Bill Text: AZ SB1499 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public safety employees; testimony; legislature

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - Senate read second time [SB1499 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2020-SB1499-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: public safety employees; testimony; legislature

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

 

SB 1499

 

Introduced by

Senators Boyer: Carter

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 23‑1411, arizona revised statutes; relating to labor relations.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 23-1411, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE23-1411.  Public safety employee organizational rights; definition

A.  Public safety employees serving any city, town, county or fire district in this state have the right to join employee associations which that comply with the laws of this state and have freedom to present proposals and testimony to the governing body of any city, town, county or fire district and their representatives or to the legislature of this state.  A person shall not be discharged, disciplined or discriminated against because of the exercise of these rights.

B.  This section shall not be construed to does not compel or prohibit in any manner any employee wage and benefit negotiations.

C.  For the purposes of this section, "public safety employee" includes all of the following:

1.  A probation officer or surveillance officer who is employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state.

2.  A peace officer.

3.  A firefighter. END_STATUTE