2079 AMH CHAB KERR 047

HB 2079 - H AMD 133

By Representative Chandler

FAILED 3/9/2007

   On page 1, line 10, after "(2)" strike all material through "immediately." on page 2, line 1, and insert "A labor organization may use any fund or account where agency shop fees are commingled with other revenue to make contributions or expenditures to influence an election or to operate a political committee when nonmembers have been provided with a rebate of such fees that is equal to the pro-rata share of the average of all such contributions or expenditures over the preceding three years of actual reported financial information for the labor organization plus a cushion of 3 percent of the annual agency shop fee for the same three year period in order to adjust for variations caused by negligible errors in either calculations or organization expenses.

   (3) "Expenditures to influence an election" includes, but is not limited to, expenditures for staff whose duties affect elections or have the responsibility of training other staff or volunteers to affect elections; expenditures on communication efforts internally or externally to advance or oppose one or more candidates or ballot measures; expenditures to assist voter turn out; expenditures for staff to aid in recruiting or training candidates; expenditures for staff or materials to prepare ballot measures or recall efforts; expenditures for staff or legal services to contest election results; and donations of funds to organizations or individuals that make expenditures to influence an election.

   (4) "To operate a political committee" means expenditures on staff work, promotional materials, professional services, and internal communication efforts that aid in the operation and funding of a political committee."

   Correct the title.

EFFECT: Requires that to use a fund or account where agency shop fees are commingled, the labor organizations must have provided nonmembers with a rebate of agency shop fees that is equal to a pro-rata share of the average of the amount spent in contributions or expenditures to influence an election or to operate a political committee over the preceding three reported years plus a 3 percent cushion; removes language from original bill defining when an agency does not use agency shop fees; removes the emergency clause.