“PUBLIC EMPLOYEE” DEFINITION S.B. 1015: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1015 (as reported without amendment) Sponsor: Senator Leon Stille
Committee: Human Resources, Labor and Veterans Affairs
The bill would amend the public employment relations Act to revise the definition of “public employee” and specify that the Act would not apply to State civil service employees.
Under the Act, “public employee” means a person holding a position by appointment or employment in State government; one or more political subdivisions of the State; the public school service; a public or special district; the service of an authority, commission, or board; or in any other branch of the public service. The bill provides that, beginning on its effective date, a person employed by a private organization or entity that provided services under a time-limited contract with the State or a political subdivision of the State would not be an employee of the State or that political subdivision, and would not be a public employee.
The Act specifies that its provision as to State employees within the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission “apply in so far as the power exists in the legislature to control employment by the state or the emoluments [i.e., compensation] thereof”. The bill provides, instead, that the Act would not apply to State employees within the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission.
MCL 423.201 & 423.204a Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 5-17-96 Fiscal Analyst: M. Barsch
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.