BILL NUMBER: AB 2381	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Roger Hernández

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to  amend Section 2927 of the Labor  
add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 68530) to Chapter 2 of Title
8 of the Government  Code, relating to  employment
  the Judicial Council  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2381, as amended, Roger Hernández.  Employment:
quitting.   Judicial Council: employer-employee
relations.  
   The Ralph C. Dills Act, administered by the Public Employment
Relations Board, authorizes state employees to form, join, and
participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own
choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of
employer-employee relations, as specified. Existing law authorizes an
employee organization to become the exclusive representative of an
appropriate unit for purposes of meeting and negotiating, as
specified. Existing law requires the Governor, or his or her
representative, as properly designated by law, to meet and confer in
good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations,
and to consider fully any presentation that is made by an employee
organization on behalf of its members prior to arriving at a
determination of policy or course of action.  
   This bill would provide that the Ralph C. Dills Act applies to
employees of the Judicial Council. The bill would require the
Administrative Director of the Courts to meet and confer in good
faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment and would identify matters excluded from the scope of
representation. The bill would require the Public Employment
Relations Board, in determining appropriate bargaining units, to not
include Judicial Council employees in a bargaining unit that includes
other employees.  
   Existing law provides that an employee who is not employed for a
specified term and who quits the service of his or her employer is
entitled to compensation for services rendered up to the time of
quitting.  
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Article 1.5 (commencing with Section
68530) is added to Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the   Government
Code   , to read:  

      Article 1.5.  Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations


   68530.  Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4
of Title 1 shall apply to employees of the Judicial Council. The
application of this article shall be limited to that purpose.
   68531.  (a) The term "state employee" shall include any employee
of the Judicial Council, except managerial employees, confidential
employees, and supervisory employees. "State employee" shall not
include any judicial officer or any employee of the Supreme Court,
the courts of appeal, or the Habeas Corpus Resource Center.
   (b) "State employer" or "employer," for the purposes of bargaining
or meeting and conferring in good faith, shall mean the
Administrative Director of the Courts, or his or her designated
representative, acting with the authorization of the Chairperson of
the Judicial Council.
   (c) References to actions or decisions by the Governor, or his or
her designated representative, shall mean actions or decisions by the
Administrative Director of the Courts, or his or her designated
representative, acting with the authorization of the Chairperson of
the Judicial Council.
   68532.  (a) In view of the unique and special responsibilities of
the courts and judicial branch agencies in the administration of
justice, decisions regarding any of the following matters shall not
be included within the scope of representation:
   (1) The merits and administration of the court system and judicial
branch agencies.
   (2) Coordination, consolidation, and merger of courts, judicial
branch agencies, and the support staff of those courts and agencies.
   (3) Automation, including, but not limited to, fax filing,
electronic recording, and implementation of information systems.
   (4) Design, construction, and location of court or judicial branch
facilities.
   (5) Delivery of court or judicial branch services.
   (6) Hours of operation of the courts, court system, and judicial
branch agencies.
   (b) The impact of the matters described in subdivision (a) shall
be included within the scope of representation as those matters
affect wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of
Judicial Council employees. The Administrative Director of the
Courts, or his or her designated representative, shall meet and
confer in good faith with respect to that impact.
   68533.  The Public Employment Relations Board, in determining
appropriate bargaining units, shall not include Judicial Council
employees in a bargaining unit that includes other employees. 

  SECTION 1.    Section 2927 of the Labor Code is
amended to read:
   2927.  An employee who is not employed for a specified term and
who quits the service of his or her employer is entitled to
compensation for services rendered up to the time of quitting.