Revision: March 11, 2012, midnight
HB 1174 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7Mar2012… 0933h
2012 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 1174
AN ACT relative to negotiations for contracts for county employees.
SPONSORS: Rep. F. McCarthy, Carr 1; Rep. J. G. Barry, Hills 16; Rep. Pettengill, Carr 1; Rep. McConkey, Carr 3; Rep. Pellegrino, Hills 19; Rep. J. Thomas, Hills 19; Rep. Notter, Hills 19; Rep. F. Rice, Rock 15; Rep. C. Vita, Straf 3; Rep. L. Vita, Straf 3
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill allows for a member of the county convention to be an observer in the negotiations for a county employee contract in order to provide advise on the costs items in any contract to be approved by the convention.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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7Mar2012… 0933h
12-2238
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to negotiations for contracts for county employees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Counties; Commissioners Negotiations; Convention Representative. Amend RSA 28 by inserting after section 10-b the following new section:
28:10-c Collective Bargaining with Employee Bargaining Units. The county executive committee or the county convention may designate a member of the convention to observe collective bargaining negotiating sessions for the purpose of advising the convention regarding the cost items contained in any proposed contract to be approved by the county convention. Such advice shall only occur after a proposed contract is approved by the parties and sent to the convention for approval. The convention designee shall be a silent observer only and shall not participate in the negotiations in any way. The convention designee shall be subject to the same legal requirements as the employer negotiating team, including, but not limited to, confidentiality requirements.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.