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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator COtltra
Costa
DATE: August 14, 1986 Cp^
SUBJECT: . Legislation - AB 613 (Moore)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation:
Adopt a position in opposition to AB 613 by Assemblywoman Moore.
Background:
AB 613, as amended July 3, 1986 would require employers, including
counties, to grant employees - both male and female - leaves of absence
of up to four months for child-rearing purposes. During such a leave
the employee could use any accrued vacation leave, other accrued time
off and accrued sick leave. The bill in no way implies that a' child
must be ill to entitle the employee to a leave of absence for child-
rearing purposes. This concept would require Contra Costa County to pay
sick leave in cases in which such payments are not currently made. By
doing so AB 613 substantially increases the County' s costs. However,
the only provision made to reimburse counties for these increased costs
is through the State Mandates Claims Fund.
Contra Costa County presently allows the use of sick leave only for
cases of illness, injury or for medical care. Regardless of the
possible merits of the bill as a whole, the inadequate reimbursement
mechanism creates an inadequately funded, if not unfunded, state mandate
and on at least that basis should be opposed by the Board of
Supervisors.
AB 613 has passed the Assembly and is scheduled to be heard in the
Senate Appropriations Committee on August 13 , 1986.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: A1,4W,( � ��!��' `�-
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE I S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON A11G, 1 .9 191APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator "' AUG 1 9 19$6
cc: Director of Personnel ATTESTED
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assemblywoman Moore SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Kathy Snodgrass, Jackson/Barish
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