BILL NUMBER: SB 1501 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 91
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 3, 1998
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR JULY 3, 1998
PASSED THE SENATE JULY 2, 1998
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JULY 2, 1998
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 15, 1998
INTRODUCED BY Senator Knight
FEBRUARY 5, 1998
An act to add Section 1094.7 to the Code of Civil Procedure, to
amend Sections 20677, 20963, 21071, and 21423 of, and to add Sections
3517.65, 18523.3, 18670.2, 18717.2, 18903.2, 19056.6, 19141.3,
19142.2, 19170.3, 19173.3, 19175.6, 19570.3, 19572.3, 19574.6,
19576.4, 19582.2, 19582.3, 19582.7, 19608, 19702.7, 19786.2, 19798.2,
19815.42, 19816.22, 19816.23, 19817.8, 19818.9, 19818.15, 19826.3,
19828.2, 19829.2, 19832.2, 19834.2, 19835.2, 19836.3, 19841.2,
19853.3, 19854.2, 19994.6, 19994.7, 19994.8, 19997.40, 19997.43,
19997.44, 19997.45, 19997.46, 19997.47, 19997.48, 19997.51, 19997.53,
20037.5, 20068.2, 20405.3, 21073.5, 21073.6, 21353.5, 22013.82,
22754.2, 22754.11, and 22955.2 to, the Government Code, and to add
Sections 10295.3 and 10344.3 to, the Public Contract Code, relating
to state employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring
the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1501, Knight. Public employees: state employees.
(1) Existing law provides that if any provision of a memorandum of
understanding reached between the state employer and a recognized
employee organization representing state civil service employees
requires the expenditure of funds or requires legislative action to
permit its implementation, those provisions of the memorandum of
understanding shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
This bill would approve provisions of a memorandum of
understanding that require the expenditure of funds or legislative
action to permit their implementation, entered into between the state
employer and State Bargaining Unit 19, the American Federation of
State, County, and Municipal Employees, and would provide that the
provisions of any memorandum of understanding that require the
expenditure of funds shall become effective even if the provisions of
the memorandum of understanding are approved by the Legislature in
legislation other than the annual Budget Act.
(2) Existing law generally requires state agencies to adopt
regulations pursuant to procedures set forth in the Administrative
Procedure Act, but exempts the Department of Personnel Administration
from that act with respect to regulations that apply to state
employees in State Bargaining Unit 5 or 6.
This bill would also exempt the Department of Personnel
Administration from the Administrative Procedure Act with respect to
regulations that would apply to state employees in State Bargaining
Unit 19. This bill would make applicable to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19 the same alternative procedures for the
department to use in the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a
regulation that apply to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 5
or 6, including, among other things, a public comment period,
preparation of specified information relative to the proposed rule
action, public notice, a public hearing, and publication in the
California Code of Regulations.
(3) Existing law contains various provisions relating to civil
service and employer-employee relations between the state and its
employees, and contains comparable provisions that apply to state
employees in State Bargaining Unit 5 or 6.
This bill would enact comparable provisions, with respect to
appointments from a general reemployment list, reinstatements,
probationary periods, layoffs, demotions, minor discipline, nonmerit
statutory appeal hearings, performance appraisals, salary
adjustments, holidays, the state safety category of membership in the
Public Employees' Retirement System, the use of broadband
classifications, and demonstration projects on classification,
compensation, and related projects that would apply to state
employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(4) Existing law, with specified exceptions, provides that all
contracts entered into by any state agency for the hiring or purchase
of a variety of goods and services, including equipment, supplies,
textbooks, and repair or maintenance, are void unless approved by the
Department of General Services. Existing law exempts contracts
entered into by the Department of Personnel Administration for
employee benefits, training services, or both, for state employees in
State Bargaining Unit 6 from the requirement of Department of
General Services approval.
This bill would exempt contracts entered into by the Department of
Personnel Administration for employee benefits, occupational health
and safety, training services, or any combination thereof, for state
employees in State Bargaining Unit 19 from the requirement of
Department of General Services approval. This bill would exempt
these contracts from provisions of the Public Contract Code that
relate to the state procurement of materials, supplies, equipment,
and services.
(5) Existing law, the Public Employees' Retirement Law,
establishes the Public Employees' Retirement System, and sets forth
the provisions for its administration and the delivery of benefits to
its members. The state's employer contributions to the Public
Employees' Retirement Fund are continuously appropriated from the
General Fund and other funds in the State Treasury.
This bill would prescribe a service retirement formula pursuant to
which a state miscellaneous or industrial member may elect to be
subject, as an alternative to Second Tier retirement membership, and
would adjust the rate of contribution for those state miscellaneous
or industrial members who have elected to be subject to this formula,
thereby making an appropriation. The bill would also include
officers and employees whose classifications or positions are found
to meet specified state safety criteria within the classification of
state safety officers, provided that the Department of Personnel
Administration has agreed to their inclusion. Because the bill would
enlarge the class of persons eligible for state safety membership,
it would make an appropriation by increasing the state's contribution
to the Public Employees' Retirement Fund.
(6) Existing law, the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care
Act, provides health benefits plan coverage to public employees and
annuitants meeting the eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System.
This bill would revise the definition of "eligible employees" for
the purposes of the act as it applies to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(7) Existing law, the State Employees' Dental Care Act, provides
dental care plan coverage to public employees and annuitants meeting
the eligibility requirements prescribed by the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Existing
law provides that notwithstanding particular provisions of the act,
state employees in State Bargaining Unit 6 may receive a percentage
of the employer's contribution payable for annuitants if the
employees are credited with 10 years of state service.
This bill would also provide that state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19 may receive a percentage of the employer's
contribution payable for annuitants if the employees are credited
with 10 or more years of state service.
(8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
Appropriation: yes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of
Section 2 is to adopt an agreement pursuant to Section 3517 of the
Government Code entered into by the state employer and a recognized
employee organization to make any necessary statutory changes in
health, retirement, salary, or other benefits.
SEC. 2. The provisions of the memorandum of understanding,
prepared pursuant to Section 3517.5 of the Government Code, and
entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 19, the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and
that requires the expenditure of funds or legislative action to
permit their implementation, are hereby approved for the purposes of
Section 3517.6 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. Any provision in a memorandum of understanding approved by
Section 2 that is scheduled to take effect on or after July 1, 1998,
and that requires the expenditure of funds shall not take effect
unless funds for these provisions are specifically appropriated by
the Legislature. In the event that funds for these provisions are
not specifically appropriated by the Legislature, the state employer
and the affected employee organization shall meet and confer to
renegotiate over the affected provisions.
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding Section 3517.6 of the Government Code, the
provisions of any memorandum of understanding that requires the
expenditure of funds shall become effective even if the provisions of
the memorandum of understanding are approved by the Legislature in
legislation other than the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 5. Section 1094.7 is added to the Code of Civil Procedure, to
read:
1094.7. Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section 1094.5,
this section shall apply only to state employees in State Bargaining
Unit 19. For purposes of this section, the court is not authorized
to review any minor disciplinary decisions reached pursuant to
Section 19576.1 or 19576.4 of the Government Code.
SEC. 6. Section 3517.65 is added to the Government Code, to read:
3517.65. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3517.6, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) In any case where the provisions of Section 70031 of the
Education Code, or subdivision (i) of Section 3513, or Section 14876,
18714, 19080.5, 19100, 19143, 19261, 19576.1, 19582.3, 19175.5,
19818.16, 19819.1, 19820, 19822, 19824, 19826, 19827, 19828, 19829,
19830, 19831, 19832, 19833, 19834, 19835, 19836, 19837, 19838, 19839,
19840, 19841, 19842, 19843, 19844, 19845, 19846, 19847, 19848,
19849, 19849.1, 19849.4, 19850.1, 19850.2, 19850.3, 19850.4, 19850.5,
19850.6, 19851, 19853, 19854, 19856, 19856.1, 19858.1, 19858.2,
19859, 19860, 19861, 19862, 19862.1, 19863, 19863.1, 19864, 19866,
19869, 19870, 19871, 19871.1, 19872, 19873, 19874, 19875, 19876,
19877, 19877.1, 19878, 19879, 19880, 19880.1, 19881, 19882, 19883,
19884, 19885, 19887, 19887.1, 19887.2, 19888, 19990, 19991, 19991.1,
19991.2, 19991.3, 19991.4, 19991.5, 19991.6, 19991.7, 19992, 19992.1,
19992.2, 19992.3, 19992.4, 19993, 19994.1, 19994.2, 19994.3,
19994.4, 19995, 19995.1, 19995.2, 19995.3, 19996.1, 19996.2, 19998,
19998.1, 20750.11, 21400, 21402, 21404, 21405, 22825, or 22825.1 are
in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding, the
memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further
legislative action.
