{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-3518","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 3518","heading":"","body":"If after a reasonable period of time, the Governor and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the Governor and the recognized employee organization may agree upon the appointment of a mediator mutually agreeable to the parties, or either party may request the board to appoint a mediator. When both parties mutually agree upon a mediator, costs of mediation shall be divided one-half to the state and one-half to the recognized employee organization. If the board appoints the mediator, the costs of mediation shall be paid by the board.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","CHAPTER 10.3. State Employer-Employee Relations [3512. - 3524.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"adefee85be4762716d4e81ce26b8469865e47c048508e925c7ed7edf7d3260a1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-3517.8","next":"us-ca/gov-3518.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}