Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2305Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 13, 2018 An act to amend Section 3502 3511 of the Government Code, relating to public employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2305, as amended, Rodriguez. Local public employee labor relations. Public employment: collective bargaining: peace officers.Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of employers and employees under the Educational Employment Relations Act, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, and the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. Existing law includes within PERBs jurisdiction resolving disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified.Existing law requires bargaining unit determinations and representation elections to be determined and processed in accordance with rules adopted by a public agency, as specified. Existing law requires, in a representation election, a majority of the votes cast by the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit.Existing law requires PERB to enforce and apply rules adopted by a public agency concerning unit determinations, representation, recognition, and elections. Existing law also requires specified complaints to be processed as an unfair practice charge by PERB.Existing law does not apply the above provisions to persons who are peace officers, as defined.This bill would instead specify that the exemption from these provisions does not apply to peace officer employee organizations and employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, as specified.Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, authorizes local public employees, as defined, to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing to represent themselves on matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law also grants these public employees the right to refuse to join or participate in those activities and to represent themselves individually in their employment relations. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3511 of the Government Code is amended to read:3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.SECTION 1.Section 3502 of the Government Code is amended to read:3502.Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, public employees shall have the right 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. Public employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with their public agencies.
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2305Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 13, 2018 An act to amend Section 3502 3511 of the Government Code, relating to public employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2305, as amended, Rodriguez. Local public employee labor relations. Public employment: collective bargaining: peace officers.Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of employers and employees under the Educational Employment Relations Act, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, and the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. Existing law includes within PERBs jurisdiction resolving disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified.Existing law requires bargaining unit determinations and representation elections to be determined and processed in accordance with rules adopted by a public agency, as specified. Existing law requires, in a representation election, a majority of the votes cast by the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit.Existing law requires PERB to enforce and apply rules adopted by a public agency concerning unit determinations, representation, recognition, and elections. Existing law also requires specified complaints to be processed as an unfair practice charge by PERB.Existing law does not apply the above provisions to persons who are peace officers, as defined.This bill would instead specify that the exemption from these provisions does not apply to peace officer employee organizations and employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, as specified.Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, authorizes local public employees, as defined, to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing to represent themselves on matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law also grants these public employees the right to refuse to join or participate in those activities and to represent themselves individually in their employment relations. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2018
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2305
Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 13, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 13, 2018
An act to amend Section 3502 3511 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2305, as amended, Rodriguez. Local public employee labor relations. Public employment: collective bargaining: peace officers.
Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of employers and employees under the Educational Employment Relations Act, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, and the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. Existing law includes within PERBs jurisdiction resolving disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified.Existing law requires bargaining unit determinations and representation elections to be determined and processed in accordance with rules adopted by a public agency, as specified. Existing law requires, in a representation election, a majority of the votes cast by the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit.Existing law requires PERB to enforce and apply rules adopted by a public agency concerning unit determinations, representation, recognition, and elections. Existing law also requires specified complaints to be processed as an unfair practice charge by PERB.Existing law does not apply the above provisions to persons who are peace officers, as defined.This bill would instead specify that the exemption from these provisions does not apply to peace officer employee organizations and employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, as specified.Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, authorizes local public employees, as defined, to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing to represent themselves on matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law also grants these public employees the right to refuse to join or participate in those activities and to represent themselves individually in their employment relations. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of employers and employees under the Educational Employment Relations Act, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, and the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. Existing law includes within PERBs jurisdiction resolving disputes alleging violation of rules and regulations adopted by a public agency, as defined, concerning unit determinations, representations, recognition, and elections, as specified.
Existing law requires bargaining unit determinations and representation elections to be determined and processed in accordance with rules adopted by a public agency, as specified. Existing law requires, in a representation election, a majority of the votes cast by the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit.
Existing law requires PERB to enforce and apply rules adopted by a public agency concerning unit determinations, representation, recognition, and elections. Existing law also requires specified complaints to be processed as an unfair practice charge by PERB.
Existing law does not apply the above provisions to persons who are peace officers, as defined.
This bill would instead specify that the exemption from these provisions does not apply to peace officer employee organizations and employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, as specified.
Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, authorizes local public employees, as defined, to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing to represent themselves on matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law also grants these public employees the right to refuse to join or participate in those activities and to represent themselves individually in their employment relations.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3511 of the Government Code is amended to read:3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.SECTION 1.Section 3502 of the Government Code is amended to read:3502.Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, public employees shall have the right 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. Public employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with their public agencies.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3511 of the Government Code is amended to read:3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.
SECTION 1. Section 3511 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.
3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.
3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.
3511. (a) The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. by Chapter 901 of the Statutes of 2000 shall not apply to peace officer employee organizations.
(b) This section does not apply to employers and employees under the jurisdiction of the employee relations commission established by, and in effect for, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles, and does not affect the authority of those commissions provided by subdivision (d) of Section 3509.
Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, public employees shall have the right 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. Public employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations and shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with their public agencies.