SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: BARGAINING - S.B. 663 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 663 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Loren Bennett
Committee: Education
CONTENT
The bill would amend the public employment relations Act to exempt from the definition of "public employee" a public school administrator and a person employed as an executive, manager, or confidential assistant, for purposes of the Act. (The Act prohibits public employees from striking but allows them to organize, form, or join labor organizations, and to engage in collective bargaining.)
In addition, the bill would repeal a section of the Revised School Code that governs the employment of a school superintendent and other school administrators, the length of their contracts, and the renewal or nonrenewal of these contracts (MCL 380.1229).
Under the bill, "public school administrator" would mean a superintendent, assistant superintendent, chief business official, principal, assistant principal, or other person whose primary responsibility was administering instructional programs of a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy.
(Under the public employment relations Act, "public employee" means a person holding a position by appointment or employment in the State government, in the government of one or more of the political subdivisions of the State, in the public school service, in a public or special district, in the service of an authority, commission, or board, or in any other branch of the public service.)
MCL 423.201 - Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 10-4-99 - Fiscal Analyst: J. CarrascoFloor\sb663 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.state.mi.us/sfa
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.