H.F. 424 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 20.32 Wages increases not 1 prohibited. 2 Notwithstanding an employee organization’s exclusive 3 representation of public employees in a bargaining unit or the 4 terms and conditions of any collective bargaining agreement, 5 this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a public 6 employer from paying a public employee in a bargaining unit 7 greater wages for the public employee’s service as an employee 8 of the public employer than is provided for in a collective 9 bargaining agreement, and a collective bargaining agreement 10 shall not prohibit such action by a public employer. 11 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to collective 12 bargaining agreements entered into or renewed on or after the 13 effective date of this Act. 14 EXPLANATION 15 This bill provides that the state Public Employment 16 Relations Act is not to be construed to prohibit a public 17 employer from paying a public employee in a bargaining unit 18 greater wages for the public employee’s service as an employee 19 of the public employer than is provided for in a collective 20 bargaining agreement. The bill also provides that a collective 21 bargaining agreement cannot prohibit such action by a public 22 employer. These provisions apply notwithstanding an employee 23 organization’s exclusive representation of public employees in 24 a bargaining unit or the terms and conditions of any collective 25 bargaining agreement. 26 The bill applies to collective bargaining agreements entered 27 into or renewed on or after the effective date of the bill. 28 -1- LSB 1070YH (4) 85 je/rj 1/ 1