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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

     Introduced By: Representative David A. Bennett

     Date Introduced: January 06, 2022

     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

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

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

agreements until a successor agreement is reached between the parties or an interest arbitration

award is rendered.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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