Amended in Senate March 13, 2014

Amended in Assembly March 21, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1175

Introduced by Assembly Member Bocanegra

February 22, 2013

begin delete An act to add Section 22875.6 to the Government Code, relating to public employee benefits. end delete begin insert An act to amend Section 486 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to cooperative agreements. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1175, as amended, Bocanegra. begin delete Public employee benefits: postemployment health care. end delete begin insert Food and agriculture: cooperative agreements: agricultural inspector associates. end insert

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Existing law authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with county boards of supervisors and other specified entities for certain purposes. Existing law prohibits the secretary from entering into a cooperative agreement with a county of the first class for agricultural inspector services if the agreement requires that the county provide year-round services unless not less than 66% of the agricultural inspector aids not afforded protections as permanent employees employed under the cooperative agreement are afforded protections as permanent employees under the county’s civil service or other personnel system.

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This bill additionally would prohibit the secretary from entering into a cooperative agreement with a county of the first class for agricultural inspector services unless not less than an unspecified percent of the agricultural inspector associates not afforded protections as permanent employees employed under the cooperative agreement are afforded protections as permanent employees.

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This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for a county of the first class.

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The Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA), which is administered by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, establishes provisions governing postemployment health care benefits for members and their families that vest upon meeting certain requirements. Existing law also establishes various postemployment health care benefits under other benefit systems, including those offered by counties, districts, and cities.

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This bill would, if the governing board of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency within the County of Los Angeles acts to dissolve that authority, require the governing board to identify the entity responsible for assuming the enforceable obligation of the authority for the amount necessary to fully compensate for the postretirement health benefit costs of specified personnel.

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The bill would include findings and declarations regarding the necessity of a special statute.

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

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 486 of the end insert begin insert Food and Agricultural Code end insert
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486.  

Notwithstanding Section 482, the secretary may not enter
into a cooperative agreement with a county of the first class, as
defined in Section 28020 of the Government Code, for agricultural
inspector services if the cooperative agreement requires that the
county provide year-round services, unless not less than 66 percent
of the agricultural inspector aides begin insert and ____ percent of the
agricultural inspector associates end insert not afforded protections as
permanent employees employed under the cooperative agreement
are afforded protections as permanent employees under the
county’s civil service or other personnel system.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
Constitution because of the unique circumstances of agricultural
inspector associates in a county of the first class.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 22875.6 is added to the Government
Code, to read:

22875.6.  

If the governing board of the designated local
authority, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section
34173 of the Health and Safety Code, for the former redevelopment
agency in Los Angeles acts to dissolve the designated local
authority, the governing board shall identify the entity responsible
for assuming the enforceable obligation of the authority, as
described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 34171 of
the Health and Safety Code, for the amount necessary to fully
compensate for the postretirement health benefit costs of the former
personnel of the authority and the former redevelopment agency.
The identified entity shall be considered the employer of the former
personnel of the authority and the former redevelopment agency
for purposes of making ongoing contributions for premium
payments pursuant to this part.

SEC. 2.  

The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
Constitution because of the following: Due to the circumstances
that established a unique designated local authority for the former
redevelopment agency of Los Angeles that does not consist of the
city or county, and the unique contractual relationship between
the designated local authority and CalPERS, a special law is
necessary.

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