House Amendment 1361 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, H=1326, to Senate File 313, as 1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 1 3 follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 2 the 1 5 following: 1 6 <# . Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 1 7 following: 1 8 <Section 1. Section 20.1, unnumbered paragraph 1, 1 9 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 10 The general assembly declares that it is the public 1 11 policy of the state to promote harmonious and co= 1 12 operative relationships between government and its 1 13 employees by permitting public employees to organize 1 14 and bargain collectively; to protect the citizens of 1 15 this state by assuring effective and orderly 1 16 operations of government in providing for their 1 17 health, safety, and welfare, consistent with each 1 18 public employer's relevant economic factors regarding 1 19 the present and anticipated future economic conditions 1 20 and the employer's ability to finance an agreement 1 21 under this chapter; to prohibit and prevent all 1 22 strikes by public employees; and to protect the rights 1 23 of public employees to join or refuse to join, and to 1 24 participate in or refuse to participate in, employee 1 25 organizations.>> 1 26 #2. Page 1, by striking lines 19 through 24 and 1 27 inserting the following: 1 28 <# . Page 8, lines 1 through 3, by striking the 1 29 words <, which includes consideration of the 1 30 bargaining factors enumerated in section 20.16A,>.> 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 WATTS of Dallas 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 WISE of Lee 1 39 SF 313.305 80 1 40 ec/cf 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-