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                                                                  AB 707
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          Date of Hearing: May 23, 2001

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                              Carole Migden, Chairwoman

                 AB 707 (Negrete McLeod) - As Amended:  May 1, 2001 

          Policy Committee:                              EducationVote:7-4

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill would define a "public agency" for purposes of the  
          Meyers-Milias-Brown Act to include auxiliary organizations of  
          the California State University, and a "public employee" as  
          persons employed by auxiliary organizations.  In addition, the  
          bill:

          Specifies that public employees do not include persons employed  
          (a) by a student body organization, (b) for fundraising, grants  
          and contract administration, or commercial services, (c) on a  
          casual basis, as specified, and (d) a confidential employee,  
          managerial employee, or supervisory employee.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor absorbable costs to the Public Employees Relations Board.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  .  According to the sponsors, the California State  
            Employees Association, work being done by employees of  
            auxiliary organizations, notably CSU foundations, is being  
            performed under the auspices of CSU and is to the benefit of  
            CSU and its students.  In effect, the work is distinguishable  
            from the work of other CSU employees only by the source of  
            funding and the employee's inability to enjoy the rights and  
            protections of collective bargaining under HEERA.

           2)Meyers-Milias-Brown Act  .  Provides for collective bargaining  
            between local public agencies and public employee  
            organizations.









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           3)Prior legislation  , AB 1535 (Wildman, 2000), which passed this  
            committee, was eventually amended into a study bill and was  
            vetoed.



           Analysis Prepared by  : Daniel Alvarez / APPR. / (916) 319-2081