amended, Price. begin deleteEmployee organizations: representation. end deletebegin insertIn-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act: impasse procedures.end insert

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Existing law, the In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act, provides a mechanism for resolving disputes regarding wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment between the California In-Home Supportive Services Authority (Statewide Authority), as specified, and recognized employee organizations. Under the act, if the parties are unable to reach a resolution, the authority is authorized to declare an impasse and implement its last, best, and final offer.

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This bill would authorize the authority to implement any or all of its last, best, and final offer, provided that the authority would be required to present the parts of its last, best, and final offer that conflict with existing law or require expenditure of additional funds to the Legislature for approval to be effective.

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Existing law authorizes recognized employee organizations to represent their members in their employment relations with public agencies. Existing law also authorizes an employee to appear on his or her own behalf regarding employment relations with the employing public agency.

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This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSection 110032 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
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110032.  

After the applicable mediation procedure has been
4exhausted, factfinding has been completed and made public, and
5no resolution has been reached by the parties, the Statewide
6Authority may declare an impasse and implementbegin insert any or all ofend insert its
7last, best, and final offer.begin insert A proposal in the authority’s last, best,
8and final offer that, if implemented, would conflict with existing
9statutes or require the expenditure of additional funds shall be
10presented to the Legislature for approval to be effective.end insert
The
11unilateral implementation of the Statewide Authority’s last, best,
12and final offer shall not deprive a recognized employee
13organization of the right each year to meet and confer on matters
14within the scope of representation, whether or not those matters
15are included in the unilateral implementation, prior to the adoption
16of the annual budget or as otherwise required by law.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 3503 of the Government Code is amended
18to read:

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3503.  

Recognized employee organizations shall have the right
20to represent their members in their employment relations with
21public agencies. Employee organizations may establish reasonable
22restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable
23provisions for the dismissal of individuals from membership.
24Nothing in this section shall prohibit any employee from appearing
25in his or her own behalf in his or her employment relations with
26the public agency.

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