CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2361

Chapter 136, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



HIGHER EDUCATION--COLLECTIVE BARGAINING



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the House March 9, 2007
  Yeas 75   Nays 22

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 6, 2007
  Yeas 38   Nays 10


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2361 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 19, 2007, 1:39 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 20, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2361
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representative Conway)

READ FIRST TIME 2/28/07.   



     AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining for certain employees of institutions of higher education and related boards; and adding a new section to chapter 41.56 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 41.56 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to employees of institutions of higher education who are exempted from civil service pursuant to RCW 41.06.070(2), with the following exceptions:
     (a) Executive employees, including all members of the governing board of each institution of higher education and related boards; all presidents and vice presidents; deans, directors, and chairs; and executive heads of major administrative or academic divisions;
     (b) Managers who perform any of the following functions:
     (i) Formulate, develop, or establish institutional policy, or direct the work of an administrative unit;
     (ii) Manage, administer, and control a program, including its physical, financial, or personnel resources;
     (iii) Have substantial responsibility for human resources administration, legislative relations, public information, internal audits and investigations, or the preparation and administration of budgets;
     (iv) Functionally is above the first level of supervision and exercises authority that is not merely routine or clerical in nature and requires the consistent use of independent judgment;
     (c) Employees who, in the regular course of their duties, act as a principal assistant, administrative assistant, or personal assistant to employees as defined by (a) of this subsection;
     (d) Confidential employees;
     (e) Employees who assist assistant attorneys general who advise and represent managers or confidential employees in personnel or labor relations matters, or who advise or represent the state in tort actions.
     (2) Employees subject to this section shall not be included in any unit of employees certified under RCW 41.56.022, 41.56.024, or 41.56.203, chapter 41.76 RCW, or chapter 41.80 RCW. Employees whose eligibility for collective bargaining is covered by chapter 28B.52, 41.76, or 41.80 RCW are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
     (3) Institutions of higher education and the exclusive bargaining representatives shall not agree to any proposal that would prevent the implementation of approved affirmative action plans or that would be inconsistent with the comparable worth agreement that provided the basis for the salary changes implemented beginning with the 1983-1985 biennium to achieve comparable worth.
     (4) Institutions of higher education and the exclusive bargaining representative shall not bargain over rights of management that, in addition to all powers, duties, and rights established by constitutional provision or statute, shall include but not be limited to the following:
     (a) The functions and programs of the institution, the use of technology, and the structure of the organization;
     (b) The institution's budget and the size of its workforce, including determining the financial basis for layoffs;
     (c) The right to direct and supervise employees;
     (d) The right to take whatever actions are deemed necessary to carry out the mission of the state and the institutions of higher education during emergencies;
     (e) Retirement plans and retirement benefits; or
     (f) Health care benefits or other employee insurance benefits, except as provided in RCW 41.80.020.


         Passed by the House March 9, 2007.
         Passed by the Senate April 6, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor April 19, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 20, 2007.