Cal. GOV § 8669.17
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 8669.17, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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(a) A peer support program for local or regional public fire agencies shall be implemented through a labor management agreement negotiated separate and apart from any collective bargaining agreement covering affected employees.
(b) Department of Forestry and Fire Protection peer support program policies that were in effect on July 1, 2019, shall continue as they existed on that date, and any prospective changes to the program policies as they were in effect on that date shall be subject to a meet and confer process regarding those prospective changes with the employee organization representing a majority of the personnel employed by the agency.
(b) Department of Forestry and Fire Protection peer support program policies that were in effect on July 1, 2019, shall continue as they existed on that date, and any prospective changes to the program policies as they were in effect on that date shall be subject to a meet and confer process regarding those prospective changes with the employee organization representing a majority of the personnel employed by the agency.
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