Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.

Assembly Member Ortega's public employment legislation mandates new notification requirements for California public agencies when contracting for services that affect represented employees. The measure requires governing bodies and designated boards to provide recognized employee organizations with 60 days' written notice before issuing requests for proposals, seeking quotes, or extending existing contracts for services within the scope of represented job classifications.

The written notice must detail the contract's anticipated duration, scope of work, estimated cost, draft solicitation documents, and the agency's rationale. When employee organizations request discussions after receiving notice, agencies must engage in good faith negotiations regarding the proposed contract and its effects. During emergencies or urgent circumstances, agencies may provide shorter notice periods as conditions allow.

The measure preserves existing employee and union rights while maintaining current memoranda of understanding. While the bill creates new administrative requirements for local agencies as a state-mandated program, it specifies that local governments cannot seek state reimbursement for associated costs, though they retain the ability to pursue other legal remedies for cost recovery.