PRINTER'S NO. 1605
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
51
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, METCALFE, F. KELLER, BLOOM, KNOWLES,
KAUFFMAN, EVERETT, WARD, MACKENZIE, HICKERNELL, SCHEMEL,
McGINNIS, SAYLOR, IRVIN, GROVE, MENTZER, B. MILLER, LAWRENCE,
ZIMMERMAN AND KEEFER, MAY 1, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 1, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for the regulation of pari-mutuel
thoroughbred horse racing and harness horse racing
activities, imposing certain taxes and providing for the
disposition of funds from pari-mutuel tickets; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of Department of Labor and
Industry, its departmental administrative and advisory boards
and departmental administrative officers, further providing
for fair share fee and payroll deduction.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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Section 1. The definitions of "public employer" and "school
entity" in section 2215(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, are amended
to read:
Section 2215. Fair Share Fee; Payroll Deduction.--(a) As
used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings given to them in this subsection:
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"Public employer" shall mean the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. [or a school entity.
"School entity" shall mean any school district, intermediate
unit or vocational-technical school.]
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Section 2. No collective bargaining agreement made by a
school district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical
school after the effective date of this section nor any
extension of an existing collective bargaining agreement made by
a school district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical
school after the effective date of this section may require
payment of a fair share fee to the exclusive representative by a
nonmember of the exclusive representative.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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