| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.290 |
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| 2 | 2 | | 2025 Page 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #380568 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.290 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representative Krasnow of South Burlington 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Referred to Committee on 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Date: 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Subject: Executive; State Employees Labor Relations Act; Assistant Attorneys 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | General 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to allow 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Assistant Attorneys General to organize and bargain collectively. 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | An act relating to the State Employees Labor Relations Act 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 1. 3 V.S.A. § 902 is amended to read: 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | § 902. DEFINITIONS 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | As used in this chapter: 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | * * * 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | (5) “State employee” means any individual employed on a permanent or 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | limited-status basis by the State of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges, the 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | University of Vermont, the State’s Attorneys’ offices, or as a full-time deputy 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | sheriff paid by the State pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 290(b), including permanent 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | part-time employees, and an individual whose work has ceased as a 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.290 |
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| 28 | 28 | | VT LEG #380568 v.1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | any unfair labor practice, but excluding an individual: 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (A) exempt or excluded from the State classified service under the 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | provisions of section 311 of this title, except that the State Police in the 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Department of Public Safety; employees of the Defender General, excluding 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | attorneys employed directly by the Defender General and attorneys contracted 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | to provide legal services; deputy State’s Attorneys; Assistant Attorneys 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | General; employees of State’s Attorneys’ offices; and full-time deputy sheriffs 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | paid by the State pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 290(b) are included within the 9 |
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| 38 | 38 | | meaning of “State employee”; 10 |
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| 39 | 39 | | * * * 11 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 12 |
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| 41 | 41 | | This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 13 |
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