BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 874 (Santiago) - Collective bargaining: Judicial Council ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: June 30, 2016 |Policy Vote: P.E. & R. 3 - 2, | | | JUD. 5 - 2 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: No | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Robert Ingenito | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016 Bill Summary: AB 874 would provide collective bargaining rights to Judicial Council employees who are exempt from state civil service by making the Ralph C. Dills Act (Dills Act) applicable to specified, judicial branch employees. Fiscal Impact: Annual General Fund costs in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to Judicial Council to establish and maintain labor and employee relations functions. AB 874 (Santiago) Page 1 of ? To the extent that the bill results in salary or benefits increase resulting from collective bargaining, the bill could result in unknown increased ongoing employment costs. Author Amendments: Make clarifying changes and specify that the bill would apply to part time employees. -- END --