(c) In any case where the provisions of Section 19997.2, 19997.9,
19997.10, 19997.12, or 19997.14 19997.43, 19997.48, 19997.51,
19997.53, are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of
understanding, the terms of the memorandum of understanding shall be
controlling unless the State Personnel Board finds those terms to be
inconsistent with merit employment principles as provided for by
Article VII of the California Constitution. Where this finding is
made, the provisions of the Government Code shall prevail until those
affected sections of the memorandum of understanding are
renegotiated to resolve the inconsistency. If any provision of the
memorandum of understanding requires the expenditure of funds, those
provisions of the memorandum of understanding shall not become
effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget
Act. If any provision of the memorandum of understanding requires
legislative action to permit its implementation by amendment of any
section not cited above, those provisions of the memorandum of
understanding shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature.
SEC. 7. Section 18523.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
18523.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 18523, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) "Class" means a group of positions sufficiently similar with
respect to duties and responsibilities that the same title may
reasonably and fairly be used to designate each position allocated to
the class and that substantially the same tests of fitness may be
used and that substantially the same minimum qualifications may be
required and that the same schedule of compensation may be made to
apply with equity.
(c) The board may also establish "broadband" classes for which the
same general title may be used to designate each position allocated
to the class and which may include more than one level or more than
one specialty area within the same general field or work. In
addition to the minimum qualifications for each broadband class,
other job-related qualifications may be required for particular
positions within the class. When the board establishes a broadband
class, these levels and specialty areas shall be described in the
class specification, and the board shall specify any instances in
which these levels and speciality areas are to be treated as separate
classes for purposes of applying other provisions of law.
SEC. 8. Section 18670.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
18670.2. Notwithstanding Section 18670, effective June 1, 1998,
this section shall apply only to state employees in State Bargaining
Unit 19. Any minor discipline, as defined by Section 19576.4, is not
subject to either a board investigation or hearing.
SEC. 9. Section 18717.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
18717.2. Section 18717 does not apply to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 10. Section 18903.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
18903.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 18903, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) For each entry level class there shall be maintained a general
reemployment list consisting of the names of all persons who have
occupied positions with probationary or permanent status in the class
and who have been legally laid off, demoted in lieu of layoff, or
transferred in lieu of layoff.
(c) Within one year from the date of his or her resignation in
good standing, or his or her voluntary demotion, the name of an
employee who had probationary or permanent status may be placed on
the general reemployment list with the consent of the appointing
power and the board. The general reemployment list may also contain
the names of persons placed thereon by the board in accordance with
other provisions of this part.
SEC. 11. Section 19056.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19056.6. Notwithstanding Section 19056.5, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19. If the
appointment is to be made from a general reemployment list, the name
of the person with the highest standing on the list shall be
certified to the appointing power.
SEC. 12. Section 19141.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19141.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19141, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) This section applies only to a permanent employee, or an
employee who previously had permanent status and who, since that
permanent status, has had no break in the continuity of his or her
state service due to a permanent separation. As used in this
section, "former position" is defined as in Section 18522, or, if the
appointing power to which reinstatement is to be made and the
employee agree, a vacant position in any department, commission, or
state agency for which he or she is qualified at substantially the
same level.
(c) Within the periods of time specified below, an employee who
vacates a civil service position to accept an appointment to an
exempt position shall be reinstated to his or her former position at
the termination either by the employee or appointing power of the
exempt appointment, provided he or she (1) accepted the appointment
without a break in the continuity of state service, and (2) requests
in writing reinstatement of the appointing power of his or her former
position within 10 working days after the effective date of the
termination.
(d) The reinstatement may be requested by the employee only within
the following periods of time:
(1) At any time after the effective date of the exempt appointment
if the employee was appointed under one of the following:
(A) Subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (m) of
Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.
(B) Section 2.1 of Article IX of the California Constitution.
(C) Section 22 of Article XX of the California Constitution.
(D) To an exempt position under the same appointing power as the
former position even though a shorter period of time may be otherwise
specified for that appointment.
(2) Within six months after the effective date of the exempt
appointment if appointed under subdivision (h), (i), (k), or (l) of
Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.
(3) (1) Within four years after the effective date of an exempt
appointment if appointed under any other authority.
(e) An employee who vacates his or her civil service position to
accept an assignment as a member, inmate, or patient helper under
subdivision (j) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California
Constitution shall not have a right to reinstatement.
(f) An employee who is serving under an exempt appointment retains
a right of reinstatement when he or she accepts an extension of that
exempt appointment or accepts a new exempt appointment, provided the
extension or new appointment is made within the specified
reinstatement time limit and there is no break in the continuity of
state service. The period for which that right is retained is for
the period applicable to the extended or new exempt appointment as if
that appointment had been made on the date of the initial exempt
appointment.
(g) When an employee exercises his or her right of reinstatement
and returns to his or her former position, the service while under an
exempt appointment shall be deemed to be time served in the former
position for the purpose of determining his or her eligibility for
merit salary increases.
(h) If the termination of an exempt appointment is for a reason
contained in Section 19997 and the employee does not have a right to
reinstatement, he or she shall have his or her name placed on the
departmental and general reemployment lists for the class of his or
her former position.
SEC. 13. Section 19142.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19142.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19142, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Every person accepts and holds a position in the state civil
service subject to mandatory reinstatement of another person.
(c) Upon reinstatement of a person, any necessary separations are
effected under Section 19997.43 governing layoff and demotion except
that an employee who is not to be separated from state service need
not receive advance notification as provided in Section 19997.53.
SEC. 14. Section 19170.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19170.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19170, for state employees
in State Bargaining Unit 19, the board shall establish for each class
the length of the probationary period. The probationary period that
shall be served upon appointment shall be not less than six months
nor more than two years.
(b) The board may provide by rule: (1) for increasing the length
of an individual probationary period by adding thereto periods of
time during which an employee, while serving as a probationer, is
absent from his or her position; or (2) for requiring an additional
period not to exceed the length of the original probationary period
when a probationary employee returns after an extended period of
absence and the remainder of the probationary period is insufficient
to evaluate his or her current performance.
SEC. 15. Section 19173.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19173.3. (a) Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section
19173, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Any probationer may be rejected by the appointing power during
the probationary period for reasons relating to the probationer's
qualifications, the good of the service, or failure to demonstrate
merit, efficiency, and fitness.
(c) A rejection during probationary period is effected by the
service upon the probationer of a written notice of rejection that
shall include: (1) an effective date for the rejection that shall
not be later than the last day of the probationary period; and (2) a
statement of the reasons for the rejection. Service of the notice
shall be made prior to the effective date of the rejection. Notice
of rejection shall be served prior to the conclusion of the
prescribed probationary period. The probationary period may be
extended when necessary to provide the full notice period required by
board rule. Within 15 days after the effective date of the
rejection, a copy thereof shall be filed with the board.
SEC. 16. Section 19175.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19175.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19175, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The board at the written request of a rejected probationer,
filed within 15 calendar days of the effective date of rejection,
shall only review allegations that the rejection was made for reasons
of discrimination as defined for the purposes of subdivision (a) of
Section 19702, fraud, or political patronage. If the board
determines that the rejected probationer has stated a prima face case
of discrimination, fraud, or political patronage, the board may
investigate the case with or without a hearing and do any one of the
following:
(1) Affirm the action of the appointing power.
(2) Modify the action of the appointing power.
(3) Restore the name of the rejected probationer to the employment
list for certification to any position within the class, provided
that his or her name shall not be certified to the agency by which he
or she was rejected, except with the concurrence of the appointing
power thereof.
(4) Restore the rejected probationer to the position from which he
or she was rejected, but this shall be done only if the board
determines that there is substantial evidence to support that the
rejection was made for reasons of discrimination as defined for the
purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 19702, fraud, or political
patronage. At any such investigation or hearing the rejected
probationer shall have the burden of proof; subject to rebuttal by
him or her, it shall be presumed that the rejection was free from
discrimination, fraud, and political patronage, and that the
statement of reasons therefor in the notice of rejection is true.
SEC. 17. Section 19570.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19570.3. Notwithstanding Section 19570, this section shall apply
only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19. As used in this
article, "disciplinary action" means dismissal, demotion,
suspension, or other disciplinary action. "Disciplinary action" does
not include a written or oral reprimand taken against an employee.
Reprimands may be considered for the purpose of progressive
discipline. This article shall not apply to any disciplinary action
affecting managerial employees subject to Article 2 (commencing with
Section 19590), except as provided in Sections 19590.5, 19592, and
19592.2.
SEC. 18. Section 19572.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19572.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19572, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Disciplinary actions pursuant to Section 19576.4 shall be for
just cause or one or more of the following causes for discipline:
(1) Fraud in securing appointment.
(2) Incompetency.
(3) Inefficiency.
(4) Inexcusable neglect of duty.
(5) Insubordination.
(6) Dishonesty.
(7) Drunkenness on duty.
(8) Intemperance.
(9) Addiction to the use of controlled substances.
(10) Inexcusable absence without leave.
(11) Conviction of a felony or conviction of a misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude. A plea or verdict of guilty, or a
conviction following a plea of nolo contendere, to a charge of a
felony of any offense involving moral turpitude is deemed to be a
conviction within the meaning of this section.
(12) Immorality.
(13) Discourteous treatment of the public or other employees.
(14) Improper political activity.
