S.F. No. 4574 Summary

• Eliminates the legislature's authority to approve or disapprove negotiated state employee collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards, compensation plans, and salaries.

• Removes requirements that the commissioner of management and budget submit negotiated agreements and arbitration awards to the commission chair for legislative approval or disapproval within five days.

• Eliminates the commission's ability to specify in writing which portions of agreements it disagrees with and its reasons for disapproval.

• Removes provisions requiring the commission to submit commission-approved agreements to the legislature for acceptance or rejection.

• Retains the commission's advisory role during negotiations and interim approval authority when the legislature is not in session, but removes the requirement to submit those interim approvals for legislative ratification.