School employees: scope of representation.

(1) Existing law gives public school employee organizations the right to represent their members in their employment relations with public school employers, and limits the scope of representation to matters relating to wages, hours of employment, and other terms and conditions of employment, as defined. Existing law provides that subjects other than those specified may not be included as part of collective bargaining. This bill would require public school employers to give reasonable written notice to the exclusive representative of classified personnel of a public school employer's intent to make any change to matters within the scope of representation, including, but not necessarily limited to, start time. The bill would also require public school employers to provide a recognized employee organization with the opportunity to meet and negotiate with the public school employer. The bill would require, in cases of emergency when the public school employer determines that a rule, policy, or procedure must be adopted immediately, that the public school employer give this notice and opportunity to meet and negotiate at the earliest practicable time following the adoption of the rule, policy, or procedure. This bill would also make various nonsubstantive technical and conforming changes. Because the bill would impose new duties on public school employers, it would constitute a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.