114, 708 P.2d 693] [legislation must be upheld unless conflict with constitutional provision is "clear and unquestionable"].) & Hy. J Y2UETU2+]g0Zb. This broad and flexible exception clearly includes the expense and safety considerations Caltrans cites. That is, the majority apparently view Chapter 433 as applying to engineering services for project development on a broad, unlimited basis. Co. (1986) 41 Cal. FN 10. Practices Com., supra, 11 Cal.4th at p. 4th 561]. Rptr. (Amador Valley Joint Union High Sch. 2d 93] (conc. The following instructions summarize the requirements for licensure as a Professional Engineer, but they are not intended to apply to every situation. 4th 836, 850 [39 Cal. Sess.) 461-462; see also Amador Valley Joint Union High Sch. 2d 497] (lead opn. The court found that since the 1986-1987 fiscal year, Caltrans has unlawfully contracted privately for engineering projects that the civil service has traditionally done; that by hiring more civil service employees, Caltrans could have the work at issue performed in a timely manner, and that Caltrans failed to justify private contracting on a cost-effectiveness or other valid basis. at p. 2471] (lead opn. Second, the court found that, in any event, the type and amount of project development work Caltrans contracted for 1993-1994 did not correspond to that which the new provisions authorized because it fell outside the seismic [15 Cal. "[A]n as applied challenge assumes that the statute violated is valid and asserts that the manner of enforcement against a particular individual or individuals or the circumstances in which the statute is applied is unconstitutional." Sess.) According to the Court of Appeal majority, nothing in the record supports a conclusion that the legislative findings were clearly and palpably wrong. fn. Dist. (d). 800, 647 P.2d 76] (vagueness challenge to special circumstance statute); In re Ricky H. (1970) 2 Cal. If a Traffic Engineer applicant has submitted fingerprints with a previous application to the Board, they do not need to resubmit fingerprints with a subsequent application. Since the trial court erred in its determination that Chapter 433 was unconstitutional, the entire basis upon which it refused to modify or dissolve the injunction must be reversed. (a)(2)), and on legislative encouragement of timely private contracting for state highway projects to generate maximum employment and business opportunities ( 14130, subd. 283, 816 P.2d 1309] [rejecting federal constitutional challenge to term limits initiative and finding no need for initiative's defenders to empirically demonstrate that the initiative will accomplish each of its objectives]; Buhl v. Hannigan (1993) 16 Cal. 374 0 obj <>stream This places a heavy burden on plaintiffs. 3, AFL-CIO, Francisco J. Gonzalez v. City of Beverly Hills, Long Beach Supervisors Employees Association v. City of Long Beach, Service Employees International Union Local 521 v. County of Madera, Yuba City Teachers Association v. Yuba City Unified School District, Service Employees International Union Local 1021 v. County of Contra Costa, Professional Engineers in California Government v. State of California (Office of Statewide Health and Planning Development), Salena Ann Gonzales v. California School Employees Association, Carpinteria Association of United School Employees, Local 2216 v. Carpinteria Unified School District, Service Employees International Union Local 1021 v. Sacramento City Unified School District, Bellflower Teachers Association, CTA/NEA v. Bellflower Unified School District, Randi Winter v. El Camino Community College District, Sacramento City Unified School District v. Sacramento City Teachers Association, Santa Clara County District Attorney Investigators Association v. County of Santa Clara, Teamsters Local 853 v. City & County of San Francisco (Public Works), Alex Hernandez v. State of California (Employment Development Department), California School Employees Association, Chapter 32 v. Bellflower Unified School District, Bellflower Teachers Association v. Bellflower Unified School District, California School Employees Association Chapter 83 v. Visalia Unified School District, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Council 36 v. Long Beach Public Transportation Company. Because reasonable minds obviously could differ and did differ over the economies of contracting, it is only fair to conclude that reasonable minds may differ as to the reasonableness of Chapter 433 and its plan for ensuring timely and cost-effective project delivery. Although the trial court stated that section 14137 raises a "serious question" about a violation of the separation of powers doctrine, it is clear that the trial court's decision did not rest on this point. 