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

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Judicial review granted where issue is of special importance which means that all three prongs are met: (1) it is a novel issue, (2) it primarily involves construction of a statutory provision unique to the Dills Act and (3) it is likely to rise again; p. 4. It is within the Board's sole discretion to determine whether a case is one of "special importance." The mere fact that a court has not ruled on an issue does not make it one of "special importance"; p. 3. Whether a particular classification meets the statutory definition of supervisory employee is not a novel issue; p. 4. The fact that the positions in question are involved in law enforcement activities does not make this a novel matter; p. 4.