Bill Text: NJ A579 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee [A579 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A579-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman L. GRACE SPENCER
District 29 (Essex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle, Assemblymen Giblin, Milam, Albano, Prieto, Assemblywoman Wagner, Assemblymen Diegnan, Ramos and Johnson
SYNOPSIS
Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act regarding collective negotiation in public employment and supplementing P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Mandatory subjects for collective negotiation in public employment shall include every matter regarding the terms and conditions of the employment of public employees which is not specifically exempted from collective bargaining by State statute. Mandatory subjects shall include, but not be limited to, any non-exempted matter which has an impact on any aspect, criteria or condition of: compensation and benefits; work to be performed; work load and work obligation; hours and time of the work; employee evaluation; transfer, assignment and reassignment; discipline and grievances; workplace safety and health; job security and retention; or the impact of privatization, contracting and outsourcing.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill clarifies that, with respect to public employee collective bargaining, all matters regarding the terms and conditions of the employment of public employees which are not specifically exempted from collective bargaining by State statute are mandatory subjects of collective bargaining. The bill specifies that the matters that are mandatory subjects of collective bargaining include, but are not limited to, any non-exempted matter which has an impact on: compensation and benefits; work to be performed; work load and work obligation; hours and time of the work; performance evaluation; all aspects, criteria and conditions of transfer, assignment and reassignment; discipline and grievances; workplace safety and health; employment security and job retention; and the impact of privatization, contracting and outsourcing.
