To establish the Governor as the public employer of adult family home providers for collective bargaining purposes. The bill would also establish collective bargaining procedures for adult family home providers. See companion SB 5949.   Official Text and Analysis.

To provide that the collective bargaining provisions apply only to adult family home providers who receive payments from the Medicaid and state-funded long-term care programs. The negotiated rule-making provisions are applicable to providers who do not receive such payments. The process used to certify an organization as an exclusive bargaining representative is modified. If there is majority support for more than one organization, the Public Employment Relations Commission (Commission) must certify the organization with the greatest number of cards as the exclusive bargaining representative. If there is a tie, the Commission must hold a run-off election. The scope of bargaining is limited to: (1) economic compensation; (2) health and welfare benefits; (3) professional development and training; (4) labor-management committees; (5) grievance procedures; and (6) other economic matters. A "no strike" clause is added. Provisions are added to specify that the following are not modified: (1) the Department's authority to establish plans of care for consumers and to manage long-term care services; (2) the Department's obligation to comply with Medicaid laws; and (3) the Legislature's right to make programmatic modifications.

To prohibit the Public Employment Relations Commission and the Department of Social and Health Services from giving prospective bargaining representatives access to lists of home mailing addresses for providers.

To specify that the exclusive bargaining representative of the adult family home providers is determined in the manner specified in the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act.

To make bargaining authorization cards furnished as the showing of interest exempt from disclosure.