2018 -- S 2157

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POLICE ARBITRATION

     Introduced By: Senators Archambault, Coyne, Jabour, Lombardi, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: January 23, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 28-9.2-13 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.2 entitled

"Municipal Police Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     28-9.2-13. Request for collective bargaining.

     Whenever wages, rates of pay, or any other matter requiring appropriation of money by

any city or town are included as matter of collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of

this chapter, it is the obligation of the bargaining agent to serve written notice of request for

collective bargaining on the corporate authorities at least one hundred twenty (120) days before

the last day on which money can be appropriated by the city or town to cover the contract period

which is the subject of the collective bargaining procedure expiration of the collective bargaining

agreement.

     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 -- POLICE ARBITRATION

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     This act would change the last day upon which a bargaining agent for a municipal police

arbitration may make written request to the corporate authorities for collective bargaining from

one hundred twenty (120) days before the last day on which money can be appropriated by the

city or town to cover the contract period which is the subject of the collective bargaining

procedure, to one hundred twenty (120) days before the expiration of the current collective

bargaining agreement.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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