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MINUTES OF THE MEETING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE MONTANA STATE SENATE February 12, 1985 The eleventh meeting of the Senate Labor and Employment Relations committee was called to order by Chairman J. D. Lynch at the hour of 1:00 p.m. in Room 413/415 of the State Capitol. ROLL CALL: All members were present. CONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF INTENT TO SENATE BILL 194: Senator Manning moved the Statement of Intent on Senate Bill 194 be attached with the Standing Committee Report. The motion carried unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF SENATE BILL 341: Chairman Lynch called on Senator Haffey, sponsor of Senate Bill 341. This is an act authorizing changes in working hours of Montana State Prison employees, which were agreed upon by management and the effected employees. It allows management and the effected employees to agree to a work day of other than eight hours in a consecutive 24-hour period. PROPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 341: Tom Schneider, representing Montana Public Employees Associa- tion, submitted written testimony in support of SB 341. (Exhibit No.1) Bill Pancrabs, Business Agent for MPA Chapter at the prison, said the people at the prison feel there are other scheduling alternatives that could perhaps save some employee usage of time along the lines of sick leave and vacation. There would be benefits to both the employees and management. Kurt Chisolm, director of Department of Institutions, recommended this bill be tabled. OPPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 341: None were present. QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE: Senator Keating asked Tom Schneider if there is protection under the law for flex-time. Tom Schneider replied the attorney general position allows the opportunity to have flex- time. Senator Keating asked if we repeal the section in question, there would be the opportunity to have flex-time.

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE

MONTANA STATE SENATE

February 12, 1985

The eleventh meeting of the Senate Labor and Employment Relations committee was called to order by Chairman J. D. Lynch at the hour of 1:00 p.m. in Room 413/415 of the State Capitol.

ROLL CALL: All members were present.

CONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF INTENT TO SENATE BILL 194:

Senator Manning moved the Statement of Intent on Senate Bill 194 be attached with the Standing Committee Report. The motion carried unanimously.

CONSIDERATION OF SENATE BILL 341:

Chairman Lynch called on Senator Haffey, sponsor of Senate Bill 341. This is an act authorizing changes in working hours of Montana State Prison employees, which were agreed upon by management and the effected employees. It allows management and the effected employees to agree to a work day of other than eight hours in a consecutive 24-hour period.

PROPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 341:

Tom Schneider, representing Montana Public Employees Associa­tion, submitted written testimony in support of SB 341. (Exhibit No.1)

Bill Pancrabs, Business Agent for MPA Chapter at the prison, said the people at the prison feel there are other scheduling alternatives that could perhaps save some employee usage of time along the lines of sick leave and vacation. There would be benefits to both the employees and management.

Kurt Chisolm, director of Department of Institutions, recommended this bill be tabled.

OPPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 341:

None were present.

QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE:

Senator Keating asked Tom Schneider if there is protection under the law for flex-time. Tom Schneider replied the attorney general position allows the opportunity to have flex­time.

Senator Keating asked if we repeal the section in question, there would be the opportunity to have flex-time.

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Page 2 February 12;,1985

Torn Schneider replied yes.

Senator Haffey closed on Senate Bill 341.

The hearing was closed on Senate Bill 341.

CONSIDERATION OF SENATE BILL 337:

Chairman Lynch called on Senator Chet Blaylock, sponsor of Senate Bill 337. The bill deals with the matter of the Depart­ment of Labor and Industry collecting when employers have failed or defaulted on their payments to the unemployment compensation fund.

PROPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 337:

Sue Mohr, Unemployment Insurance Contributions Bureau Chief for the Department of Labor and Industry, said the purpose of this bill is to improve the bureau's position when they file liens so that they can make sure the effect of the lien will be on the date the contributions become due instead of the date on which they are filed. The bureau extended the period of time that they can enforce liens up to ten years.

Dave Wanzenried, Commissioner, Montana Department of Labor and Industry, rose in support of Senate Bill 337.

OPPONENTS OF SENATE BILL 337:

None were present.

QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE:

Senator Keating asked Sue Mohr what the rational for five years instead of three years for the statute of limitations is. He referred to page 2, section 2.

Sue Mohr replied we have always had five years; that is present law. Harold Kansier answered the question further, saying we have always used five years. Five years gives you more time to execute on your lien; if you have three years, in order for your lien to be effective you have to refile each time because that lien expires by the statute of limita­tions. Senator Keating stated that means then that five years is meaningless. Harold Kansier replied the five ~ears is a defense on the part of the person owing the money. The agency continues to collect.

Chairman Lynch asked Sue Mohr how long an account is overdue before it is liened. Sue Mohr replied 25 days, and she said she tries to work around employers.

Senator Blaylock closed on Senate Bill 337.

The hearing was closed on Senate Bill 337.

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EXECUTIVE ACT:DON ON SENATE BILL 337:

Senator Blaylock moved that Senate Bill 337 Do Pass. On a voice vote the committee voted unanimously that SENATE BILL 337 DO PASS.

EXECUTIVE ACTION ON SENATE BILL 341:

Senator Keating made a motion to amend Senate Bill 341. (Exhibit No.2)

On a voice vote the committee voted unanimously to accept the amendments. Senator Haffey made a motion that Senate Bill 341 Do Pass As Amended. On a voice vote the committee voted unanimously that SENATE BILL 341 DO PASS AS AMENDED.

ADJOURNMENT: The committee, having no further business, adjourned at the hour of 2:07 p.m.

