(a) Upon succession of the consolidated agency under Section 132351.3, and in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 132353), all affected employees of the consolidated entities shall become employees of the consolidated agency at their existing or substantially equivalent classifications, salaries, and benefits. All consolidated entity employees who become employees of the consolidated agency shall be given sick leave, seniority, and vacation credits in accordance with the records of the consolidated entity that previously employed them.
(b) On the effective date of succession of the consolidated agency:
(1) Regular employees of the consolidated entities shall be deemed qualified, and no other qualifications shall be required for employment or retention by the consolidated agency.
(2) Probationary employees of consolidated entities shall retain their probationary status and rights, and shall not be deemed to have transferred so as to require serving a new probationary period.
(c) Upon transfer of any public benefit corporation owned solely by the MTDB pursuant to Section 132353.3, any reference to the board or to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board in Article 1 (commencing with Section 120500), Article 2 (commencing with Section 120520), and Article 3 (commencing with Section 120540) of Chapter 5 of Division 11 shall be deemed to refer to the consolidated agency.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 743, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)