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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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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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

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

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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