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CA Govt Code § 3509.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10 - Local Public Employee Organizations|Section 3509.3.

3509.3.  Notwithstanding any other law, if a decision by an administrative law judge regarding the recognition or certification of an employee organization is appealed, the decision shall be deemed the final order of the board if the board does not issue a ruling that supersedes the decision on or before 180 days after the appeal is filed.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 242, Sec. 1. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 3510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10 - Local Public Employee Organizations|Section 3510.

3510.  (a) The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted and applied by the board in a manner consistent with and in accordance with judicial interpretations of this chapter.(b) The enactment of this chapter shall not be construed as making the provisions of Section 923 of the Labor Code applicable to public employees.(Added by renumbering Section 3509 by Stats. 2000, Ch. 901, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 3511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10 - Local Public Employee Organizations|Section 3511.

3511.  The changes made to Sections 3501, 3507.1, and 3509 of the Government Code by legislation enacted during the 1999–2000 Regular Session of the Legislature shall not apply to persons who are peace officers as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 901, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 3511.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.1 - Local Agency Executives|Section 3511.1.

3511.1.  As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Compensation” means annual salary, stipend, or bonus, paid by a local agency employer to a local agency executive.(b) “Cost-of-living” means the California Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers as calculated by the Department of Industrial Relations.(c) “Local agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency.(d) “Local agency executive” means any person employed by a local agency who is not subject to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500)), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 45100) of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 88000) of Part 51 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, and who meets any of the following requirements:(1) The person is the chief executive officer, a deputy chief executive officer, or an assistant chief executive officer of the local agency.(2) The person is the head of a department of a local agency.(3) The person’s position within the local agency is held by an employment contract between the local agency and that person.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 213, Sec. 1. (SB 407) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 3511.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.1 - Local Agency Executives|Section 3511.2.

3511.2.  On or after January 1, 2012, any contract executed or renewed between a local agency and a local agency executive shall not provide for the following:(a) An automatic renewal of a contract that provides for an automatic increase in the level of compensation that exceeds a cost-of-living adjustment.(b) A maximum cash settlement that exceeds the amounts determined pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 53260) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 692, Sec. 3. (AB 1344) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 3512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3512.

3512.  It is the purpose of this chapter to promote full communication between the state and its employees by providing a reasonable method of resolving disputes regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between the state and public employee organizations. It is also the purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the State of California by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of state employees to join organizations of their own choosing and be represented by those organizations in their employment relations with the state. It is further the purpose of this chapter, in order to foster peaceful employer-employee relations, to allow state employees to select one employee organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, and to permit the exclusive representative to receive financial support from those employees who receive the benefits of this representation.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to contravene the spirit or intent of the merit principle in state employment, nor to limit the entitlements of state civil service employees, including those designated as managerial and confidential, provided by Article VII of the California Constitution or by laws or rules enacted pursuant thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1572, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 3514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3514.

3514.  Any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with any member of the board, or any of its agents, in the performance of duties pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1159.)
CA Govt Code § 3514.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3514.5.

3514.5.  The initial determination as to whether the charges of unfair practices are justified, and, if so, what remedy is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, shall be a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the board, except that in an action to recover damages due to an unlawful strike, the board shall have no authority to award strike-preparation expenses as damages, and shall have no authority to award damages for costs, expenses, or revenue losses incurred during, or as a consequence of, an unlawful strike. Procedures for investigating, hearing, and deciding these cases shall be devised and promulgated by the board and shall include all of the following:(a) Any employee, employee organization, or employer shall have the right to file an unfair practice charge, except that the board shall not do either of the following: (1) issue a complaint in respect of any charge based upon an alleged unfair practice occurring more than six months prior to the filing of the charge; (2) issue a complaint against conduct also prohibited by the provisions of the agreement between the parties until the grievance machinery of the agreement, if it exists and covers the matter at issue, has been exhausted, either by settlement or binding arbitration. However, when the charging party demonstrates that resort to contract grievance procedure would be futile, exhaustion shall not be necessary. The board shall have discretionary jurisdiction to review a settlement or arbitration award reached pursuant to the grievance machinery solely for the purpose of determining whether it is repugnant to the purposes of this chapter. If the board finds that the settlement or arbitration award is repugnant to the purposes of this chapter, it shall issue a complaint on the basis of a timely filed charge, and hear and decide the case on the merits; otherwise, it shall dismiss the charge. The board shall, in determining whether the charge was timely filed, consider the six-month limitation set forth in this subdivision to have been tolled during the time it took the charging party to exhaust the grievance machinery.(b) The board shall not have authority to enforce agreements between the parties, and shall not issue a complaint on any charge based on alleged violation of such an agreement that would not also constitute an unfair practice under this chapter.(c) The board shall have the power to issue a decision and order directing an offending party to cease and desist from the unfair practice and to take such affirmative action, including, but not limited to, the reinstatement of employees with or without back pay, as will effectuate the policies of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 539, Sec. 2. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 3515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3515.

