California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 259 — Higher education: employees.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the University of California, and provides for its administration by the Regents of the University of California. Existing law, known as the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, contains provisions relating to employer-employee relations between the State of California and the employees of state institutions of higher education, including the various campuses of the University of California and the California State University, as well as the Hastings College of the Law. These provisions assign major responsibilities for implementation to the Public Employment Relations Board. Under the act, an "employee" or "higher education employee" is defined as any employee of the Regents of the University of California, the Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, or the Trustees of the California State University. The act further provides that the board may find student employees whose employment is contingent on their status as students are employees only if the services they provide are unrelated to their educational objectives, or that those educational objectives are subordinate to the services they perform and that coverage under this chapter would further the purposes of the act. This bill would provide that student employees whose employment is contingent upon their status as students are employees or higher education employees for purposes of the act. In so doing, the bill would also delete the condition that students are employees or higher education employees only if the services they provide are unrelated to their educational objectives, or that those educational objectives are subordinate to the services they perform and that coverage under this chapter would further the purposes of the act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 6202.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 16).

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

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 2718.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 2685.) (January 19).

  15. Set for hearing January 19.

  16. Held in committee and under submission.

  17. Set for hearing May 26.

  18. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  19. Set for hearing April 11.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 416.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Set for hearing March 21.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  23. Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.

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

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Primary
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Cosponsor
  • Vargas · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor
  • Vince Fong · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hancock

Co-sponsors (12)

  • Ammiano
  • Brownley
  • Portantino
  • Ma
  • Price
  • Skinner
  • Swanson
  • Vargas
  • Williams
  • Yamada
  • Yee
  • Vince Fong

Not signed on (109)

109 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SB 259 Hancock Senate Third Reading By SKINNER

Passed 50 Yea · 28 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492602
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 502802
% of votes cast 63%35%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Norby — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231103
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 251203
% of votes cast 63%30%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Correa — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6201
Total 6201
% of votes cast 67%22%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 259 do?
Existing law establishes the University of California, and provides for its administration by the Regents of the University of California. Existing law, known as the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, contains provisions relating to employer-employee relations between the State of California and the employees of state institutions of higher education, including the various campuses of the University of California and the California State University, as well as the Hastings College of the Law. These provisions assign major responsibilities for implementation to the Public Employment Relations Board. Under the act, an "employee" or "higher education employee" is defined as any employee of the Regents of the University of California, the Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, or the Trustees of the California State University. The act further provides that the board may find student employees whose employment is contingent on their status as students are employees only if the services they provide are unrelated to their educational objectives, or that those educational objectives are subordinate to the services they perform and that coverage under this chapter would further the purposes of the act. This bill would provide that student employees whose employment is contingent upon their status as students are employees or higher education employees for purposes of the act. In so doing, the bill would also delete the condition that students are employees or higher education employees only if the services they provide are unrelated to their educational objectives, or that those educational objectives are subordinate to the services they perform and that coverage under this chapter would further the purposes of the act.
Who sponsors SB 259?
SB 259 is sponsored by Ammiano, Brownley, Portantino, Hancock, Ma, Price, Skinner, Swanson, Vargas, Williams, Yamada, Yee, and Vince Fong.
What is the current status of SB 259?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 259?
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