It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 28-9.2 of the General Laws entitled "Policemen's Arbitration" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

{ADD 28-9.2-17. Continuance of contractual provisions. -- ADD} {ADD 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 period referred to in section 28-9.2-7, propose a change in any contractual provisions. ADD}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 1995.