Unlawful business practices: price gouging.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill changes how the compensation for managers of California’s district agricultural associations is determined. It renames these managers as ‘secretary-managers,’ transfers the responsibility for setting their salaries to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, and requires the secretary to conduct regular salary surveys to ensure fair compensation. The bill also establishes a salary range for these positions, with limits based on comparable positions and cost-of-living adjustments.
Key provisions
- Renames fair managers as ‘secretary-managers’ of district agricultural associations.
- Transfers salary determination to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
- Requires the Secretary to conduct salary surveys every three years.
- Establishes a salary range for secretary-managers, subject to survey results.
- Limits maximum salary to the highest comparable position salary determined by the most recent survey.
- Allows for cost-of-living increases and merit increases.
- Provides for higher compensation for managers overseeing multiple districts.
- Requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to maintain accurate job descriptions and solicit performance information from boards of directors.
Who is affected
- District agricultural associations
- Secretary of Food and Agriculture
- Fair managers
- California fairs
- State employees
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