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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 235
Author: Vasconcellos (D)
Amended: 8/20/01
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-1, 4/25/01
AYES: Vasconcellos, Alarcon, Alpert, Chesbro, Karnette,
O'Connell, Ortiz, Sher, Vincent
NOES: Monteith
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 24-13, 6/4/01
AYES: Alarcon, Alpert, Bowen, Burton, Chesbro, Costa,
Dunn, Escutia, Figueroa, Karnette, Kuehl, Murray,
O'Connell, Ortiz, Peace, Perata, Polanco, Romero, Sher,
Soto, Speier, Torlakson, Vasconcellos, Vincent
NOES: Ackerman, Battin, Brulte, Haynes, Johannessen,
Johnson, Knight, Margett, McClintock, Monteith, Morrow,
Oller, Poochigian
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-29, 9/4/01 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Community colleges: classified staff
SOURCE : California School Employees Association
DIGEST : This bill requires local community colleges'
consultative bodies to include representation from the
classified employees of the college, as specified.
CONTINUED
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Assembly Amendments add a provision authorizing a local
governing board to consult with other organizations of
classified employees on shared governance issues.
Senate Floor Amendments of 5/30/01 a) clarify that the
appointment of classified representatives to consultative
bodies by exclusive bargaining agents applies to members of
the represented bargaining units, and b) allows local
colleges to mutually agree to alternative appointment
processes.
ANALYSIS : Existing law provides for extensive procedures
to be used in ensuring representation from certain
interested parties during the consultative process,
relative to all aspects of the operation of a campus of the
California Community Colleges (CCC). Similar procedures
exist at the statewide level, in matters involving the
board of governors and the chancellor of the California
Community Colleges.
There is no statutory or regulatory basis for the provision
of representation of the classified employees of the CCC in
these consultative processes.
There also exists statewide within the CCC an entity known
as the consultation council, which generally provides a
forum for consultation with constituent organizations and
other interested parties in the affairs of the CCC.
This bill provides that when local community colleges'
consultative bodies, such as task forces, committees or
other governance group, include representation from the
classified employees of the college, the exclusive
representative of the classified employees shall appoint
the representative for the respective bargaining unit
members.
The bill allows the exclusive bargaining agent and the
college governing boards to mutually agree to an
alternative process, providing for a continuing role on the
part of the college Classified Senates, should one exist.
This bill permits a local governing board to consult with
other organizations of classified employees on shared
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governance issues that are outside the scope of bargaining,
as specified.
The bill requires the governing board of the community
college district to determine a process for the selection
of a classified staff representative in a situation where
no exclusive representative exists.
Comments
Need for the bill . This bill is sponsored by the
California School Employees Association (CSEA). In
materials provided to the author, CSEA notes that beyond
the role of labor organizations to represent their
employees relative to matters within the scope of
bargaining, there is no legal or regulatory standing for
any organization to represent classified employees in the
consultative process within a college. CSEA asserts that
the classified union is the only organization "recognized,
authorized or obligated under law to represent classified
employees" and therefore they should have statute
protecting their right to designate the classified senate
representative to the shared governance process.
Classified Senates and others oppose the bill . (NOTE:
Opposition reflects version of bill prior to 5/30/01
amendments.) In numerous individual and organizational
letters, representatives from local classified senates and
the CCCCS paint a very different picture. They assert that
the classified employees are well represented in bodies
that are democratically elected and formally recognized by
college administrations, and that the far majority of these
bodies are independent from the college administration,
providing both effective representation and accountability
for the classified staff.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/5/01)
California School Employees Association (source)
OPPOSITION : (Verified 5/30/01) -- Unable to reverify
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California Community Colleges Classified Senate
Community College League of California
Numerous individual letters and e-mails
Public Employees' District Council of the Laborers
International Union
Individual Classified Senates:
American River College
Butte-Glenn Community College
Chaffey College
City College of San Francisco
Contra Costa Community College
Copper Mountain College
Cosumnes River College
Diablo Valley College
Feather River College
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College
Las Positas College
Long Beach City College
Los Rios Community College
Mesa College
Mira Costa Community College
Pasadena City College
Reedley College
Sacramento City College
Saddleback College
San Joaquin Delta College
Santa Monica College
Sierra Joint Community College
Skyline College
West Valley College
ASSEMBLY FLOOR
AYES: Alquist, Aroner, Canciamilla, Cardenas, Cardoza,
Cedillo, Chan, Chavez, Chu, Cohn, Corbett, Correa, Diaz,
Dutra, Firebaugh, Florez, Frommer, Goldberg, Havice,
Horton, Jackson, Keeley, Kehoe, Koretz, Liu, Longville,
Lowenthal, Matthews, Migden, Nakano, Nation, Negrete
McLeod, Oropeza, Pavley, Reyes, Salinas, Shelley,
Simitian, Steinberg, Strom-Martin, Thomson, Vargas,
Washington, Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins, Wright, Hertzberg
NOES: Aanestad, Ashburn, Bates, Bogh, Briggs, Bill
Campbell, John Campbell, Cogdill, Cox, Daucher,
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Dickerson, Harman, Hollingsworth, Kelley, La Suer, Leach,
Leonard, Leslie, Maddox, Maldonado,
Mountjoy, Robert Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Pescetti,
Richman, Runner, Strickland, Wyland, Wyman
NC:kb 9/5/01 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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