HF 699

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:40am

A bill for an act
relating to education; prohibiting negotiation of teacher contracts during the
school year; repealing the January 15 penalty for failing to settle teacher
contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.05.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [179A.145] PERIOD DURING WHICH NEGOTIATIONS ARE
PROHIBITED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin A school board and the exclusive representative of
teachers in a district may not meet and negotiate and may not enter into a contract during
the period beginning with the district's first student contact day in the fall and ending with
the last student contact day the next spring.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Exceptions. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1 does not apply:
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new text begin (1) if the school board and the exclusive representative of teachers certify in
writing to the commissioner of mediation services that they have entered into a tentative
agreement before the first student contact day in the fall, to the extent the parties enter into
a final contract based on the tentative agreement certified to the commissioner;
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new text begin (2) during the period in which the school board postpones the first student contact
day from the regularly scheduled starting date;
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new text begin (3) if the school board and the exclusive representative agree, before the first student
contact day in the fall, to binding interest arbitration of items in dispute, to the extent the
parties enter into a contract to confirm the results of the arbitrator's decision; or
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new text begin (4) if the teachers in the district are on strike on the district's first student contact
day in the fall.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Relation to other law. new text end

new text begin This section supersedes any conflicting provisions
of other law.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.05, new text end new text begin is repealed
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009.
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