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 two (2) years.
(1) year
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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