REPRESENTATION ISSUES; JUDICIAL REVIEW, REPRESENTATION, DECISIONS – In General

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The Board has applied a relatively strict standard in reviewing requests for judicial review and evaluating whether cases are of special importance; p. 3. Where a request for judicial review has been granted, the issue was found to be of special importance because: (1) it was a novel issue; (2) primarily involving construction of a statutory provision unique to EERA; and (3) was likely to arise frequently; p. 4. The issue of whether department chairpersons and directors should be included in a bargaining unit is not a novel one justifying judicial review; p. 4. The mere fact that the Board has not previously interpreted Education Code section 87610.1(e) does not justify a request for judicial review; p. 5. review; p. 5.