2014 -- S 2246

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS'

ARBITRATION

     Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, and Archambault

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 28-9.3-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.3 entitled "Certified

School Teachers' Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     28-9.3-4. Obligation to bargain. -- It shall be the obligation of the school committee to

meet and confer in good faith with the representative or representatives of the negotiating or

bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the agent of the request

for a meeting for negotiating or collective bargaining purposes. This obligation includes the duty

to cause any agreement resulting from negotiations or bargaining to be reduced to a written

contract; provided, that no contract shall exceed the term of three (3) years unless a budget

commission or a receiver has been appointed for a municipality pursuant to chapter 45-9, in

which case the contract shall not exceed the term of five (5) years. Provided, further, no

municipality which has a locally administered pension plan in "critical status," and is required to

submit a funding improvement plan pursuant to § 45-65-6(2) shall enter into a contract exceeding

a term of five (5) years. An unfair labor practice charge may be complained of by either the

bargaining agent or the school committee to the state labor relations board which shall deal with

the complaint in the manner provided in chapter 7 of this title.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS'

ARBITRATION

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     This act would prohibit any municipality which has a locally administered pension plan

in "critical status" from entering into labor contracts under this chapter exceeding five (5) years.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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