Monday, March 28, 2011
COLUMBUS (AP) — Legislative leaders are planning to change language in a collective-bargaining bill to ensure police and firefighters could negotiate over safety vests and other gear.
House spokesman Mike Dittoe says it’s among at least 10 substantive changes lawmakers are considering making to the legislation as a House labor committee has scheduled a possible vote Tuesday.
Dittoe says lawmakers also were looking to cut language from the measure that would bar certain public employees from talking to their city council members during negotiations.
He said some of the proposed changes were still being drafted, and he couldn’t comment on all of them.
Amendments are due to the labor committee’s chairman by this evening.
The Senate narrowly passed the bill earlier this month and would have to agree to changes.