Vermont S 145: An act relating to permitting municipalities to regulate open carrying of firearms

Bill Text

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S.145 1
Introduced by Senators Chittenden, Clarkson, Ram Hinsdale, Vyhovsky and 2
White 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Executive; State Employees Labor Relations Act; Assistant Attorneys 6
General 7
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to allow 8
Assistant Attorneys General to organize and bargain collectively. 9
An act relating to collective bargaining for Assistant Attorneys General 10
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11
Sec. 1. 3 V.S.A. § 902 is amended to read: 12
§ 902. DEFINITIONS 13
As used in this chapter: 14
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(5) “State employee” means any individual employed on a permanent or 16
limited-status basis by the State of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges, the 17
University of Vermont, the State’s Attorneys’ offices, or as a full-time deputy 18
sheriff paid by the State pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 290(b), including permanent 19
part-time employees, and an individual whose work has ceased as a 20

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consequence of, or in connection with, any current labor dispute or because of 1
any unfair labor practice, but excluding an individual: 2
(A) exempt or excluded from the State classified service under the 3
provisions of section 311 of this title, except that the State Police in the 4
Department of Public Safety; employees of the Defender General, excluding 5
attorneys employed directly by the Defender General and attorneys contracted 6
to provide legal services; deputy State’s Attorneys; Assistant Attorneys 7
General; employees of State’s Attorneys’ offices; and full-time deputy sheriffs 8
paid by the State pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 290(b) are included within the 9
meaning of “State employee”; 10
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Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 12
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 13