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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

     Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Edwards, Canario, Hull, and McLaughlin

     Date Introduced: January 17, 2019

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 28-9.1-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.1 entitled

"Firefighters' Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     28-9.1-17. 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 § 28-9.1-7, propose a change in any contractual provision.

The parties may agree in writing to continue all contractual provisions contained in a collective

bargaining agreement until such time as the parties enter into, and have ratified or arbitrated, a

successor agreement 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

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

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     This act would continue all provisions of firefighters' collective bargaining agreements

until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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