184-186 [96 S.Ct. (Riley, supra, 9 Cal.2d at p. Professional Engineers in California Government was formed in 1962 for the sole purpose of representing state-employed engineers and related professionals responsible for designing and inspecting California's infrastructure, improving air quality, and developing clean energy and green technology. As the majority recognize (maj. We negotiate the their labor contract covering pay and benefits including health insurance, retirement, paid leave and working conditions. (a) [grounds for modifying or dissolving "final injunction"]; see also Salazar, supra, 9 Cal.4th at p. 850 [court has inherent power to vacate an injunction upon a showing of a change in controlling law].). The majority have not shown that the Legislature was clearly or palpably wrong in determining that Chapter 433's provisions for additional flexibility in contracting will promote efficiency and economy in state government. Co. v. Yamamoto (1994) 29 Cal. 'Rather, it emanates from an implicit necessity for protecting the policy of the organic civil service mandate against dissolution and destruction.' The legislature is a coordinate department of the government, invested with high and responsible duties, and it must be presumed that it has considered and discussed the constitutionality of all measures passed by it." I find particularly disturbing the majority's conclusion that the constitutional validity of legislative enactments and amendments depends upon whether the Legislature is able to empirically disprove contrary trial court findings of fact. Rptr. In substance, such experimentation is not materially different from that which is authorized by Chapter 433. fn. fn. 4th 606] have stressed in First Amendment cases that the deference afforded to legislative findings does 'not foreclose our independent judgment of the facts bearing on an issue of constitutional law.' 5 the Legislature noted in its Chapter 433 findings that Caltrans's use of private consultants had recently accelerated nearly $1 billion worth of construction projects on the state highway system and that this increase in project delivery capability must continue for Caltrans to meet its commitments for timely project delivery. The judiciary's review of legislative acts must be circumspect and deferential, reflecting the constraints of the Constitution. Experienced and Certified Specialist Guidewire Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the IT industry. To check the status of your application, login to, UPDATED JULY 8, 2021 - FRAUD SCAM ALERT - The Board and the Department of Consumer Affairs have been made aware of a fraud scam targeting licensees. 844. App. Transit Authority v. Public Util. endstream endobj 378 0 obj <>stream The majority, however, offer no justification or analysis. Nothing in Turner or the cases on which it relies suggests that the standard enunciated in Turner applies outside the First Amendment realm. (Tobe v. City of Santa Ana (1995) 9 Cal. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 (SEIU) 12 . Article VII, like its predecessor, former article XXIV of the state Constitution, defines the state civil service as including "every officer and employee" of the state, with exceptions not pertinent here. Plaintiffs argue that the state must hire additional employees and that the Legislature's efforts are unconstitutional. Conspicuously absent from the legislative materials are any studies, reports, or testimony that would contradict the trial court's specific fact findings regarding the absence of affirmative proof of any cost savings or other justification for private contracting. 1984) 454 So. The Court of Appeal ordered the 1990 injunction dissolved and the matter remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. (See Kennedy v. Ross (1946) 28 Cal. 15 Article VII does not involve "constitutionally protected rights," nor does Chapter 433 threaten such rights. (c), operative until Jan. 1, 1998, 14130.1, 14130.2. In enacting [the statute in question], the Legislature did not purport to interpret the Constitution, but only to amend the statutory provisions enacted by Proposition 103. 2d 444, 453 [75 Cal. (41 U.S.C. ), The trial court in the instant case was aware of the restrictions placed upon its power to make factual determinations regarding statutes. ), Caltrans acknowledges that although the federal government "actively encourages" private contracting, applicable legislation calls for "policies, procedures, and practices which will provide the Government with property and services of the requisite quality, within the time needed, at the lowest [15 Cal. The conclusion is inescapable that the Legislature has encroached upon the judicial power because it seeks to undo a final judicial determination of those rights and obligations. (See, e.g., State Compensation Ins. 4th 560] earlier determination but has supplied the factual basis the superior court determined was lacking. On the contrary, we [15 Cal. Caltrans acknowledges that this study showed the cost of one personnel year for a state employee to be $70,000 to $75,000, while the cost of a private consultant was $138,000. Two important consequences flow from this fact. 3d 501, 514 [217 Cal. 2d 863, 868 [31 Cal. 3d 188, 200-201 [182 Cal. Supervisors and Managers An Instrumental Part of PECG, PECG also sponsors and distributes educational documentaries that explore innovative solutions to the most serious problems facing our environment, economy, and livability. Co. v. Wilson (1995) 11 Cal. 903, 415 P.2d 791] (anti-obscenity statute); Geiger v. Board of Supervisors (1957) 48 Cal. 3d 305, 309-310 [216 Cal. