SB 5826-S2 - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

     Authorizes collective bargaining for University of Washington employees who are enrolled in academic programs.

     Does not intend to restrict, limit, or prohibit the exercise of the functions of the faculty in any shared governance mechanisms or practices, including the faculty senate, faculty councils, and faculty codes of the University of Washington; nor does the legislature intend to restrict, limit, or prohibit the exercise of the functions of the graduate and professional student senate, the associated students of the University of Washington, or any other student organization in matters outside the scope of bargaining covered by chapter 41.56 RCW.