FINAL BILL REPORT

SCR 8403

BYSenators West, Smitherman, Lee, Warnke, McMullen and Fleming

Providing for a joint select committee on employer-employee relations.

Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

AS PASSED LEGISLATURE

BACKGROUND:

The Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act covers all municipal and county employees, with some specified exceptions.  The act is administered by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) under the Public Employment Labor Relations Act.

In 1969, an interim Committee on Public Employee Collective Bargaining was created by the Legislature.  The committee met from 1969 to 1973, and published a formal report and recommendations to the Legislature.  The Legislature adopted some of these recommendations.  The committee ceased to function in 1973 and was allowed to sunset in 1986.

SUMMARY:

A legislative task force on public employee collective bargaining is established.  Members include senators, representatives and public employers and employees.  The task force will study the operation of the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act except as the act applies to uniform personnel, and its administration by the Public Employment Relations Commission.  It will report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature in 1991.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

     Senate   47    0

     House           (House adopted as amended)

     Senate          (Senate concurred)