Bill Text: IN HB1105 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Collective bargaining for public employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-07 - Representative Niezgodski added as coauthor [HB1105 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-HB1105-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 5-32.
Synopsis: Collective bargaining for public employees. Authorizes
collective bargaining for certain employees of the executive branch of
the state. Establishes the public employees relations board to conduct
elections and make determinations concerning exclusive bargaining
representatives and representation matters. Allows an elected state
officer to opt in to collective bargaining for the officer's employees.
Establishes 11 statewide bargaining units, and requires the director of
the state personnel department to determine each employee's
bargaining unit assignment. Provides that an employee who threatens,
encourages, or participates in a strike, slowdown, or other interruption
may be dismissed and would be ineligible for rehiring for at least one
year. Provides that an employee organization that threatens,
encourages, or participates in a strike, slowdown, or other interruption
is decertified as an exclusive bargaining representative for at least one
year. Reinstates the settlements between the state and employee
organizations that were rescinded by Executive Order 05-14.
Effective: Upon passage.
January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Employment.
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ARTICLE 32. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 1. Definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
Sec. 2. "Bargaining unit" means classes or groups of jobs or positions that are held by employees whose collective interests may be suitably represented by an employee organization for collective bargaining.
Sec. 3. "Confidential employee" means an employee:
(1) who works in the personnel office of the employer;
(2) who has access to confidential or discretionary information that may be used by the employer in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement under this article;
(3) who works in the office of the governor or a state officer who provides notice under IC 5-32-3-1;
(4) whose:
(A) functional responsibilities; or
(B) knowledge;
concerning employee relations makes the employee's membership in an employee organization incompatible with the employee's duties; or
(5) who is a personal secretary of the chief administrative or executive officer of an agency.
Sec. 4. "Employee" means an individual who is employed by the employer, unless the individual is any of the following:
(1) An intermittent, temporary, or student employee.
(2) A member of a board or commission.
(3) A confidential employee.
(4) A supervisor.
(5) A managerial employee.
(6) A patient or resident of a state institution.
(7) An individual in the custody of the department of correction or any law enforcement agency.
(8) The chief administrative or executive officer of an agency.
(9) An attorney whose responsibilities include providing legal advice or legal research.
(10) A physician or dentist.
(11) An administrative law judge.
(12) An individual who performs internal investigations.
(13) Teachers at state institutions whose compensation is determined under any of the following:
(A) IC 11-10-5-4.
(B) IC 12-24-3-4.
(C) IC 16-19-6-7.
Sec. 5. "Employee organization" means an organization:
(1) in which employees participate; and
(2) that exists for the purpose of dealing with the employer concerning wages, hours, settlement of grievances, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Sec. 6. (a) "Employer" means the executive branch.
(b) The term does not include any of the following:
(1) Bodies corporate and politic.
(2) State educational institutions.
(3) Unless specifically included under section 7(2) of this chapter, an agency under the direct authority of an elected
state officer.
(4) The budget agency.
(5) Uniformed members of the national guard.
(6) The state personnel department.
(7) The PERB.
(8) The Indiana education employment relations board
established by IC 20-29-3-1.
(9) The state board of accounts established by IC 5-11-1-1.
Sec. 7. "Executive branch" means the following:
(1) Agencies (as defined by IC 4-22-2-3) under the direct
authority of the governor.
(2) Agencies under the direct authority of any other elected
state officer electing coverage under IC 5-32-3.
Sec. 8. "Managerial employee" means an individual who is:
(1) engaged predominantly in executive and management
functions; or
(2) charged with the responsibility of directing the
effectuation of management policies and practices.
Sec. 9. "PERB" refers to the public employees relations board
established by IC 5-32-2-1.
Sec. 10. "Supervisor" means an individual having authority in
the interest of the employer to:
(1) hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge,
assign, reward, or discipline other employees;
(2) adjust employee grievances; or
(3) effectively recommend any of the actions in subdivision (1)
or (2);
if the exercise of the authority is not merely of a routine or clerical
nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.
Sec. 11. "Temporary employee" means an individual who is
employed in a temporary position for not more than ninety (90)
days.
Chapter 2. Public Employees Relations Board
Sec. 1. The public employees relations board (PERB) is
established.
Sec. 2. (a) The PERB has five (5) members who are appointed
by the governor.
(b) A PERB member may not:
(1) be a representative of or be employed by an employee
organization or an affiliate of an employee organization; or
(2) hold any other public office.
(c) The term of each member is four (4) years.
Sec. 3. A vacancy on the PERB shall be filled by the governor.
Sec. 4. The governor shall designate a PERB member to serve as the chairperson.
Sec. 5. A majority of the PERB members appointed to the board constitutes a quorum.
Sec. 6. The PERB shall do the following:
(1) Conduct elections under this article.
(2) Make determinations concerning exclusive bargaining representatives and representation matters under this article.
(3) Resolve issues that may arise under this article.
Sec. 7. The PERB shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this article.
