SB 182: "An Act relating to salary differences in collective bargaining agreements subject to the Public Employment Relations Act that are based on a difference in the cost of living outside the state and the cost of living in the state; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 182 01 "An Act relating to salary differences in collective bargaining agreements subject to the 02 Public Employment Relations Act that are based on a difference in the cost of living 03 outside the state and the cost of living in the state; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 23.40.075 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06 (b) The parties may not enter into a collective bargaining agreement that 07 adjusts the amount of the salary paid to an employee who resides inside the state based 08 on a difference between the cost of living in the state and the cost of living outside the 09 state. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 23.40.210 is repealed and reenacted to read: 11 Sec. 23.40.210. Agreement. Upon the completion of negotiations between an 12 organization and a public employer, if a settlement is reached, the employer shall 13 reduce it to writing in the form of an agreement. The agreement may include a term 14 for which it will remain in effect, not to exceed three years. The agreement shall
01 include a grievance procedure that has binding arbitration as its final step. Either party 02 to the agreement has a right of action to enforce the agreement by petition to the labor 03 relations agency. 04 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 05 read: 06 APPLICABILITY. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act apply to collective bargaining 07 agreements that are entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. 08 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).