Section 710.5 Of Article 4. Elective Coverage From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
710.5
. Notwithstanding Section 709, any public agency, as defined
in Section 3501 of the Government Code, may elect to become an
employer subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 2601) with
respect to all employees who are a part of an appropriate unit
established pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of
Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, provided the election
is the result of a negotiated agreement between the public agency and
the recognized employee organization, as those terms are defined in
Section 3501 of the Government Code. The public agency employer also
may elect to provide coverage to its management and confidential
employees and to its employees who are not a part of an appropriate
unit, but the election shall not be contingent upon coverage of other
employees of the public agency employer.
Upon filing of such an election, the filing entity shall, upon
approval by the director, become an employer subject to Part 2
(commencing with Section 2601) to the same extent as other employers,
and services performed by its employees who are subject to an
election under this section shall constitute employment subject to
that part.
Sections 986 and 2903 shall apply to an employer making an
election pursuant to this section.