2011 Senate Bill 158 / Public Act 9

Increase power of school and local emergency financial managers

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 16, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-25)

To require government and school employee union contracts to include a provision stating that an Emergency Financial Manager appointed by the state to clean up the fiscal affairs of a financially failing local government or school district may reject, modify or terminate the union’s collective bargaining agreement. See Senate Bill 153.

Referred to the Committee on Education

Feb. 24, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 8, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

March 9, 2011

Passed in the Senate 26 to 12 (details)

Received in the House

March 9, 2011

March 15, 2011

Amendment offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (D-69)

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 63 to 47 (details)

To require government and school employee union contracts to include a provision stating that an Emergency Financial Manager appointed by the state to clean up the fiscal affairs of a financially failing local government or school district may reject, modify or terminate the union’s collective bargaining agreement. See Senate Bill 153.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

March 16, 2011