Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2662

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

February 19, 2016

An act to begin delete amend Section 3520.5 of end delete begin insert add Section 3541.32 to end insert the Government Code, relating to begin delete state employees. end delete begin insert public employment. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2662, as amended, Patterson. Employee organizations: begin delete designation. end delete begin insert decertification. end insert

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Existing law creates the Public Employment Relations Board and prescribes its powers, which include deciding contested matters relating to the recognition, certification, or decertification of public employee organizations. Under existing law, a decertification petition must be accompanied by proof that at least 30% of the employees in the established unit either no longer wish to be represented by the incumbent exclusive representative or wish to be represented by another employee organization.

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This bill would require the board to complete and publish the results of a decertification election within 90 days after the board has determined the sufficiency of the proof of support for the decertification petition.

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Existing law requires the state to grant exclusive recognition to employee organizations designated or selected pursuant to rules established by the Public Employment Relations Board for employees of the state or appropriate unit thereof, as specified. Existing law also requires the board to establish procedures whereby recognition of employee organizations formally recognized as exclusive representatives pursuant to a vote of the employees may be revoked, as specified.

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This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 3541.32 is added to the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert ,
to read: end insert

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The board shall complete and publish the results of
a decertification election within 90 days after the board has
determined the sufficiency of the proof of support for the
decertification petition.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 3520.5 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

3520.5.  

(a) The state shall grant exclusive recognition to
employee organizations designated or selected pursuant to rules
established by the board for employees of the state or an
appropriate unit thereof, subject to the right of an employee to
represent himself or herself.

(b) The board shall establish reasonable procedures for petitions
and for holding elections and determining appropriate units
pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) The board shall also establish procedures whereby
recognition of employee organizations formally recognized as
exclusive representatives pursuant to a vote of the employees may
be revoked by a majority vote of the employees only after a period
of not less than 12 months following the date of such recognition.

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