By Bailey H.B. No. 1528
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to prohibiting collective bargaining between the state or
1-3 a political subdivision of the state and certain labor
1-4 organizations representing public employees that advocate the right
1-5 to strike.
1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-7 SECTION 1. Section 617.02, Government Code, is amended to
1-8 read as follows:
1-9 Sec. 617.002. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY CERTAIN LABOR
1-10 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. (a) An
1-11 official of the state or of a political subdivision of the state
1-12 may not enter into a collective bargaining contract with a labor
1-13 organization that advocates the right of public employees to strike
1-14 regarding disputes involving wages, hours, or conditions of
1-15 employment of public employees.
1-16 (b) A contract entered into in violation of Subsection (a)
1-17 is void.
1-18 (c) An official of the state or of a political subdivision
1-19 of the state may not recognize as the bargaining agent for a group
1-20 of public employees a labor organization that advocates the right
1-21 of public employees to strike regarding disputes involving wages,
1-22 hours, or conditions of employment of [as the bargaining agent for
2-1 a group of] public employees.
2-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.