Vermont H 256: An act relating to Judiciary Employees Labor Relations Act

Bill Text

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H.256 1
Introduced by Representative Krasnow of South Burlington 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Executive; Judiciary Employees Labor Relations Act; Judiciary 5
supervisors 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to allow 7
Judiciary supervisors to organize and bargain collectively. 8
An act relating to Judiciary Employees Labor Relations Act 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. 3 V.S.A. § 1011 is amended to read: 11
§ 1011. DEFINITIONS 12
As used in this chapter: 13
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(8) “Employee,” “Employee” means any individual employed and 15
compensated on a permanent or limited status basis by the Judiciary 16
Department, including permanent part-time employees and any individual 17
whose employment has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, any 18
current labor dispute or because of an unfair labor practice. “Employee” does 19
not include any of the following: 20

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(A) a Justice, judge, assistant judge, magistrate, or hearing officer; 1
(B) the Court Administrator; 2
(C) a managerial, supervisory, or confidential employee; 3
(D) a law clerk, attorney, or administrative assistant or private 4
secretary to a judge, Justice, or Court Administrator; 5
(E) an individual employed on a temporary, contractual, seasonal, or 6
on-call basis, including an intern; 7
(F) an employee during the initial or extended probationary period; 8
(G) the head of a department or division; 9
(H) [Repealed.] 10
(I) an attorney for the Supreme Court, for the Court Administrator, or 11
for any board or commission created by the Supreme Court; 12
(J) an employee paid by the State who is appointed part-time as 13
county clerk pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 651 or 691; or 14
(K) an employee who, after hearing by the Board upon petition of 15
any individual, the employer, or a collective bargaining unit, is determined to 16
be in a position that is sufficiently inconsistent with the spirit and intent of this 17
chapter to warrant exclusion. 18
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Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 20
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 21