Revision: March 15, 2013, midnight
HB 178-FN-LOCAL – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2013 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 178-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to public employer collective bargaining agreements.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weed, Ches 16; Rep. Myler, Merr 10; Rep. Ley, Ches 9; Rep. Coulombe, Coos 3
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill requires the public employee labor relations board to:
I. Post online training for collective bargaining.
II. Maintain a record how political subdivisions vote on collective bargaining agreements and provide the legislature with an annual report.
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13-0142
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to public employer collective bargaining agreements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Public Employer Labor Relations; Public Employer Labor Relations Board. Amend RSA 273-A:2 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. The board shall develop, post, and maintain on its website training to educate negotiating parties as to applicable laws and rules and the skills that contribute to effective collective bargaining.
2 New Paragraph; Records and Reports. Amend RSA 273-A:16 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. Within 14 days after a legislative body votes on a collective bargaining agreement or a fact finding report, the result of such vote shall be reported by the public employer to the board, which shall maintain a record of such information and provide an annual summary report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the senate president.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
13-0142
Revised 12/18/12
HB 178-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to binding arbitration in public labor relations disputes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Public Employee Labor Relations Board states this bill, as introduced, may have an indeterminable impact on state, county, and local revenues and expenditures in FY 2013 and each year thereafter.
METHODOLOGY:
The Public Employee Labor Relations Board states this bill authorizes “binding arbitration” in the case of public employee labor relations disputes. The bill eliminates further mediation in the event fact finding does not settle a contract, and gives an arbitrator the power to resolve an impasse by choosing the last best offer of either the public employer or the employee organization. The bill establishes that the offer chosen by the arbitrator will be binding on the parties, subject to the approval of cost items. The Board states the bill does not alter the existing process for approval of cost items.
The Board states the cost impact of the proposed change is indeterminable, since contracts negotiated with the involvement of an arbitrator will not necessarily have costs different than those of contracts negotiated under the current procedure. The Board states the involvement of an arbitrator will result in collective bargaining agreements which did not settle after fact finding being submitted to local legislative bodies more quickly, but the cost impact of this change is unknown. The Board further states it is unknown whether the involvement of an arbitrator will have an impact on the collective bargaining process prior to and during mediation and fact finding.