Introduced
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To repeal a law that prohibits the consolidation of police and fire services between local governments unless any transferred employees keep the same pay, status and benefits that they had in their prior position. The bill would allow a consolidated service arrangement to not be bound by the transferred government employees' previous union contract, wages, pension provisions, insurance benefits, work rules, seniority, etc. Employees would keep any accrued pension benefits, as required by the state constitution.
Referred to the Committee on Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not allow the consolidated service to not be bound by previous government employee union contracts.
The substitute failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 63 to 47 (details)
To repeal a law that prohibits the consolidation of police and fire services between local governments unless any transferred employees keep the same pay, status and benefits that they had in their prior position. The bill would allow a consolidated service arrangement to not be bound by the transferred government employees' previous union contract, wages, pension provisions, insurance benefits, work rules, seniority, etc. Employees would keep any accrued pension benefits, as required by the state constitution.
Referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that essentially restates the current law by establishing that the transferred employees are subject to the terms of their previous union contract. The House version eliminated the mandate for consolidated service providers to continue those terms.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To reinforce duty of a new service provider to retain the union contract provisions of government employees tranferred to it (if not the actual contract itself), and clarify the application of this mandate to certain employees not covered by the union contract.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)
To revise details of a law that prohibits the consolidation of services between local governments unless any transferred employees keep the same same pay, status and benefits that they had in their prior position. Employees would no longer automatically be granted the same benefits, work rules, seniority, etc.
Substitute offered
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The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 61 to 47 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which essentially restates the current law by establishing that the transferred employees are subject to the terms of their previous union contract.
Motion to reconsider
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To reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, so as to adopt another amendment.
The motion passed by voice vote
Received
To revise details of a law that prohibits the consolidation of services between local governments unless any transferred employees keep the same same pay, status and benefits that they had in their prior position. Unlike the House-passed bill, which eliminated these mandates, the Senate version essentially restates the current law by establishing that the transferred employees are subject to the terms of their previous union contract.
Passed in the Senate 25 to 12 (details)
Received
Amendment offered
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To essentially replace the previous provisions of the bill with a requirement that transferred employees have the same union contract and/or terms and conditions of employment for at least 180 days after being transferred to a consolidated service authority, and they could engage in collective bargaining over these matters before the transfer. Also, to combine all the employees being transferred into a single seniority list for purposes of making assignments, lay-offs, etc., unless some other arrangment is mutually agreed. Employees would no longer automatically be granted the same benefits, work rules, seniority, etc.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)
To establish that government employees transferred when local governments consolidate services would not automatically retain the same union contract and/or terms and conditions of employment, except for at least 180 days after being transferred. The transferred employees could engage in collective bargaining over these matters before the transfer. Also, to combine all the employees being transferred into a single seniority list for purposes of making assignments, lay-offs, etc., unless some other arrangment is mutually agreed. Employees would no longer automatically be granted the same benefits, work rules, seniority, etc.
Passed in the House 75 to 33 (details)
To establish that government employees transferred when local governments consolidate services would not automatically retain the same union contract and/or terms and conditions of employment, except for at least 180 days after being transferred. All transferred employees would be combined into a single seniority list for purposes of making assignments, lay-offs, etc., unless some other arrangment is mutually agreed.
Motion to reconsider
The motion passed by voice vote
Motion to reconsider
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The vote by which the House substitute to the Senate substitute as amended was concurred in.
The motion passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To clarify that the consolidated authority would not have any powers beyond those provided in the agreement creating it.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)
To pass the bill again with a provision clarifying that the consolidated authority would not have any powers beyond those provided in the agreement creating it.
Passed in the House 72 to 34 (details)