Sec. 8. The Indiana education employment relations board established by IC 20-29-3-1 shall provide staff assistance needed by the PERB.
Sec. 9. (a) Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, the terms of the persons initially appointed to the PERB shall be as follows:
(1) Two (2) members appointed for a term of one (1) year.
(2) One (1) member appointed for a term of two (2) years.
(3) One (1) member appointed for a term of three (3) years.
(4) One (1) member appointed for a term of four (4) years.
(b) The governor shall make the initial appointments to the PERB not later than June 15, 2010.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2014.
Chapter 3. Opt In
Sec. 1. (a) An elected state officer may elect to have the officer's employees to be subject to this article by submitting a written notice to the PERB.
(b) The notice must be consistent with the provisions of this article and may not include employees otherwise excluded.
Chapter 4. Bargaining Units
Sec. 1. An employee must be included under one (1) of the following eleven (11) bargaining units:
(1) Labor, trades, and crafts classes, including the following:
(A) Carpenters.
(B) Electricians.
(C) Plumbers.
(D) Print shop workers.
(E) Auto mechanics.
(F) Maintenance workers.
(G) Similar classes.
(2) Administrative and technical support that includes clerical
and administrative nonprofessional classes, including the
following:
(A) Typists.
(B) Secretaries.
(C) Account clerks.
(D) Computer operators.
(E) Office service personnel.
(F) Personnel who provide support services to
professionals.
(G) Other nonprofessional employees who do not meet the
standards of other nonprofessional units.
(3) Regulatory, inspection, and licensure nonprofessionals
that include individuals who review public and commercial
activities, including the following:
(A) Tax examiners.
(B) Driver's license examiners.
(C) Meat inspectors.
(D) Similar classes.
(4) Health and human services nonprofessionals, including the
following:
(A) Licensed practical nurses.
(B) Nursing aides.
(C) Psychiatric attendants.
(D) Therapy aides.
(E) Claims takers.
(F) Similar classes.
(5) Regulatory, inspection, and licensure professional
employees empowered to review certain public and
commercial activities, including the following:
(A) Revenue auditors.
(B) Bank and insurance examiners.
(C) Public health inspectors.
(D) Similar classes.
(6) Health care professionals, including the following:
(A) Registered nurses.
(B) Pharmacists.
(C) Licensed therapists.
(D) Similar classes.
(7) Social services and counseling professionals who provide
services and benefits to eligible persons, including the
following:
(A) Employment and training personnel.
(B) Welfare caseworkers.
(C) Social workers.
(D) Counselors.
(E) Similar classes.
(8) Engineering, scientific, and information services professionals, including the following:
(A) Architects.
(B) Chemists.
(C) Geologists.
(D) Civil engineers.
(E) Computer programmers.
(F) System analysts.
(G) Similar classes.
(9) Professional administrative employees with general business responsibilities, including the following:
(A) Accountants.
(B) Buyers.
(C) Administrators.
(D) Other professional employees who do not meet the standards of the other professional units.
(10) Public safety, protective service workers, and institutional security employees, including the following:
(A) Correctional officers.
(B) Building guards.
(C) Firefighters.
(D) Motor carrier inspectors of the state police department.
(E) Similar classes.
(11) Sworn police officers, including the following:
(A) Law enforcement officers of the state police department.
(B) Conservation officers of the department of natural resources.
(C) Excise police of the alcohol and tobacco commission.
Sec. 2. The director of the state personnel department shall determine the assignment of each employee, including the employees of a state officer electing coverage under IC 5-32-3-1, to a bargaining unit under section 1 of this chapter based on the employee's job classification and position.
Sec. 3. In determining the appropriateness of the assignment of an employee to a unit in section 1 of this chapter, the director of the state personnel department shall consider the following:
(1) The principles of efficient administration of government, including limiting the fragmentation of government administrative authority.
(2) The existence of a community of interest among the employees assigned to the bargaining unit.
(3) The recommendations of the parties involved.
Sec. 4. (a) The assignment of employees and job descriptions to bargaining unit categories under this chapter may not be challenged until July 1, 2011.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the state personnel director's initial assignment of an employee or a job description to the appropriate bargaining unit is considered to be made, upon the effective date of this act, to the bargaining unit created under Executive Order 03-35 (before it was rescinded by Executive Order 05-14 on January 11, 2005) to which the employee and the job description were assigned on January 10, 2005.
Chapter 5. Representation Proceedings
Sec. 1. An employee organization may be accorded recognition as the exclusive negotiating organization for an appropriate unit.
Sec. 2. The state personnel director may recognize an employee organization as the exclusive negotiating organization of the members of an appropriate unit when the employee organization has been selected by a majority of the employees voting in an election.
Sec. 3. An employee organization may request that an election be held by submitting a petition for election to the PERB. The petition must be accompanied by a showing of interest by thirty percent (30%) of the employees of the appropriate unit.
Sec. 4. Not more than fifteen (15) days after a determination that a valid petition has been submitted, the PERB shall notify interested employee organizations of a proceeding under this chapter.
