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SB 5435 - Reorganizing and adding subchapter headings to public employees' collective bargaining statutes.

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Section 1

It is the intent of the legislature to reorganize chapter 41.56 RCW into subchapters to simplify navigation of the statute. The legislature does not intend to make, and no provision of this act may be construed as making, a substantive change to the provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW. Additionally, the subchapter headings and captions used in this act may not be construed as any part of the law.

Section 2

The following sections are each recodified as sections in chapter 41.56 RCW to be added under the subchapter headings provided:

  1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. RCW 41.56.010, 41.56.030, 41.56.035, 41.56.037, 41.56.040, 41.56.090, 41.56.110, 41.56.113, 41.56.120, 41.56.140, 41.56.150, 41.56.160, 41.56.165, 41.56.210, 41.56.220, 41.56.230, 41.56.520, and 41.56.914.

  2. APPLICATION AND SCOPE OF BARGAINING. RCW 41.56.020, 41.56.025, 41.56.0251, 41.56.026, 41.56.027, 41.56.028, 41.56.029, 41.56.500, 41.56.510, and 41.56.515.

  3. REPRESENTATION DETERMINATIONS. RCW 41.56.050, 41.56.060, 41.56.070, 41.56.080, and 41.56.095.

  4. NEGOTIATIONS AND ARBITRATION. RCW 41.56.100, 41.56.122, 41.56.123, 41.56.125, and 41.56.950.

  5. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. RCW 41.56.021, 41.56.0215, 41.56.022, 41.56.024, 41.56.513, 41.56.203, and 41.56.205.

  6. INTEREST ARBITRATION. RCW 41.56.430, 41.56.440, 41.56.450, 41.56.452, 41.56.465, 41.56.470, 41.56.473, 41.56.475, 41.56.480, 41.56.490, 41.56.492, 41.56.496, and 41.56.516.

  7. CHAPTER CONSTRUCTION AND LIMITATIONS. RCW 41.56.900, 41.56.905, 41.56.906, 41.56.907, and 41.56.913.

Section 3

Section 4

The code reviser shall correct any cross-references to sections recodified by this act.

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