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ID H0167

Bill

Status

Passed

4/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • All labor negotiations between governing bodies and labor organizations must be conducted in open session and available for public attendance, including meetings with designated representatives and labor dispute facilitators

  • Governing bodies may hold executive sessions only to consider labor contract offers or formulate counteroffers, or to receive information about specific employees when directly relevant to negotiation issues and necessary to protect employee privacy

  • All documentation exchanged during negotiations including offers, counteroffers, and meeting minutes are subject to public disclosure laws

  • Governing bodies must post notice of all negotiation sessions immediately on their official website and within twenty-four hours at regular meeting physical locations

  • The bill sunsets and becomes null and void on July 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Repeals, amends and adds to existing law to remove provisions relating to labor negotiations conducted in executive session, to provide that consideration of labor contract offers may be held in executive session; to establish provisions relating to negotiations in open session, to provide that an executive session may be held for certain specific purposes, to provide that certain documents exchanged between parties shall be subject to public writings disclosure laws, to provide for notice and to provide that public testimony shall be posted as an agenda item.

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Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on April 6, 2015 Session Law Chapter 271 Effective: 07/01/2015; 07/01/2020 Sunset Clause

4/6/2015

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/4/2015
State Affairs2/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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