Labor and Workforce Development
7300 Agricultural Labor Relations Board

The Agricultural Labor Relations Board is responsible for: (1) carrying out the policy of the State of California to encourage and protect the associational rights of agricultural employees; (2) conducting secret ballot elections so that farm workers in California may decide whether to have a union represent them in collective bargaining with their employer; and (3) investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating unfair labor practice disputes.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Hearing Resources and Regional Office Expansion - The Budget includes an increase of $1.6 million General Fund and 13 positions to support the operations of the General Counsel and the Board and increase the efficiency of the Department. The Budget proposes to add a satellite office in Northern California to meet needs in the Sacramento Valley and North Coast, and relocate the El Centro Office and provide additional staff to support the farmworker community in Southern California. The Budget also includes resources for the Board to address an increasing number of hearings and appellate workload, and adds an executive level position to oversee day-to-day administrative functions and more effectively support the mission of the Board and General Counsel.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2015-16*
Positions
Dollars
6050 Board Administration
16.5
$3,626
6055 General Counsel Administration
40.0
5,831
9900100 Administration
7.0
877
9900200 Administration - Distributed
-
-877
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
63.5
$9,457
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
63.5
$9,457

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Agricultural Labor Relations Board Budget (pdf * - 13K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 2K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.