SB 519 — Public employment.

Summary

The Public Employees' Retirement System provides preretirement death benefits for the surviving spouse or children, or both, as specified, of state members and specified school members not covered by the federal Social Security Act and provides that a surviving spouse becomes eligible for certain of these benefits when he or she attains 60 years of age and meets other specified criteria. Existing law provides that on January 1, 2010, the surviving spouse's eligibility age will increase to 62 years of age, and the financial monthly benefits to the survivors would decrease. This bill would delete the provisions that would change the law on January 1, 2010, and would instead maintain indefinitely the benefits that are currently in effect. Existing law requires the state to pay sworn members of the California Highway Patrol who are rank-and-file members of State Bargaining Unit 5 the estimated average total compensation for each corresponding rank for the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, San Diego Police Department, Oakland Police Department, and San Francisco Police Department, as specified. Existing law requires the state and the exclusive representative for State Bargaining Unit 5 to jointly survey annually and calculate the estimated average total compensation based on projected average total compensation for the above-named departments as of July 1 of the year in which the survey is conducted. Existing law requires any increase in total compensation resulting from those provisions to be implemented through a memorandum of understanding negotiated pursuant to the Ralph C. Dills Act. This bill would instead use any amount that would otherwise be used to permanently increase compensation for those members of State Bargaining Unit 5 pursuant to those provisions, effective on July 1, 2009, and on July 1, 2010, to permanently prefund postemployment health care benefits for patrol members, as defined. The bill would prohibit any amount used to prefund postemployment health care for patrol members pursuant to that provision from being included in any calculation for benefits using final compensation. The bill would require patrol members to contribute an additional 0.5% of base pay toward prefunding retiree health benefit obligations effective on the first day of the pay period following the effective date of this act and the ratification of the addendum by the members of State Bargaining Unit 5. The bill would also require the state to contribute toward prefunding retiree health benefits, on a prospective basis, as specified, effective July 1, 2012. The bill would provide that if those provision are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if those provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions would not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires the Department of Personnel Administration to provide any side letter, appendix, or other addendum to a properly ratified memorandum of understanding that requires the expenditure of $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 to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Existing law requires the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, within 30 days after receiving the side letter, appendix, or other addendum, to determine if the addendum presents substantial additions that are not reasonably within the parameters of the original memorandum of understanding and thereby requires legislative action to ratify the addendum. This bill would approve an addendum to a memorandum of understanding entered into by the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 5 that require the expenditure of funds. The bill would approve provisions of the addendum that require the expenditure of funds. The bill would provide that those provisions shall not take effect unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the Legislature or already exist within available appropriations, and would allow the reopening of negotiations if the Legislature does not approve or fully fund any addendum included in the bill.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/11/09 - Chaptered Current pdf October 11, 2009
• Enrolled 09/15/09 - Enrolled pdf September 15, 2009
• Amended 09/02/09 - Amended Assembly pdf September 02, 2009
• Amended 06/25/09 - Amended Assembly pdf June 25, 2009
• Introduced 02/26/09 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2009
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Action History

1. October 11, 2009

   Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 188, Statutes of 2009.

2. October 11, 2009

   Approved by Governor.

3. September 28, 2009

   Enrolled. To Governor at 1 p.m.

4. September 11, 2009

   Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2418.) To enrollment.

5. September 10, 2009

   From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2399.)

6. September 10, 2009

   From committee: Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 be re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2391.) Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

7. September 10, 2009

   Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

8. September 10, 2009

   In Senate.

9. September 09, 2009

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 3205.) To Senate.

10. September 04, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

11. September 03, 2009

    (Heard in committee on September 3.)

12. September 03, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.)

13. September 02, 2009

    Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2949.)

14. September 02, 2009

    Re-referred to Com. On P.E.,R. & S.S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

15. September 02, 2009

    Read third time. Amended. (Page 2924.)

16. August 31, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

17. August 31, 2009

    (Received by Desk on August 28 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(11).)

18. August 31, 2009

    (Heard in committee on August 27.)

19. August 31, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

20. August 19, 2009

    Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

21. July 08, 2009

    (Heard in committee on July 8.)

22. July 08, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

23. June 25, 2009

    Hearing postponed by committee.

24. June 25, 2009

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

25. June 15, 2009

    To Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

26. June 01, 2009

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

27. June 01, 2009

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1099.) To Assembly.

28. May 28, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

29. May 28, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 1072.)

30. May 22, 2009

    (Suspense - for vote only.)

31. May 22, 2009

    Set for hearing May 28.

32. May 04, 2009

    Placed on APPR suspense file.

33. April 24, 2009

    Set for hearing May 4.

34. April 20, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 557.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

35. April 14, 2009

    Set for hearing April 20.

36. April 13, 2009

    Hearing postponed by committee.

37. April 03, 2009

    Set for hearing April 13.

38. March 12, 2009

    To Com. on P.E. & R.

39. February 27, 2009

    From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

40. February 26, 2009

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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• Ashburn · Primary

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