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ID H0260
Bill
Status
3/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Establishes binding timeline for education negotiation agreements: parties must reach agreement by June 10, local education organization must ratify by June 15, and board of trustees must ratify by June 22, with these dates non-negotiable and unable to be moved by mutual agreement.
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Requires any negotiated agreement to be reduced to writing and presented for ratification sequentially to the local education organization and then the board of trustees at a public meeting.
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If either the local education association or board of trustees fails to ratify the written agreement, the board shall operate under the terms of the district's last best offer at negotiations rather than the failed agreement terms.
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Specifies that when parties cannot reach agreement, one or more mediators may be appointed at the request of either party, with mediation procedures and compensation determined by both parties and completed before the June 10 deadline.
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Declares sections 1, 2, and 5 effective immediately upon passage and approval, with section 2 becoming null and void July 1, 2014, and sections 3 and 4 effective July 1, 2014.
Legislative Description
Amends, repeals and adds to existing law relating to education to revise provisions relating to mediation; to establish provisions relating to requirements when parties to negotiations reach agreement and to establish provisions relating to the failure to ratify a certain agreement; and to establish provisions relating to the appointment of mediators in the event parties are not able to come to an agreement.
EDUCATION
Last Action
Recommitted to Education
3/29/2013