Bill Text: CA AB2118 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Meyers-Milias-Brown Act: regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - Died at Desk. [AB2118 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2118-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2118	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2016

   An act to amend Section 3507 of the Government Code, relating to
public employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2118, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Meyers-Milias-Brown Act:
regulations.
   The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, among other things, authorizes local
public agencies to adopt reasonable rules and regulations after
consultation in good faith with representatives of a recognized
employee organization or organizations for the administration of
employer-employee relations under the act, which may include
specified provisions.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 3507 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   3507.  (a) A public agency  may   may, after
consultation in good faith with representatives of a recognized
employee organization or organizations,  adopt reasonable rules
and regulations  after consultation in good faith with
representatives of a recognized employee organization or
organizations  for the administration of employer-employee
relations under this chapter.
   The rules and regulations may include provisions for all of the
following:
   (1) Verifying that an organization does in fact represent
employees of the public agency.
   (2) Verifying the official status of employee organization
officers and representatives.
   (3) Recognition of employee organizations.
   (4) Exclusive recognition of employee organizations formally
recognized pursuant to a vote of the employees of the agency or an
appropriate unit thereof, subject to the right of an employee to
represent himself or herself as provided in Section 3502.
   (5) Additional procedures for the resolution of disputes involving
wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
   (6) Access of employee organization officers and representatives
to work locations.
   (7) Use of official bulletin boards and other means of
communication by employee organizations.
   (8) Furnishing nonconfidential information pertaining to
employment relations to employee organizations.
   (9) Any other matters that are necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.
   (b) Exclusive recognition of employee organizations formally
recognized as majority representatives pursuant to a vote of the
employees may be revoked by a majority vote of the employees only
after a period of not less than 12 months following the date of
recognition.
   (c) No public agency shall unreasonably withhold recognition of
employee organizations.
   (d) Employees and employee organizations shall be able to
challenge a rule or regulation of a public agency as a violation of
this chapter. This subdivision shall not be construed to restrict or
expand the board's jurisdiction or authority as set forth in
subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 3509.
                                                             
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