(15) Willful disobedience.
(16) Misuse of state property.
(17) Violation of this part or board rule.
(18) Violation of the prohibitions set forth in accordance with
Section 19990.
(19) Refusal to take and subscribe any oath or affirmation that is
required by law in connection with the employment.
(20) Other failure of good behavior either during or outside of
duty hours that is of such a nature that it causes discredit to the
appointing authority of the person's employment.
(21) Any negligence, recklessness, or intentional act that results
in the death of a patient of a state hospital serving the mentally
disabled or the developmentally disabled.
(22) The use during duty hours, for training or target practice,
of any material that is not authorized therefor by the appointing
power.
(23) Unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis
of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry,
disability, marital status, sex, or age, against the public or other
employees while acting in the capacity of a state employee.
(24) Unlawful retaliation against any other state officer or
employee or member of the public who in good faith reports,
discloses, divulges, or otherwise brings to the attention of, the
Attorney General, or any other appropriate authority, any facts or
information relative to actual or suspected violation of any law of
this state or the United States occurring on the job or directly
related thereto.
(c) If provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if those provisions
of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds,
the provision shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 19. Section 19574.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19574.6. Notwithstanding Section 19574, effective June 1, 1998,
this section shall apply only to state employees in State Bargaining
Unit 19. This section shall not apply to minor discipline as defined
by Section 19576.4.
SEC. 20. Section 19576.4 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19576.4. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19576, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Minor discipline is a suspension without pay for five days or
less or up to a 5-percent reduction in pay for five months or less.
Whenever an answer is filed by an employee who is subject to minor
discipline, and the memorandum of understanding for state employees
in State Bargaining Unit 19 has expired, the State Personnel Board
shall follow the minor discipline appeal procedures contained in
Article 15A, Section 15.13A, paragraphs 1 to 16, inclusive, of the
expired memorandum of understanding for state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19 until a successor agreement is negotiated between
Department of Personnel Administration and the exclusive
representative. However, if an employee receives one of the cited
actions in more than three instances in any 12-month period, he or
she shall, upon each additional action within the same 12-month
period, be afforded a hearing before the State Personnel Board if he
or she files an answer to the action.
(c) The State Personnel Board shall not have the authority as
stated in subdivision (b) with regard to written or oral reprimands.
Reprimands shall not be grievable or appealable by the receiving
employee by any means. Rejections on probation shall not be
grievable or appealable by the receiving employee by any means except
as provided in Section 19175.1.
(d) The appointing power shall not impose any discipline in a
manner that is inconsistent with "salary basis test" against an
employee employed in an executive, administrative, or professional
capacity and whose duties exempt him or her from the wage and hour
provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as set forth
pursuant to Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
as amended, (Title 29, Section 213(a)(1), United States Code) and in
Part 54 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as defined
and delimited on the effective date of this section, and as those
provisions may be amended in the future by the Administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor.
(e) Disciplinary action taken pursuant to this section shall not
be subject to the following provisions: 19180, 19574.1, 19574.2,
19575, 19575.5, 19579, 19580, 19581, 19581.5, 19582, 19583, and
19587, and State Personnel Board Rules 51.1 to 51.9, inclusive, 52,
and 52.1 to 52.5, inclusive.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, if the provisions of
this section are in conflict with the provisions of the memorandum of
understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of
understanding shall be controlling without further legislative
action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of
understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall
not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual
Budget Act.
(g) If the State Personnel Board establishes regulations to
implement this section, the regulations shall be consistent with the
expired memorandum of understanding for state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19 and the Ralph C. Dills Act (Part 10.3 (commencing
with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1).
SEC. 21. Section 19582.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19582.2. Section 19582 shall not apply to minor discipline, as
defined in a memorandum of understanding or by Section 19576.4, for
state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 22. Section 19582.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19582.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19582, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The board's review of decisions of minor discipline, as
defined by a memorandum of understanding or by Section 19576.4, shall
be limited to either adopting the penalty of the proposed decision
or revoking the disciplinary action in its entirety.
(c) The board's review of decisions of discipline, including minor
discipline, shall not impose any discipline against an employee that
would jeopardize the employee's status under the federal Fair Labor
Standards Act, as set forth pursuant to Section 13(a)(1) of The Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (Title 29, Section 213(a)(1),
United States Code) and in Part 54 of Title 29 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as defined and delimited on the effective date
of this section and as those provisions maybe amended in the future.
(d) If provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provision shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 23. Section 19582.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19582.7. (a) Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section
19582.5, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The board may designate certain of its decisions as
precedents. Precedential decisions shall not be subject to Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3. The
board may provide by rule for the reconsideration of a previously
issued decision to determine whether or not it shall be designated as
a precedent decision. All decisions designated as precedents shall
be published in a manner determined by the board.
(c) For the purpose of this section, a decision reached pursuant
to Section 19576.4 is not subject to board precedential decision, and
the board may not adopt that decision as a precedential decision.
SEC. 24. Section 19608 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19608. Any demonstration project implemented under this chapter
shall not include the adoption or waiver of regulations or statutes
that are administered or enforced by the Department of Personnel
Administration without the express approval of the Department of
Personnel Administration.
SEC. 25. Section 19702.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19702.7. (a) Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section
19702, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) A person shall not be discriminated against under this part
because of sex, race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, marital status, physical disability, or mental disability.
A person shall not be retaliated against because he or she has
opposed any practice made an unlawful employment practice, or made a
charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an
investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this part. For purposes
of this article, "discrimination" includes harassment. This
subdivision is declaratory of existing law.
(c) As used in this section, "physical disability" includes,
but is not limited to, impairment of sight, hearing, or speech, or
impairment of physical ability because of amputation or loss of
function or coordination, or any other health impairment that
requires special education or related services.
(d) As used in this section, "mental disability" includes, but is
not limited to, any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental
retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and
specific learning disabilities.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (c) and (d), if the definition of
disability used in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-336) would result in broader protection of the civil
rights of individuals with a mental disability or physical
disability, as defined in subdivision (c) or (d), then that broader
protection shall be deemed incorporated by reference into, and shall
prevail over conflicting provisions of, the definitions in
subdivisions (c) and (d). The definitions of subdivisions (c) and
(d) shall not be deemed to refer to or include conditions excluded
from the federal definition of "disability" pursuant to Section 511
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec.
12211).
(f) If the board finds that a person has engaged in discrimination
under this part, and it appears that this practice consisted of acts
described in Section 243.4, 261, 262, 286, 288, 288a, or 289 of the
Penal Code, the board, with the consent of the complainant, shall
provide the local district attorney's office with a copy of its
decision and order.
(g) If the board finds that discrimination has occurred in
violation of this part, the board shall issue and cause to be served
on the appointing authority an order requiring the appointing
authority to cause the discrimination to cease and desist and to take
any action, including, but not limited to, hiring, reinstatement, or
upgrading of employees, with or without backpay, adding additional
seniority, and compensatory damages, which, in the judgment of the
board, will effectuate the purposes of this part. Consistent with
this authority, the board may establish rules governing the award of
compensatory damages. The order shall include a requirement of
reporting the manner of compliance.
(h) Any person claiming discrimination within the state civil
service may submit a complaint that shall be in writing and set forth
the particulars of the alleged discrimination, the name of the
appointing authority, the persons alleged to have committed the
unlawful discrimination, and any other information that may be
required by the board. The complaint shall be filed with the
appointing authority or, in accordance with board rules, with the
board itself.
(i) Complaints shall be filed within one year of the alleged
unlawful discrimination or the refusal to act in accordance with this
section, except that this period may be extended for not to exceed
90 days following the expiration of that year, if a person allegedly
aggrieved by unlawful discrimination first obtained knowledge of the
facts of the alleged unlawful discrimination after the expiration of
one year from the date of its occurrence. Complaints of
discrimination in minor disciplinary actions defined in Section
19576.4 shall be filed in accordance with that section. Complaints
of discrimination in all other disciplinary actions shall be filed in
accordance with Section 19575. Complaints of discrimination in
rejections on probation shall be filed in accordance with Section
19175.5.
(j) (1) When an employee of the appointing authority refuses, or
threatens to refuse, to cooperate in the investigation of a complaint
of discrimination, the appointing authority may seek assistance from
the board. The board may provide for direct investigation or
hearing of the complaint, the use of subpoenas, or any other action
which will effect the purposes of this section.
(2) This subdivision shall not apply to complaints of
discrimination filed in accordance with Section 19576.4.
SEC. 26. Section 19786.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19786.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19786, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) When a civil service employee has been reinstated after
military service in accordance with Section 19780, and any question
arises relative to his or her ability or inability for any reason
arising out of the military service to perform the duties of the
position to which he or she has been reinstated, the board shall,
upon the request of the appointing power or of the employee, hear the
matter and may on its own motion or at the request of either party
take any and all necessary testimony of every nature necessary to a
decision on the question.
