SENATE BILL NO. 322 February 18, 1999, Introduced by Senators JAYE and SHUGARS and referred to the Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs. A bill to prohibit expenditures of state taxpayer money on public employee labor organization activities; and to prescribe penalties. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1. As used in this act: 2 (a) "Labor organization" and "public employee labor 3 organization" mean the exclusive bargaining representative of 4 public employees. 5 (b) "Labor organization activities" means any of the 6 following: 7 (i) Collective bargaining activities. 8 (ii) Lobbying activities. 9 (iii) Electoral politics activities, including activities 10 related to ballot, bond, and millage issues. 01570'99 DMS 2 1 (iv) Public relations. 2 (v) Litigation. 3 (vi) Defensive and offensive organizing, including member 4 recruitment, retention, and member-only benefits. 5 (vii) Charitable contributions and activities. 6 (viii) Any activity that provides an enrichment or benefit 7 to the labor organization or its members that is greater than 8 that activity provides to the general population. 9 (c) "Public employee" means that term as defined in section 10 1 of 1947 PA 336, MCL 423.201. 11 (d) "State taxpayer money" means funds accrued by the state 12 as a result of tax collection. 13 Sec. 2. A public employee labor organization shall not 14 receive or use state taxpayer money for labor organization 15 activities. A labor organization that violates this section is 16 liable for a civil fine that is equal to 2 times the amount of 17 taxpayer money expended by the labor organization on employee 18 labor organization activities. 01570'99 Final page. DMS