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Cal. Government Code § 3563 (2026)

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This chapter shall be administered by the Public Employment Relations Board. In administering this chapter the board shall have all of the following rights, powers, duties and responsibilities:

(a)To determine in disputed cases, or otherwise approve, appropriate units.

(b)To determine in disputed cases whether a particular item is within or without the scope of representation.

(c)To arrange for and supervise representation elections which shall be conducted by means of secret ballot elections, and to certify the results of the elections.

(d)To establish lists of persons broadly representative of the public and qualified by experience to be available to serve as mediators, arbitrators, or factfinders.

(e)To establish by regulation appropriate procedures for review of proposals to change unit determinations.

(f)To adopt, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and effectuate the purposes and policies of this chapter.

(g)To hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take the testimony or deposition of any person, and, in connection therewith, to issue subpoenas duces tecum to require the production and examination of any employer’s or employee organization’s records, books, or papers relating to any matter within its jurisdiction, except for those records, books, or papers confidential under statute. Notwithstanding Section 11425.10, Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 does not apply to a hearing by the board under this section, except a hearing to determine an unfair practice charge.

(h)To investigate unfair practice charges or alleged violations of this chapter, and to take any action and make any determinations in respect of these charges or alleged violations as the board deems necessary to effectuate the policies of this chapter.

(i)To bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any of its orders, decisions or rulings or to enforce the refusal to obey a subpoena. Upon issuance of a complaint charging that any person has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair practice, the board may petition the court for appropriate temporary relief or restraining order.

(j)To delegate its powers to any member of the board or to any person appointed by the board for the performance of its functions, except that no fewer than two board members may participate in the determination of any ruling or decision on the merits of any dispute coming before it and except that a decision to refuse to issue a complaint shall require the approval of two board members.

(k)To decide contested matters involving recognition, certification, or decertification of employee organizations.

(l)To consider and decide issues relating to rights, privileges, and duties of an employee organization in the event of a merger, amalgamation, or transfer of jurisdiction between two or more employee organizations.

(m)To take any other action as the board deems necessary to discharge its powers and duties and otherwise to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2021 · leading case: Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control Dist. v. California Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 112 P.3d 623 (Cal. 2005).

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Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control Dist. v. California Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 112 P.3d 623 (Cal. 2005). “(Gov. Code, §§ 3563, 71639.1, 71825; Pub. Util.”

Trs. of California State Univ. v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4281 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). “) The act granted collective bargaining rights to employees in the state university and the University of California systems.”

Ass'n of Graduate Student Employees v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4408 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). “(Gov. Code, §§ 3563, 3564, subd. (c).) The evidence before PERB warned of intractable problems in defining and limiting the scope of representation to prevent interference with academic policy.”

California Fac. Ass'n v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 654 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “, the change has a generalized effect or continuing impact on bargaining unit members’ terms and conditions of employment; and (4) the change in policy concerns a matter within the scope of representation.” (Id.”

(PS) Miller v. Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist. (E.D. Cal. 2021). “4th 207, 212 (1994) (citing Cal. Gov. Code § 3563 ). 24 “Where unfair practices are alleged by [a] plaintiff, ‘[t]he initial 25 determination as to whether the charges of unfair practices are justified, and, if so, what remedy is necessary .”

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