(c) If the board finds that the employee is not able for any
reason arising out of the military service to carry out the usual
duties of the position he or she then holds, it shall order the
employee placed in a position in which the board finds he or she is
capable of performing the duties in the same class or a comparable
class in the same or any other state department, bureau, board,
commission, or office under this part and the rules of the board
covering transfer of an employee from a position under the
jurisdiction of one appointing power to a position under the
jurisdiction of another appointing power, without the consent of the
appointing powers, where a vacancy may be made available to him or
her under this part and the rules of the board, but in no event shall
the transfer constitute a promotion within the meaning of this part
and the rules of the board.
(d) If a layoff is made necessary to place a civil service
employee in a position in the same class or a comparable class in
accordance with this section, the layoff shall be made under Section
19997.43.
(e) The board may order the civil service employee reinstated to
the department, bureau, board, commission, or office from which he or
she was transferred either upon request of the employee or the
appointing power from which transferred. The reinstatement may be
made after a hearing as provided in this section if the board finds
that the employee is at the time of the hearing able to perform the
duties of the position.
SEC. 27. Section 19798.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19798.2. Section 19798 does not apply to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 28. Section 19815.42 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19815.42. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 19815.4,
this section shall apply only to state employees in State Bargaining
Unit 19.
(b) The director shall hold nonmerit statutory appeal hearings,
subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and conduct investigations in
accordance with Department of Personnel Administration Rule 599.859
(b)(2).
(c) The director may, at his or her discretion, hold hearings,
subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, or conduct investigations or
appeals concerning other matters relating to the department's
jurisdiction.
(d) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 29. Section 19816.22 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19816.22. Section 19816.2 does not apply to state employees in
State Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 30. Section 19816.23 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19816.23. (a) Notwithstanding Section 18717, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The department shall determine which classes or positions meet
the elements of the criteria for the state safety category of
membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System. An employee
organization or employing agency requesting a determination from the
department shall provide the department with information and written
argument supporting the request.
(c) The department may use the determination findings in
subsequent negotiations with the exclusive representatives.
(d) The department shall not approve safety membership for any
class or position that has not been determined to meet all of the
following criteria:
(1) In addition to the defined scope of duties assigned to the
class or position, the member's ongoing responsibility includes:
(A) The protection and safeguarding of the public and of property.
(B) The control or supervision of, or a regular, substantial
contact with one of the following:
(i) Inmates or youthful offenders in adult or youth correctional
facilities.
(ii) Patients in state mental facilities that house Penal Code
offenders.
(iii) Clients charged with a felony who are in a locked and
controlled treatment facility of a developmental center.
(2) The conditions of employment require that the member be
capable of responding to emergency situations and provide a level of
service to the public such that the safety of the public and of
property is not jeopardized.
(e) For classes or positions that are found to meet this criteria,
the department may agree to provide safety membership by a
memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5 if the
affected employees are subject to collective bargaining. The
department shall notify the retirement system of its determination,
as prescribed in Section 20405.3.
(f) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the department shall prepare
and submit an annual report to the Legislature that lists the classes
or positions which were found to be eligible for safety membership
under this section.
SEC. 31. Section 19817.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19817.8. This article applies only with respect to regulations
that apply to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 32. Section 19818.9 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19818.9. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19818.6, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The department shall administer the Personnel Classification
Plan of the State of California including the allocation of every
position to the appropriate class in the classification plan. The
allocation of a position to a class shall derive from and be
determined by the ascertainment of the duties and responsibilities of
the position and shall be based on the principle that all positions
that meet the definition of a class pursuant to Section 18523.3 shall
be included in the same class.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
the memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
(d) A broadband project may not change the terms and conditions of
employment covered by a memorandum of understanding entered into
pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with
Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1), unless there is a written
agreement with respect to the project between the department and the
recognized employee organization representing the affected employees.
SEC. 33. Section 19818.15 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19818.15. (a) This section shall apply only to state employees in
State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The department may, directly or through agreement or contract
with one or more agencies, conduct demonstration classification,
compensation, and related projects. "Demonstration project", for the
purposes of this section, means a project that uses alternative
classification, compensation, and other personnel management policies
and procedures to determine if a change would result in cost
savings, improved efficiency, or both cost savings and improved
efficiency in the existing personnel management system.
(c) Nothing in this section shall infringe upon or conflict with
the merit principles as embodied in Article VII of the California
Constitution.
(d) The establishment of a demonstration project shall not be
limited by the lack of specific authority in this division or by the
existence of any statute or regulation that is inconsistent with
actions to be taken in the demonstration project.
(e) Prior to implementation of a demonstration project, the
department shall adopt regulations specifying the impact of the
project on employee status, compensation, benefits, and rights with
regard to transfer, layoff, promotion, and demotion. These
regulations are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3),
and shall automatically expire after five years from the date of
adoption or at the end of the demonstration project, whichever is
earlier. Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of
employees included within demonstration projects, except those rights
directly pertaining to the subject matter of the demonstration
project.
(f) The department shall notify each house of the Legislature when
a demonstration project is undertaken. The department shall also
evaluate each project at its conclusion and notwithstanding Section
7550.5, shall prepare and submit a summary of the evaluation to each
house of the Legislature that includes a discussion of the following:
(1) The purpose of the demonstration project that specifically
states the goals or objectives of the project.
(2) The cost projections and methods by which savings, if any, may
be calculated.
(3) A definitive mechanism by which the value and success, if any,
of the demonstration project may be quantified as feasible. This
mechanism shall include specific numerical objectives that must be
met or exceeded if a demonstration project is to be judged
successful.
(g) A demonstration project may not change the terms and
conditions of employment covered by a memorandum of understanding
entered into pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3
(commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1), unless
there is a written agreement with respect to the project between the
department and the recognized employee organization representing the
affected employees.
(h) Any demonstration project implemented under this section shall
not include the adoption or waiver of regulations or statutes that
are administered or enforced by the State Personnel Board without the
express approval of the State Personnel Board.
SEC. 34. Section 19826.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19826.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19826, effective June 1,
1998, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The department shall establish and adjust salary ranges or
rates for each class of position in the state civil service subject
to any merit limits contained in Article VII of the California
Constitution. The salary range or rate shall be based on the
principle that like salaries shall be paid for comparable duties and
responsibilities. In establishing or changing these ranges or rates,
consideration shall be given to the prevailing rates for comparable
service in other public employment and in private business. The
department shall make no adjustments that require expenditures in
excess of existing appropriations that may be used for salary
increase purposes. The department may make a change in salary range
or rate retroactive to the date of application for the change.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department
shall not establish, adjust, or recommend a salary range or rate for
any employees in an appropriate unit where an employee organization
has been chosen as the exclusive representative pursuant to Section
3520.5.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, on or before January 10 of
each year, the department shall prepare and submit to the parties
meeting and conferring pursuant to Section 3517 and to the
Legislature, a report containing the department's findings relating
to the salaries of employees in comparable occupations in private
industry and other governmental agencies.
(e) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 35. Section 19828.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19828.2. Effective June 1, 1998, Section 19828 does not apply to
state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 36. Section 19829.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19829.2. (a) Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section
19829, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Salary ranges shall consist of minimum and maximum salary
limits. Except where otherwise provided by law, the appointing power
or designee, consistent with the regulations of the department,
shall determine the employee's salary rate upon appointment and may
authorize subsequent increases in these rates based on considerations
including, but not limited to, recruitment and retention,
extraordinary qualifications, and successful job performance or
promotion. Only those employees who are performing successfully as
determined by the appointing power or designee shall receive periodic
performance salary adjustments until the maximum of the salary range
is reached to recognize continuous successful performance or value
to the organization. Adjustments within the salary range authorized
in this section may be either temporary or permanent. The department
may establish more than one salary range or rate or method of
compensation within a class.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 37. Section 19832.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19832.2. (a) Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section
19832, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Employees whose salary is not at the maximum of the salary
range shall be considered for a performance salary adjustment at
least annually. Only those employees who are performing successfully
as determined by the appointing power shall receive performance
salary adjustments until the maximum of the salary range is reached
to recognize continuous successful performance. The employee's
salary rate may not exceed the maximum of the salary range or fall
below the minimum of the salary range except where otherwise provided
by law or department rules.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 38. Section 19834.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19834.2. Effective June 1, 1998, Section 19834 does not apply to
state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 39. Section 19835.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19835.2. Effective June 1, 1998, Section 19835 does not apply to
state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
SEC. 40. Section 19836.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19836.3. (a) Effective June 1, 1998, notwithstanding Section
19836, this section shall apply only to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The appointing power or designee with the approval of the
department may authorize payment at any step above the minimum salary
limit to classes or positions in order to correct salary inequities.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 41. Section 19841.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19841.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19841, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 11030, whenever a state officer or
employee is required by the appointing power because of a change in
assignment, promotion, or other reason related to his or her duties
to change his or her place of residence, the officer, agent, or
employee shall receive his or her actual and necessary moving,
traveling, lodging, and meal expenses incurred by him or her both
before and after and by reason of the change of residence. The
maximum allowances for these expenses shall be as follows: the costs
of packing, transporting, and unpacking 11,000 pounds of household
effects, traveling, lodging, and meal expenses for 60 days while
locating a permanent residence, storage of household effects for 60
days, and additional miscellaneous allowances not in excess of two
hundred dollars ($200). The maximum allowances may be exceeded where
the director determines that the change of residence will result in
unusual and unavoidable hardship for the officer or employee, and in
those cases the director shall determine the maximum allowances to be
received by the officer or employee.