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. The Majority Unreasonably Interfere With the Separation of Powers. Thus, an August 1993 report of the Assembly Committee on Transportation states that although "existing law" requires Caltrans to show the inadequacy of existing and recruitable staff to complete project development, Chapter 433 "would specify that Caltrans is not obligated to meet that or any other test relative to hiring to assimilation and productive use of civil service employees, and instead, can contract out at the discretion of the director." "Whether a factual finding is true is a different question than whether the truth of that factual finding may or may not be subsequently litigated a second time. as amended July 14, 1993). App. Habtamu has successfully . Rptr. 433, 485 P.2d 785].) Regardless of the reasons why this condition had existed, the Legislature was not precluded from legislating based on then-existing circumstances. )[2] in State Bargaining Unit 9.[3]. "); People v. Globe Grain & Mill Co., supra, 211 Cal. Rptr. 225, 703 P.2d 1119].) Rptr. ), italics added. 2d 561, 569 [154 P.2d 674].) 411.) (^qq%q%ARm,k\tESrEq\?bjrA!9 Qualifying experience must be completed by the date of application submittal and is calculated on an actual time basis, not to exceed forty hours per week. ( 14130, subd. 7. 109.). The primary question we must decide is whether intervening legislation (Stats. These decisions are reasonable, practical ones aimed at preserving the state's civil service from dissolution or decay without unduly hampering state agencies such as Caltrans from private contracting whenever the circumstances reasonably justify it. (a).) 1253-1254, italics added; accord, Stockburger v. Jordan (1938) 10 Cal. [Citation. & Hy. Moreover, an Assembly Transportation Committee report submitted to the Legislature before it adopted Chapter 433 acknowledged that questions existed concerning the constitutionality of the legislation. I do not find such a conclusion inconsistent with a reasonable application of Riley and its progeny. Such a determination is endorsed by the majority opinion; however, I conclude that application or consideration of the trial court's findings is inappropriate under long-standing and well-regarded case law which the majority opinion fails to acknowledge and has not distinguished by applicable precedent. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Ted E Toppin and is located at 455 Capitol Mall Suite 501, Sacramento, CA 95814. at p. "[U]nder the doctrine of separation of powers neither the trial nor appellate courts are authorized to 'review' legislative determinations." As previously explained, the Legislature's factual determinations may be set aside or disregarded by the courts only if the fact of error " 'appears beyond reasonable doubt from facts or evidence which cannot be controverted, and of which the courts may properly take notice.' 9, 1, p. former 401(2), italics added; see Diebold v. U.S. (6th Cir. (a)) that allows the state to contract for "personal services" to obtain cost savings, if it can achieve these savings without ignoring other applicable civil service requirements (e.g., use of publicized, competitive bidding, no undercutting of state pay rates, no displacement of state workers or infringement of affirmative action plans, and no overriding public interest in having the state perform the function). Notably, in Pacific Legal Foundation v. Brown, supra, 29 Cal. * concurred. Job in Los Angeles - Los Angeles County - CA California - USA , 90079. If so, would the constitutionality of legislation then become a question of which side hired the best attorney? [Citations.]" In reality, Turner states: "That Congress' predictive judgments are entitled to substantial deference does not mean, however, that they are insulated from meaningful judicial review altogether. 4th 407 [9 Cal. 3d 208, 244 [149 Cal. (a)(1)); (2) declaration of a need to be "plan-ready" to maximize use of these funds (former 14130, subd. 76-84, and cases cited (Civil Service Note). v. State Bd. 232] (CSEA).) Code, 4525 et seq. But never before has that approach been invoked to invalidate legislation resembling Chapter 433. 1 implements article VII. 4th 597] reform a statute to conform it to constitutional requirements in lieu of simply declaring it unconstitutional and unenforceable." In fact, I conclude that a contrary interpretation is difficult to reconcile with the ballot argument originally expressed in the predecessor to article VII, "to promote efficiency and economy in state government." According to Williams, the civil service mandate is aimed at protecting "the existing civil service structure," and does not compel the state "to fulfill every new state function through its own agency." Read the Department's. Finally, section 19130 (which was upheld as consistent with article VII in CSEA, supra, 199 Cal.App.3d 840) governs "personal services contracts" and essentially codifies and interprets the "cost savings," "new state function," and "nature of the services" tests of the decisional law (see ante, at pp. Christopher R. has 7 jobs listed on their profile. 