Bill > AB139

This bill addresses state employment provisions for Bargaining Units 9 and 12, focusing on several key areas of state employee compensation and benefits. The bill approves memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for these bargaining units, which include provisions for a Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) where employees in these units will receive a 3% pay reduction in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits per month from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The bill also suspends the employer's monthly contributions for prefunding post-employment health benefits for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 fiscal years. For State Bargaining Unit 12, the bill establishes a phased approach to employee contributions for retiree health care, starting with 1.40% of pensionable compensation in July 2027 and gradually increasing to 4.1% by July 2029. Additionally, the bill reduces specific Budget Act of 2025 appropriation items by a total of $88,773,000, distributed across the General Fund, unallocated special funds, and other unallocated nongovernmental cost funds. The bill is designed to be immediately effective and is related to the state budget, with provisions that allow for reopening negotiations if specific funds are not appropriated by the Legislature.

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