California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 3 - Public Employment Relations Board
Chapter 4 - Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act
Subchapter 1 - Representation Procedures
Article 2 - Request for Recognition and Intervention
Section 51055 - Determination Regarding Proof of Support by Third Party-Request for Recognition, Intervention

(a) An employee organization and an employer may mutually agree that the proof submitted in support of a request for recognition or intervention be filed with a third party rather than the Public Employment Relations Board. Such agreement must be reached prior to the filing of the request or intervention.

(b) Within 20 days of receipt of a request or intervention, the employer shall file with the mutually agreed upon third party an alphabetical list, including job titles and classification codes, of employees employed in the claimed unit as of the last date of the payroll period immediately preceding the date the request or intervention was filed with the employer.

(c) The mutually agreed upon third party shall complete the review of the proof of support and issue to the parties a written determination as to its sufficiency or lack thereof within 15 days of receipt of the list of employees from the employer.

(d) The third party shall concurrently serve a copy of the proof of support determination, accompanied by the proof of support submitted by the requester or intervenor, on the regional office.