MI HB5809

Removes requirement that bargaining representatives verify annual expenditures through independent examiners and file those calculations with the state.

Eliminates prohibition on public school employers using public resources to assist labor organizations in collecting dues or service fees from employee wages.

Clarifies that public employees may organize, engage in lawful concerted activities, and bargain collectively, with a right to refrain from these activities.

Changes language throughout the act from "shall" to "must" and updates terminology (e.g., "lieu" to "place," "permit" to "allow") for statutory consistency.

Removes a provision prohibiting agreements that would require public employers to pay costs of independent examiner verification as described in the collective bargaining process.