6402.E AMS SHED S5180.1

ESB 6402 - S AMD - 312

By Senator T. Sheldon

    On page 72, beginning on line 3, strike all of section 307 and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 307.  Strikes by state employees are prohibited.  No employee of any state agency, department, or institution of higher education may strike or refuse to perform his or her official duties.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 308.  An employee organization that initiates or continues a strike is subject to a fine of five thousand dollars for each day that the strike is in effect."

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

EFFECT:  Prohibits strikes and provides for a $5,000 fine for each day that an employee organization initiates or continues a strike.

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