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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: Senators Ciccone, F. Lombardi, Burke, DiPalma, and Tikoian

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2023

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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Police Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     28-9.2-17. Continuance of contractual provisions.

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     All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into

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

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

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

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

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award has been rendered.

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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 -- MUNICIPAL POLICE

ARBITRATION

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

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

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arbitration award is rendered.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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