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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT

~ February 12 as ......................................................... 19 ......... .

t MR. PRESIDENT

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Respectfully report as follows: That ...... Sena.te .. B111 ................... .............................................. No.~' .•.........

Chairman.

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.................... ~~~.~ .... ~.~ ............................. 19 .. ~, ... .

Mr. President, We, your committee on Labor# havinq had under consideration

Senate Bill 194, attach the following statement of intent:

STATEMEtrr OF INTENT SENATE BILL NO. 194

A statement of intent is required for this bill because it requires the adoption of rules by the workers • compensation division of the department of labor and industry.

The legislature intends that the division adopt only those rules required by sections 9 and 10 of this hill.

The rules adopted by the division to implement section 3 should require the submission of all traininq information on an affidavit on which the applicant must aither list the name, place, and dates of attendance of a traininq school approved by the division and published in its list of approved schools. or qive sufficient information to allow the division to judge the content and quality of the program.

Because of the highly dangarous nature of the business regulated by this legislation, the legislature intends that all persons, except those already holding licenses and qualifying under the provisions of section 13, must comply with section 2(2)(a) through (2) (d), whathcr applying for an initial license by examination, reexamination under section 4(3), or licensure by other jurisdictions under section 6. Fees for reexamination within 2 years of the initial examination should be less than fees for the initial exaaination because no training and experience information need be reviewed and verified.

In developing rules on the use of explosives under sections 9 and 10, it is intended that the division pay particular atten­tion to the publication entitled ·Suggested Code of Regulations·, published by the institute of makers of explosives (IME), in addition to any industry recommendations or publications by other states.

Rules adopted under nection such procedural rules as the applications, act on variance hearings, and so forth.

INTENT/eels of I LC 72

STATE PUB. co. Helena, Mont.

10(51 are intended to be onl" division needs to receive

request.s, conduct revocation

............................... , ...................... ·····················ch~i~·~~~:········· J.D. LYNCH

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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT

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DO PASS

...................................................................................... Chairman.

SEllM'Oa J.D. LYm:H

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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT

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DO PASS

.......... : .......................................................................... . Chairman.

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S en tor Towe x

C hairman Lynch x

Each day attach to minutes .

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~. MONTANA 1426 Cedar Street •

Helena, Montana 59604

P.O. Box 5600

Exhibi t No. 1 February 12, 1985 SB 341

T~ephone(406)442~ ,

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PUBLIC

EMPLOYEES

ASSOCIATION

SENATE BTIL 341

The sole purpose of the requested Change to 53 - 30 - 103 MCA, is to

allCM the mmageIlBl.t and the enployees of funtana State Prison to con­

sider SOIlE alternatives to the presently mandated eight hour 'WOrk shift.

M:ma.geIlBl.t and the en:ployees have~ both expressed concern that the pre­

sent law precludes them from being able to consider llDre efficient,

cost effective IlEthods of staff scheduling. The proposed language

'WOuld protect both mmageIlBl.t and the enployees as it 'WOuld require

nutual agreeIlBl.t before any changes could be impleIlBl.ted.

Last session the legislature passed language to allCM cities and com.ties

to do this very thing and it has 'WOrked out well. Many depart::IJEnts of state

governIIlmt have pursued alternative 'WOrk schedules by nutual agreeIlBl.t.

l-EP carmot because state law strictly forbids it.

Eastern Region (Mailing Address) 502 Nelson

Billings, Montana 59102 IDh ..... ",,\ IAnC\ eel"} I'}cl'}n

Western Region (Mailing Address) 1420 Jackson

Missoula, Montana 59801 ICnnnA\ IAN=:\ 7"'LA"'~D

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290 OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

absolute prohibition against working more than eight ho in one day, but rather is merely descriptive of the len Ut, of a work-day under normal conditions., The cases reco9nI~ that an employee may work more than e1ght hours per da ~ he is compensated for hours in excess of forty worked inY.!' week under section 39-3-405, MCA. These holdings appeal' to! nullify the plain meaning of the eight-hour day statu However, they constitute the definitive construction of ~ statute by the Montana Supreme Court, and I am therefor bound to follow them. •

In 37 Ope Att'y Gen. No. 16 I held that a county could nOt schedule four ten-hour days for all employees on the bash of a 1975 amendment which explicitly permitted counties to schedule road and bridge workers on a four-day week Con­sisting of ten-hour days, reasoning that the express mention of such authority only for road and bridge crews necessarily excluded such authority for all other state workers. See Stephens V. City of Great Falls, 119 Mont. 368, 175 P.2d i08 (1946). This result-rs-flatly inconsistent with the Court'. reasoning in Glick, which implicitly recognized that the Department of Institutions had the authority t.o structure working hours for its employees in schedules other than the traditional work week consisting of five eight-hour days. If the rule of construction applied in my prior opinions was the correct one, the result in Glick could not have been reached. ~I can only conclude that under Glick state agencies and local governments may permit their workers to work four ten-hour days per week. 37 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 16 is overruled to the extent it is inconsistent with this opinion. II

It would be appropriate for the Legislature to amend the strict language of section 39-4-107, MCA, to make it com­patible with current employment practices and court inter­pretations.

THEREFORE, IT IS MY OPINION:

Local law enforcement agencies may, with the consent of the affected employees, schedule a forty-hour work week consisting of four consecutive ten-hour days.

Very truly yours,

MIKE GREELY Attorney General

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