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71639.  (a) As of the implementation date of this chapter, an
employee organization that is recognized as a representative of a
group of trial court employees or the exclusive representative of an
established bargaining unit of trial court employees, either by the
county or the trial court, shall continue to be recognized by the
trial court as a representative or the exclusive representative of
the same trial court employees. A trial court and recognized employee
organization shall be bound by the terms of any memorandum of
understanding or agreement covering trial court employees to which
the trial court or the county is a party that is in effect on the
implementation date of this chapter for the duration thereof, or
until it expires and, consistent with law, is replaced by a successor
memorandum of understanding or agreement, subject to the obligation
to meet and confer in good faith. Upon expiration of a memorandum of
understanding or agreement, the trial court shall meet and confer in
good faith with recognized employee organizations.
   (b) A trial court's local rules governing trial court employees
and a trial court's personnel rules, policies, and practices, and any
county rules in effect pursuant to former Rule 2205 of the
California Rules of Court as adopted on April 23, 1997, in effect at
the time of the implementation date of this chapter, to the extent
they are not contrary to or inconsistent with the obligations and
duties provided for in this article, shall continue in effect until
changed by the trial court. Prior to changing any rule, policy, or
practice that affects any matter within the scope of representation
as set forth in this article, the court shall meet and confer in good
faith with the recognized employee organization as provided for in
this chapter.
   (c) Nothing contained in this article is intended to preclude
trial court employees from continuing to be included in
representation units which contain county employees.

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