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SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION – Ground Rules for Negotiations

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1000.02058 – Ground Rules for Negotiations

CLARIFIED ON OTHER GROUNDS BY Trustees of the California State University v. Public Employment Relations Bd. (2026) 118 Cal.App.5th 90 and Trustees of the California State University (2026) PERB Decision No. 2915a-H.

Rules requiring public disclosure of proposals and counter-proposals made during negotiations are negotiable because they may inhibit the free flow of discussions and prohibit the parties from agreeing to conduct negotiations confidentially.