California Government Code

§ 19827

GOV § 19827 Effective Jun 29, 2020Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 2.6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (6), for the period from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in order to recruit and retain the highest qualified employees, the state shall pay sworn members of the California Highway Patrol who are rank-and-file members of State Bargaining Unit 5 the estimated average total compensation for each corresponding rank for the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, San Diego Police Department, Oakland Police Department, and San Francisco Police Department. Total compensation shall include base salary, educational incentive pay, physical performance pay, longevity pay, and retirement contributions made by the employer on behalf of the employee.

(2)Notwithstanding any other law, employees of the California Highway Patrol who are rank-and-file members of State Bargaining Unit 5, without limitation, shall be subject to any and all reductions in state employee compensation imposed by the Legislature on other state employees for the period of time from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, regardless of the means adopted to effect those reductions, which includes, but is not limited to, suspension of the duty to compensate sworn represented members of the California Highway Patrol in accordance with the formula set forth in this section.

(3)The state and the exclusive representative shall jointly survey annually and calculate the estimated average total compensation based on projected average total compensation for the above-named departments as of July 1 of the year in which the survey is conducted. The state and the exclusive representative shall utilize the survey methodology outlined in the “Description of Survey Process Pursuant to Government Code 19827 Regarding the Recruitment and Retention of California Highway Patrol Officers” dated July 1, 2001, and maintained as a permanent agreement between the state and the exclusive representative.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 16, Sec. 3. (AB 84) Effective June 29, 2020.