Sec. 13. (a) An employer is not required to meet and confer with an exclusive recognized representative under this chapter unless the exclusive recognized representative has notified the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative elects to exercise its rights under this chapter.

     (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an employer may elect to meet and confer and enter into an agreement under section 12 of this chapter even if the employer did not receive a written notice from an exclusive recognized representative.

     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an employer may elect to terminate its duty to meet and confer with an exclusive recognized representative under this chapter if:

(1) after meeting and conferring with the exclusive recognized representative under section 12 of this chapter, the employer and the exclusive recognized representative are unable to reach a written agreement under this chapter; and

(2) at least fifty percent (50%) of the members of the legislative body of the employer vote to terminate the employer’s duty to meet and confer with the exclusive recognized representative under this chapter and written notice of the action of the legislative body is given to the exclusive recognized representative.

     (d) An exclusive recognized representative that receives a termination notice from an employer under subsection (c)(2) must wait at least one (1) year after the date the exclusive recognized representative receives the notice to notify the employer of the exclusive recognized representative’s election under subsection (a) to exercise its rights under this chapter.

As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.268.