BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
1066 (Gonzalez)
As Amended May 14, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
|----------------+------+--------------------+-----------------------|
|Public |6-0 |Bonta, Waldron, | |
|Employees | |Cooley, | |
| | |Jones-Sawyer, | |
| | |O'Donnell, Rendon | |
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|----------------+------+--------------------+-----------------------|
|Higher |10-3 |Medina, Bloom, |Baker, Chávez, Harper |
|Education | |Irwin, | |
| | |Jones-Sawyer, | |
| | |Levine, Linder, | |
| | |Low, Santiago, | |
| | |Weber, Williams | |
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|----------------+------+--------------------+-----------------------|
|Appropriations |12-5 |Gomez, Bonta, |Bigelow, Chang, |
| | |Calderon, Daly, |Gallagher, Jones, |
| | |Eggman, |Wagner |
| | |Eduardo Garcia, | |
| | |Gordon, Holden, | |
| | |Quirk, Rendon, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Revises the definition of "short-term employee" to
require the position not to continue on a year-after-year basis in
a school district or community college.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Authorizes school districts and community college districts to
employ non-academic employees, and requires those employees to
be placed in the classified service, as specified.
2)Prohibits, generally, the following from being part of the
classified service:
a) Substitute and short-term employees employed and paid for
less than 75% of a school year.
b) Apprentices and professional experts, as specified.
c) Full-time and part-time students employed part-time in a
college work-study or work experience program, as specified.
d) Part-time playground positions where the employee is not
otherwise employed in a classified position.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, significant Proposition 98 (1988)/General Fund cost
pressures on school districts and community colleges, potentially
in the millions of dollars, to provide increased employment
benefits (health and retirement benefits, vacation, holiday and
sick leave) to thousands of workers not currently serving in a
classified position.
COMMENTS: Current law defines "substitute" and "short-term"
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employees as those employed and paid for less than 75% of a school
year or college year. These employees are not part of classified
service. This bill extends the definition of "short-term"
employee to also prohibit this designation of employee from
continuing on a year-after-year basis. As a result, if the school
district or community college decides to continue employment of a
currently designated "short-term" employee beyond one year, the
school district or community college would need to deem the
position part of classified service.
Inclusion in classified service confers statutory rights and
benefits to employees, such as a process for obtaining permanent
status, due process rights, fixed and delineated work duties,
vacation days, holidays and other benefits.
The California Federation of Teachers is sponsoring this bill to
prevent "wrongful exclusions" of employees from classified
service. They state current law and practice has resulted in a
permanent class of temporary' employees. They support this bill
to "uphold and protect the original intent of creating a permanent
classified service."
Analysis Prepared by:
Karon Green / P.E.,R., & S.S. / (916) 319-3957
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