Bill > HB4688

This bill amends sections 11 and 15 of the 1947 Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) in Michigan. The key provisions are: 1. It makes minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit a mandatory subject of collective bargaining between public employers and the representatives of their employees. 2. It clarifies that the public employer and the bargaining representative must bargain in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, including minimum staffing levels. 3. It specifies that certain management decisions, such as the use of volunteers, the adoption of performance evaluation systems, and the implementation of financial emergency measures, are prohibited subjects of bargaining and are at the sole discretion of the public employer. The bill aims to ensure that minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit are subject to collective bargaining, while preserving the public employer's authority over certain management decisions that are deemed to be outside the scope of mandatory bargaining.