Introduced
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To require the state civil service commission to establish the qualifications and training necessary for a person to be an arbitrator under the law that mandates binding arbitration in labor disputes between municipalities and police or firefighter unions (“PA 312” of 1969). The bill would also impose time deadlines on the process.
Referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that also expands mandated binding arbitration to cover consolidated multi-government emergency services authorities.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the arbitrator to consider the financial ability of the community to pay and other general financial considerations when making their determinations.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 33 to 1 (details)
To expand the law that mandates binding arbitration in labor disputes between municipalities and police or firefighter unions (“PA 312” of 1969) to cover consolidated multi-government emergency services authorities, 9-1-1 dispatch centers and similar entities. The bill would establish time limits on arbitration proceedngs, but contains no enforcement mechanism for this; it would also authorize qualifications and training for arbitrators.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To exclude 9-1-1 call centers from the expanded binding arbitration mandate added by the Senate.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To strip out the expansion of the "PA 312" public safety binding arbitration mandate added to the original bill by the Senate.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Motion to reconsider
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To reconsider the vote by which the amendment stripping out the bill's expansion of the "PA 312" binding arbitration mandate to 9-1-1 call centers was defeated.
The motion passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
To strip out a proposed expansion to 9-1-1 call centers of the "PA 312" binding arbitration mandate that was added by the Senate. The mandate forces local governments to submit union labor disagreements to a binding arbitration panel, which has been shown to raise their costs.
The amendment failed 45 to 59 (details)
Passed in the House 62 to 42 (details)
To expand the law that mandates binding arbitration in labor disputes between municipalities and police or firefighter unions (“PA 312” of 1969) to cover consolidated multi-government emergency services authorities, 9-1-1 dispatch centers and similar entities. The bill would establish time limits on arbitration proceedngs, but contains no enforcement mechanism for this; it would also authorize qualifications and training for arbitrators.
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