3515.  Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, state employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. State employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations, except that nothing shall preclude the parties from agreeing to a maintenance of membership provision, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 3513, or a fair share fee provision, as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 3513, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. In any event, state employees shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the state.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1522, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 3515.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3515.5.

3515.5.  Employee organizations shall have the right to represent their members in their employment relations with the state, except that once an employee organization is recognized as the exclusive representative of an appropriate unit, the recognized employee organization is the only organization that may represent that unit in employment relations with the state. Employee organizations may establish reasonable restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable provisions for the dismissal of individuals from membership. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any employee from appearing in his own behalf in his employment relations with the state.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1159.)
CA Govt Code § 3515.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3515.6.

3515.6.  All employee organizations shall have the right to have membership dues, initiation fees, membership benefit programs, and general assessments deducted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1152 and Section 1153 until such time as an employee organization is recognized as the exclusive representative for employees in an appropriate unit, and then such deductions as to any employee in the negotiating unit shall not be permissible except to the exclusive representative.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1270, Sec. 19.)
CA Govt Code § 3515.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3515.8.

3515.8.  Any state employee who pays a fair share fee shall have the right to demand and receive from the recognized employee organization, under procedures established by the recognized employee organization, a return of any part of that fee paid by him or her which represents the employee’s additional pro rata share of expenditures by the recognized employee organization that is either in aid of activities or causes of a partisan political or ideological nature only incidentally related to the terms and conditions of employment, or applied towards the cost of any other benefits available only to members of the recognized employee organization. The pro rata share subject to refund shall not reflect, however, the costs of support of lobbying activities designed to foster policy goals and collective negotiations and contract administration, or to secure for the employees represented advantages in wages, hours, and other conditions of employment in addition to those secured through meeting and conferring with the state employer. The board may compel the recognized employee organization to return that portion of a fair share fee which the board may determine to be subject to refund under the provisions of this section.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1572, Sec. 5.)
CA Govt Code § 3516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3516.

3516.  The scope of representation shall be limited to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, except, however, that the scope of representation shall not include consideration of the merits, necessity, or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive order.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1258, Sec. 1.2. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Govt Code § 3516.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3516.5.

3516.5.  Except in cases of emergency as provided in this section, the employer shall give reasonable written notice to each recognized employee organization affected by any law, rule, resolution, or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the employer, and shall give such recognized employee organizations the opportunity to meet and confer with the administrative officials or their delegated representatives as may be properly designated by law.In cases of emergency when the employer determines that a law, rule, resolution, or regulation must be adopted immediately without prior notice or meeting with a recognized employee organization, the administrative officials or their delegated representatives as may be properly designated by law shall provide such notice and opportunity to meet and confer in good faith at the earliest practical time following the adoption of such law, rule, resolution, or regulation.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 776.)
CA Govt Code § 3517 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3517.

3517.  The Governor, or his representative as may be properly designated by law, shall meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations, and shall consider fully such presentations as are made by the employee organization on behalf of its members prior to arriving at a determination of policy or course of action.“Meet and confer in good faith” means that the Governor or such representatives as the Governor may designate, and representatives of recognized employee organizations, shall have the mutual obligation personally to meet and confer promptly upon request by either party and continue for a reasonable period of time in order to exchange freely information, opinions, and proposals, and to endeavor to reach agreement on matters within the scope of representation prior to the adoption by the state of its final budget for the ensuing year. The process should include adequate time for the resolution of impasses.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1159.)
CA Govt Code § 3517.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3517.5.

3517.5.  If agreement is reached between the Governor and the recognized employee organization, they shall jointly prepare a written memorandum of such understanding which shall be presented, when appropriate, to the Legislature for determination.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1159.)
CA Govt Code § 3517.61 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3517.61.

