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Committee advances bill to require parity for contracted classified school employees
Summary
AB 1247, which would require contracted classified school employees to meet the same training and job qualifications as direct hires and address contribution parity, passed the committee despite opposition from county superintendents and school business groups.
Assemblymember Garcia presented AB 1247 to the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement on March 28, saying the bill seeks to address the growing use of contracted workers in K–12 and community‑college classified positions and ensure those workers meet the same training and job qualifications as directly hired employees.
Supporters including Mitch Steiger of the California Federation of Teachers and Navneet Perrier of the California School Employees Association told the committee that contracting out has increased the use of workers who may not receive mandated trainings such as CPR,…
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