CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2114Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 06, 2020 An act to amend Section 3597 of the Government Code, relating to higher education employment relations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2114, as introduced, Rodriguez. Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: student representatives.Existing law, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, provides for negotiations concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education employer, defined as the Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, and the Trustees of the California State University, and representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law requires a student representative to be notified in writing by the higher education employer and the employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel of the issues under discussion in all meetings and conferring between higher education employers and those employee organizations, authorizes the student representative to attend and comment in those meetings, and sets forth rules applicable to the involvement of the student representative, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions relating to the student representative.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 3597 of the Government Code is amended to read:3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2114Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 06, 2020 An act to amend Section 3597 of the Government Code, relating to higher education employment relations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2114, as introduced, Rodriguez. Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: student representatives.Existing law, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, provides for negotiations concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education employer, defined as the Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, and the Trustees of the California State University, and representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law requires a student representative to be notified in writing by the higher education employer and the employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel of the issues under discussion in all meetings and conferring between higher education employers and those employee organizations, authorizes the student representative to attend and comment in those meetings, and sets forth rules applicable to the involvement of the student representative, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions relating to the student representative.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2114
Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 06, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 06, 2020
An act to amend Section 3597 of the Government Code, relating to higher education employment relations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2114, as introduced, Rodriguez. Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: student representatives.
Existing law, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, provides for negotiations concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education employer, defined as the Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, and the Trustees of the California State University, and representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law requires a student representative to be notified in writing by the higher education employer and the employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel of the issues under discussion in all meetings and conferring between higher education employers and those employee organizations, authorizes the student representative to attend and comment in those meetings, and sets forth rules applicable to the involvement of the student representative, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions relating to the student representative.
Existing law, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, provides for negotiations concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education employer, defined as the Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, and the Trustees of the California State University, and representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law requires a student representative to be notified in writing by the higher education employer and the employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel of the issues under discussion in all meetings and conferring between higher education employers and those employee organizations, authorizes the student representative to attend and comment in those meetings, and sets forth rules applicable to the involvement of the student representative, as provided.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provisions relating to the student representative.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3597 of the Government Code is amended to read:3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.
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 3597 of the Government Code is amended to read:3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.
SECTION 1. Section 3597 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.
3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.
3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.
3597. (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (d), in all meeting and conferring between higher education employers and employee organizations representing student service or academic personnel, a student representative shall have the right to be notified in writing by the employer and the employee organizations of the issues under discussion. A student representative shall have the right to be present and comment at reasonable times during meeting and conferring between the employer and such the employee organizations.
(b) The student representative shall be provided access to all documents exchanged between the parties pertaining to the meeting and conferring and shall have the right to have an aide present during all meetings; in meetings. In the case of mediation of impasses, the student representative shall have an opportunity at reasonable times to comment to the mediator on impasse issues; and issues. The student representative shall be free from coercion or reprisals in the exercise of his or her the student representatives rights as set forth in this section.
(c) The student representative shall respect and maintain the rules governing confidentiality as they pertain to all parties involved in the meeting and conferring. Violations of this provision subdivision shall result in the termination of student involvement for the remainder of such the meeting and conferring, and such any other remedy, if any, deemed appropriate by the board.
(d) For purposes of this section, a student representative shall be designated by the official student body association, if any, of the higher education employer, or segment thereof, engaged in meeting and conferring. If no student body association exists, the students may elect and designate a representative for the purposes of this section.