S.B.
82
EQUAL ACCESS FOR EDUCATION EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 6, 2012 4:59 PM
Representative Fred C. Cox proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 1, Lines 18 through 25 :
18 association wants to participate in certain activities;
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. provides that a penalty may be recovered by an education employee association
20 under certain circumstances; }
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. requires a school principal and a school district or charter school to each pay a
22 penalty for failing to provide equal access to all education employee associations to
23 distribute information, attend employee orientations, and solicit membership to the
24 education employee association; }
25 . allows an employee to withdraw membership from an education employee
2. Page 4, Lines 105 through 117 :
105 (iii) another education employee association attended the unplanned activity.
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(9) If a school violates the provisions of this section, an education employee
107 association may bring a civil action in a court having the appropriate jurisdiction for:
108 (a) a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 per violation, to be paid by the principal of
109 the school where the violation occurred;
110 (b) a civil penalty in an amount equal to the greater of the following, to be paid by the
111 school district or charter school where the violation occurred:
112 (i) $10,000; or
113 (ii) if the education employee association proves a pattern of violations of this section,
114 treble damages; and
115 (c) enforcement of the provisions of this section. }
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(9)
An employee may withdraw the employee's membership from an education
117 employee association and receive a full refund of the employee's membership dues if:
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