Utah Code 53E-6-801. Mediation of contract negotiations
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(1) The president of a professional local organization which represents a majority of the licensed employees of a school district or the chairman or president of a local school board may, after negotiating for 90 days, declare an impasse by written notification to the other party and to the state board.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-6-801
- School: means a public or private entity that provides educational services to a minor child. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
- State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
(2) The party declaring the impasse may request the state superintendent to appoint a mediator for the purpose of helping to resolve the impasse if the parties to the dispute have not been able to agree on a third party mediator.
(3) Within five working days after receipt of the written request, the state superintendent shall appoint a mediator who is mutually acceptable to the local school board and the professional organization representing a majority of the licensed employees.
(4) The mediator shall meet with the parties, either jointly or separately, and attempt to settle the impasse.
(5) The mediator may not, without the consent of both parties, make findings of fact or recommend terms for settlement.
(6) Both parties shall equally share the costs of mediation.
(7) Nothing in this section prevents the parties from adopting a written mediation procedure other than that provided in this section.
(8) If the parties have a mediation procedure, they shall follow that procedure.