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//. � -/2 Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... cies under the Public Employees Retirement collectively bargain employee due process proce- System (PERS) to view their financis+ information dures. Staff: Amy Bro�vn, Status: Governor's on a quarterly basis. Currently, the oniv information Desk, Position: Reque;:t for Veto. that our agencies receive regarding their plan assets is contained in their annuai actuarial valua- tion. This information is provided 16 months after WORKERS COMPENSATION the end of the June 30 fiscal year. In some cases, the information is more than 28 months old and SB 227/228 (Conference Committee) Work- useless when it comes to examining fiscal opera- ers' Compensation. Cities are encouraged to tions of retirement pensions. The information that is contact the Governor's o�ce to ask for his signa- being required by AB 1321 is already being pro- ture on B 27 and SB 228. These bilts are the vided each month to the CaiPERS Board of Admin- result of a conference committee report on workers' istration in the aggregate and quarterly to the compensation reform. The bills contain changes Legislature on an aggregate basis, pursuant to made to the way workers' compensation claims are section 20235 of the California Public Employees' handled and fees are charged. Some of the reform Retirement Law (PERL). The information neces- items include employer second opinion for surgical sary for quarterly asset reviews is similar to what is injuries; employer approval for physician self provided in section 20235 of the PERL. With this referrals to out-patient surgery; permits carve-out information, contracting agencies could indepen- systems if initiated by unions and approved by the dently reconcile and verify the status of their AD; eneric dru retirement plan assets. Staff: Amy Brown, Status: 9 9 Prescriptions; creates a new Governor's Desk Position: Re uest for Si na- pharmaceutical fee schedule at 100% Medical; q 9 reduces time to pay medical bills from 60 to 45 ture. days; AD required to adopt rules for electronic billing by 7-1-06; 5% reduction in Official Medical AB 274 (Koretz) Employment. The bill would Fee Schedule; new outpatient facility fee schedule limit an employer's ability to enforce any adverse at 120% Medicare. Staff: Amy Brown. Status: employee actions within 90 days after an employee Governor's Desk. Position: Request for Signa- makes a complaint to the Labor Commissioner. It ture. would further shift the burden of proving that the adverse action was not retaliatory. This bill prohib- its any person from discriminating against an ADMINISTRATNE SERVICES employee orjob applicant because the employee or applicant has exercised his or her rights under the jurisdiction of the Labor Commissioner. Even if '�`B �521 (Parra and Pacheco) Elections: the employee files a false claim, and their unrelated municipal elections. This bill was sponsored by work performance is poor, employers do not have the League and would make technical changes to the abifity to take action against the employee the elections code. This measure is a modified based solely on their performance unless they can version of AB 718 that passed the Legislature with prove that their actions are not retaliatory. After the strong bipartisan support, but which was vetoed by 90 day reprieve, an employee can file another the Governor. We have worked with the Depart- claim and tri ment of Finance to resolve the fiscal impact that led gger another safe harbor against an to the Governor's veto of AB 718. employer who has cause for action against the employee. AB 1521 clarifies several provisions of the AB 274 is unnecessary because it would add to Elections Code in ways that are important for extensive existing employee rights stemming from cities and counties: constitutional property interest rights for which minimum procedures are established in case law • Requires a general municipal election held and Attorney General opinion, Labor Code section on the same date as a statewide election to be 98.6, civil service or merit protection, and rights to PAGE 12/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org