Bill Text: CA ACR79 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Classified school employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-08-30 - Referred to Com. on INS. [ACR79 Detail]

Download: California-2013-ACR79-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 79	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bocanegra

                        AUGUST 27, 2013

   Relative to classified school employees.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 79, as introduced, Bocanegra. Classified school employees.
   This measure would recognize the important role that classified
school employees play in California's public schools and community
colleges, and that they deserve fair and consistent working
conditions, including access to unemployment benefits.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, There are approximately 250,000 noncertified, classified
school employees throughout the state; and
   WHEREAS, Classified school employees perform a wide range of vital
services in California's public schools and community colleges,
including, among others, security, food services, office and clerical
work, school maintenance and operations, transportation, academic
assistance, and paraeducator services; and
   WHEREAS, Classified school employees are generally hourly
employees, and are not paid over a 12-month period; and
   WHEREAS, Many classified school employees find the months between
academic years to be a time of financial hardship; and
   WHEREAS, During these breaks in employment, thousands of
classified school employees experience financial stress, struggle to
support their families, and find it difficult to make long-term
financial decisions; and
   WHEREAS, There are distinctive eligibility requirements placed on
classified school employees that are not placed on similar employees;
and
   WHEREAS, These distinctions mean that other employees who work on
a seasonal or temporary basis are eligible for unemployment benefits
while they are temporarily unemployed, even when they return to work
for their same employer; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes that classified
school employees play an important role in California's public
schools and community colleges, and that they deserve fair and
consistent working conditions, including access to unemployment
benefits; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Employment Development Department and to the
author for appropriate distribution.