1Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20commissions shall be determined," further providing for the
21fair share fee for employees of public employers.

22The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23hereby enacts as follows:

24Section 1. The definitions of "public employer" and "school
25entity" in section 2215(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,

1No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, added July
213, 1988 (P.L.493, No.84), are amended to read:

3Section 2215. Fair Share Fee; Payroll Deduction.--(a) As
4used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have
5the meanings given to them in this subsection:

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7"Public employer" shall mean the Commonwealth of
8Pennsylvania. [or a school entity.

9"School entity" shall mean any school district, intermediate
10unit or vocational-technical school.]

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12Section 2. No collective bargaining agreement made by a
13school district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical
14school after the effective date of this section nor any
15extension of an existing collective bargaining agreement made by
16a school district, intermediate unit or vocational-technical
17school after the effective date of this section may require
18payment of a fair share fee to the exclusive representative by a
19nonmember of the exclusive representative.

20Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.