Gibbons' bill requests target collective bargaining, K-12 mandates
Among the 92 bills the Gibbons administration submitted to the Legislative Counsel Bureau this week are proposals to eliminate collective bargaining for schools and local government, create a school voucher system and remove K-12 mandates such as class size reduction.
Chief of Staff Robin Reedy said the governor's list was proposed to the special legislative session in February but didn't get much support.
At the top of the list is eliminating mandatory collective bargaining for local entities. Reedy predicted it would win some supporters.
“Right now, there is debate as to whether we are at the bottom,” Reedy said of the recession. “If things don't get better, I think 288 (the collective bargaining statute) could go away if legislators are listening to the voters.”
Rather than blame local governments for the high salaries of their union workers, Reedy said people should
Chief of Staff Robin Reedy said the governor's list was proposed to the special legislative session in February but didn't get much support.
At the top of the list is eliminating mandatory collective bargaining for local entities. Reedy predicted it would win some supporters.
“Right now, there is debate as to whether we are at the bottom,” Reedy said of the recession. “If things don't get better, I think 288 (the collective bargaining statute) could go away if legislators are listening to the voters.”
Rather than blame local governments for the high salaries of their union workers, Reedy said people should