1997-04-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 1353
SB 151                                                                       
and so, Amendment No. 4 failed.                                                
                                                                               
Senator Duncan offered Amendment No. 5 :                                        
                                                                               
Page 12, lines 15 - 25:                                                        
	Delete "However, if an impasse or deadlock is reached in                      
collective bargaining negotiations between a municipal school district,        
a regional educational attendance area, or the state boarding school           
and its employees, the parties shall submit to advisory arbitration            
before the employees may engage in a strike. The arbitrator selected           
to conduct the advisory arbitration must be a member of the                    
American Arbitration Association Panel of Labor Arbitrators or the             
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. In selecting the                   
arbitrator, the parties shall request a list of arbitrators who have           
knowledge of and recent experience in the local conditions in the              
school district, regional educational attendance area, or state boarding       
school. A list containing at least five nominees who meet the                  
qualifications of this subsection is a complete list for the purpose of        
striking names and selecting the arbitrator."                                  
	Insert  "ªHOWEVER, IF AN IMPASSE OR DEADLOCK IS                               
REACHED IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS                                  
BETWEEN A MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, A REGIONAL                                
EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREA, OR THE STATE                                      
BOARDING SCHOOL AND ITS EMPLOYEES, THE PARTIES                                 
SHALL SUBMIT TO ADVISORY ARBITRATION BEFORE THE                                
EMPLOYEES MAY ENGAGE IN A STRIKE. THE ARBITRATOR                               
SELECTED TO CONDUCT THE ADVISORY ARBITRATION                                   
MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION                                   
ASSOCIATION PANEL OF LABOR ARBITRATORS OR THE                                  
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE. IN                                 
SELECTING THE ARBITRATOR, THE PARTIES SHALL                                    
REQUEST A LIST OF ARBITRATORS WHO HAVE                                         
KNOWLEDGE OF AND RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE LOCAL                                
CONDITIONS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, REGIONAL                                    
EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREA, OR STATE BOARDING                                 
SCHOOL. A LIST CONTAINING AT LEAST FIVE NOMINEES                               
WHO MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION IS                              
A COMPLETE LIST FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRIKING NAMES                              
AND SELECTING THE ARBITRATOR.ß"