BILL NUMBER: AB 2331	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 26, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Skinner

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 3254.5 of the Government Code, relating to
firefighters.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2331, as amended, Skinner. Firefighters Procedural Bill of
Rights Act.
   The Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act provides a set of
rights and procedural protections to specified firefighters. That act
requires an administrative appeal instituted by a firefighter under
the act to be conducted in conformance with rules and procedures
adopted by the employing department or licensing or certifying agency
that are in accordance with specified provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act.
   This bill would specify that if that provision is in conflict with
grievance arbitration provisions of a memorandum of understanding in
effect on  and   or  after January 1,
2008, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without
further legislative action.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 3254.5 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   3254.5.  (a) An administrative appeal instituted by a firefighter
under this chapter shall be conducted in conformance with rules and
procedures adopted by the employing department or licensing or
certifying agency that are in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.
   (b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with
grievance arbitration provisions of a memorandum of understanding in
effect on  and   or  after January 1, 2008,
reached pursuant to this division, the memorandum of understanding
shall be controlling without further legislative action.