AB 874 — Collective bargaining: Judicial Council.

Summary

Existing law, the Dills Act, governs collective bargaining between the state and recognized state public employee organizations. Existing law excludes certain employees from coverage under the Dills Act, including, among others, managerial employees, supervisory employees, and confidential employees, as defined. Existing law creates the Public Employment Relations Board and authorizes it, among other things, to determine appropriate state employee bargaining units, as specified. The California Constitution prescribes the membership of the California Supreme Court and requires the Legislature to create appellate court districts, all of which are vested with the judicial power of the state. The California Constitution prescribes the membership and duties of the Judicial Council and authorizes the council to appoint an Administrative Director of the Courts. Existing law creates the Habeas Corpus Resource Center for the purpose of providing representation to people who are convicted and sentenced to death in this state and who are without counsel. This bill would apply the Dills Act to employees of the Judicial Council, subject to specified exceptions. The bill would define an employee for these purposes as any employee of the Judicial Council, except managerial employees, confidential employees, supervisory employees, and excluded employees, as specified. The bill would grant the Judicial Council the sole authority to designate state employee positions as excluded positions and would prohibit exempted managerial, supervisory, confidential, and excluded positions from exceeding 13 of the total authorized Judicial Council positions as stated in the Department of Finance Salaries and Wages Supplement. The bill would prohibit review of the designation of excluded positions by the Public Employment Relations Board. The bill would also except from the definition of employee a judicial officer or employee of the Supreme Court, the courts of appeal, or the Habeas Corpus Resource Center. The bill would define the employer, for purposes of bargaining or meeting and conferring, as the Administrative Director of the Courts, or his or her designated representatives, acting with the authorization of the chairperson of the Judicial Council. The bill would provide that references in the Dills Act to actions or decisions by the Governor, or his or her designated representative, shall mean actions or decisions by the Administrative Director of the Courts. The bill would prohibit the Public Employment Relations Board from including Judicial Council employees in a bargaining unit that includes employees other than those of the Judicial Council.

Bill Text

• Enrolled 08/25/16 - Enrolled Current pdf August 25, 2016
• Amended 08/15/16 - Amended Senate pdf August 15, 2016
• Amended 06/30/16 - Amended Senate pdf June 30, 2016
• Amended 06/13/16 - Amended Senate pdf June 13, 2016
• Amended 02/17/16 - Amended Senate pdf February 17, 2016
• Amended 03/26/15 - Amended Assembly pdf March 26, 2015
• Introduced 02/26/15 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2015
• AB874 View text html

Action History

1. September 30, 2016

   Vetoed by Governor.

2. August 31, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

3. August 24, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 6188.).

4. August 19, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

5. August 18, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 5116.).

6. August 15, 2016

   Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

7. August 11, 2016

   From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

8. August 01, 2016

   In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

9. June 30, 2016

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 22, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 13, 2016

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

12. April 26, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

13. February 17, 2016

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

14. June 11, 2015

    Referred to Coms. on P.E. & R. and JUD.

15. June 02, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. June 02, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 1783.)

17. June 01, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 28, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

19. May 06, 2015

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

20. April 22, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 06, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S.

22. March 26, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. Read second time and amended.

23. March 26, 2015

    Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S.

24. February 27, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

25. February 26, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Rendon · Cosponsor
• Santiago · Primary

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