2079 AMS HOLJ GORR 245

HB 2079 - S AMD 495

   By    Senator Holmquist

NOT ADOPTED 4/13/2007

   On page 1, after line 10, after "(2)", strike the remainder of the bill and insert the following:

   "The following definitions apply to this section.

   (a) "Agency shop fees" are fees paid by nonmember employees to a labor organization for the costs related to collective bargaining, contract administration, and activity related to matters affecting wages, hours, and other conditions of employment done by the labor organization on behalf of all employees.

   (b) "Affirmatively authorized" means that the nonmember signed a declaration within the twelve month period prior to the expenditure indicating consent to the labor organization's use of the fees to influence an election."

   Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Requires an affirmative authorization for political expenditures of nonmember fees, and defines "agency shop fees" and "affirmatively authorized"