CHAPTER 107
SB 28 – FINAL VERSION
2007 SESSION
09/03
SENATE BILL 28
AN ACT redefining the “board of public employer for the judiciary” in public employee collective bargaining.
This bill redefines the “board of public employer for the judiciary” in public employee collective bargaining.
This bill was requested by the supreme court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0752
09/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT redefining the “board of public employer for the judiciary” in public employee collective bargaining.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
107:1 Public Employee Labor Relations; Definitions. Amend RSA 273-A:1, II(a)(2) to read as follows:
(2) The board of the public employer for the judiciary means the chief justice of the supreme court with the advice and consent of the [chief justice of the superior court pursuant to RSA 490-A] judicial branch administrative council appointed pursuant to supreme court rule 54.
107:2 Bargaining by Judicial Employees. Amend RSA 273-A:9-a to read as follows:
273-A:9-a Bargaining by Judicial Employees.
I. All cost items and terms and conditions of employment affecting judicial employees generally shall be negotiated by the unified court system, represented by the chief justice of the supreme court with the advice and consent of the [chief justice of the superior court] judicial branch administrative council appointed pursuant to supreme court rule 54, with a single employee bargaining committee comprised of exclusive representatives of all interested bargaining units. Negotiations regarding terms and conditions of employment unique to individual bargaining units shall be negotiated individually with the representatives of those units by the chief [justices] justice and the administrative council.
II. The chief justice of the supreme court, with the advice and consent of the [chief justice of the superior court] judicial branch administrative council appointed pursuant to supreme court rule 54, may designate an official negotiator who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief [justices] justice and the administrative council.
107:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 11, 2007
Effective: June 11, 2007