| Chapter 033 |
| 2017 -- H 5973 Enacted 06/21/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION |
| Introduced By: Representatives McKiernan, Almeida, Johnston, Keable, and Lombardi |
| Date Introduced: March 22, 2017 |
| 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-(30) day (30) period referred to in ยง 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. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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