20250AB__236798AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-19 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra

An act to add

Section 19851.2 to the Government Code, relating to state employment. state employment State employment: reporting: health facilities. Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, regulates employment with the state and vests in the Department of Human Resources all powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system. Existing law establishes standards for the use of personal services contracts by state agencies.

Existing law permits personal services contracting to achieve cost savings when specified conditions are met, including that the contract does not cause the displacement of civil service employees. This bill would require specified state departments to provide certain information, by facility, on a quarterly basis to the relevant employee representatives regarding positions, vacancies, and registry contract data of their state-run health facilities. The bill would require the departments to make the information available to the public on a publicly accessible website.

Existing law states that it is the policy of the state that the workweek of the state employee shall be hours, and the workday of state employees hours, except that workweeks and workdays of a different number of hours may be established in order to meet the varying needs of the different state agencies.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.</xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 19851.2 is added to the Government Code , to read: 19851.2. (

a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the State Department of State Hospitals shall provide, on a quarterly basis, the following information, by facility, of their state-run health facilities:

(1) Vacancy data that includes the following information: classification title, classification code, full-time equivalent, total positions filled, and total vacant positions.

(2) Overtime data that includes the following information: a monthly breakdown by classification to include voluntary and mandatory overtime, including a.m., p.m., and nocturnal shift hours, and total hours worked.

(3) All registry contract data that includes the following information: bill rate and pay rate by classification, monthly total hours worked, and annual amount paid.

(4) The number of shifts during which, and the number of staff by which, the facility fell short of its required shift staffing minimums, and an explanation for why it missed those minimums. (

b) The information shall be provided to the relevant employee representatives and shall be made available to the public on a publicly accessible website. <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_AMENDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:GOV:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'TITLE'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'2.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'DIVISION'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'PART'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'2.6.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'CHAPTER'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'2.5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'ARTICLE'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'1.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'19851.'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section of the <caml:DocName>Government Code</caml:DocName> is amended to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_86CEC540-8570-4178-A3B7-062C2BD9110E"><caml:Num>19851.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_96A905B3-D6C5-4BF0-AD55-9F434D562A6D"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>(a)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>It is the policy of the state, except during the operation of subdivision (c), that the workweek of a state employee shall be hours, and the workday of those employees eight hours, except that workweeks and workdays of a different number of hours may be established in order to meet the varying needs of the different state agencies.

It is the policy of the state to avoid the necessity for overtime work whenever possible. This policy does not restrict the extension of regular working-hour schedules on an overtime basis in those activities and agencies where it is necessary to carry on the state business properly during a manpower shortage.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>If the provisions of this

section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>(1)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Notwithstanding any other law, for the period from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, a state employee shall participate in the Personal Leave Program 2012 (PLP Program), either as required by an applicable memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5 or by the direction of the department for excluded employees. Under the PLP Program, each employee shall receive a reduction in pay not greater than percent. In exchange for this reduction in pay, each employee shall receive eight hours of PLP Program leave credits on the first day of each monthly pay period. This subdivision shall not apply to retired annuitants or to employees of entities listed in

Section 3.90 of the Budget Act of 2012.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(2)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Notwithstanding any other law, for the period from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, a state employee shall participate in the Personal Leave Program 2020 (PLP Program), either as required by an applicable memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5 or by the direction of the department for excluded employees. Under the PLP Program, each employee shall receive a reduction in pay not greater than percent. In exchange for this reduction in pay, each employee shall receive up to hours of PLP Program leave credits on the first day of each monthly pay period. This subdivision shall not apply to retired annuitants or to employees of entities listed in

Section 3.90 of the Budget Act of 2020.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(3)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Notwithstanding any other law, for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, a state employee in Bargaining Unit shall participate in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025), as required by an applicable memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5 or by the direction of the department for excluded employees. Under PLP 2025, each employee in Bargaining Unit shall receive a reduction in pay not greater than percent. In exchange for this reduction in pay, on the first day of each monthly pay period, each employee shall receive up to five hours of PLP leave credits, except that an employee with the class title Fire Captain (Class Code 9001) and Ranges L or M (192-hour schedule) or Ranges N or P (216-hour schedule) shall receive up to seven hours of PLP leave credits. This subdivision shall not apply to employees of entities listed in

Section 3.90 of the Budget Act of 2025.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(4)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Notwithstanding any other law, for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, a state employee in Bargaining Unit or Bargaining Unit shall participate in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025), as required by an applicable memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5. Under PLP 2025, each employee in Bargaining Unit or shall receive a reduction in pay not greater than percent. In exchange for this reduction in pay, on the first day of each monthly pay period, each employee shall receive up to five hours of PLP leave credits. This subdivision shall not apply to employees of entities listed in

Section 3.90 of the Budget Act of 2025.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(5)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Notwithstanding any other law, for the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, a state employee in State Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and shall participate in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025), either as required by an applicable memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5 or by the direction of the department for excluded employees. Under PLP 2025, each employee in State Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and shall receive a reduction in pay not greater than the amount listed in an applicable memorandum of understanding or as directed by the department for excluded employees. In exchange for this reduction in pay, each employee shall receive PLP leave credits on the first day of each monthly pay period, at the rate outlined in the applicable memorandum of understanding or as directed by the department for excluded employees. This subdivision shall not apply to employees of entities listed in

Section 3.90 of the Budget Act of 2025.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(6)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Notwithstanding any other law, beginning on the first day of the pay period following ratification and ending on June 30, 2027, inclusive, a state employee in State Bargaining Units 8, 10, and shall participate in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025), either as required by an applicable memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to

Section 3517.5 or by the direction of the department for excluded employees. Under PLP 2025, each employee in State Bargaining Units 8, 10, and shall receive a reduction in pay not greater than the amount listed in an applicable memorandum of understanding or as directed by the department for excluded employees. In exchange for this reduction in pay, each employee shall receive PLP leave credits on the first day of each monthly pay period, at the rate outlined in the applicable memorandum of understanding or as directed by the department for excluded employees. This subdivision shall not apply to employees of entities listed in

Section 3.90 of the Budget Act of 2025.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection>"?>