BILL NUMBER: AB 1852	CHAPTERED  09/07/00

	CHAPTER   316
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 4, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 10, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   JULY 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 19, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 30, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Longville
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Firebaugh, Pescetti, Torlakson, and
Wiggins)
   (Coauthor:  Senator Perata)

                        FEBRUARY 7, 2000

   An act to add Section 3505.4 to the Government Code, relating to
public employer-employee relations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1852, Longville.   Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.
   The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of a local
public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages,
hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with
representatives of recognized employee organizations.  The act
permits a public agency, if an impasse has been reached after meeting
and conferring in good faith and impasse procedures, where
applicable, have been exhausted, to agree upon the appointment of a
mediator mutually agreeable to all of the parties.
   This bill would permit a public agency that is not required to
proceed to interest arbitration to implement its last, best, and
final offer, if after meeting and conferring in good faith, an
impasse has been reached between the parties, and impasse procedures,
where applicable, have been exhausted, but would prohibit the public
agency from implementing a memorandum of understanding.  The bill
would provide that the unilateral implementation of a public agency's
last, best, and final offer shall not deprive a recognized employee
organization of the right each year to meet and confer on matters
within the scope of representation prior to the public agency
adopting its budget or as otherwise required by law.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 3505.4 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   3505.4.  If after meeting and conferring in good faith, an impasse
has been reached between the public agency and the recognized
employee organization, and impasse procedures, where applicable, have
been exhausted, a public agency that is not required to proceed to
interest arbitration may implement its last, best, and final offer,
but shall not implement a memorandum of understanding.  The
unilateral implementation of a public agency's last, best, and final
offer shall not deprive a recognized employee organization of the
right each year to meet and confer on matters within the scope of
representation, whether or not those matters are included in the
unilateral implementation, prior to the adoption by the public agency
of its annual budget, or as otherwise required by law.