§ 28-9.3-1. Declaration of policy — Purpose. (a) In pursuance of the duty imposed upon it by the constitution to promote public schools and to adopt all means necessary and proper to secure to the people the advantages and opportunities of education, the general assembly declares that it recognizes teaching as a profession that requires […]
§ 28-9.3-10. Arbitration board — Composition. (a) Within seven (7) days after arbitration has been requested as provided in § 28-9.3-9, the negotiating or bargaining agent and the school committee shall each select and name one arbitrator and shall immediately notify each other in writing of the name and address of the person so selected. […]
§ 28-9.3-11. Hearings. (a) The arbitrators shall call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days after their appointment and shall give at least seven (7) days’ notice in writing to the negotiating or bargaining agent and the school committee of the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be informal, and […]
§ 28-9.3-12. Appeal from decision. While the parties are engaged in negotiations and/or utilizing the dispute resolution process as required in § 28-9.3-9, all terms and conditions in the collective bargaining agreement shall remain in effect. The decision of the arbitrators shall be made public and shall be binding on the certified public school teachers […]
§ 28-9.3-13. Fees and expenses of arbitration. Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the negotiating or bargaining agent and the school committee. History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 146, § 1.
§ 28-9.3-14. Plural and singular usage. Whenever the word “arbitrators” is used in this chapter it also means arbitrator where applicable. History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 146, § 1.
§ 28-9.3-15. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter and the application of the provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected by the invalidity. […]
§ 28-9.3-16. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “School Teachers’ Arbitration Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 146, § 1.
§ 28-9.3-2. Right to organize and bargain collectively. (a) The certified teachers in the public school system in any city, town, or regional school district have the right to negotiate professionally and to bargain collectively with their respective school committees and to be represented by an association or labor organization in the negotiation or collective […]
§ 28-9.3-3. Recognition of bargaining agent. The association or labor organization selected by the certified public school teachers in the public school system in any city, town, or regional school district shall be recognized by the school committee of the city, town, or district as the sole and exclusive negotiating or bargaining agent for all […]
§ 28-9.3-4. Obligation to bargain. It shall be the obligation of the school committee to meet and confer in good faith with the representative or representatives of the negotiating or bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the agent of the request for a meeting for negotiating or collective bargaining […]
§ 28-9.3-5. Determination of negotiating agent — Elections. (a) The state labor relations board, upon the written petition for an election signed by not less than twenty percent (20%) of the certified public school teachers of the city, town, or regional school district, indicating their desire to be represented by a particular association or organization […]
§ 28-9.3-6. Supervision of elections. The state labor relations board shall prescribe the method of petitioning for an election, the manner, place, and time of conducting the election, and shall supervise all elections to insure against interference, restraint, discrimination, or coercion from any source. Complaints of interference, restraint, discrimination, or coercion shall be heard and […]
§ 28-9.3-7. Certification of negotiating agent. (a) No association or organization shall be initially certified as the representative of certified public school teachers except after an election. (b) Teachers shall be free to join or to decline to join any association or organization regardless of whether it has been certified as the exclusive representative of […]
§ 28-9.3-8. Request for negotiation or bargaining. Whenever salary or other matters requiring appropriation of money by any city, town, or regional school district are to be included as a matter of negotiation or collective bargaining conducted under the provisions of this chapter, the negotiating or bargaining agent must first serve written notice of request […]
§ 28-9.3-9. Unresolved issues submitted to mediation or arbitration. (a) In the event that the negotiating or bargaining agent and the school committee are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, either of them may request mediation and conciliation upon any […]
