BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 993 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair AB 993 (Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security) - As Introduced February 26, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |PERSS |Vote:|7 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No 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. AB 993 Page 2 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 or more of the state bargaining units. The current MOUs for four of the state's 21 bargaining units expire on or around the first of July of this year. 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. Analysis Prepared by:Joel Tashjian / APPR. / (916) 319-2081