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CA Govt Code § 3111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 8.5 - Volunteers|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 3111.

3111.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Volunteer” means any person who, of his own free will, provides goods or services, without any financial gain, to any state agency, as defined in Section 11000;(b) “Administrative volunteer” means any person serving voluntarily on boards, commissions or other similar bodies with California state government; and(c) “Direct service volunteer” means any person involved in specific volunteer service that includes one to one relationships or assistance to recipients of government services.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1195.)
CA Govt Code § 3112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 8.5 - Volunteers|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 3112.

3112.  The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) Since the spirit of volunteerism has long animated generations of Americans to give of their time and abilities to help others, the state would be wise to make use of volunteers in state service wherever practically possible.(b) The spirit of citizen initiative and self-reliance that has prevailed throughout the United States for over the past two centuries needs to be recognized and fostered whenever possible in meeting the basic human needs in the state.(c) In every community or neighborhood there are individuals who, by their personality, concern, experience, commitment, and training, can serve as citizen action leaders.(d) There presently exists sufficient resources to assist citizen action efforts. There are an infinite number of skilled, experienced community groups, and volunteer organizations available to help mobilize citizen initiatives. Such groups include business and fraternal organizations, churches, women’s organizations, voluntary action centers, schools and other community organizations in both the public and private sectors.(e) Legal and market disincentives and impediments need to be eliminated in order to establish an optimum environment for citizen initiative and volunteer action.(f) There is a need for a clearinghouse, to provide information concerning resources and alternatives to foster self-reliance and citizen action.(g) It is not the intent of the Legislature that volunteers replace or supplant public employees, where such employees are providing services deemed necessary for the government to perform, but that they add new dimensions to providing of governmental services.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1195.)
CA Govt Code § 3118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 8.5 - Volunteers|ARTICLE 3 - Volunteers|Section 3118.

3118.  All volunteers shall comply with applicable department and other state policy and regulations. It shall be the responsibility of the state department in which a volunteer participates to insure this compliance.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1195.)
CA Govt Code § 3119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 8.5 - Volunteers|ARTICLE 3 - Volunteers|Section 3119.

3119.  Each state department or division is hereby authorized to utilize the services of volunteers. Each state department or division utilizing the services of volunteers shall:(a) Provide sufficient staff for the effective management and development of volunteer programs.(b) Develop written rules governing job descriptions, recruitments, screening, training, responsibility, utilization, supervision, and insurance of volunteers.(c) Take such actions as are necessary to insure that volunteers understand their duties and responsibilities.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1195.)
CA Govt Code § 3119.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 8.5 - Volunteers|ARTICLE 3 - Volunteers|Section 3119.1.

3119.1.  The provisions of this article shall not apply to the Department of Aging’s use of volunteers, pursuant to the provisions of Titles III (42 U.S.C. 3021 and following), V (42 U.S.C. 3041 and following), and VII (42 U.S.C. 3045 and following) of the Older Americans Act.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1195.)
CA Govt Code § 3119.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 8.5 - Volunteers|ARTICLE 4 - Senior Volunteers|Section 3119.5.

3119.5.  Notwithstanding Section 3118, any state or local agency that chooses to utilize volunteers shall implement a policy whereby no person aged 60 years or older may be excluded from volunteer service if the person is physically, mentally, and professionally capable of performing the services involved. A person shall be deemed professionally capable if he or she can demonstrate reasonable proficiency or relevant certification and performs his or her professional duties in accordance with laws, regulations, or technical standards governing his or her area of volunteer responsibility.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 3540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3540.

3540.  It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the public school systems in the State of California by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of public school employees to join organizations of their own choice, to be represented by the organizations in their professional and employment relationships with public school employers, to select one employee organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, and to afford certificated employees a voice in the formulation of educational policy. This chapter shall not supersede other provisions of the Education Code and the rules and regulations of public school employers which establish and regulate tenure or a merit or civil service system or which provide for other methods of administering employer-employee relations, so long as the rules and regulations or other methods of the public school employer do not conflict with lawful collective agreements.It is the further intention of the Legislature that this chapter shall not restrict, limit, or prohibit the full exercise of the functions of any academic senate or faculty council established by a school district in a community college to represent the faculty in making recommendations to the administration and governing board of the school district with respect to district policies on academic and professional matters, so long as the exercise of the functions does not conflict with lawful collective agreements.It is the further intention of the Legislature that any legislation enacted by the Legislature governing employer-employee relations of other public employees shall be incorporated into this chapter to the extent possible. The Legislature also finds and declares that it is an advantageous and desirable state policy to expand the jurisdiction of the board created pursuant to this chapter to cover other public employers and their employees, in the event that this legislation is enacted, and if this policy is carried out, the name of the Educational Employment Relations Board shall be changed to the “Public Employment Relations Board.”(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 51.)
CA Govt Code § 3540.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 3540.2.

