(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of the commission may be assigned to work for the auxiliary organization to provide services pursuant to this article. While they are assigned to work for the auxiliary organization, these employees shall remain employees of the commission and the status, rights, and benefits of these employees shall be based on their employment as civil service employees of the commission.

(b) Employees of the auxiliary organization shall not be employees of the State of California, and shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of, or of Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 3525) of, Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Employees of the auxiliary organization shall have the right to representation consistent with the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Secs. 151 et seq.).

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 961, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997. Repealed conditionally by Stats. 2007, Ch. 184, Secs. 1 and 3.)