Bill Text: TX SB1151 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to consultation with public employees concerning employment matters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-17 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1151 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1151-Introduced.html
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| By: Hall | S.B. No. 1151 | |
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| relating to consultation with public employees concerning | ||
| employment matters. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 617, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 617.0021 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 617.0021. EXCLUSIVE CONSULTATION PROHIBITED. (a) An | ||
| official of this state or of a political subdivision of this state | ||
| may not enter into a consultation agreement in which one or more | ||
| groups are designated as an agent for the purposes of consulting | ||
| with or representing public employees on employment issues, | ||
| including wages, benefits, and other conditions of employment. | ||
| (b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may | ||
| not prohibit an employee or a group of employees from seeking | ||
| advice, counsel, or the exchange of information on employment | ||
| matters, including wages, benefits, employment policies, and other | ||
| conditions of employment. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
