ORIGINAL HOUSE                                           

BILL   NO.  0145

 

ENROLLED ACT NO. 78,  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

 

 

 

 

AN ACT relating to collective bargaining for fire fighters;
modifying the maximum duration of contracts resulting from
collective bargaining; and providing for an effective date.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 

Section 1.  W.S. 27-10-104 and 27-10-108 are amended
to read:

 

27-10-104.  Obligation of city, town or county to meet
with agent after written notice; written contract of
agreement.

 

It shall be the obligation of the city, town or county,
through its corporate authorities, to meet and confer in
good faith with the representative or representatives of
the bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of
written notice from said bargaining agent of the request
for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This
obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement
resulting from negotiations to be reduced to a written
contract, provided that no such contract shall exceed the
term of one (1) year two (2) years.

 

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27-10-108.  Collective bargaining contract; duration
of contract.

 

Any agreements actually negotiated between the bargaining
agent and the corporate authorities either before, or
within thirty (30) days after arbitration, shall constitute
the collective bargaining contract governing fire fighters
and said city, town or county for the period stated therein
provided that term of such contract shall not exceed one
(1) year
two (2) years.

 

Section 2.  This act shall not apply to contracts
resulting from collective bargaining negotiations commenced
prior to July 1, 2001.

 

Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

 

(END)

 

 

 

 

                                     

Speaker of the House                  President of the Senate

 

                                              

                 Governor                     

                                              

                 TIME APPROVED: _________     

                 DATE APPROVED: _________     

 

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

 

 

Chief Clerk

 

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