| Description:
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Report on collective bargaining for House of Representatives, the Senate, and legislative employees, including: (1) employees for whom collective bargaining may be appropriate; (2) mandatory, permissive and prohibited subjects of bargaining; (3) who would negotiate on behalf of or be considered employers for purposes of bargaining; (4) definitions of terms; (5) common public employee collective bargaining agreement grievance and disciplinary processes; (6) how to certify exclusive bargaining representatives, determine bargaining units, adjudicate unfair labor practices, determine representation questions, and do coalition bargaining; (7) efficiency and feasibility of coalition bargaining; (8) how to approve negotiated agreements; (9) how to submit requests for funding to legislative committees if appropriations are necessary; (10) other states' approaches to authorizing collective bargaining for legislative employees; and (11) draft legislation needed for consultant recommendations
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| Note:
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The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall contract with an external consultant to: (1) examine issues related to collective bargaining for employees of the house of representatives, the senate, and legislative offices; and (2) develop recommendations for best practices and options for the legislature to consider in implementing and administering collective bargaining for employees of the house of representatives, the senate, and legislative offices.
The contract with the consultant must require that the consultant submit a report on the consultant's findings and recommendations.
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