PRINTER'S NO. 828
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
844
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ROWE, GLEIM, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, MILLARD,
MOUL, PICKETT, RYAN AND SAYLOR, MARCH 9, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 9, 2021
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, home addresses,
home telephone numbers, personal mobile telephone numbers and
personal e-mail 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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