20250SB__058198AMD INTRODUCED 2025-02-20 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-04-10 2025 SB AMD Introduced by Senators McGuire, Grayson, Allen, and Pérez (Principal coauthors: Senators Archuleta, Cervantes, Cortese, Gonzalez, Hurtado, Jones, Menjivar, Reyes, Richardson, Rubio, Smallwood-Cuevas, Stern, Umberg, and Wahab) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE McGuire LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Grayson LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Allen LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Pérez PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Archuleta PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Cervantes PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Cortese PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Gonzalez PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Hurtado PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Jones PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Menjivar PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Reyes PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Richardson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Rubio PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Smallwood-Cuevas PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Stern PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Umberg PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Wahab

An act to add

Section 19846.2 to the Government Code, relating to public employment. public employment Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters. The California Constitution establishes certain conditions of employment for state officers and employees. Existing law, the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act, grants specified employment rights to firefighters, as defined, including temporary, seasonal firefighters employed by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources, the State Personnel Board, and any other relevant state agency to take the necessary actions to transition the Firefighter I classification within CAL FIRE to a permanent firefighter employment classification. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Fight for Firefighters Act of 2025.

SEC.

Section 19846.2 is added to the Government Code , to read: 19846.2. (

a) The Department of Human Resources, the State Personnel Board, and any other relevant state agency shall take the necessary actions to transition the Firefighter I classification within the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to a permanent firefighter employment classification. (

b) The transition of the Firefighter I classification into a permanent employment classification shall include meeting and conferring in good faith between the exclusive representative and the state employer pursuant to

Chapter 10.3 (commencing with

Section 3512) of Division of Title 1. The bargaining process shall include wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for affected employees during and after the transition.