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SHB 1268 - S AMD 829

    By Senators Poulson, Brown and Kohl-Welles

                                                  ADOPTED 03/08/02

    On page 65, beginning on line 18, after "agreement" strike all material down to and including "convenes" on line 21.

    On page 65, beginning on line 22, after "agreements" strike all material down to and including "section" on line 24.

    On page 65, line 27, strike "prior to October 1 of the year they are negotiated" and insert "by October 1 prior to the legislative session at which the requests are to be considered"

    On page 65, line 31, after "whole." insert "The legislature shall not consider a request for funds to implement a collective bargaining agreement unless the request is transmitted to the legislature as part of the governor's budget document submitted under RCW 43.88.030 and 43.88.060."

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EFFECT: Under the bill, collective bargaining agreements for higher education must be submitted to the Office of Financial Management by October 1 if the agreements are to be considered at the next legislative session.  This amendment applies the same timeline to other state agencies.  The amendment also requires funding requests for collective bargaining agreements to be submitted as part of the Governor's budget request under the Budget & Accounting Act.