H-4063              _______________________________________________

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1738

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representative Vander Stoep

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to community college employees; and amending RCW 28B.52.020, 28B.52.030, and 28B.52.060.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 196, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 12, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 28B.52.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          As used in this chapter:

          "Employee organization" means any organization which includes as members the academic employees of a community college district, or the academic employees of individual community colleges if more than one-half of the academic employees in one community college in the district are employed full time and more than one-half of the academic employees in another community college in the district are employed part time and which has as one of its purposes the representation of the employees in their employment relations with the community college district.

          "Academic employee" means any teacher, counselor, librarian, or department head, who is employed by any community college district, with the exception of the chief administrative officer of, and any administrator in, each community college district.

          "Administrator" means any person employed either full or part time by the community college district and who performs administrative functions as at least fifty percent or more of his assignments, and has responsibilities to hire, dismiss, or discipline other employees.  Administrators shall not be members of the bargaining unit unless a majority of such administrators and a majority of the bargaining unit elect by secret ballot for such inclusion pursuant to rules and regulations as adopted in accordance with RCW 28B.52.080.

          "Commission" means the public employment relations commission.

        Sec. 2.  Section 3, chapter 196, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as amended by section 2, chapter 205, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 28B.52.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          Representatives of an employee organization, which organization shall by secret ballot have won a majority in an election to represent the academic employees within its community college district or community college campus as permitted under RCW 28B.52.020, shall have the right, after using established administrative channels, to meet, confer and negotiate with the board of trustees of the community college district or its delegated representative(s) to communicate the considered professional judgment of the academic staff prior to the final adoption by the board of proposed community college district policies relating to, but not limited to, curriculum, textbook selection, in-service training, student teaching programs, personnel, hiring and assignment practices, leaves of absence, salaries and salary schedules and noninstructional duties.

        Sec. 3.  Section 5, chapter 196, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 13, chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 28B.52.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          The commission is authorized to conduct fact-finding and mediation activities upon the consent of both parties as a means of assisting in the settlement of unresolved matters considered under this chapter.

          In the event that any matter being jointly considered by ((the)) an employee organization and the board of trustees of the community college district is not settled by the means provided in this chapter, either party, twenty-four hours after serving written notice of its intended action to the other party, may, request the assistance and advice of the commission.