SB 5705 - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/15/05)

Provides that, for classified employees of school districts and educational service districts: (1) Appropriate bargaining units existing on the effective date of this act may not be divided into more than one unit without the agreement of the public employer and the certified bargaining representative of the unit; and

(2) In making bargaining unit determinations under this act, the commission must consider, in addition to the factors listed in this act, the avoidance of excessive fragmentation.