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A.  No collective bargaining agreement to which a public employer is a party shall be accepted or ratified by the public employer or its representative until the collective bargaining agreement has been made available to the public via the Internet website of the public employer for at least five business days.  The public employer shall issue a written public notice in the manner provided in La. Rev. Stat. 42:19(A)(2) informing the public of how such agreement may be accessed and the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the agreement will be considered by the public employer for acceptance or ratification.

B.  For purposes of this Part, “public employer” means the state or a political subdivision thereof, or a department, agency, office, institution, or other organizational unit of state or local government that employs one or more individuals in any capacity.

Acts 2012, No. 168, §1.