The bill amends RCW 41.80.010 to exempt exclusive bargaining representatives for Department of Corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining. Specifically, it establishes that for Department of Corrections employees, the governor or the governor's designee and an exclusive bargaining representative shall negotiate one master collective bargaining agreement. Additionally, the bill clarifies that this provision does not apply to exclusive bargaining representatives representing marine department employees at the Department of Corrections, and it maintains the requirement for representatives of fewer than 500 employees to negotiate as a coalition.

Furthermore, the bill updates the threshold for coalition bargaining from "five hundred" to "500" employees and modifies the language regarding funding requests for collective bargaining agreements. It specifies that if appropriations of less than $10,000 are necessary, a request for funds shall not be submitted unless it has been submitted to the director of the office of financial management by October 1 prior to the legislative session. The bill also ensures that if a significant revenue shortfall occurs after the approval of compensation and fringe benefit provisions, both parties must enter into collective bargaining for a mutually agreed modification of the agreement.

Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 41.80.010
Substitute Bill: 41.80.010
Bill as Passed Legislature: 41.80.010
Session Law: 41.80.010