HCS CSSB 269(FIN): "An Act relating to legislative powers and responsibility with respect to collective bargaining agreements between the state and a labor or employee organization representing state employees; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 269(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to legislative powers and responsibility with respect to collective 02 bargaining agreements between the state and a labor or employee organization 03 representing state employees; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 23.40.215(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The Department of Administration shall submit the monetary terms of an 07 agreement to the legislature within 10 legislative days after the agreement of the 08 parties, if the legislature is in session, or within 10 legislative days after the convening 09 of the next regular session. The complete monetary and nonmonetary terms of a 10 tentative agreement shall be submitted to the legislature no later than the 60th 11 day of the legislative session to receive legislative consideration during that 12 calendar year. However, if the department has submitted a tentative agreement 13 in a timely manner and the parties to the agreement decide to renegotiate the 14 terms, the renegotiated agreement shall be considered to have been submitted in
01 a timely manner. In this subsection, "tentative agreement" means an agreement 02 that has been reached by the negotiators for the employer and the bargaining unit 03 but that may not yet have been ratified by the members of the bargaining unit 04 [THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ADVISE THE PARTIES BY CONCURRENT 05 RESOLUTION IF IT APPROVES OR DISAPPROVES OF THE MONETARY 06 TERMS WITHIN 60 LEGISLATIVE DAYS AFTER THE AGREEMENT IS 07 SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE. THE APPROVAL OF THE MONETARY 08 TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IS A NONBINDING, 09 ADVISORY EXPRESSION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. IF WITHIN 60 10 LEGISLATIVE DAYS AFTER THE AGREEMENT IS SUBMITTED THE 11 LEGISLATURE ADVISES THE PARTIES BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 12 THAT IT DISAPPROVES THE MONETARY TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, THE 13 PARTIES MAY RESUME NEGOTIATIONS]. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 23.40.250(4) is amended to read: 15 (4) "monetary terms of an agreement" means the changes in the terms 16 and conditions of employment resulting from an agreement that 17 (A) will require an appropriation for their implementation ; [OR] 18 (B) will result in a change in state revenues or productive work 19 hours for state employees; or 20 (C) address employee compensation, leave benefits, or health 21 insurance benefits, whether or not an appropriation is required for 22 implementation; 23 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).