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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3802

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2612 Session of 2002


        INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ARMSTRONG, BASTIAN, BIRMELIN, CLYMER,
           L. I. COHEN, CREIGHTON, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FORCIER, HERSHEY,
           LEH, MAITLAND, MARSICO, METCALFE, R. MILLER, S. MILLER,
           SCHRODER, STRITTMATTER AND E. Z. TAYLOR, MAY 1, 2002

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MAY 1, 2002

                                     AN ACT

     1  Repealing the act of June 2, 1993 (P.L.45, No.15), entitled "An
     2     act requiring public employees who are not members of a
     3     collective bargaining unit to contribute a fair share fee;
     4     establishing payment, notice, objection and reporting
     5     procedures; and imposing penalties," relieving certain
     6     employee organizations of certain duties and obligations.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  The act of June 2, 1993 (P.L.45, No.15), known as
    10  the Public Employee Fair Share Fee Law, is repealed.
    11     Section 2.  (a)  No collective bargaining agreement made
    12  after the effective date of this act by any political
    13  subdivision nor any extension of an existing collective
    14  bargaining agreement made after the effective date of this act
    15  by any political subdivision may require payment of a fair share
    16  fee to the exclusive representative by a nonmember of the
    17  exclusive representative.
    18     (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 606 of the act
    19  of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe

     1  Relations Act, or any other law to the contrary, an employee
     2  organization acting as an exclusive representative shall owe no
     3  duty and shall have no obligation to represent any public
     4  employee who is not a member of the employee organization in any
     5  grievance or other proceeding filed with or against a public
     6  employer.
     7     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.
















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