(c) If a change of residence reasonably requires the sale of a
residence or the settlement of an unexpired lease, the officer or
employee may be reimbursed for any of the following expenses:
(1) The settlement of the unexpired lease to a maximum of one
year. Upon the date of surrender of the premises by the employee who
is the lessee, the rights and obligations of the parties to the
lease shall be as determined by Section 1951.2 of the Civil Code.
The state shall be absolved of responsibility for an unexpired
lease if the department determines the employee knew or reasonably
should have known that a transfer involving a physical move was
imminent before entering into the lease agreement.
(2) In the event of residence sale, reimbursement for brokerage
and other related selling fees or charges, as determined by
regulations of the department, customarily charged for like services
in the locality where the residence is located.
(d) If the change of residence is caused by a layoff, the
application of this section shall be at the discretion of the
department based upon the recommendation of the appointing power.
(e) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 42. Section 19853.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19853.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19853, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), all employees shall be
entitled to the following holidays: January 1, the third Monday in
January, the third Monday in February, the last Monday in May, July
4, the first Monday in September, November 11, the day after
Thanksgiving, December 25, and every day appointed by the Governor of
this state for a public fast, Thanksgiving, or holiday.
When a day herein listed falls on a Sunday, the following Monday
shall be deemed to be the holiday in lieu of the day observed. If
November 11 falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be
deemed to be the holiday in lieu of the day observed. Any employee
who may be required to work on any of the holidays mentioned in this
section and who does work on any of these holidays shall be entitled
to be paid compensation or given compensating time off for that work
in accordance with his or her classification's assigned workweek
group.
(c) If the provisions of subdivision (b) are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
(d) Any employee who either is excluded from the definition of
state employee in subdivision (c) of Section 3513, or is a nonelected
officer or employee of the executive branch of government who is not
a member of the civil service, is entitled to the following
holidays, with pay, in addition to any official state holiday
appointed by the Governor:
(1) January 1, the third Monday in January, the third Monday in
February, the last Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday in
September, November 11, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving,
December 25.
(2) When November 11 falls on a Saturday, employees shall be
entitled to the preceding Friday as a holiday with pay.
(3) When a holiday, other than a personal holiday, falls
on a Saturday, an employee shall, regardless of whether he or she
works on the holiday, accrue only an additional eight hours of
personal holiday credit per fiscal year for the holiday. The holiday
credit shall be accrued on the actual date of the holiday and shall
be used within the same fiscal year.
(4) When a holiday other than a personal holiday falls on Sunday,
employees shall be entitled to the following Monday as a holiday with
pay.
(5) Employees who are required to work on a holiday shall be
entitled to pay or compensating time off for this work in accordance
with their classifications' assigned workweek group.
(6) Persons employed on less than a full-time basis shall receive
holidays in accordance with the Department of Personnel
Administration rules.
(e) Any employee, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 3513,
may elect to use eight hours of vacation, annual leave, or
compensating time off consistent with departmental operational needs
and collective bargaining agreements for March 31, known as "Cesar
Chavez Day."
(f) This section shall become effective only when the Department
of Personnel Administration notifies the Legislature that the
language contained in this section has been agreed to by all the
parties, and the necessary statutes are amended to reflect this
change for employees excluded from the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter
10.3 (commencing with Section 3512), Division 4, Title 1).
SEC. 43. Section 19854.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19854.2. (a) Section 19854 does not apply to state employees in
State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall become effective only when the
Department of Personnel Administration notifies the Legislature that
the language contained in that subdivision has been agreed to by all
the parties, and the necessary statutes are amended to reflect this
change for employees excluded from the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter
10.3 (commencing with Section 3512), Division 4, Title 1).
SEC. 44. Section 19994.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19994.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19994, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) When the state takes over and there is transferred to it a
function from any other public agency, the department may determine
the extent, if any, to which the employees employed by the other
public agency on the date of transfer are entitled to have credited
to them in the state civil service, seniority credits, accumulated
sick leave, and accumulated vacation because of service with the
former agency.
(c) The department shall limit that determination to the time any
transferred employees were employed in the specific function or a
function substantially similar while in the former agency and the
seniority credits and accumulated sick leave and accumulated vacation
shall not exceed that to which each employee would be entitled if he
or she had been continuously employed by the State of California.
This section is applicable to any function heretofore transferred to
the state, whether by state action or otherwise, as well as to any
future transfers of a function to the state, whether by state action
or otherwise.
SEC. 45. Section 19994.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19994.7. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19994.1, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) An appointing power may transfer any employee under his or her
jurisdiction: (1) to another position in the same class; or (2)
from one location to another whether in the same position, or in a
different position as specified above in (1) or in Section 19050.5.
(c) When a transfer under this section or Section 19050.5
reasonably requires an employee to change his or her place of
residence, the appointing power shall give the employee, unless the
employee waives this right, a written notice of transfer 60 days in
advance of the effective date of the transfer unless the transfer is
in lieu of layoff, in which case the notice shall be 30 days in
advance of the effective date of the transfer. Unless the employee
waives this right, the written notice shall set forth in clear and
concise language the reasons why the employee is being transferred.
(d) If this section is in conflict with a memorandum of
understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of
understanding shall be controlling without further legislative
action, except that if the memorandum of understanding requires the
expenditure of funds, it shall not become effective unless approved
by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 46. Section 19994.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:
19994.8. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19994.2 this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) When there are two or more employees in a class and an
involuntary transfer is required to a position in the same class, or
an appropriate class as designated by the State Personnel Board, in a
location that reasonably requires an employee to change his or her
place of residence, the department may determine the methods by which
employees in the class or classes involved are to be selected for
transfer. These methods may include seniority and other
considerations, including special skills.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 47. Section 19997.40 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.40. Notwithstanding Section 19997, this section shall apply
only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19. Whenever it is
necessary because of lack of work or funds, or whenever it is
advisable in the interests of economy, to reduce the staff of any
state agency, the appointing power may lay off employees pursuant to
this article and department rule.
SEC. 48. Section 19997.43 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.43. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19997.3, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Layoff shall be made in accordance with the relative seniority
of the employees in the class of layoff. In determining seniority
scores, one point shall be allowed for each complete month of
full-time state service regardless of when the service occurred.
Department rules shall establish all of the following:
(1) The extent to which seniority credits may be granted for less
than full-time service.
(2) The basis for determining the sequence of layoff whenever the
class and subdivision of layoff includes employees whose service is
less than full time.
(3) Any other matters as are necessary or advisable to the
operation of this chapter.
(c) Less than full-time service shall be prorated.
(d) For professional, scientific, administrative, management, and
executive classes, the department shall prescribe standards and
methods by rule whereby employee efficiency shall be combined with
seniority in determining the order of layoffs and the order of names
on reemployment lists. These standards and methods may vary for
different classes, and shall take into consideration the needs of
state service and practice in private industry and other public
employment.
(e) Prior to laying off, transferring, or demoting permanent or
probationary employees, employment for other employees who did not
formerly have permanent status shall be terminated in the following
sequence: student assistants, retired annuitants, temporary
intermittent, limited term, and permanent intermittent appointments.
No distinction shall be made between a probationary and permanent
employee or between full-time and part-time employees when making
layoffs. For layoff purposes employees on leaves of absences shall
be treated the same as other employees.
(f) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding incurs either present or future costs,
or requires the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become
effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget
Act.
SEC. 49. Section 19997.44 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.44. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19997.4, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) For the purposes of determining seniority pursuant to Section
19997.43, the term "state service" shall include service that is
exempted from the state civil service by any of the following:
(1) Subdivision (e), (f), (g), (i), or (m) of Section 4 of Article
VII of the California Constitution.
(2) Subdivision (a) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California
Constitution if an employee provides to the appointing power a copy
of his or her official employment history record by July 1, 1999, or
within six months of appointment to the state civil service.
SEC. 50. Section 19997.45 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.45. Notwithstanding Section 19997.5, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
Separations that are necessary by reason of reinstatement of an
employee or employees after recognized military service as provided
for in Section 19780 shall be made by layoff. In making these
separations, the regular method of determining the order of layoff
shall be used.
SEC. 51. Section 19997.46 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.46. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19997.6, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Seniority credit for recognized military service shall be
computed as if it were service in the class to which the employee was
first given permanent civil service or exempt appointment after his
or her entry into the state service following recognized military
service.
(c) A veteran, except a veteran who was reinstated from military
leave, shall in the event of layoff receive a maximum of one year's
seniority credit for recognized military service if the veteran
entered the state service after discharge, the end of the national
emergency, or the end of the state military emergency. For purposes
of this subdivision, "recognized military service" means service in a
military campaign or expedition for which a medal was authorized by
the government of the United States in accordance with Section 300.1
of Title 12 of the California Code of Regulations.