239, 583 P.2d 1281].) 1515 S Street, North Building, Suite 500 Secretary, Government Operations Agency Yolanda Richardson Sacramento, CA 95811 Director . (See CSEA, supra, 199 Cal.App.3d at pp. The results of this online survey will be used to update the content of the PE exam which is used throughout the United States. (Sosinsky v. Grant (1992) 6 Cal. The sole aim of the act is to prohibit appointments and promotion in the service except on the basis of merit, efficiency, and fitness ascertained by competitive examination.' " (State Compensation Ins. 2d 599] (Professional Engineers), the Court of Appeal held that, on an experimental basis, the state might properly release a former function in favor of "privatization" without offending civil service principles. 10. Rptr. ", Under the rule of Lockard and Stevenson, the trial court's prior factual findings when made could not properly be the basis upon which to find erroneous the legislative conclusions set forth to support Chapter 433. (Ch. It results in an ever-expanding government payroll and exalts the entity of the civil service [15 Cal. " (Professional Engineers, supra, 13 Cal.App.4th at p. 590, quoting Sts. 2d 644, 652 .) Again, in Delaney v. Lowery (1944) 25 Cal. Listing for: Atlas Technical Consultants. Rptr. 4th 765, 780 [35 Cal. 107, 1, subd. (Department of Transportation v. Chavez, supra, 7 Cal.App.4th at p. That subdivision provides: "(d) In furtherance of the Legislature's intent to encourage contracting out by the department, the department shall not be required to utilize state employees to perform all engineering and related services to the maximum extent required to meet the goals of this article. Code, former 14132.1 [contracts of $250,000 or less]; Gov. (1 Witkin, Cal. Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Civil Engineering Examinations Reference List. (a)(4), as contained in Ch. (a)(5)), state highway project development is not a "new state function" within the exception recognized by Williams, supra, 7 Cal.App.3d at page 397. Practices Com. Rptr. Rptr. 594.) In addition, new test plans for the Civil Engineering Surveying and Civil Seismic Principles exams will be implemented on January 1, 2024. You're all set! Chapter 433 simply expands Caltrans's power to contract with private entities to perform that work. v. Great Neck U. Analyst, letter to Sen. Marian Bergeson (July 15, 1993) p. 463, 382 P.2d 583]; Delaney v. Lowery, supra, [15 Cal. Responding to the trial court's injunction and orders, Caltrans took some steps to minimize and phase out private contracting during fiscal year 1993-1994. It would appear the majority sought to find the legislation unconstitutional, whereas long-standing precedent requires just the opposite-that the court attempt to uphold the enactment. 1989, ch. The rule, moreover, remains viable today. 1986) [Judicial Notice,] 80[, p. Rptr. 1988, ch. 4th 1243, 1252 [48 Cal. ), The Court of Appeal relied on case law presuming the validity of legislation and according "great weight" to legislative findings unless "unreasonable and arbitrary" or "clearly and palpably wrong." 844-846.) 2d 126, 134 [69 P.2d 985, 111 A.L.R. 1566.) 574.) I fail to see how this threatens the civil service system or runs afoul of article VII, which was never intended to require an ever-expanding government payroll. (Maj. As envisioned by the Legislature, one group of projects was to consist of projects for which engineering services were provided primarily by civil service staff and the second group was to consist of similar projects for which engineering services were provided primarily by outside consultants. 4th 587]. 3d 361, 368 [220 Cal. 2d 740] [rejecting motorcyclists' due process challenge to helmet law and holding that state had no obligation to come forward with evidence controverting motorcyclists' evidence that helmet law did not accomplish intended safety purpose]; Rittenband v. Cory (1984) 159 Cal. ["Neither due process nor the First Amendment requires legislation to be supported by committee reports, floor debates, or even consideration, but only by a vote."]. At oral argument, plaintiffs conceded the trial court found Chapter 433 unconstitutional on its face. 225, 703 P.2d 1119] [finding unconstitutional an ordinance prohibiting fortune telling]; Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC (1994) 512 U.S. 622, 666 [114 S. Ct. 2445, 2471, 129 L. Ed. The Court of Appeal in Stockburger, supra, 21 Cal.App.2d at page 167, had questioned the relevance of cost savings, but CSEA overruled that decision in light of the ballot argument's emphasis on "efficiency and economy." (Id. Counsel's Dig., Sen. Bill No. (The provisions Chapter 433 added are effective only until January 1, 1998, unless extended.) 