Public postsecondary education: California State University: support staff employees: merit salary adjustments.

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University system comprises 23 institutions of higher education. Existing law authorizes the trustees to provide by rule for the government of their appointees and employees, as specified. This bill, notwithstanding any other law, would require, after completion of the first year in a position, and after completion of each subsequent year thereafter, each support staff employee of the California State University to receive a merit salary intermediate step adjustment of 5% when he or she meets the standards for satisfactory performance of the position, as determined by the employee's appropriate administrator pursuant to a uniform employee evaluation process. The bill would provide that, if a provision of the bill is expressly in conflict with a provision of a memorandum of understanding, but is not expressly in conflict with a provision of a collective bargaining agreement, the provision of the memorandum of understanding would prevail. The bill would also provide that, if a provision of the bill is expressly in conflict with a provision of a collective bargaining agreement, or a provision of a collective bargaining agreement and a provision of a memorandum of understanding, the provision of the collective bargaining agreement would prevail. This bill would provide that, on and after the date that the bill becomes operative, language that effectuates its provisions would automatically be incorporated into any pertinent memorandum of understanding or collective bargaining agreement entered into, or renewed, by the California State University. The bill would further provide that any costs associated with the implementation of the bill that are incurred by the California State University shall be paid for using existing resources of the university. This bill would make these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2029, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2030.