3541.7.
(a) Upon the filing of a request of an interested party, the board itself shall grant expedited status for a matter pending before it in any of the following cases:(1) In a case alleging that a party has failed to meet and confer in good faith made or proposed to make a unilateral change affecting a majority of the members of the bargaining unit
regarding wages, or health or retirement benefits, the early resolution of which is likely to improve labor relations between and among the affected parties.
(2) In a case regarding the adoption or modification of local rules related to bargaining.
(3) In a case regarding information requests relating to bargaining if it appears that the bargaining is frustrated because information has not been provided.
(c)
(b) Upon a filing of a request to expedite pursuant to subdivision (b),
(a), the board itself shall make a determination whether the subject of the request meets the criteria of the subdivision, and notify the parties of its decision, within 120 hours of the time of filing.
(d)
(c) (1) For a matter for which the board grants expedited status as meeting the criteria described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b), (a), both of the following shall apply:
(A) The board shall reach a conclusion on the matter, whether by dismissing the charge, issuing a proposed decision, or approving a settlement by the parties prior to a final decision, on or before 270 days after the request to expedite was filed.
(B) If a party appeals the conclusion on the matter to the board itself, the board itself shall render a final decision on or before 90 days after the appeal is filed.
(2) For a matter for which the board grants expedited status as meeting the criteria described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), (a), both of the following shall apply:
(A) The board shall reach a conclusion on the matter, whether by dismissing the charge, issuing a proposed decision, or approving a settlement by the parties prior to a final decision, on or before 60 days after the request to expedite was filed.
(B) If a party appeals the conclusion on the matter to the board itself, the board itself shall render a final decision on or before 90 days after the appeal is filed.
(e)
(d) For the purposes of this section, the granting of expedited status of a matter pending before the board requires that the matter be given priority and decided on an expedited basis
and that the board render a final decision within the timelines identified in this section.