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Committee backs bill requiring pay-stub details for classified school employees
Summary
AB 374 would require classified school employees to receive a pay stub at every pay period that shows hours, deductions and leave balances; supporters said it increases transparency and aids employees who live paycheck-to-paycheck, while district administrators warned of technical and cost complications.
The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement voted to advance AB 374, a bill to require employers of classified school employees to provide a pay stub at each pay period showing hours worked, deductions and leave balances.
Assemblymember Nguyen, the bill's author, said the change would provide parity with private-sector pay statements and help employees identify errors and plan time off. "Can you imagine receiving a paycheck and not knowing where the deductions are, not knowing how much vacation hours you have," Nguyen asked the committee in her opening remarks.
Zadora Clark Gunn, a chapter president for CSEA and a data and compliance technician, described the practical difficulties when pay information is fragmented across ticketing systems. Supporters including the California Federation of Labor Unions, SEIU California and AFSCME California urged the committee to support the measure.
Dorothy Johnson with the Association of California School Administrators said the association supports the bill's intent but opposed the current language, citing implementation issues including direct deposit, electronic portals and payroll cutoffs. Johnson said many districts provide robust online portals where employees can access information and urged the author to work with stakeholders on technical fixes.
Assemblymember Voyner moved the bill and Assemblymember Garcia seconded. The committee passed the measure and referred it to the Committee on Higher Education; a later tally recorded the committee as placing the bill on hold with sufficient affirmative votes.
