PRINTER'S NO. 238
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
238
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, EMRICK, EVANKOVICH, KNOWLES, GREINER,
F. KELLER, DUNBAR, KAUFFMAN, OBERLANDER, TOPPER, BLOOM,
McGINNIS, GABLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, TRUITT, DIAMOND, TALLMAN,
DUSH, SACCONE, METCALFE, MENTZER, MALONEY, WHEELAND, EVERETT,
DELOZIER, MARSICO, GROVE, FEE, GRELL, JAMES, SAYLOR,
CHRISTIANA, LAWRENCE, MACKENZIE, MAJOR, HICKERNELL, ZIMMERMAN
AND COX, JANUARY 28, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 28, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
"An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
providing penalties for violations; and establishing
procedures for implementation," in public policy, further
providing for declaration of intent; in definitions, further
providing for definitions; and, in scope of bargaining,
further providing for maintenance of membership and
prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring
certain deductions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 101 of the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended
to read:
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