California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1293

Introduced by Assembly Member Holden

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 3512 of the Government Code, relating to state public employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1293, as introduced, Holden. State public employment: labor negotiations.

Existing law, the Ralph C. Dills Act, grants to state employees the right to form employee organizations for the purpose of representing their members in negotiating conditions of employment with the state. Existing law provides a statement of legislative purpose in connection with these and other provisions.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in this statement of purpose.

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 3512 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

3512.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert It is the purpose of this begin delete chapter to end delete begin insert chapter: end insert

begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert To end insert promote full communication between the state and its
employees by providing a reasonable method of resolving disputes
regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment between the state and public employee organizations.
begin delete It is also the purpose of this chapter to end delete

begin insert (2) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert To end insert promote the improvement of personnel management and
employer-employee relations within the State of California by
providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of state
employees to join organizations of their own choosing and be
represented by those organizations in their employment relations
with the state. begin delete It is further the purpose of this chapter, in end delete

begin insert (3) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert In end insert order to foster peaceful employer-employee relations, to
allow state employees to select one employee organization as the
exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit,
and to permit the exclusive representative to receive financial
support from those employees who receive the benefits of this
representation.

begin delete

Nothing in this

end delete

begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert This end insert chapter shall begin insert not end insert be construed to contravene the spirit
or intent of the merit principle in state employment, nor to limit
the entitlements of state civil service employees, including those
designated as managerial and confidential, provided by Article
VII of the California Constitution or by laws or rules enacted
pursuant thereto.