S 606 · 108th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.(2003-11-24)
Plain Language Summary
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether State law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the FLRA to issue regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in States that do not substantially provide for such public safety employee rights and responsibilities. Directs the FLRA, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a majority of the employees in an app…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 606, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003
Oct 17, 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 2, 2003</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 606, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2003
Oct 17, 2003Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 2, 2003
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
16 Democrats4 Republicans