69926.
(a) This section applies to the superior court and the sheriff or marshal’s department in those counties in which either of the following apply:(1) The sheriff’s department was otherwise required by law to provide court security services on and after July 1, 1998.
(2) Court security was provided by the marshal’s office on and after July 1, 1998, the marshal’s office was subsequently abolished and succeeded by the sheriff’s department, and the successor sheriff’s department is required to provide court security services as successor to the marshal.
(b) (1) The superior court and the sheriff or marshal shall enter into an annual or multiyear memorandum of understanding specifying the agreed upon level of court security services, cost of services, and terms of payment. The
(2) As agreed upon by the superior court and the sheriff, the court security services provided by the sheriff may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Performing bailiff functions.
(B) Taking charge of a jury, as provided in Sections 613 and 614 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(C) Patrolling hallways and other areas within court facilities.
(D) Overseeing prisoners in holding cells within court facilities.
(E) Escorting prisoners to and from holding cells within court facilities.
(F) Providing security screening within court facilities.
(G) Providing enhanced security for judicial officers and court personnel.
(H) Providing security in areas adjacent to a courthouse facility to the extent necessary to protect the safety of both the facility and the judicial officers, court personnel, and other people using the facility.
(3) The cost of services specified in the memorandum of understanding shall be based on the estimated average cost of salary and benefits for equivalent personnel classifications in that county, not
including overtime pay. In calculating the average cost of benefits, only those benefits listed in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 69927 shall be included. For purposes of this article, “benefits” excludes any item not expressly listed in this subdivision, including, but not limited to, any costs associated with retiree health benefits. As used in this subdivision, retiree health benefits includes, but is not limited to, the current cost of health benefits for already retired personnel and any amount to cover the costs of future retiree health benefits for either currently employed or already retired personnel.
(c) The sheriff or marshal shall provide information as identified in the contract law enforcement template by April 30 of each year to the superior court in that county, specifying the nature, extent, and basis of the costs, including negotiated or projected salary increases of court law enforcement services that the sheriff
proposes to include in the budget of the court security program for the following state budget year. Actual court security allocations shall be subject to the approval of the Judicial Council and the funding provided by the Legislature. It is the intent of the Legislature that proposed court security expenditures submitted by the Judicial Council to the Department of Finance for inclusion in the Governor’s Budget shall be as defined in the contract law enforcement template.
(d) If the superior court and the sheriff or marshal are unwilling or unable to enter into an agreement pursuant to this section on or before August 1 of any fiscal year, the court or sheriff or marshal may request the continuation of negotiations between the superior court and the sheriff or marshal for a period of 45 days with mediation assistance, during which time the previous law enforcement services agreement shall remain in effect. Mutually agreed upon mediation
assistance shall be determined by the Administrative Director of the Courts and the president of the California State Sheriffs’ Association.