Day 57 - We're finally at the House of Origin cutoff and it looks like HB 2011 will be the final bill of the night. It is possible they will run another bill before the 5:00 PM cutoff and then return to HB 2011, but it doesn't look like that will happen ... time will tell. HB 2011 will provide Department of Corrections personnel with binding interest arbitration. In a time when the state is facing major budget deficits the Democratic Majority is once again expanding collection bargaining and binding interest arbitration to another group of public employees. This bill may very well be the "stinker" of the year and will significantly increase the Department of Correction's budget. The bill applies to all Department of Corrections personnel, not just Corrections Officers. It should be noted the bill was introduced two days ago, was never heard by a fiscal committee and no fiscal note has been prepared for the bill. HB 2011 is a really bad bill, that could reduce the total number of Correctional Officers working within the system. In the end, the state has a finite amount of revenue to fund basic government services and the Democrats have chosen to pass a bill that benefits a public employee union.
#HB #2011 #union #binding #arbitration #budget #impacts #cutoff #15th #District #State #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chum.ly/n/7424f2
No comments:
Post a Comment