AB 501 Signed: Scope of Employees/Employers Covered by EERA Expanded
Governor Brown has signed AB 501, which expands the types of employees and employers that are covered by EERA. The law expands the definition of “public school employer” to include joint powers agencies and auxiliary organizations established by the California Community Colleges. As a result, employees of those joint powers agencies and auxiliary organizations now enjoy the protection of EERA.
The law overturns two PERB decisions: Castaic Union Sch. Dist. v. CSEA (2010) PERB Order No. Ad-384, and San Jose/Evergreen Community College Dist. (2007) PERB Dec. No. 1928.
Author: Jake White