Rulemaking: Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations Act (JCEERA) Regulations

Notice of Approval of Regulatory Action

The Office of Administrative Law approved OAL File Number 2023-0306-01. This rulemaking action amends existing procedural requirements to cover disputes between parties subject to the  Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations Act (JCEERA). This rulemaking action also adopts several new JCERRA-specific representation procedures, including the filing of severance petitions and representation elections.

The regulations become effective on July 1, 2023.


NOTICE OF MODIFICATIONS TO PROPOSED RULEMAKING: Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations Act

Pursuant to the requirements of Government Code section 11346.8(c), and section 44 of Title 1 of the California Code of Regulations, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB or Board) is providing notice of changes made to proposed regulation sections 32007, 32008, 32754, and 95000-95230, which were subject to a previous 45-day notice period that closed on May 2, 2022.
Pursuant to the requirements of Government Code sections 11346.8(d) and 11347.1, PERB is providing notice that an Addendum to the Initial Statement of Reasons has been added to the rulemaking file and is available for public inspection and comment. The document is available for public inspection on PERB’s website at www.perb.ca.gov, and at PERB’s office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the following address: Public Employment Relations Board, 1031 18th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
If you have any comments regarding the proposed text changes or the Addendum to the Initial Statement of Reasons, the Board will accept written comments between February 1, 2023, and February 16, 2023. All written comments must be submitted to the Board by facsimile (FAX) at (916) 327-6377 or by e-mail at ronald.pearson@perb.ca.gov., no later than February 16, 2023, and addressed to: Ronald Pearson, Supervising Regional Attorney, Public Employment Relations Board, 1031 18th Street; by facsimile (FAX) at (916) 327-6377; or by e-mail at ronald.pearson@perb.ca.gov .
Notice of Modifications to Text of Proposed Regulations and Addition of Document to the Rulemaking File – contains information about the proposed regulatory changes and procedural information.
Updated Proposed Regulatory Text  – the amended text of the proposed regulation.
Addendum to Initial Statement of Reasons – explains the reasons why the proposed regulatory changes are being made.

The 45-day written comment period closed on Monday, May 2, 2022


Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action – contains information about the proposed regulatory changes and procedural information.
Express Terms of the Proposed Regulatory Text – the text of the proposed regulation.

Initial Statement of Reasons – explains the reasons why the proposed regulatory changes are being made.