HB 1645-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

14Mar2012… 0969h

2012 SESSION

12-2114

06/10

HOUSE BILL 1645-FN

AN ACT relative to decertification of a bargaining unit.

SPONSORS: Rep. Lambert, Hills 27; Rep. Manuse, Rock 5

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits the board of certain public employers to require a secret ballot election to determine whether certification of an employee organization shall remain in effect.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14Mar2012… 0969h

12-2114

06/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to decertification of a bargaining unit.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subparagraph; Decertification. Amend RSA 273-A:10, VI by inserting after subparagraph (c) the following new subparagraph:

(d) If the dues-paying membership of an employee organization is less than the number of employees needed to certify a bargaining unit, and such number is less than 50 percent of the number of positions comprising the bargaining unit, a secret ballot election may be requested by the board of the public employer to determine whether or not certification of the employee organization shall remain in effect. If such request is made, the cost of holding the secret ballot election shall be borne by the public employer, though the cost of promotional materials shall be borne by the respective parties. If the result of the secret ballot election results in the continuation of certification of the employee organization, no subsequent request shall be made by the board of the public employer for one year.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

12-2114

12/22/11

HB 1645-FN – FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to decertification of a bargaining unit.

FISCAL IMPACT:

METHODOLOGY: