Amended in Senate May 6, 2013

Amended in Senate April 24, 2013

Senate Bill No. 572

Introduced by Senator Price

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 110032 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 572, as amended, Price. In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act: impasse procedures.

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 begin delete (Statewide Authority) end delete , 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.

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 begin insert the end insert expenditure of begin delete additional end delete funds to the Legislature for approval begin delete to be effective end delete .

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 110032 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

110032.  

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