Committee hears narrowing amendment for bill to extend collective bargaining rights to student employees
Staff explained HB 1570 would apply the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act to student employees; a striking amendment was presented to limit coverage to nonacademic student employees at Western Washington University, reducing the estimated fiscal impact from roughly $1.5 million per biennium to about $200,000 per biennium, and multiple student and labor witnesses urged support.
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Staff told the House Appropriations Committee that House Bill 1570 would extend collective-bargaining coverage to student employees at state higher-education institutions. David Pringle summarized the bill, noting it defines student employees as those enrolled in academic programs (including across academic breaks) and lists exclusions from bargaining such as academic standards, tuition and fees, and the academic calendar.
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