Pennsylvania SB 1247: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in State System of Higher Education, further providing for purposes and general powers and providing for certain contract provisions prohibited.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1562
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1247
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, PENNYCUICK, VOGEL, MILLER, ARGALL AND
PICOZZI, APRIL 1, 2026
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 1, 2026
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 collective bargaining
impasse, further providing for interest arbitration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 805 of the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended
to read:
Section 805. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
act where representatives of units of guards at prisons or
mental hospitals [or], units of employes directly involved with
and necessary to the functioning of the courts of this
Commonwealth or units of peace officers, as defined under 18
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Pa.C.S. § 501 (relating to definitions), who are covered by this
act have reached an impasse in collective bargaining and
mediation as required in section 801 of this article has not
resolved the dispute, the impasse shall be submitted to a panel
of arbitrators whose decision shall be final and binding upon
both parties with the proviso that the decisions of the
arbitrators which would require legislative enactment to be
effective shall be considered advisory only.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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