PRINTER'S NO. 364
No. 349 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, EARLL, KITCHEN, M. WHITE, BOSCOLA, COSTA
AND WAUGH, FEBRUARY 7, 2001
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 7, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), entitled
2 "An act specifically authorizing collective bargaining
3 between policemen and firemen and their public employers;
4 providing for arbitration in order to settle disputes, and
5 requiring compliance with collective bargaining agreements
6 and findings of arbitrators," prohibiting collective
7 bargaining relating to the training and use of automated
8 external defibrillators.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111),
12 referred to as the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining
13 Act, is amended by adding a section to read:
14 Section 1.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
15 the contrary, the right to bargain collectively for the terms
16 and conditions of employment under this act shall not include
17 employers' decisions relating to the training and usage of
18 automated external defibrillators or any other lifesaving
19 devices by policemen or firemen in accordance with law.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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