Section 3505.3 Of Chapter 10. Local Public Employee Organizations From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 10.
3505.3
. (a) Public agencies shall allow a reasonable number of
public agency employee representatives of recognized employee
organizations reasonable time off without loss of compensation or
other benefits when they are participating in any one of the
following activities:
(1) Formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the
public agency on matters within the scope of representation.
(2) Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of
the employee organization in conferences, hearings, or other
proceedings before the board, or an agent thereof, in matters
relating to a charge filed by the employee organization against the
public agency or by the public agency against the employee
organization.
(3) Testifying or appearing as the designated representative of
the employee organization in matters before a personnel or merit
commission.
(b) The employee organization being represented shall provide
reasonable notification to the employer requesting a leave of absence
without loss of compensation pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) For the purposes of this section, "designated representative"
means an officer of the employee organization or a member serving in
proxy of the employee organization.