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                                                                  AB 965
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          Date of Hearing:   April 22, 2009

            ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL  
                                      SECURITY
                                 Ed Hernandez, Chair
             AB 965 (P.E., R. & S.S. Com.) - As Introduced:  February 26,  
                                        2009
           
          SUBJECT  :   State employees: memorandum of understanding.

           SUMMARY  :   Specifically,  this bill  ratifies the provisions of a  
          memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and state  
          bargaining unit (BU) 10, Professional Scientific, represented  
          exclusively by the California Association of Professional  
          Scientists.

           EXISTING LAW  requires, under the State Employee-Employer  
          Relations Act (the Dills Act), collective bargaining agreements  
          (MOUs) that are negotiated between the state and exclusive  
          representatives of each of the 21 state bargaining units be  
          ratified by the Legislature.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown.

           COMMENTS  :   This is a spot bill that will be used to approve the  
          final collective bargaining agreement reached this year between  
          the state and BU 10.  The current MOU expired June 30, 2008.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          California Association of Professional Scientists

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. / (916)  
          319-3957