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7A-l7 Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... United, Office of the Mayor City of West Covina, San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsmFlr, Position: Sup- port. SB 58 (Johnson). Police Reports. (Amended 4 30-02) SB 58 would provide that a police report, arrest report, or investigative report, and any item attached to it, submitted to a court by a prosecutor or law enforcement officer, be kept confidential by the court. SB 58 would permit these records to be inspected, upon request, after the court prepares and provides a copy of the report from which all personal identifying information has been redacted regarding any witness or victim. SB 58 is designed to safeguard the privacy of personal information about victims and witnesses named in police reports that are filed with the courts. This bill is supported by the California Peace Officers' Association, California State Sheriffs' Association and California District Attorneys Associa- tion. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenPubSfty, 5/ 6, failed first hearing, reconsideration granted, Position: Support. SB 219 (Romero.) Public agency. Liability, Immunity. (Amended 421 -03) Under existing law, a public agency employing peace officers that adopts a written policy on vehicular pursuits complying with specific standards is immune from liability for civil damages for personal injury to, or the death of, any person or damage to property resulting from the collision of a vehicle being operated by an actual or suspected violator of the law who is being, has been, or believes he or she is, or has been, pursued by a peace officer employed by the public entity in a motor vehicle. SB 219 would provide that in a civil action for damages other than by the driver, or his or her accomplices, the civil immunity would only apply if a finding is made that the involved peace officer was complying with the public agency's adopted and implemented written policy on vehicular pursuits. S@ would provide that the finding is a question of fact for the trier of fact. SB 219 would also provide that nothing contained in these provisions affects the application of civil immunity provided to public employ- ees under a related provision of existing law. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenApps, Position: Oppose. HUMAN RESOURCES AB 1156 (Nunez) Meyers- Milias -Brown Act. Local Public Agencies. This bill revises the definition of "employee organization" for the purposes of the act to include any organization that seeks to represent employees of a public agency. The Meyers- Milias- Brown Act (MMBA) authorizes a local public agency to adopt reasonable rules and regulations after consultation in good faith with representatives of an employer - employee organization or organizations for the administration of employer - employee relations. The bill authorizes a public agency to adopt reasonable rules and regulations after consultation in good faith with representatives of a recognized employer - employee organization or organizations. It specifies that employees of a local public agency and employee organizations may challenge a rule or regulation of a public agency as a violation of the act. The MMBA currently delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees, including processing unfair labor charges. The act prohibits the board from finding it an unfair labor practice for an employee organization to violate a rule or regulation adopted by a public agency if that rule or regulation is in violation of the act, based on legislation that was passed in 2000, SB 739. The bill specifies that the powers of the board include the power to order elections, to conduct any election it orders, and to adopt rules to apply in areas where a public agency has no rule. The bill would require that a complaint alleging any violation of any rules and regulations adopted by a public agency regarding the designation of management and confidential employees of a public agency and restricting those employees from representing any employee organization that represents other employees of the public agency be processed as an unfair practice charge and that a complaint raised in the context of a board investigation into unit determination, representation, recognition, or elections be processed as part of that proceeding. Staff: Awry Brown, Status: AsApps, Position: Oppose. AB 136 (Kehoe) Workers' Compensation. Disabil- ity. Leave of Absence. This bill extends temporary Visit the Leagues Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 17