Bill > SB866

This bill proposes several changes to laws governing public employee unions and payroll deductions, new requirements for public employers regarding employee communications and new employee orientations, and various changes to state civil service laws. Specifically, it: - Expands authorizations and requirements for payroll deductions for employee organizations to apply to a broader range of public employers beyond the state and California State University, and broadens the definition of an "employee organization." It prohibits public employers from requiring employee organizations to provide copies of individual employee authorizations unless a dispute arises. - Prohibits public employers from deterring or discouraging applicants or employees from becoming or remaining members of an employee organization, or from authorizing dues deductions. It requires public employers to meet and confer with the exclusive representative regarding the content of certain mass communications to employees. - Expands requirements for public employers to provide access and information to exclusive representatives of employees during new employee orientations. - Makes various changes to state civil service laws, including revising the definition of "transfer," authorizing continuous examinations and eligibility lists, and modifying appointment and certification procedures. - Establishes a pre-release construction trades certificate program and a 3-year pilot program for employment of adults with autism in certain counties. - Requires the California Complete Count Census to submit various reports related to the 2020 census. The bill also makes various other clarifying, conforming, and nonsubstantive changes, and provides that it is a bill related to the budget and will take effect immediately.

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Budget and Fiscal Review (Senate)

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