Common use of PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS Clause in Contracts

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Either party may request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice to negotiate to the other party between one hundred twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent to open negotiations at this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to by the teams. Negotiation teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining team. (Reference: Article 18) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association and the Board for approval. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed and presented within thirty (30) days. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board In the event an agreement is not reached after forty-five (45) days from the first bargaining session, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting the assistance of a federal mediator under the guidelines of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the event that the services of a mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-one

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Either party may request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice to negotiate to the other party between one hundred twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent to open negotiations at this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to by the teams. Negotiation teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining team. (Reference: Article 18) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association and the Board for approval. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed and presented posted on the District’s website within thirty (30) days. The Board shall print enough copies of the Agreement for each Association Building Representative and Officer. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board Board. In the event an agreement is not reached after forty-five (45) days from the first bargaining session, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting the assistance of a federal mediator under the guidelines of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the event that the services of a mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-one

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Either party may request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice to negotiate to the other party between one hundred twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent to open negotiations at this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to by the teams. Negotiation Negotiations teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining negotiating team. (Reference: Article 1820) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association and the Board for approval. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed by a professional printer and presented to each member within thirty (30) days. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board Board. The Association shall be responsible for getting a print-ready copy to the Board. In the event an agreement is not reached after forty-five (45) days from the first bargaining session, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting the assistance of a federal mediator under the guidelines of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the event that the services of a mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-oneone (21) calendar days from assignment of a mediator and/or the expiration date of the contract, whichever is less. The mediation process may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Within forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the contract, the parties by mutual agreement, may agree to another alternative dispute resolution procedure. Any mutually agreed change shall be sent in writing to the State Employment Relations Board. The Board and Association agree that negotiation sessions will be conducted in executive session. During the times that negotiations are in progress, from the commencement of negotiations until a tentative agreement on all issues submitted for negotiations has been reached or mediation has been concluded without agreement, all public communication will be limited to statements regarding the status of negotiation meetings. Statements regarding proposals or positions are specifically prohibited. After tentative agreement has been reached on all issues submitted for negotiations or the completion of mediation, each party may issue its own press release or other communication without limitation.

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Either The Board, or the designated representative of the Board, will meet with representatives designated by the Union for the purpose of discussing and reaching agreement. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said teams. The Board's negotiating team and the Union's negotiating team will be limited to five (5) members, unless both parties agree upon a different limit. The OAPSE field representative shall be in addition to the five (5) association members. Neither party may shall have control over the selection of the other party's team members. While no final agreement shall be executed without ratification by the Union and adoption by the Board, the negotiating teams will have the authority to make proposals, consider proposals and determine items acceptable to both parties involved in negotiations. Negotiable matters shall be with respect to wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment, and the continuation, modification or deletion of a collective bargaining agreement. Upon receipt of a written request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice either party to negotiate to open negotiations, the other party between will have seven (7) days to reply to the request. A meeting date shall be agreed to within twenty-one (21) days of such request. Such request be made no more than one-hundred and twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this AgreementAgreement unless mutually agreed upon prior to contract termination date. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent All days referred to open negotiations at in this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals section shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall calendar days. Any variance from this schedule must mutually be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to upon by the teams. Negotiation teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining team. (Reference: Article 18) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association OAPSE and the Board for approvalof Education. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed and presented within thirty (30) days. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board In the event an agreement is not reached by negotiations after fortyfull consideration of proposals and counter-five (45) days from the first bargaining sessionproposals, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting declaring impasse. Impasse is whenever the assistance parties have stopped talking to each other at the negotiating table or after many bargaining sessions have been held and the position of the parties have solidified and the parties have become intransigent pertaining to unresolved negotiation issues. If impasse is declared by either party, it is with the understanding that impasse proceedings are declared on just those issues where Agreement has not been reached by either party. The parties shall jointly prepare a federal mediator under the guidelines of request for a Mediator and direct such request to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In The assigned mediator shall have the event that authority to call meetings for the services purpose of a promoting an agreement between the parties. The mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-onehas no authority to recommend or to bind either party to any agreements.

