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SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION – Ground Rules for Negotiations

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1000.00000 – SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION
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.

Ground rules are equivalent to a mandatory subject of bargaining. Provisions of an ordinance that directly regulate the bargaining relationship are within the scope of representation, though some fundamental matters are reserved to the parties and excluded from negotiations.