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HB152: Governmental employees; permission to form associations.

HOUSE BILL NO. 152
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled December 21, 2007
A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-57.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to governmental employee associations.
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Patron-- Poisson
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 40.1-57.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 40.1-57.3. Certain activities permitted.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent employees of the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, or of any governmental agency of any of them from forming associations for the purpose of promoting discussing their interests before with the employing agency whenever the employing agency agrees to do so.

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