SEC. 52. Section 19997.47 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.47. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19998.7, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) Employees in the class under consideration, up to the number
of positions to be abolished or discontinued, shall be laid off in
the order as determined under this part. As between two or more
employees who have the same score, veterans shall have preference in
retention. Other ties shall be determined by lot.
SEC. 53. Section 19997.48 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.48. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19997.8, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) In lieu of being laid off an employee may elect demotion to:
(1) any class with substantially the same or a lower maximum salary
in which he or she had served under permanent or probationary status,
or (2) a class in the same class series as the class of layoff, but
of lesser responsibility, or (3) a class in a related line of work as
the class of layoff, but of lesser responsibility, if such a class
is designated by the department. Whenever a demotion requires a
layoff in the elected class, the seniority score for the demoted
employee shall be recomputed in that class if necessary. The
appointing power shall inform the employee in the notice of layoff of
the classes to which he or she has the right to demote. To be
considered for demotion in lieu of layoff an employee must notify his
or her appointing power in writing of his or her election not later
than five calendar days after receiving notice of layoff.
(c) Demotions in lieu of layoff, and layoffs resulting therefrom,
shall be governed by this article and shall be made within the
subdivisions approved by the department for this purpose. These
subdivisions need not be the same as those used to determine the area
of layoff under Section 19997.2.
(d) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 54. Section 19997.51 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.51. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19997.11, this section
shall apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) The names of employees to be laid off, demoted in lieu of
layoff, or transferred in lieu of layoff shall be placed upon the
reemployment list for the subdivision, if such a subdivision was
designated and upon the departmental reemployment list, for the class
from which the employees were laid off, demoted in lieu of layoff,
or transferred in lieu of layoff. The department shall also place
these names upon the general reemployment list only for the entry
level class within the employee's primary demotional pattern. This
general reemployment list shall be a rule of one name.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 55. Section 19997.53 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
19997.53. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19997.13, this section
shall apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) An employee compensated on a monthly basis shall be notified
that he or she is to be laid off 30 days prior to the effective date
of layoff. The notice of layoff shall be in writing and shall
contain the reason or reasons for the layoff. An employee to be laid
off may elect to accept this layoff prior to the effective date
thereof.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
SEC. 56. Section 20037.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
20037.5. Notwithstanding Section 20035, "final compensation" for
a state member who has elected to be subject to Section 21353.5, for
the purposes of determining any pension or benefit based on service
credited under that section, means the highest average annual
compensation earnable by the member during the consecutive 36-month
period immediately preceding the effective date of his or her
retirement, or the date of his or her last separation from state
service if earlier, or during any other period of 36 consecutive
months during his or her state membership that the member designates
on the application for retirement.
SEC. 57. Section 20068.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
20068.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 20068, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) "State safety service" means service rendered as a state
safety member only while receiving compensation for that service,
except as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 20990) of
Chapter 11. It also includes service rendered in an employment in
which persons have since become state safety members and service
rendered prior to April 1, 1973, and falling within the definition of
warden, forestry, and law enforcement service under this chapter
prior to April 1, 1973. "State safety service" pursuant to this
subdivision does not include service as an investigator prior to
April 1, 1973, within the Department of Justice of persons who prior
to April 1, 1973, were classed as miscellaneous members.
(c) "State safety service" with respect to a member who becomes a
state safety member pursuant to Section 20405 shall also include
service prior to the date on which he or she becomes a state safety
member as an officer or employee of the Board of Prison Terms,
Department of Corrections, Prison Industry Authority, or the
Department of the Youth Authority.
(d) "State safety service" with respect to a member who becomes a
state safety member pursuant to Sections 20409 and 20410 shall also
include service in a class specified in these sections or service
pursuant to subdivision (a), prior to September 27, 1982.
(e) "State safety service," with respect to a member who becomes a
state safety member pursuant to Sections 20414 and 20415, shall also
include service prior to September 22, 1982, as an officer or
employee of the Department of Parks and Recreation or the Military
Department.
(f) "State safety service" does not include service in classes
specified in Section 20407 prior to January 1, 1989.
(g) "State safety service" does not include service in classes
specified in Section 20408 prior to January 1, 1990.
(h) "State safety service," with respect to a member who becomes a
state safety member pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 20405.3,
shall also include service rendered in an employment in which persons
have since become state safety members, as determined by the
Department of Personnel Administration pursuant to that section.
SEC. 58. Section 20405.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
20405.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 20405, this section shall
apply only to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 19.
(b) On and after the effective date of this section, state safety
members shall also include officers and employees whose
classifications or positions are found to meet the state safety
criteria prescribed in Section 19816.23, provided the Department of
Personnel Administration agrees to their inclusion. The effective
date of safety membership shall be the date on which the department
and the employees' exclusive representative reach agreement by
memorandum of understanding pursuant to Section 3517.5.
(c) The department shall notify the board as new classes or
positions become eligible for state safety membership, as specified
in subdivision (a), and specify how service prior to the effective
date shall be credited.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the department shall prepare
and submit to the Legislature an annual report that contains the
classes or positions that are eligible for state safety membership
under this section.
(e) Any person designated as a state safety member pursuant to
this section may elect, within 90 days of notification by the board,
to remain subject to the miscellaneous or industrial service
retirement benefit and contribution rate by filing an irrevocable
election with the board. A member who so elects shall be subject to
the reduced benefit factors specified in Section 21076 or Section
21353 only for service also included in the federal system.
SEC. 59. Section 20677 of the Government Code is amended to read:
20677. (a) (1) The normal rate of contribution for a state
miscellaneous member whose service is not included in the federal
system shall be 6 percent of the compensation in excess of three
hundred seventeen dollars ($317) per month paid that member for
service rendered on and after July 1, 1976. The normal rate of
contribution for a school member, or a local miscellaneous member
shall be 7 percent of the compensation paid that member for service
rendered on and after June 21, 1971.
(2) The normal rate of contribution for a state miscellaneous or
industrial member, who has elected to be subject to Section 21353.5
and whose service is not included in the federal system, shall be 6
percent of the member's compensation.
(3) The normal rate of contribution as established under this
subdivision for a member whose service is included in the federal
system, and whose service retirement allowance is reduced under
Section 21353, 21353.5, or Section 21354 because of that inclusion,
shall be reduced by one-third as applied to compensation not
exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) per month for service after the
date of execution of the agreement including service in the federal
system and prior to termination of the agreement with respect to the
coverage group to which he or she belongs.
(b) (1) The normal rate of contribution for a state miscellaneous
member whose service has been included in the federal system shall be
5 percent of compensation in excess of five hundred thirteen dollars
($513) per month paid that member for service rendered on and after
July 1, 1976.
(2) The normal rate of contribution for a state miscellaneous or
industrial member, who has elected to be subject to Section 21353.5
and whose service has been included in the federal system, shall be 5
percent of compensation, subject to the reduction specified in
paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(c) The normal rate of contribution for a state miscellaneous or
industrial member who elects to become subject to Section 21076 or
Section 21077 shall be 0 percent, unless the member subsequently
elects to become subject to Section 21353, as authorized by
subdivision (c) of Section 21070 or Section 21353.5. A member who
elects to become subject to Section 21353 shall contribute at the
rate specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) or paragraph (1)
of subdivision (b), as determined by the member's status with the
federal system, and the rate shall be applied from the first of the
month following the date of the election. A member who makes the
election shall also contribute for service prior to the date the
contribution rate was applied, in the manner specified in Section
21073. A member who elected to become subject to Section 21353
solely for service rendered on or after the effective date of the
election, as authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 21070 during
the period between November 1, 1988, and October 31, 1989, is not
required to make the contributions specified in Section 21073.
SEC. 60. Section 20963 of the Government Code is amended to read:
20963. A state, school, or school safety member, whose effective
date of retirement is within four months of separation from
employment with the employer subject to this section that granted the
sick leave credit, shall be credited at his or her retirement with
0.004 year of service credit for each unused day of sick leave
certified to the board by the employer. The certification shall
report only those days of unused sick leave that were accrued by the
member during the normal course of his or her employment and shall
not include any additional days of sick leave reported for the
purpose of increasing the member's retirement benefit. Reports of
unused days of sick leave shall be subject to audit and retirement
benefits may be adjusted where improper reporting is found.
Until receipt of certification from an employer concerning unused
sick leave, the board may pay an estimated allowance pursuant to this
section. At the time of receipt of the certification, the allowance
shall be adjusted to reflect any necessary changes.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, this section
shall not apply to local members other than local miscellaneous
members employed before July 1, 1980, by a school district that is a
contracting agency or those school safety members employed before
July 1, 1980, by a contracting agency that is a school district or
community college district, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section
20057.
This section shall not be applicable to (a) any person who becomes
a school member on and after July 1, 1980, and any person who
becomes a local member employed, on and after July 1, 1980, by a
school district that is a contracting agency whether or not the
person was ever a school member or local member prior to that date,
or (b) a state employee, with respect to sick leave credits earned as
a state member under Section 21353.5, except that the member shall
be entitled to receive credit under this section for the sick leave
he or she has earned as a state member subject to any other
retirement formula, provided the member has a sick leave credit
balance remaining at the time of retirement.
