Bill Text: NH HB1315 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibiting the university system funds from being spent to oppose the formation of unions and collective bargaining units.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-19 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 14Y-8N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 04/19/2018; Senate Journal 13 [HB1315 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1315-Introduced.html
HB 1315 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 1315
SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. King, Hills. 33; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. MacKenzie, Hills. 17; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28; Rep. Messmer, Rock. 24; Rep. Burton, Straf. 6; Rep. White, Graf. 13; Rep. Fenton, Ches. 8; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the university system from prohibiting or using university funds to discourage an employee from becoming a member of any group or organization, or from exercising their rights of association by joining a labor union.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 College and University System; Freedom of Association. Amend RSA 187-A:16-b to read as follows:
187-A:16-b Freedom of Association.
I. No institution within the university system of New Hampshire which accepts state funds shall prohibit, as a condition of admission or continued enrollment, any student from becoming a member of any group or organization, nor shall an institution take disciplinary action against a student based solely on the student's membership in a group or organization.
II. No institution within the university system of New Hampshire which accepts state funds shall prohibit, as a condition of employment or continued enrollment, any employee from becoming a member of any group or organization, including a labor union, nor shall an institution take disciplinary action against an employee based solely on the employee’s membership in a group or organization, including a labor union. No university funds shall be spent for the purpose of discouraging employees from exercising their rights of association by joining or forming a labor union or opposing the formation of union bargaining units under RSA 273-A.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.