3540.2.  (a) A school district that has a qualified or negative certification pursuant to Section 42131 of the Education Code shall allow the county office of education in which the school district is located at least 10 working days to review and comment on any proposed agreement made between the exclusive representative and the public school employer, or designated representatives of the employer, pursuant to this chapter. The school district shall provide the county superintendent of schools with all information relevant to yield an understanding of the financial impact of that agreement.(b) The Superintendent shall develop a format for use by the appropriate parties in generating the financial information required pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) The county superintendent of schools shall notify the school district, the county board of education, the district superintendent, the governing board of the school district, and each parent and teacher organization of the district within those 10 days if, in his or her opinion, the agreement reviewed pursuant to subdivision (a) would endanger the fiscal well-being of the school district.(d) A school district shall provide the county superintendent of schools, upon request, with all information relevant to provide an understanding of the financial impact of any final collective bargaining agreement reached pursuant to Section 3543.2.(e) A county office of education, or a school district for which the county board of education serves as the governing board, that has a qualified or negative certification pursuant to Section 1240 of the Education Code shall allow the Superintendent at least 10 working days to review and comment on any proposed agreement or contract made between the exclusive representative and the public school employer, or designated representatives of the employer, pursuant to this chapter. The county superintendent of schools shall provide the Superintendent with all information relevant to yield an understanding of the financial impact of that agreement or contract. The Superintendent shall notify the county superintendent of schools, and the county board of education within those 10 days if, in his or her opinion, the proposed agreement or contract would endanger the fiscal well-being of the county office.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 52, Sec. 16. Effective June 21, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 3541.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3541.35.

3541.35.  Notwithstanding any other law, if a decision by an administrative law judge regarding the recognition or certification of an employee organization as described in subdivision (l) of Section 3541.3 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. 3. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 3541.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3541.4.

3541.4.  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. 1975, Ch. 961.)
CA Govt Code § 3541.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 3541.5.

3541.5.  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. 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 the 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 the authority to enforce agreements between the parties, and shall not issue a complaint on any charge based on alleged violation of any 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. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 48.)
CA Govt Code § 3543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.

3543.  (a) Public school 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. Public school employees shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the public school employer, except that once the employees in an appropriate unit have selected an exclusive representative and it has been recognized pursuant to Section 3544.1 or certified pursuant to Section 3544.7, an employee in that unit shall not meet and negotiate with the public school employer. If the exclusive representative of a unit provides notification, as specified by subdivision (a) of Section 3546, public school employees who are in a unit for which an exclusive representative has been selected, shall be required, as a condition of continued employment, to join the recognized employee organization or to pay the organization a fair share services fee, as required by Section 3546. If a majority of the members of a bargaining unit rescind that arrangement, either of the following options shall be applicable:(1) The recognized employee organization may petition for the reinstatement of the arrangement described in subdivision (a) of Section 3546 pursuant to the procedures in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 3546.(2) The employees may negotiate either of the two forms of organizational security described in subdivision (i) of Section 3540.1.(b) An employee may at any time present grievances to his or her employer, and have those grievances adjusted, without the intervention of the exclusive representative, as long as the adjustment is reached prior to arbitration pursuant to Sections 3548.5, 3548.6, 3548.7, and 3548.8 and the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of a written agreement then in effect, provided that the public school employer shall not agree to a resolution of the grievance until the exclusive representative has received a copy of the grievance and the proposed resolution and has been given the opportunity to file a response.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 83. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 3543.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.1.

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.(b) Employee organizations shall have the right of access at reasonable times to areas in which employees work, the right to use institutional bulletin boards, mailboxes, and other means of communication, subject to reasonable regulation, and the right to use institutional facilities at reasonable times for the purpose of meetings concerned with the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this chapter.(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) All employee organizations shall have the right to have membership dues deducted pursuant to Sections 45060 and 45168 of the Education Code, until an employee organization is recognized as the exclusive representative for any of the employees in an appropriate unit, and then the deduction as to any employee in the negotiating unit shall not be permissible except to the exclusive representative.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 228. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 3543.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.3.

3543.3.  A public school employer or such representatives as it may designate who may, but need not be, subject to either certification requirements or requirements for classified employees set forth in the Education Code, shall meet and negotiate with and only with representatives of employee organizations selected as exclusive representatives of appropriate units upon request with regard to matters within the scope of representation.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 961.)
CA Govt Code § 3543.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.4.

3543.4.  A person serving in a management position, senior management position, or a confidential position may not be represented by an exclusive representative. Any person serving in such a position may represent himself or herself individually or by an employee organization whose membership is composed entirely of employees designated as holding those positions, in his or her employment relationship with the public school employer, but, in no case, shall such an organization meet and negotiate with the public school employer. A representative may not be permitted by a public school employer to meet and negotiate on any benefit or compensation paid to persons serving in a management position, senior management position, or a confidential position.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 159, Sec. 102. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 3543.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.5.

3543.5.  It is unlawful for a public school employer to do any of the following:(a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision, “employee” includes an applicant for employment or reemployment.(b) Deny to employee organizations rights guaranteed to them by this chapter. (c) Refuse or fail to meet and negotiate in good faith with an exclusive representative. Knowingly providing an exclusive representative with inaccurate information, whether or not in response to a request for information, regarding the financial resources of the public school employer constitutes a refusal or failure to meet and negotiate in good faith.(d) Dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization, or contribute financial or other support to it, or in any way encourage employees to join any organization in preference to another.(e) Refuse to participate in good faith in the impasse procedure set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 3548).(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 276, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 3543.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.6.

3543.6.  It shall be unlawful for an employee organization to:(a) Cause or attempt to cause a public school employer to violate Section 3543. 5.(b) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this chapter.(c) Refuse or fail to meet and negotiate in good faith with a public school employer of any of the employees of which it is the exclusive representative.(d) Refuse to participate in good faith in the impasse procedure set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 3548).(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 961.)
CA Govt Code § 3543.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES|CHAPTER 10.7 - Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices|Section 3543.7.

3543.7.  The duty to meet and negotiate in good faith requires the parties to begin negotiations prior to the adoption of the final budget for the ensuing year sufficiently in advance of such adoption date so that there is adequate time for agreement to be reached, or for the resolution of an impasse.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 961.)