PRINTER'S NO. 2435
No. 1900 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY GALLEN, ENGLEHART AND WHITTLESEY,
NOVEMBER 17, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, NOVEMBER 18, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
2 "An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
3 and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
4 defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
5 organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
6 mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
7 impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
8 for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
9 collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
10 employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
11 employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
12 providing penalties for violations; and establishing
13 procedures for implementation," redefining "employe" to
14 exclude prisoners.
15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. Clause (2) of section 301 of the act of June 23,
18 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the "Public Employe Relations
19 Act," is amended to read:
20 Section 301. As used in this act:
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22 (2) "Public employe" or "employe" means any individual
23 employed by a public employer but shall not include elected
24 officials, appointees of the Governor with the advice and
1 consent of the Senate as required by law, management level
2 employes, confidential employes, clergymen or other persons in a
3 religious profession, employes or personnel at church offices or
4 facilities when utilized primarily for religious purposes
5 inmates in penal institutions and those employes covered under
6 the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), entitled "An act
7 specifically authorizing collective bargaining between policemen
8 and firemen and their public employers; providing for
9 arbitration in order to settle disputes, and requiring
10 compliance with collective bargaining agreements and findings of
11 arbitrators."
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13 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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