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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

     RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE

ARBITRATION

     Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Edwards, Corvese, Azzinaro, Hull, Noret,
McEntee, Slater, Diaz, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2023

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 28-9.2-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.2 entitled "Municipal

Police Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     28-9.2-17. Continuance of contractual provisions.

     All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into

pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in the following collective bargaining

agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within the

thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.2-7, propose a change in any contractual provisions until

such time as a successor agreement has been reached between the parties or an interest arbitration

award has been rendered.

     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 -- MUNICIPAL POLICE

ARBITRATION

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     This act would extend provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for

municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest

arbitration award is rendered.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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