Bill Text: PA HB51 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for the fair share fee for employees of public employers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 30-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-10 - Referred to LABOR RELATIONS [HB51 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB51-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2871
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 51 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, CREIGHTON, METCALFE, ROHRER, BEAR, BOYD, CLYMER, COX, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GINGRICH, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARPER, HELM, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MAJOR, MILLER, MOUL, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE AND CHRISTIANA, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
number and compensation of the deputies and all other
assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
commissions shall be determined," further providing for the
fair share fee for employees of public employers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definitions of "public employer" and "school
entity" in section 2215(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, added July
13, 1988 (P.L.493, No.84), are amended to read:
Section 2215. Fair Share Fee; Payroll Deduction.--(a) As
used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings given to them in this subsection:
* * *
"Public employer" shall mean the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. [or a school entity.
"School entity" shall mean any school district, intermediate
unit or vocational-technical school.]
* * *
Section 2. (a) No collective bargaining agreement made by a
school district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical
school after the effective date of this section nor any
extension of an existing collective bargaining agreement made by
a school district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical
school after the effective date of this section may require
payment of a fair share fee to the exclusive representative by a
nonmember of the exclusive representative.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 606 of the act
of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe
Relations Act, or any other law to the contrary, an employee
organization acting as an exclusive representative in any school
district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical school shall
owe no duty to and shall have no obligation to represent any
employee of a school district, intermediate unit or vocational-
technical school who is not a member of the employee
organization in any grievance or other proceeding filed with or
against the school district, intermediate unit or vocational-
technical school.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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