Passed in 1975, the Rodda Act allows school boards and community college districts to short circuit the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, in dealing with labor negotiations.
There are drawbacks to scheduling secret meetings in that employee unions will bring charges of Brown Act violations resulting in a loss of confidence with the public, writes Chet Quaide for Ed Law Connect. -db
From a commentary in Ed Law Connect, March 26, 2012, by Chet Quaide.