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          Date of Hearing:   July 11, 2001

            ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL  
                                      SECURITY
                                 Sally Havice, Chair
                     SB 383 (Burton) - As Amended:  July 5, 2001

           SENATE VOTE  :   21-14
           
          SUBJECT  :   Arbitration: local public employees.

           SUMMARY  :  Specifically,  this bill  provides binding arbitration  
          for physicians and dentists employed by the County of Los  
          Angeles and includes safety police officers in the County of Los  
          Angeles to the categories of law enforcement officers covered by  
          binding arbitration.

           EXISTING LAW  , as enacted by SB 402 (Burton), Chapter 906,  
          Statutes of 2000, provides for binding arbitration of disputes  
          between any local agency employer in California and employee  
          organizations representing its firefighters or law enforcement  
          employees.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown

           COMMENTS  :   According to supporters, this provision, combined  
          with a no-strike clause, will be effective in resolving contract  
          disputes with physicians and dentists that might cause  
          disruption of essential healthcare services to the poor and  
          indigent served by county facilities.  Supporters also state,  
          "Given the key role that physicians play in the Los Angeles  
          County healthcare system, this legislation is clearly in the  
          public interest and will insure continuous and non-interrupted  
          service to the poor, uninsured and indigent patients served by  
          the system."

          Opponents state, "SB 383 unnecessarily replaces the County's  
          Employee Relations Ordinance with a process that may be  
          unilaterally invoked by labor representatives, lessening the  
          incentive to reach agreement.  By vesting final decision making  
          authority in an arbitration panel that is unaccountable to the  
          electorate, SB 383 will reduce the County's ability to achieve  
          fair settlements for all employees.  The measure interferes with  
          current negotiations by some physicians who wish to unionize but  
          retain the benefit package available to non-represented  








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           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
          
          American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees  
          (Sponsor)
          Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Sponsor)
          California Medical Association
           
            Opposition 
           
          California State Association of Counties
          County of Los Angeles
          League of California Cities

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. /  
          (916)319-3957