Section 3525.

3525. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Bill of Rights for State Excluded Employees. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1522, Sec. 17.)

Section 3526.

3526. The purpose of this chapter is to inform state supervisory, managerial, confidential, and employees otherwise excepted from coverage under the Ralph C. Dills Act by subdivision (c) of Section 3513 of their rights and terms and conditions of employment, and to inspire dedicated service, to recognize their important and fundamental roles in the management […]

Section 3527.

3527. As used in this chapter: (a) “Employee” means a civil service employee of the State of California. The “State of California” as used in this chapter includes those state agencies, boards, and commissions as may be designated by law that employ civil service employees, except the University of California, the college named in Section 92200 […]

Section 3528.

3528. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the rights and protections provided to excluded employees under this chapter constitute a matter of important concern. The Legislature further finds and declares that the efficient and effective administration of state programs depends upon the maintenance of high morale and the objective consideration of issues raised between […]

Section 3529.

3529. (a) Except for supervisory employees as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 3513, excluded employees shall not hold any office in an employee organization which also represents nonexcluded employees. (b) Excluded employees shall not participate in the handling of grievances on behalf of nonexcluded employees. Nonexcluded employees shall not participate in the handling of grievances on […]

Section 3530.

3530. Excluded employee organizations shall have the right to represent their excluded members in their employment relations, including grievances, with the State of California. Excluded employee organizations may establish reasonable restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable provisions for the dismissal of excluded employees from membership. This section shall not prohibit any excluded […]

Section 3531.

3531. Supervisory employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of supervisory employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of supervisory employer-employee relations, as set forth in Section 3532. Supervisory employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in […]

Section 3532.

3532. The scope of representation for supervisory employees shall include all matters relating to employment conditions and supervisory employer-employee relations including wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1522, Sec. 17.)

Section 3533.

3533. Upon request, the state shall meet and confer with verified supervisory organizations representing supervisory employees on matters within the scope of representation. Prior to arriving at a determination of policy or course of action directly impacting supervisory employees, the state employer shall provide reasonable advance notice and provide the verified supervisory employee organizations an […]

Section 3534.

3534. The state employer shall allow a reasonable number of supervisory public employee representatives of verified supervisory employee organizations reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when meeting and conferring with representatives of the state employer on matters within the scope of representation for supervisory employees. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, […]

Section 3535.

3535. The Department of Human Resources may adopt rules and regulations for the administration of excluded employer-employee relations, including supervisory employer-employee relations, under these provisions. Such rules and regulations may include provisions for: (a) Verifying that an excluded employee organization does in fact represent excluded employees. (b) Verifying the official status of excluded employee organization officers and […]

Section 3536.

3536. The state may adopt reasonable rules and regulations providing for designation of the management and confidential employees of the state and restricting these employees from representing any employee organization, which represents other employees of the state, on matters within the scope of representation. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, this section does […]

Section 3537.

3537. Every excluded employee organization shall submit an annual registration statement on or before July 1 of each calendar year to the Department of Human Resources. The registration statement shall, at a minimum, list the name of the organization, its affiliations, headquarters, and other business addresses, its principal business telephone number, a list of principal […]

Section 3538.

3538. The state employer and excluded employee organizations shall not interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce, or discriminate against supervisory employees because of their exercise of their rights under this article. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1522, Sec. 17.)

Section 3539.

3539. The enactment of this chapter shall not make Section 923 of the Labor Code applicable to state employees. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1522, Sec. 17.)

Section 3539.5.

3539.5. (a) The Department of Human Resources may adopt or amend regulations to implement employee benefits for those state officers and employees excluded from, or not otherwise subject to, the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512)). (b) These regulations shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative […]

Section 3539.6.

3539.6. Notwithstanding any other law, an employee excluded from the definition of “state employee” in subdivision (c) of Section 3513 or a nonelected officer of the executive branch exempt from civil service eligible for managerial benefits, who elects to participate in the annual leave program and who is eligible to receive Nonindustrial Disability Insurance benefits […]