HB 2256 - DIGEST

Finds that it is a substantial governmental interest to: (1) Extend to public employees protections similar to those afforded to private sector employees regarding reporting and accountability for their bargaining representatives;

(2) Assure that a public employee's right to refrain from compelled speech and from financing expenditures that are not germane to the collective bargaining process or to contract administration is properly balanced with the bargaining representative's ability to collect dues and fees and to use them;

(3) Discourage corruption and mismanagement within employee organizations; and

(4) By providing better information, reduce the disputes brought under union security clauses between members of a bargaining unit and their bargaining representative.