PERB:  PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
revised 11/24/2004

• The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) is a quasi-judicial agency which oversees public sector collective bargaining in California.  PERB administers seven collective bargaining statutes, ensures their consistent implementation and application, and adjudicates disputes between the parties subject to them.  One of the seven statutes administered by PERB is the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) of 1976 establishing collective bargaining in California's public schools (K-12) and community colleges.*
• Both BHEA and BHUSD work to make sure that the EERA is followed.  Either entity may file a complaint with PERB if there is reason to believe that the EERA is being violated.**

*http://www.perb.ca.gov/Laws.htm
**Section 3541.5(a) of EERA.