§ 19851.1

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 19851, the Department of Corrections shall establish a standardized overtime cap for correctional officers not to exceed 80 hours per month.

(2) This subdivision shall not relieve the state of any obligation under a memorandum of understanding for State Bargaining Unit 6 in effect on January 1, 2004, and approved pursuant to Section 3517.6, relating to hours of work, overtime, or alternative work schedules.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections shall not reduce the total number of filled educational positions as of June 30, 2003, if the director of the department determines that the reduction would result in a loss of day for day credits for eligible inmates.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 158, Sec. 1. Effective August 2, 2003.)