Bill Text: CA AB2307 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public employment: labor relations: release time.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-16 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB2307 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2307-Introduced.html
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta |
February 14, 2020 |
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 3505.3 of the Government Code is repealed.(a)Public agencies shall allow a reasonable number of public agency employee representatives of recognized employee organizations reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when they are participating in any one of the following activities:
(1)Formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the public agency on matters within the scope of representation.
(2)Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of the employee organization in conferences, hearings, or other proceedings before the board, or an agent thereof, in matters relating to a charge filed by the employee
organization against the public agency or by the public agency against the employee organization.
(3)Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of the employee organization in matters before a personnel or merit commission.
(b)The employee organization being represented shall provide reasonable notification to the employer requesting a leave of absence without loss of compensation pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c)For the purposes of this section, “designated representative” means an officer of the employee organization or a member serving in proxy of the employee organization.
SEC. 2.
Section 3518.5 of the Government Code is repealed.A reasonable number of employee representatives of recognized employee organizations shall be granted reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the state on matters within the scope of representation.
This section shall apply only to state employees, as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 3513, and only for periods when a memorandum of understanding is not in effect.
SEC. 3.
Section 3524.69 of the Government Code is repealed.A reasonable number of employee representatives of recognized employee organizations shall be granted reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the Judicial Council on matters within the scope of representation. This section shall apply only to Judicial Council employees, as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 3524.52, and only for periods when a memorandum of understanding is not in effect.
SEC. 4.
Section 3543.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:3543.1.
(a) Employee organizations shall have the right to represent their members in their employment relations with public school employers, except that once an employee organization is recognized or certified as the exclusive representative of an appropriate unit pursuant to Section 3544.1 or 3544.7, respectively, only that employee organization may represent that unit in their employment relations with the public school employer. Employee organizations may establish reasonable restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable provisions for the dismissal of individuals from membership.(c)A reasonable number of representatives of an exclusive representative shall have the right to receive reasonable periods of released time without loss of compensation when meeting and negotiating and for the processing of grievances.
(d)
SEC. 5.
Section 3558.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:3558.7.
(a) For purposes of this section:SEC. 6.
Section 3569 of the Government Code is repealed.A reasonable number of representatives of an exclusive representative shall have the right to receive reasonable periods of released or reassigned time without loss of compensation when engaged in meeting and conferring and for the processing of grievances prior to the adoption of the initial memorandum of understanding. When a memorandum of understanding is in effect, released or reassigned time shall be in accordance with the memorandum.
SEC. 7.
Section 71635 of the Government Code is repealed.The trial court shall allow a reasonable number of trial court employee representatives of recognized employee organizations reasonable time off, without loss of compensation or other benefits, when formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the trial court on matters within the scope of representation.
SEC. 8.
Section 71821 of the Government Code is repealed.The trial courts shall allow a reasonable number of court interpreter employee representatives of a recognized employee organization reasonable time off, without loss of compensation or other benefits, when formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the regional court interpreter employment relations committee on matters within the scope of representation.
SEC. 9.
Section 99563.3 of the Public Utilities Code is repealed.A reasonable number of representatives of an exclusive representative shall have the right to receive reasonable periods of released or reassigned time without loss of compensation when engaged in meeting and conferring and for the processing of grievances prior to the adoption of the initial memorandum of understanding. When a memorandum of understanding is in effect, released or reassigned time shall be in accordance with the memorandum.