SSB 5363 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2717.1/99)

By Representative Alexander

On page 65, beginning on line 25 of the amendment, strike all material through "requests:" on line 35 and insert the following:

"(3) After ratification of a tentative agreement by the exclusive bargaining representative, the compensation and fringe benefit provisions in the tentative agreement must be submitted by the governor to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall consist of the following members: Two members with leadership positions in the house of representatives, representing each of the two largest caucuses; two members of the house appropriations committee, or successor committee, representing each of the two largest caucuses; two members with leadership positions in the senate, representing each of the two largest caucuses; and two members of the senate ways and means committee, or successor committee, representing each of the two largest caucuses. If the joint committee does not approve the submission, the tentative agreement must be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If the joint committee approves the submission, the governor shall submit a request for funds necessary to implement the compensation and fringe benefit provisions of the tentative agreement within ten days of the date on which the committee approved the submission or, if the legislature is not in session, within ten days after the legislature next convenes. Requests for funds necessary to implement the provisions of tentative agreements negotiated by institutions of higher education shall not be submitted to the joint committee unless such requests:"

On page 66, beginning on line 24, strike all of subsection (5) and renumber the subsections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Deletes the provision requiring the governor to consult with the Joint Committee on Employment Relations regarding appropriations necessary to implement the compensation package and, instead, requires the compensation and fringe benefit package to be submitted to the joint committee. If the joint committee does not approve the submission, the tentative agreement must be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If approved, the governor submits a request for funding to the legislature.