Bill Text: CA AB1937 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1937 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Public employment: payroll deductions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-06 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB1937 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1937

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

January 25, 2018

An act to amend Section 3508.5 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1937, as introduced, Santiago. Public employment.

Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, authorizes public employees, as defined, to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations for the purpose of representation on matters of employer-employee relations. Existing law requires a public employer to deduct dues or service fees paid to a recognized employee organization as required by an agency shop arrangement between the recognized employee organization and the employer. Existing law requires that agency fee obligations continue in effect as long as the employee organization is the recognized bargaining representative, as specified.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that agency fee obligations continue in effect as long as the employee organization is the recognized bargaining representative, as described above.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Section 3508.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

3508.5.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the right of a public employee to authorize a dues or service fees deduction from his or her salary or wages pursuant to Section 1157.1, 1157.2, 1157.3, 1157.4, 1157.5, or 1157.7.

(b) A public employer shall deduct the payment of dues or service fees to a recognized employee organization as required by an agency shop arrangement between the recognized employee organization and the public employer.

(c) Agency fee obligations, including, but not limited to, dues or agency fee deductions on behalf of a recognized employee organization, shall continue in effect as long as the employee organization is the recognized bargaining representative, notwithstanding the expiration of ~~any~~ an agreement between the public employer and the recognized employee organization.