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.