6486-S AMS KOHL SUND 010

SSB 6486 - S AMD 95

By Senators Kohl-Welles, Tom, Kastama, Murray, Conway, King

ADOPTED 02/13/2012

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"   NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.56 RCW to read as follows:

    In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to postdoctoral and clinical employees as excluded in RCW 41.76 at the University of Washington and at Washington State University."

SSB 6486 S AMD

     By Senator Kohl-Welles

     On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "universities;", strike "amending RCW 41.76.005;"

EFFECT:  Removes an amendatory section that defined employees classified as research associates or research associate trainees as faculty.

Removes a new section that directed that employees at the University of Washington classified as senior fellows or senior fellow trainees are eligible for collective bargaining under RCW 41.56.

Adds a new section that directs that postdoctoral and clinical employees who are excluded from collective bargaining as faculty under RCW 41.76 are eligible to bargain under RCW 41.56. 

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