For the purposes of this section, sick leave benefits provided to
state employees pursuant to the state sick leave system shall be
construed to mean compensation paid to employees on approved leaves
of absence on account of sickness.
SEC. 61. Section 21071 of the Government Code is amended to read:
21071. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), persons who first
become state miscellaneous or state industrial members of the system
on or after July 1, 1991, and who are : (1) excluded from the
definition of state employee in subdivision (c) of Section 3513; (2)
employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of
the civil service; or (3) included in the definition of state
employee in subdivision (c) of Section 3513 shall become subject to
Section 21076.
(b) Any person who was a member on or before June 30, 1991,
eligible to elect membership on or before June 30, 1991, or who was
employed in any position on or before June 30, 1991, that would lead
to membership as a state member, as defined in Section
20370, and who thereafter enters
employment subject to Section 21076 shall be granted the rights
provided in subdivision (c) of Section 21070, unless the person had
earlier made an irrevocable election to be subject to Section 21076
or 21077. The one-year period in which to make the election provided
in subdivision (c) of Section 21070 for any member who became a
state member prior to January 1, 1994, shall commence with the
mailing of a notice by the system to the member, of his or her
election right. The effective date of the election shall be the date
on which the member became a state miscellaneous or state industrial
member. The member shall be obligated to make the contributions
specified in Section 20677.
(c) Effective on or after April 1, 1998, state miscellaneous or
industrial members may elect to be subject to the service retirement
formula prescribed in Section 21353.5, as an alternative to Second
Tier membership under Section 21076. The election shall be provided
to eligible members by the appointing authority, and, to be
effective, an election must be filed with the board. Eligible
members who must be in the employment of the state are defined as
members in state bargaining units for which a memorandum of
understanding has been agreed to by the state employer and the
recognized employee organization to become subject to Section
21353.5. The effective date of a member's election shall be the
first day of the month following the date the election is filed with
the system.
(d) This section shall not apply to state miscellaneous members
employed by the California State University or employees described in
Section 20324.
SEC. 62. Section 21073.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
21073.5. A state Second Tier member, who meets the eligibility
definition prescribed in subdivision (c) of Section 21071 may elect
to be subject to Section 21353.5 at any time while he or she is in
the employment of the state. Upon becoming subject to Section
21353.5, the active member may elect to have his or her past Second
Tier service credited under Section 21353.5. A member who elects to
receive credit for past service shall pay all reasonable
administrative costs and the amount that will be equivalent to the
difference between the actuarial present value of the Second Tier
service that had accrued to the member's credit and the actuarial
present value for the same service had it been credited under Section
21353.5, including interest if deemed necessary, in accordance with
the method to be established by the board. The amount shall be
contributed in a lump sum or by installments over a period and
subject to minimum payments as may be prescribed by regulations of
the board. Payments for administrative costs shall be credited to
the current appropriation for support of the board and available for
expenditures by the board to fund positions deemed necessary by the
board to implement this section.
SEC. 63. Section 21073.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:
21073.6. (a) The election provided to eligible members pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Section 21071, to be subject to the service
retirement formula prescribed in Section 21353.5, shall be subject to
conditions to be established and communicated by the board.
(b) The election provided to eligible members pursuant to Section
21073.5, to have the member's past Second Tier service credited under
Section 21353.5, shall first be available no earlier than January 1,
1999, subject to the election procedures to be established and
communicated by the board.
(1) Notwithstanding Section 21073.5 which limits to active members
the election provided pursuant to Section 21353.5, this election
shall also be provided to a member who retired between the date he or
she became eligible under subdivision (c) of Section 21071 and the
date the election was actually made available by the board.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 21073.5 which limits to active members
the election provided pursuant to Section 21353.5, this election
shall also be provided to the beneficiary eligible for a continuing
allowance upon the death of a member, provided the member had been
determined to be eligible under subdivision (c) of Section 21071 but
had died before making the election that would have been provided by
the board.
(3) The election provided under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made
within 60 days of the mailing date on the election notice sent by
the board to the retired member or the member's beneficiary.
SEC. 64. Section 21353.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
21353.5. The combined current and prior service pensions for a
state miscellaneous or industrial member who has elected to be
subject to the service retirement formula prescribed in this section,
as provided by Sections 21071 and 21073.5, is a pension derived from
the contributions of the employer sufficient, when added to the
service retirement annuity that is derived from the accumulated
normal contributions of the member at the date of retirement, to
equal the fraction of one-fiftieth of the member's final compensation
set forth opposite the member's age at retirement, taken to the
preceding completed quarter year, in the following table, multiplied
by the number of years of current and prior service, except service
in a category of membership other than that credited under this
section, with which the member is entitled to be credited at
retirement:
Age of
Retirement Fraction
50 ................................... .546
50 1/4 ............................... .554
50 1/2 ............................... .562
50 3/4 ............................... .570
51 ................................... .578
51 1/4 ............................... .586
51 1/2 ............................... .595
51 3/4 ............................... .603
52 ................................... .612
52 1/4 ............................... .621
52 1/2 ............................... .630
52 3/4 ............................... .639
53 ................................... .648
53 1/4 ............................... .658
53 1/2 ............................... .668
53 3/4 ............................... .678
54 ................................... .688
54 1/4 ............................... .698
54 1/2 ............................... .709
54 3/4 ............................... .719
55 ................................... .730
55 1/4 ............................... .741
55 1/2 ............................... .753
55 3/4 ............................... .764
56 ................................... .776
56 1/4 ............................... .788
56 1/2 ............................... .800
56 3/4 ............................... .813
57 ................................... .825
57 1/4 ............................... .839
57 1/2 ............................... .852
57 3/4 ............................... .865
58 ................................... .879
58 1/4 ............................... .893
58 1/2 ............................... .908
58 3/4 ............................... .923
59 ................................... .937
59 1/4 ............................... .953
59 1/2 ............................... .969
59 3/4 ............................... .985
60 and over .......................... 1.000
The fractions specified in the above table shall be reduced by
one-third as applied to that part of final compensation which does
not exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per month for all service of a
member any of whose service has been included in the federal system.
The retirement allowance provided by this section, which shall be
effective for members who retire on and after April 1, 1998, is
granted subject to future reduction prior to a member's retirement,
by offset of federal system benefits or otherwise, as the Legislature
may from time to time deem appropriate because of changes in such
federal system benefits.
SEC. 65. Section 21423 of the Government Code is amended to read:
21423. The disability retirement pension, for service subject to
Section 21353, for a member whose effective date of retirement is on
or after the operative date of the amendments to this section at the
1972 Regular Session, or for service subject to Section 21353.5, for
a member whose effective date of retirement is on or after the
operative date of the amendments to this section at the 1997-98
Regular Session, shall be such an amount as with that portion of his
or her annuity provided by his or her accumulated normal
contributions, will make his or her disability retirement allowance
equal:
(a) Ninety percent of one-fiftieth of his or her final
compensation multiplied by the number of years of service credited to
him or her.
(b) If the disability retirement allowance computed under
subdivision (a) does not exceed one-third of his or her final
compensation, 90 percent of one-fiftieth of his final compensation
multiplied by the number of years of service which would be
creditable to him or her were his or her service to continue until
attainment by him or her of age 60, but in that case the retirement
allowance shall not exceed one-third of final compensation.
Subdivision (b) is not applicable to members who are not entitled,
at the time of retirement, to be credited with at least 10 years of
state service.
SEC. 66. Section 22013.82 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
22013.82. "Policeman" as used in this part also includes persons
employed in classifications listed in Section 20405.3, if that
designation is not contrary to any definition, ruling, or regulation
relating to the term "policeman" issued by the federal agency for the
purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.
SEC. 67. Section 22754.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
22754.2. As used in this part the following definitions, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall govern the interpretation of
terms:
(a) "Board" means the Board of Administration of the Public
Employees' Retirement System.
(b) "Employee" means:
(1) Any officer or employee of the State of California or of any
agency, department, authority, or instrumentality of the state
including the University of California, or any officer or employee
who is a local or school member of the Public Employees' Retirement
System employed by a contracting agency that has elected to be or
otherwise has become subject to this part, or who is a member or
retirant of the State Teachers' Retirement System employed by an
employer who has elected to become subject to this part, or who is an
employee or annuitant of a special district or county subject to the
County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3) that has elected
to become subject to this part, or who is an employee or annuitant of
a special district, as defined in subdivision (i), that has elected
to become subject to this part, except persons employed on an
intermittent, irregular or less than half-time basis, or employees
similarly situated, or employees in respect to whom contributions by
the state for any type of plan or program offering prepaid hospital
and medical care are otherwise authorized by law.
(2) Any officer or employee who participates in the retirement
system of a contracting agency as defined in paragraph (2) of
subdivision (g) that has elected to become subject to this part,
except persons employed less than half time or who are otherwise
determined to be ineligible.
