House Amendment 8154 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2645 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 6 the 1 3 following: 1 4 <Sec. . Section 20.3, Code 2007, is amended by 1 5 adding the following new subsection: 1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. "Bargaining unit" means only 1 7 those employees in a particular class of employees who 1 8 have not declared themselves a free agent employee.> 1 9 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 12 the 1 10 following: 1 11 <Sec. . Section 20.3, Code 2007, is amended by 1 12 adding the following new subsection: 1 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 5A. "Free agent employee" means a 1 14 public employee who has signed a release declaring 1 15 that the employee will not be represented by an 1 16 employee organization and that the employee 1 17 understands that signing the release waives any claim 1 18 or right to representation by that employee 1 19 organization.> 1 20 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 32 the 1 21 following: 1 22 <Sec. . Section 20.8, Code 2007, is amended by 1 23 adding the following new subsection: 1 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. Declare themselves a free 1 25 agent employee.> 1 26 #4. By renumbering as necessary. 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 WATTS of Dallas 1 31 HF 2645.304 82 1 32 ec/rj/11272 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 1 39 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-