CT HB05203

Amends section 7-473c(b) of Connecticut general statutes effective January 1, 2013, regarding municipal collective bargaining arbitration procedures.

Requires the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration to notify parties when 180 days have passed since certification of a new municipal employee organization or 30 days have passed since expiration of a collective bargaining agreement, automatically imposing binding and final arbitration.

Each party must select one arbitration panel member within 10 days of receiving the notice, with the State Board selecting a third neutral member at random from the panel of neutral arbitrators within 5 days.

The third member must be an impartial representative of the public interest, a state resident, and serves as the panel chairperson.

If either party fails to appoint their member or the State Board fails to appoint the third member, the State Board shall appoint the necessary members at random from the neutral arbitrators panel.