Plain English Breakdown
The official text is truncated at section (4), so information regarding medical and hospital care benefits cannot be verified.
AB-140: State Bargaining Unit 6 Contract Approval
This law approves a new contract for state workers in Bargaining Unit 6, sets aside money to pay them if the main budget is late through July 2028, and requires these employees to join a program that trades some of their paycheck for extra leave time.
What This Bill Does
- Approves an agreement between the state employer and State Bargaining Unit 6 regarding wages and benefits.
- Requires specific funding from the Legislature before any parts of the contract costing money can take effect.
- Allows the state or the employee group to restart negotiations if the Legislature does not provide the needed funds.
- Sets aside continuous payments for these workers' salaries and benefits through 2028 if annual budget bills are delayed past July 1st in any given year from 2025 to 2028.
- Requires Bargaining Unit 6 employees to join a new leave program from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027.
Who It Names or Affects
- State civil service employees represented by State Bargaining Unit 6.
- The state employer responsible for negotiating and paying these workers.
- The Legislature regarding the approval of funds needed to make this contract effective.
Terms To Know
- Memorandum of Understanding
- A written agreement between an employee group and their employer that sets rules for pay, hours, and benefits.
- Continuous Appropriation
- An automatic payment rule that keeps funding available if the main annual budget bill is not passed by a specific deadline.
- Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025)
- A program where employees accept a 3% pay cut to earn 5 hours of paid leave time each month.
Limits and Unknowns
- The contract provisions requiring money will not start unless the Legislature specifically approves funding for them.
- Employees may be exempt from joining the Personal Leave Program if specific exceptions apply, though the text does not list all of those exceptions.
- Details regarding medical and hospital care benefits are cut off in the provided source material.