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                                                                  AB 1592
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          Date of Hearing:   April 7, 2010

            ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL  
                                      SECURITY
                               Alberto Torrico, Chair
                   AB 1592 (Nava) - As Introduced:  January 4, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   State employees: memorandum of understanding.

           SUMMARY  :   Ratifies the provisions of a memorandum of  
          understanding (MOU) between the state and state bargaining unit  
          (BU) 19, Health and Social Services/Professional, represented  
          exclusively by the American Federation of State, County and  
          Municipal Employees.  

           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 19.  The current MOU expired June 30, 2008.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,  
          AFL-CIO (Sponsor)

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