With some help, we've waded through the 800-page budget bill and found the language that lays out the $1.5 billion in employee compensation cuts that GOP and Democratic leaders in the Legislature are putting up for a vote. (Click here for one version of the measure, Assembly Bill 1630.)
Here's the key language. Note that lawmakers changes are in strike through and italics.
SEC. 3.91. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,
each item of appropriation in this act, with the exception of those
items for the California State University, the University of
California, Hastings College of the Law, the Legislature, and the
judicial branch, shall be reduced, as appropriate, to reflect
reductions in employee compensation achieved through the collective
bargaining process or through existingadministrationadministrative actions for represented
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employees and a proportionate reduction for nonrepresented employees
(utilizing existing authority of the administration to adjust
compensation for nonrepresented employees) in the total amounts of
$896,000,000 from General Fund items and $661,000,000 from items
relating to other funds.
(b) The Director of Finance shall allocate the necessary
reductions to each item of appropriation to accomplish the employee
compensation reductions required by this section.
(c) The Department of Personnel Administration shall transmit
proposed memoranda of understanding to the Legislature promptly and
shall include with each transmission estimated savings pursuant to
this section in each agreement.
(d) No provision of this section shall be construed to relieve the
Governor and any recognized employee organization of their
responsibilities to present a memorandum of understanding to the
Legislature for determination, when that responsibility exists under
the provisions of the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3 (commencing
with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code)
or other existing law. In these instances only, approval by the
Legislature shall be required in a separate piece of legislation
(enacted either prior to or subsequent to the enactment of this act),
consistent with the standard process for approval of memoranda of
understanding.
(e)AppropriationsAppropriation
reductions implemented pursuant to this section may be those related
to collective bargaining agreements or other administrative
actions put into effect either prior to or subsequent to the
enactment of this act.
(f) Nothing in this section shall change or supersede the
provisions of the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with
Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code).
Special thanks to Alicia Trost and Lisa Marie Burcar for their timely assistance with finding the bill language.
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