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Either party may request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice to negotiate to the other party between one hundred twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent to open negotiations at this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to by the teams. Negotiation Negotiations teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining team. (Reference: Article 18) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association and the Board for approval. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed and presented within thirty (30) days. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board Board. The Association shall be responsible for getting a print-ready copy to the Board. In the event an agreement is not reached after forty-five (45) days from the first bargaining session, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting the assistance of a federal mediator under the guidelines of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the event that the services of a mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-oneone (21) calendar days from assignment of a mediator and/or the expiration date of the contract, whichever is less. The mediation process may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Within forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the contract, the parties, by mutual agreement, may agree to another alternative dispute resolution procedure. Any mutually agreed upon change shall be sent in writing to the State Employment Relations Board. The Board and Association agree that negotiation sessions will be conducted in executive session. During the times that negotiations are in progress, from the commencement of negotiations until a tentative agreement on all issues submitted for negotiations has been reached or mediation has been concluded without agreement, all public communication will be limited to statements regarding the status of negotiation meetings. Statements regarding proposals or positions are specifically prohibited. After tentative agreement has been reached on all issues submitted for negotiations or the completion of mediation, each party may issue its own press release or other communication without limitation. 5

PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING NEGOTIATIONS. Either party may request negotiations for a successor Agreement by issuing a notice to negotiate to the other party between one hundred twenty (120) and ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. The State Employment Relations Board will also be notified of the intent to open negotiations at this time. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of said notice, representatives of the parties shall meet and submit proposals for the successor Agreement. Said proposals shall be comprehensive in nature and no additional issues shall be introduced after the first session without mutual agreement. Subsequent bargaining sessions shall be set at times and dates as are mutually agreed to by the teams. Negotiation Negotiations teams will be limited to five (5) members each. Both sides may agree to change this size by mutual agreement. Negotiation sessions shall be conducted in executive session; however, this does not prohibit the flow of information to either party’s constituency. The style of bargaining shall be mutually decided by the parties prior to negotiations. Upon request of either bargaining team, a bargaining session may be recessed to permit a caucus. When negotiations are conducted during regular school hours, release time shall be provided for the Association’s bargaining team. (Reference: Article 1819) There shall be three (3) signed copies of the final agreement. One (1) copy shall be retained by the Board, one (1) by the Association, and one (1) shall be submitted to the State Employment Relations Board. As tentative agreement is reached on each issue, it shall be so noted and initialed by each party. When consensus is reached covering the areas under discussion, the proposed Agreement shall be reduced to writing as a tentative agreement and submitted to the Association and the Board for approval. Following approval by the Association and Board, a contract shall be entered into by both parties. The Association and the Board agree to abide by the terms of the Agreement. The final Agreement, as adopted by the Board and ratified by the Association, will be printed by a professional printer and presented to each member within thirty (303) days. The cost of such printing, including labor and material shall be borne by the Board Board. The Association shall be responsible for getting a print-ready copy to the Board. In the event an agreement is not reached after forty-five (45) days from the first bargaining session, either of the parties shall have the option of requesting the assistance of a federal mediator under the guidelines of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In the event that the services of a mediator are called upon, the mediation process will last twenty-oneone (21) calendar days from assignment of a mediator and/or the expiration date of the contract, whichever is less. The mediation process may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Within forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the contract, the parties by mutual agreement, may agree to another alternative dispute resolution procedure. Any mutually agreed change shall be sent in writing to the State Employment Relations Board. The Board and Association agree that negotiation sessions will be conducted in executive session. During the times that negotiations are in progress, from the commencement of negotiations until a tentative agreement on all issues submitted for negotiations has been reached or mediation has been concluded without agreement, all public communication will be limited to statements regarding the status of negotiation meetings. Statements regarding proposals or positions are specifically prohibited. After tentative agreement has been reached on all issues submitted for negotiations or the completion of mediation, each party may issue its own press release or other communication without limitation.