461, 464 , the same reasoning led us to the statement that 'For the purpose of determining constitutionality, we cannot construe a section of the Constitution as if it were a statute, and adopt our own interpretation without regard to the legislative construction. (1981) 28 Cal. Additional Information for Comity Applicants: View SATENDRA SHARMA'S profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. First, uncodified section 1 of Chapter 433 recites the Legislature's intent: (1) to allow Caltrans "continued flexibility" to contract privately as needed to assure timely delivery of its projects; and (2) to afford "a new and independent basis upon which to justify contracting out actions.". Yet, as the majority also notes, the section does appear to "find" private contracting necessary to permit Caltrans to perform its project delivery in a timely manner. (b); see Cal. 135.). Com. Greg has over 10 years of Defence + 19 years of industry experience and is a professional project manager. Rptr. One would expect the majority to justify the extreme and unprecedented action undertaken in this case with sound [15 Cal. Rptr. When it has made such judgments, we will not disturb them unless they are inherently improbable or unreasonable." 4 [15 Cal. (Kopp v. Fair Pol. Armistead is a member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association and the Transportation Research Board. In Professional Engineers, supra, 13 Cal. 361, 551 P.2d 1193] (Elliott); accord, The Housing Authority v. Dockweiler (1939) 14 Cal. San Jacinto College Faculty Association v. Mt. Acc. (California State Employees' Assn. This is consistent with article VII, as interpreted by Riley and its progeny. As the majority opinion stated, " the trial court ignored legislative findings justifying the maintenance of Caltrans's staff at levels that will not necessitate costly short-term hirings and layoffs due to workload fluctuations resulting from the volatility of funding sources." Rptr. State civil service staff has long performed these functions. [2] Caltrans first urges us to reconsider and overrule or disapprove the "archaic" Riley decision and the subsequent decisions of this court and the Court of Appeal that have applied, extended, or confined its rule in various contexts. 4th 577] challenge to constitutionality of legislation authorizing state to contract with private sector for personal services]. We cannot accept Caltrans's legal conclusion that an 'enriched' blend of private contracting to meet responsibilities historically discharged by Caltrans employees creates a 'new state function' within the meaning of that test as explicated in Williams, supra, 7 Cal. I conclude that the trial court erred in rejecting the factual findings of the Legislature, and that neither the trial court nor this court may reject such findings except under very limited circumstances not present here. ADDED JANUARY 11, 2023 - Effective January 1, 2023, applicants and licensees are required to provide the Board with a valid email address (if they have one) and to notify the Board within 30 days of any change of their email address. The Personal Leave Program (PLP) was established July 1, 1992 to achieve savings in employee salary costs during a fiscal crisis. Neither the passage of time nor intervening authorities have lessened the applicability of these legal principles. In Salazar, the trial court's injunction was based on "assumptions about the law" that changed when this court filed a new decision. If the law, when thus considered, does not appear to be unconstitutional, the court will not go behind it, and, by a resort to evidence, undertake to ascertain whether the legislature, in its enactment, observed the restrictions which the constitution imposed upon it as a duty to do, and to the performance of which the members were bound by their oaths of office." [Citation.]" Proc., 533; accord, Civ. The restriction on contracting out does not arise from the express language of the Constitution, but rather "from an implicit necessity for protecting the policy of the organic civil service mandate against dissolution and destruction. The dissent disagreed, stating that "We are bound by the trial court's factual determination that the necessity to contract out, if any, arises out of an artificial, political constraint on the hiring of new civil service staff. (Amwest, supra, 11 Cal.4th. 161, 771 P.2d 1247] (attack on facial validity of initiative measure); Mills v. Superior Court (1986) 42 Cal. App. App. (Riley, supra, 9 Cal.2d at p. App. 1209 (1993-1994 Reg. 850.) Workers v. Ohio State Univ. 3d 840, 846 [245 Cal. at pp. 361, 551 P.2d 1193]; see also Spiritual Psychic Science Church v. City of Azusa (1985) 39 Cal. San Jacinto Community College District, Paul Sanchez v. 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