Sec. 5. An interested employee organization must file a petition of intervention with the PERB, which must be accompanied by a showing of interest by ten percent (10%) of the employees in the appropriate unit within thirty (30) days of notice of the pending election.
Sec. 6. An election under this chapter shall be held within a reasonable time after the determination of a valid petition for election as specified in the PERB's rules.
Sec. 7. (a) The certification of an employee organization as the exclusive bargaining representative of the bargaining unit
continues as long as the employee organization satisfies the
requirements of this article and subsequent guidelines by the PERB
applicable to recognition.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this chapter shall
require the PERB to conduct an election in a unit within twelve
(12) months after a valid election in the unit was held under this
chapter.
Sec. 8. An employee organization that was certified before
January 11, 2005, in an election conducted by the public employees
relations board created by Executive Order 03-35 (before it was
rescinded by Executive Order 05-14 on January 11, 2005) as the
exclusive negotiating organization for a bargaining unit is granted
recognition as the exclusive bargaining representative for that unit
upon the effective date of this act.
Chapter 6. Collective Bargaining
Sec. 1. An employee organization certified as the exclusive
bargaining representative of the employees of a bargaining unit
may do the following:
(1) Speak on behalf of all members of the unit.
(2) Represent the interests of all members of the unit without:
(A) discrimination; and
(B) regard to employee organization membership.
(3) Be permitted exclusively to have organizational
membership dues collected by the state by wage assignment
under IC 22-2-6-2. This privilege shall be immediately
revoked by the state personnel director in the event of a
violation of IC 5-32-8-1(a).
(4) Negotiate, subject to the approval of the governor, with the
director of the state personnel department or the director's
designee concerning the following mandatory subjects of
negotiation:
(A) Wages.
(B) Hours.
(C) Working conditions.
Sec. 2. Recognition of an employee organization shall not
preclude an employee or group of employees regardless of the
organization membership of the employee from bringing matters
of personal concern to the attention of appropriate officials with a
representative of the employee's own choosing in a grievance
proceeding in accordance with applicable rule or established policy
of the state.
Sec. 3. An employee organization shall conduct the solicitation
of membership, dues, or other internal employee organization
business only during the off duty hours of the employees
concerned.
Chapter 7. Employer and Employee Rights
Sec. 1. An employer has the right to do the following:
(1) Direct the work of the employer's employees.
(2) Hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain employees.
(3) Suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary
action against employees.
(4) Maintain the efficiency of all governmental operations.
(5) Relieve an employee from duties because of a lack of work
or for any other legitimate reason not prohibited by law.
(6) Determine and implement the methods, means, and
personnel by which the employer's operations are to be
conducted.
(7) Take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the
statutory and constitutional mission of the employer.
Sec. 2. (a) An employee has the right to do the following:
(1) Organize, form, join, and assist an employee organization
under this article.
(2) Refuse to join or participate in the activities of an
employee organization.
(b) The rights described in this section do not extend to
participation in the collective bargaining process when the
participation would result in a conflict of interest or otherwise be
incompatible with law.
Chapter 8. Strikes
Sec. 1. (a) It is unlawful for an employee organization to directly
or indirectly threaten, encourage, or participate in:
(1) a strike;
(2) a slowdown; or
(3) other interruption or interference with the activities of the
state.
(b) It is unlawful for an employee to directly or indirectly:
(1) threaten, encourage, or participate in a strike, a slowdown,
or other interruption or interference with the activities of the
state; or
(2) abstain, in whole or in part, from the full, faithful, and
proper performance of the employee's duties of employment.
Sec. 2. An employee who violates section 1 of this chapter may
be dismissed. An employee dismissed under this section is ineligible
for rehiring with the executive branch for at least one (1) year
following the dismissal.
Sec. 3. An employee organization that violates section 1 of this
chapter:
(1) shall cease to be the exclusive bargaining representative of
the bargaining unit and shall be decertified;
(2) may not have organizational membership dues collected
on its behalf by the state; and
(3) may not submit a petition for certification as the exclusive
bargaining representative of the bargaining unit until at least
one (1) year has elapsed since the decertification under
subdivision (1).
Sec. 4. The remedies and penalties specified by this chapter are
separate and are in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy
or penalty.
Chapter 9. Settlements With Employee Organization
Sec. 1. The settlements in effect between the state and the
following employee organizations (before they were rescinded by
Executive Order 05-14 on January 11, 2005) are reinstated on the
effective date of this article and do not expire except as provided by
an enactment of the general assembly:
(1) The settlement between the state and The Unity Team
Local 9212/UAW/AFT, approved by Executive Order 03-44.
(2) The settlement between the state and ASCME Council 62,
approved by Executive Order 03-45.
(3) The settlement between the state and Indiana Professional
Law Enforcement Association, Local 1041,
I.U.P.A./AFL-CIO, approved by Executive Order 4-1.
(b) This SECTION expires on the earlier of:
(1) the date rules are adopted under IC 5-32-2-7, as added by this act; or
(2) January 1, 2012.
