PRINTER'S NO. 934
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
947
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, KINKEAD, RABB, SIEGEL, PISCIOTTANO,
MADDEN, SANCHEZ, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS, GUENST, SCHWEYER,
DELLOSO, DEASY, CIRESI, OTTEN, MERSKI, GREEN, D. WILLIAMS,
CONKLIN AND KRAJEWSKI, APRIL 17, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 17, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
"An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
providing penalties for violations; and establishing
procedures for implementation," in Pennsylvania Labor
Relations Board, providing for update of operating technology
and practices.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known
as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 504. To most effectively administer this act, the
board shall update its operating technology and practices as
follows:
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(1) The board shall update its publicly accessible Internet
website, practices and procedures to allow for the secure
electronic filing of all petitions, charges, requests and other
documents, including charges of an unfair practice and petitions
for elections under this act.
(2) The board shall update its rules and regulations to
reflect the changes under clause (1) and shall post the changes
on the publicly accessible Internet website of the board.
(3) The secure electronic filing described in clause (1)
shall also include acceptance of electronic versions of
authorization cards, supported by electronic signatures, for the
purposes of showing of interest to move forward with an election
under this act. The following apply:
(i) The board shall develop requirements and procedures for
ensuring the validity of the electronic signatures.
(ii) Valid authorizations shall include the employe's name,
telephone number, email address or alternate form of social
media contact, language expressing authorization of a collective
bargaining representative filing the showing of interest, the
date of signature and the name of the employer.
(iii) The board may require the filing labor organization to
send a confirmation email to electronic signers.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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