3517.61.  Notwithstanding Section 3517.6, for state employees in State Bargaining Unit 6, in any case where the provisions of Section 70031 of the Education Code, subdivision (i) of Section 3513, or Section 14876, 18714, 19080.5, 19100, 19143, 19261, 19818.16, 19819.1, 19820, 19822, 19824, 19826, 19827, 19828, 19829, 19830, 19831, 19832, 19833, 19834, 19835, 19836, 19837, 19838, 19839, 19840, 19841, 19842, 19843, 19844, 19845, 19846, 19847, 19848, 19849, 19849.1, 19849.4, 19850.1, 19850.2, 19850.3, 19850.4, 19850.5, 19850.6, 19851, 19853, 19854, 19856, 19856.1, 19858.1, 19858.2, 19859, 19860, 19861, 19862, 19862.1, 19863, 19863.1, 19864, 19866, 19869, 19870, 19871, 19871.1, 19872, 19873, 19874, 19875, 19876, 19877, 19877.1, 19878, 19879, 19880, 19880.1, 19881, 19882, 19883, 19884, 19885, 19887, 19887.1, 19887.2, 19888, 19990, 19991, 19991.1, 19991.2, 19991.3, 19991.4, 19991.5, 19991.6, 19991.7, 19992, 19992.1, 19992.2, 19992.3, 19992.4, 19993, 19994.1, 19994.2, 19994.3, 19994.4 19995, 19995.1, 19995.2, 19995.3, 19996.1, 19996.2, 19998, 19998.1, 20796, 21600, 21602, 21604, 21605, 22870, 22871, or 22890 are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action. In any case where the provisions of Section 19997.2, 19997.3, 19997.8, 19997.9, 19997.10, 19997.11, 19997.12, 19997.13, or 19997.14 are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding, the terms of the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling unless the State Personnel Board finds those terms to be inconsistent with merit employment principles as provided for by Article VII of the California Constitution. Where this finding is made, the provisions of the Government Code shall prevail until those affected sections of the memorandum of understanding are renegotiated to resolve the inconsistency. If any provision of the memorandum of understanding requires the expenditure of funds, those provisions of the memorandum of understanding may not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. If any provision of the memorandum of understanding requires legislative action to permit its implementation by amendment of any section not cited above, those provisions of the memorandum of understanding may not become effective unless approved by the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 6. Effective June 24, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 3517.63 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3517.63.

3517.63.  (a) Any side letter, appendix, or other addendum to a properly ratified memorandum of understanding that requires the expenditure of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or more related to salary and benefits and that is not already contained in the original memorandum of understanding or the Budget Act, shall be provided by the Department of Human Resources to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall determine within 30 days after receiving the side letter, appendix, or other addendum if it presents substantial additions that are not reasonably within the parameters of the original memorandum of understanding and thereby requires legislative action to ratify the side letter, appendix, or other addendum.(b) A side letter, appendix, or other addendum to a properly ratified memorandum of understanding that does not require the expenditure of funds shall be expressly identified by the Department of Human Resources if that side letter, appendix, or other addendum is to be incorporated in a subsequent memorandum of understanding submitted to the Legislature for approval.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 35. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 3517.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3517.7.

3517.7.  If the Legislature does not approve or fully fund any provision of the memorandum of understanding which requires the expenditure of funds, either party may reopen negotiations on all or part of the memorandum of understanding.Nothing herein shall prevent the parties from agreeing and effecting those provisions of the memorandum of understanding which have received legislative approval or those provisions which do not require legislative action.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1081, Sec. 6.)
CA Govt Code § 3517.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3517.8.

3517.8.  (a) If a memorandum of understanding has expired, and the Governor and the recognized employee organization have not agreed to a new memorandum of understanding and have not reached an impasse in negotiations, subject to subdivision (b), the parties to the agreement shall continue to give effect to the provisions of the expired memorandum of understanding, including, but not limited to, all provisions that supersede existing law, any arbitration provisions, any no strike provisions, any agreements regarding matters covered in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq.), and any provisions covering fair share fee deduction consistent with Section 3515.7.(b) If the Governor and the recognized employee organization reach an impasse in negotiations for a new memorandum of understanding, the state employer may implement any or all of its last, best, and final offer. Any proposal in the state employer’s last, best, and final offer that, if implemented, would conflict with existing statutes or require the expenditure of funds shall be presented to the Legislature for approval and, if approved, shall be controlling without further legislative action, notwithstanding Sections 3517.5, 3517.6, and 3517.7. Implementation of the last, best, and final offer does not relieve the parties of the obligation to bargain in good faith and reach an agreement on a memorandum of understanding if circumstances change, and does not waive rights that the recognized employee organization has under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 82. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 3518 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.3 - State Employer-Employee Relations|Section 3518.

3518.  If after a reasonable period of time, the Governor and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the Governor and the recognized employee organization may agree upon the appointment of a mediator mutually agreeable to the parties, or either party may request the board to appoint a mediator. When both parties mutually agree upon a mediator, costs of mediation shall be divided one-half to the state and one-half to the recognized employee organization. If the board appoints the mediator, the costs of mediation shall be paid by the board.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1159.)