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This bill extends collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of state government, with some exceptions. The key provisions are: 1. Employees of the legislative branch, the joint legislative audit and review committee, and the statute law committee are covered under the state's collective bargaining law (chapter 41.80 RCW), with some exceptions such as elected legislators, legislative leadership, and temporary/seasonal employees. 2. The governor's designee will represent the employer in collective bargaining for legislative employees, rather than the governor directly. 3. The bill amends the definitions in the collective bargaining law to include the legislative branch as an "agency" covered by the law, and clarifies that the law applies to legislative employees regardless of whether they are covered by the state's civil service law (chapter 41.06 RCW). 4. The bill adds a new section specifying that the legislature's designee, rather than the governor, will represent the employer in collective bargaining for legislative employees.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5691&Year=2019&Initiative=false