California Government Code

§ 3544.1

GOV § 3544.1 Effective Jan 1, 2004Div. 4 · Title 1 · Ch. 10.7 · Art. 5

Statute text

The public school employer shall grant a request for recognition filed pursuant to Section 3544, unless any of the following apply:

(a)The public school employer doubts the appropriateness of a unit.

(b)Another employee organization either files with the public school employer a challenge to the appropriateness of the unit or submits a competing claim of representation within 15 workdays of the posting of notice of the written request. The claim shall be evidenced by current dues deductions authorizations or other evidence such as notarized membership lists, or membership cards, or petitions signed by employees in the unit indicating their desire to be represented by the organization. The evidence shall be submitted to the board, and shall remain confidential and not be disclosed by the board. The board shall obtain from the employer the information necessary for it to carry out its responsibilities pursuant to this section and shall report to the employee organizations seeking recognition and to the public school employer as to the adequacy of the evidence. If the claim is evidenced by the support of at least 30 percent of the members of an appropriate unit, a question of representation exists and the board shall conduct a representation election pursuant to Section 3544.7, unless subdivision (c) or (d) of this section applies.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 190, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.