Texas Local Government Code 174.1535 – Mandatory Arbitration
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(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a fire department that serves a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more; and
(2) an association that is a bargaining agent for the employees of a fire department described by Subdivision (1).
(b) A public employer and an association that is a bargaining agent shall submit to binding interest arbitration if the parties:
(1) reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or
(2) are unable to settle after the 61st day after the date the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 174.1535
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Each party shall send to the other party a written notice specifying each issue in dispute for purposes of binding arbitration not later than the fifth day after:
(1) the date an impasse was reached under § 174.152;
(2) the expiration of an extension period under § 174.152; or
(3) the expiration of the period described by Subsection (b)(2).
(d) A notice under Subsection (c) is considered sent on the date the notice is placed in the mail, personally delivered, or transmitted by e-mail or any other means of electronic transfer.