HB 362 – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
06/10
HOUSE BILL 362
AN ACT relative to binding arbitration in public labor relations disputes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weed, Ches 3; Rep. Coulombe, Coos 4; Rep. Goley, Hills 8
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill requires binding arbitration in labor relations disputes.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0298
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to binding arbitration in public labor relations disputes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Definition; Binding Arbitration. Amend RSA 273-A:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a “Binding arbitration” means a non-court process for resolving a dispute in which a neutral third party has the power to impose a settlement.
2 Resolution of Disputes. RSA 273-A:12, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
IV. If the impasse is not resolved following the action of the legislative body, each party shall submit its last best offer to binding arbitration. The arbitrator shall choose the offer of one of the parties in its entirety and such offer shall become the new agreement and shall be binding on both parties subject to approval of cost items by the legislative body.
3 Resolution of Disputes. Amend RSA 273-A:12, VI to read as follows:
VI. The parties shall share equally all fees and costs of mediation [and], fact-finding, and binding arbitration required by this chapter.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.