LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
AFT-NH
(formerly NHFT)
"LEGISLATIVE
ALERT"
July
6, 2005
Laura
Hainey
We
are still working our "Legislative Report Cards" for members of
the NH House and Senate. This report card will show how these members
voted on important bills during this legislative session. Once the
Report Cards are completed, we will be mailing them out to each
member of AFT-NH (formerly NHFT).
To
see the full text any bill, go to www.gencourt.state.nh/nh/us
, click power search, put in the bill number, click submit,
and then hit bill text.
This
bill allows you to negotiate wage deduction for COPE funds. It was
recommended to be killed but IT PASSED. A few Republicans voted
in favor of this bill, Gallus, Green, Clegg, Gatsas, Martel, and
Letourneau along with all the Democrats: Gottesman, Foster, Larsen,
D'Allesandre, Estabrook, Hassan, and Fuller Clark.
HB
404, permitting employees to request a wage deduction for
contributions to a political action committee.
This
bill also has to do with wage deduction for COPE funds, and also
passed.
HB
350, relative to enforcement of the labor protection statutes,
permitting certain wage deductions, and increasing the civil penalty
in the department of labor.
This
is the Gatsas education funding bill. Six of our locals receive
more money and eight lose money. If you would like to see the numbers
let me know and I will e-mail them.
HB
616, (2 nd new title), reducing the education property
tax rate and relative to the calculation of equitable education
grants.
This
bill passed both the Senate and House; we (AFT-NH) have requested
that the Governor VETO this bill. Many members wrote letters to
the Governor with concerns regarding this bill and the impact it
will have on teachers. Anyone who wrote a letter--- thank you very
much, our elected officers need to hear from us.
HB
132: dismissal of a teacher- new language "or who has not
satisfactorily maintained the competency standards established by
the school district"
This
bill was killed in the Senate. It was stated that increasing the
minimum wage by $0.50 would greatly hurt business in New Hampshire
. Currently the minimum wage is $5.15 and has not been increased
since 1997.
HB
665: increasing minimum wage.
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