(3) Any annuitant of the Public Employees' Retirement System
employed by a contracting agency as defined in subdivision (g) that
has elected to become subject to this part who is a person retired
under Section 21228.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), "eligible employee" of the
State of California, as it applies to state employees in State
Bargaining Unit 19, means (A) a permanent employee appointed half
time or more; (B) an employee who is a limited term or temporary
authorization appointee who continues coverage based on prior
continuous permanent status; (C) an employee who is in a half time or
more limited-term appointment shall qualify after working six
consecutive months; and (D) an employee appointed half time or more
to a temporary appointment in lieu of a permanent appointment; and
(E) a permanent intermittent employee who works a minimum of 480
hours in a six-month control period. All other limited-term,
nonstatus employees as defined by the Department of Personnel
Administration and temporary authorization employees are not
eligible.
(c) "Carrier" means a private insurance company holding a valid
outstanding certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner
of the state, a medical society or other medical group, a nonprofit
hospital service plan qualifying under Chapter 11A (commencing with
Section 11491) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, or
nonprofit membership corporation lawfully operating under Section
9200 or Section 9201 of the Corporations Code, or a health care
service plan as defined under subdivision (f) of Section 1345 of the
Health and Safety Code, or a health maintenance organization approved
under Title XIII of the federal Public Health Services Act, which is
lawfully engaged in providing, arranging, paying for, or reimbursing
the cost of personal health services under insurance policies or
contracts, medical and hospital service agreements, membership
contracts, or the like, in consideration of premiums or other
periodic charges payable to it.
(d) "Health benefits plan" means any program or entity that
provides, arranges, pays for, or reimburses the cost of health
benefits.
(e) "Annuitant" means:
(1) Any person who has retired within 120 days of separation from
employment and who receives any retirement allowance under any state
or University of California retirement system to which the state was
a contributing party.
(2) A family member receiving an allowance as the survivor of an
annuitant who has retired as provided in paragraph (1), or as the
survivor of a deceased employee under Section 21541, 21546, or 21571
or similar provisions of any other state retirement system.
(3) Any employee who has retired under the retirement system
provided by a contracting agency as defined in paragraph (2) of
subdivision (g) and who receives a retirement allowance from that
retirement system, or a surviving family member who receives the
retirement allowance in place of the deceased.
(4) Any person who was a state member for 30 years or more and
who, at the time of retirement, was a local member employed by a
contracting agency.
(f) "Family member" means an employee's or annuitant's spouse and
any unmarried child (including an adopted child, a stepchild, or
recognized natural child who lives with the employee or annuitant in
a regular parent-child relationship). The board shall, by
regulation, prescribe age limits and other conditions and limitations
pertaining to unmarried children.
(g) "Contracting agency" means:
(1) Any contracting agency as defined in Section 20022, any county
or special district subject to the County Employees Retirement Law
of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of
Division 4 of Title 3), and any special district, school district,
county board of education, personnel commission of a school district
or a county superintendent of schools.
(2) Any public body or agency of, or within California not covered
by the Public Employees' Retirement System or subject to the County
Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3), which provides a
retirement system for its employees funded wholly or in part by
public funds.
(h) "Employer" means the state, any contracting agency employing
an employee, and any agency which has elected to become subject to
this part pursuant to Section 22856.
(i) "Special district" means a nonprofit, self-governed public
agency, within the State of California and comprised solely of public
employees, performing a governmental rather than proprietary
function.
SEC. 68. Section 22754.11 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
22754.11. (a) Notwithstanding Section 22754, for state employees
in State Bargaining Unit 19 and members of State Bargaining Unit 19
who retire on or after the effective date of this section and who
meet the definition of annuitant, "eligible family member" means:
(1) The legal spouse in a marriage recognized by the state.
(2) A child under the age of 19 years who has never been married
or who has obtained a legal annulment. This includes:
(A) The natural or adopted child, or stepchild of the employee or
annuitant.
(B) A child, who is not the natural or adopted child, or stepchild
of the employee or annuitant and who is not receiving or eligible
for coverage through another source and who meets either of the
following conditions:
(i) The employee or annuitant has legal or joint custody of the
child.
(ii) The child is a grandchild living in the household of the
employee or annuitant, and the natural parent or parents are not
living in the same household.
(3) A child over the age of 19 years but under the age of 23 years
who has never been married or who has obtained a legal annulment and
meets the criteria of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) may
continue to be enrolled if the child is one of the following:
(A) Enrolled on an ongoing basis as a college student for at least
nine semester college units or equivalent quarter units.
(B) Enrolled on an ongoing basis in an adult continuation school
curriculum that would result in high school diploma or its
equivalent. An employee or annuitant whose child continues to be
enrolled under this paragraph must provide the employer or benefit
carrier with an annual certification of schooling or enrollment upon
request.
(4) A child under the age of 19 years who has never been married
or who has obtained a legal annulment may continue to be enrolled
after attaining the age of 19 years if he or she is incapable of
self-support because of physical disability or mental incapacity and
he or she is dependent on the employee or annuitant for support and
care. A disabled child may continue to be enrolled after attaining
the age of 19 years only if he or she was enrolled as disabled at the
time of the employee's initial enrollment or became disabled while
enrolled as an eligible family member prior to attaining the age of
19 years. The employee or annuitant must provide satisfactory
evidence of the disability within 60 days after the disabled child
attains the age of 19 years. Necessary documentation as prescribed
by the employer must be completed, processed, and approved by the
Public Employees' Retirement System. An annual certification of
continued disability may be required.
(b) At the time of enrollment or audit, an employee or annuitant
will be required to provide proof of eligibility for all enrolled
family members that may include any of the following: (1) a valid
marriage certificate, (2) a birth certificate, (3) a certification of
disability, (4) legal custody documents, and (5) a copy of the
employee's or annuitant's signed state income tax return.
SEC. 69. Section 22955.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
22955.2. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 22953 and 22954, an
employee in State Bargaining Unit 19 who becomes a state member of
the Public Employees' Retirement System after July 1, 1998, and who
is included in the definition of state employee in subdivision (c) of
Section 3513 shall not receive any portion of the employer's
contribution payable for annuitants, pursuant to Sections 22953 and
22954, unless the employee is credited with 10 years or more of state
service, as defined by this section, at the time of retirement.
This subdivision shall have retroactive application to state
employees in State Bargaining Unit 19 who become a state member of
the Public Employees' Retirement System after July 1, 1998, but prior
to the effective date of the amendments to this section by the
Legislature at the 1997-98 Regular Session.
(b) The percentage of employer's contribution amount payable for
postretirement dental care benefits for an employee subject to this
section shall be based on the funding provision of the plan and the
member's completed years of state service at retirement as shown in
the following table:
Percentage of Employer
Credited Years of Service Contribution
10......................... 50
11......................... 55
12......................... 60
13......................... 65
14......................... 70
15......................... 75
16......................... 80
17......................... 85
18......................... 90
19......................... 95
20......................... 100
(c) This section shall only apply to state employees who retire
for service.
(d) Benefits provided to an employee subject to this section shall
be applicable to all future state service.
(e) For purposes of this section, "state service" means service
rendered as an employee or an appointed or elected officer of the
state for compensation. In those cases where the state assumes or
has assumed from a public agency a function and the related
personnel, service rendered by that personnel for compensation as
employees or appointed or elected officers of that local public
agency shall not be credited, at retirement, as state service for the
purposes of this section, unless the former employer has paid or
agreed to pay the state agency the amount actuarially determined to
equal the cost for any employee dental benefits that were vested at
the time that the function and the related personnel were assumed by
the state. For noncontracting local public agencies the state
department shall certify the completed years of local agency service
to be credited to the employee to the Public Employees' Retirement
System at the time of separation for retirement.
(f) Whenever the state contracts to assume a local public agency
function, completed years of service rendered by the personnel for
compensation as employees or appointed or elected officers of the
local public agency shall be credited as state service only upon a
finding by the Department of Finance that the contract contains a
benefit factor sufficient to reimburse the state for the amount
necessary to compensate the state fully for postretirement dental
benefit costs for those personnel.
(g) This section shall not apply to employees of the California
State University or the Legislature.
SEC. 70. Section 10295.3 is added to the Public Contract Code, to
read:
10295.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Section
10295 shall not apply to any contract entered into by the Department
of Personnel Administration for state employees in State Bargaining
Unit 19 for employee benefits, occupational health and safety,
training services, or any combination thereof.
SEC. 71. Section 10344.3 is added to the Public Contract Code, to
read:
10344.3. The Department of Personnel Administration, with respect
to contracts entered into by the department for state employees in
State Bargaining Unit 19 for employee benefits, occupational health
and safety, training services, or any combination thereof, shall
provide all qualified bidders with a fair opportunity to enter the
bidding process, therefore stimulating competition in a manner
conducive to sound fiscal practices. The Department of Personnel
Administration shall make available to any member of the public its
guidelines for awarding these contracts, and to the extent feasible,
implement the objectives set forth in Section 10351.
SEC. 72. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order that the provisions of this act relating to state
employees may become effective at the earliest possible time, it is
necessary that this act go into immediate effect.