2011 House Bill 4628 / Public Act 103

Ban school unions bargaining over staffing decisions

Introduced in the House

May 10, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Ken Yonker (R-72)

To prohibit public school employee unions from bargaining over staffing decisions, including assignments, promotions, demotions, transfers, layoffs, methods for assessing “effectiveness,” discipline and merit pay systems. Current law already bans bargaining over privatization, school schedules and several other items.

Referred to the Committee on Education

May 19, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 8, 2011

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ken Yonker (R-72)

To simplify a provision prohibiting bargaining over how teacher performance is used to determine any merit pay policies, by stripping out additional language potentially limiting the prohibition to how this affects "the bargaining unit".

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 9, 2011

Passed in the House 59 to 48 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 14, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 28, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 30, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

To prohibit public school employee unions from bargaining over staffing decisions, including assignments, promotions, demotions, transfers, layoffs, methods for assessing “effectiveness,” discipline and merit pay systems. Current law already bans bargaining over privatization, school schedules and several other items.

Received in the House

June 30, 2011

Passed in the House 58 to 50 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

July 19, 2011