California Government Code 3505.3 – (a) Public agencies shall allow a reasonable number of public …
(a) Public agencies shall allow a reasonable number of public agency employee representatives of recognized employee organizations reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when they are participating in any one of the following activities:
(1) Formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the public agency on matters within the scope of representation.
Terms Used In California Government Code 3505.3
- Board: means the Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3541. See California Government Code 3501
- Employee organization: means either of the following:
California Government Code 3501
- public agency: means every governmental subdivision, every district, every public and quasi-public corporation, every public agency and public service corporation and every town, city, county, city and county and municipal corporation, whether incorporated or not and whether chartered or not. See California Government Code 3501
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(2) Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of the employee organization in conferences, hearings, or other proceedings before the board, or an agent thereof, in matters relating to a charge filed by the employee organization against the public agency or by the public agency against the employee organization.
(3) Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of the employee organization in matters before a personnel or merit commission.
(b) The employee organization being represented shall provide reasonable notification to the employer requesting a leave of absence without loss of compensation pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) For the purposes of this section, “designated representative” means an officer of the employee organization or a member serving in proxy of the employee organization.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. (AB 1181) Effective January 1, 2014.)