PRINTER'S NO. 2071
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1470
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY F. KELLER, ACOSTA, D. COSTA, GROVE, A. HARRIS,
PHILLIPS-HILL, MURT, O'NEILL, THOMAS AND MAJOR, JULY 22, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 22, 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 scope of bargaining,
further providing for proper subjects of collective
bargaining.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 705 of the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended
to read:
Section 705. (a) Membership dues deductions and maintenance
of membership are proper subjects of bargaining with the proviso
that as to the latter, the payment of dues and assessments while
members, may be the only requisite employment condition.
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(b) Public employe social security numbers and home
addresses are not proper subjects of collective bargaining
except as required by collective bargaining agreements entered
into prior to the effective date of this subsection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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