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San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association
File #: 26-101    Name:
Type: Action Item
File created: 2/25/2026 In control: BOARD OF RETIREMENT
On agenda: 3/5/2026 Final action:
Title: Approve and adopt the proposed findings and the recommendations of the hearing officer: Alameda Appeal for Clinical Laboratory Scientists (fka Professional Laboratory Technicians).
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A2: Hearing Officer's Amended Proposed Findings and Recommendation, 2. Exhibit B: Hearing Officer's Final Proposed Findings and Recommendation, 3. Exhibit C: Appellants Objections to Hearing Officer's Findings of Fact and Recommendations, 4. Exhibit D: Respondent SBCERA's Reply in Opposition to Appellants' Objections to the Hearing Officer's Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation, 5. Exhibit E: Appellants Closing Statement, 6. Exhibit F: Respondent SBCERA's Post Hearing Statement
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FROM: Barbara Hannah, Chief Counsel

SUBJECT: Alameda Appeal for Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS) (fka Professional Laboratory Technicians)

RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve and adopt the proposed findings and the recommendations of the hearing officer: Alameda Appeal for Clinical Laboratory Scientists (fka Professional Laboratory Technicians).
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Requested Benefit:
1. Night Standby Pay (D06) is considered Compensation under Government Code section 31460 and Compensation Earnable under Government Code section 31461.

Staff Recommendation:
Pursuant to Government Code Section 31534, upon receiving the final proposed findings and recommended decision of the hearing officer, the board may:

(a) Approve and adopt the proposed findings and the recommendations of the hearing officer, or
(b) Require a transcript or summary of all the testimony, plus all other evidence received by the hearing officer. Upon the receipt thereof the board shall take such action as in its opinion as indicated by such evidence, or
(c) Refer the matter back with or without instructions to the hearing officer for further proceedings, or
(d) Set the matter for hearing before itself. At such hearing, the board shall hear and decide the matter as if it had not been referred to the hearing officer.

BACKGROUND:
On December 5, 2024, the Board remanded this matter to a Formal Hearing under the SBCERA Procedures for Benefit Administrative Appeal Hearings in regard to implementation of exclusion of pay code Night Standby Pay (D06) for employer participant San Bernardino County.

The Board referred the matter back to the original hearing officer, if available, to review additional documentation and oral testimony of the effective members.

On March 3, 2025, the matter was remanded to Daniel B. Haueter, the originally assigned hearing officer in the proceeding providing ...

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