BILL NUMBER: AB 1293	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Holden

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section  3512   19130 
of the Government Code, relating to  state public employment.
  civil   service. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1293, as amended, Holden. State public employment: labor
negotiations. 
   The California Constitution provides that the civil service
includes every officer and employee in the state except as otherwise
provided in the Constitution. Existing law, the State Civil Service
Act, however, permits the use of personal services contracts by state
agencies if specified conditions are met. In this regard, a state
agency may use a personal service contract to achieve cost savings
if, among other conditions, the contract does not cause the
displacement, as defined, of civil service employees. Existing law
also permits the use of personal services contracts in response to
particular conditions, including during emergencies, if the contract
is for a new state function and the Legislature has mandated or
authorized the performance of work by independent contractors, or to
protect against a conflict of interest, among others.  
   This bill would make the use of personal services contracts in
response to particular conditions, as described above, conditional on
the contract not causing the displacement, as defined, of civil
service employees.  
   Existing law, the Ralph C. Dills Act, grants to state employees
the right to form employee organizations for the purpose of
representing their members in negotiating conditions of employment
with the state. Existing law provides a statement of legislative
purpose in connection with these and other provisions. 

   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in this statement of
purpose. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 19130 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   19130.  The purpose of this article is to establish standards for
the use of personal services contracts.
   (a) Personal services contracting is permissible to achieve cost
savings when all the following conditions are met:
   (1) The contracting agency clearly demonstrates that the proposed
contract will result in actual overall cost savings to the state,
provided that:
   (A) In comparing costs, there shall be included the state's
additional cost of providing the same service as proposed by a
contractor. These additional costs shall include the salaries and
benefits of additional staff that would be needed and the cost of
additional space, equipment, and materials needed to perform the
function.
   (B) In comparing costs, there shall not be included the state's
indirect overhead costs unless these costs can be attributed solely
to the function in question and would not exist if that function was
not performed in state service. Indirect overhead costs shall mean
the pro rata share of existing administrative salaries and benefits,
rent, equipment costs, utilities, and materials.
   (C) In comparing costs, there shall be included in the cost of a
contractor providing a service any continuing state costs that would
be directly associated with the contracted function. These continuing
state costs shall include, but not be limited to, those for
inspection, supervision, and monitoring.
   (2) Proposals to contract out work shall not be approved solely on
the basis that savings will result from lower contractor pay rates
or benefits. Proposals to contract out work shall be eligible for
approval if the contractor's wages are at the industry's level and do
not significantly undercut state pay rates.
   (3) The contract does not cause the displacement of civil service
employees. The term "displacement" includes layoff, demotion,
involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer to a new
location requiring a change of residence, and time base reductions.
Displacement does not include changes in shifts or days off, nor does
it include reassignment to other positions within the same class and
general location.
   (4) The contract does not adversely affect the state's affirmative
action efforts.
   (5) The savings shall be large enough to ensure that they will not
be eliminated by private sector and state cost fluctuations that
could normally be expected during the contracting period.
   (6) The amount of savings clearly justify the size and duration of
the contracting agreement.
   (7) The contract is awarded through a publicized, competitive
bidding process.
   (8) The contract includes specific provisions pertaining to the
qualifications of the staff that will perform the work under the
contract, as well as assurance that the contractor's hiring practices
meet applicable nondiscrimination, affirmative action standards.
   (9) The potential for future economic risk to the state from
potential contractor rate increases is minimal.
   (10) The contract is with a firm. A "firm" means a corporation,
partnership, nonprofit organization, or sole proprietorship.
   (11) The potential economic advantage of contracting is not
outweighed by the public's interest in having a particular function
performed directly by state government.
   (b)  Personal   Except as provided in
subdivision (d), personal  services contracting also shall be
permissible when any of the following conditions can be met:
   (1) The functions contracted are exempted from civil service by
Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, which
describes exempt appointments.
   (2) The contract is for a new state function and the Legislature
has specifically mandated or authorized the performance of the work
by independent contractors.
   (3) The services contracted are not available within civil
service, cannot be performed satisfactorily by civil service
employees, or are of such a highly specialized or technical nature
that the necessary expert knowledge, experience, and ability are not
available through the civil service system.
   (4) The services are incidental to a contract for the purchase or
lease of real or personal property. Contracts under this criterion,
known as "service agreements," shall include, but not be limited to,
agreements to service or maintain office equipment or computers that
are leased or rented.
   (5) The legislative, administrative, or legal goals and purposes
cannot be accomplished through the utilization of persons selected
pursuant to the regular civil service system. Contracts are
permissible under this criterion to protect against a conflict of
interest or to insure independent and unbiased findings in cases
where there is a clear need for a different, outside perspective.
These contracts shall include, but not be limited to, obtaining
expert witnesses in litigation.
   (6) The nature of the work is such that the Government Code
standards for emergency appointments apply. These contracts shall
conform with Article 8 (commencing with Section 19888) of Chapter 2.5
of Part 2.6.
   (7) State agencies need private counsel because a conflict of
interest on the part of the Attorney General's office prevents it
from representing the agency without compromising its position. These
contracts shall require the written consent of the Attorney General,
pursuant to Section 11040.
   (8) The contractor will provide equipment, materials, facilities,
or support services that could not feasibly be provided by the state
in the location where the services are to be performed.
   (9) The contractor will conduct training courses for which
appropriately qualified civil service instructors are not available,
provided that permanent instructor positions in academies or similar
settings shall be filled through civil service appointment.
   (10) The services are of such an urgent, temporary, or occasional
nature that the delay incumbent in their implementation under civil
service would frustrate their very purpose.
   (c) All persons who provide services to the state under conditions
the board determines constitute an employment relationship shall,
unless exempted from civil service by Section 4 of Article VII of the
California Constitution, be retained under an appropriate civil
service appointment. 
   (d) A personal services contract otherwise permitted pursuant to
subdivision (b) is prohibited if it would cause the displacement of
civil service employees. For the purposes of this subdivision,
"displacement" includes layoff, demotion, involuntary transfer to a
new class, involuntary transfer to a new location requiring a change
of residence, and time base reductions. Displacement does not include
changes in shifts or days off, nor does it include reassignment to
other positions within the same class and general location. 

  SECTION 1.    Section 3512 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   3512.  (a) It is the purpose of this chapter:
   (1) To promote full communication between the state and its
employees by providing a reasonable method of resolving disputes
regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment
between the state and public employee organizations.
   (2) To promote the improvement of personnel management and
employer-employee relations within the State of California by
providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of state
employees to join organizations of their own choosing and be
represented by those organizations in their employment relations with
the state.
   (3) In order to foster peaceful employer-employee relations, to
allow state employees to select one employee organization as the
exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, and
to permit the exclusive representative to receive financial support
from those employees who receive the benefits of this representation.

   (b) This chapter shall not be construed to contravene the spirit
or intent of the merit principle in state employment, nor to limit
the entitlements of state civil service employees, including those
designated as managerial and confidential, provided by Article VII of
the California Constitution or by laws or rules enacted pursuant
thereto.