Sec. 1. (a) School employers and school employees shall:

(1) have the obligation and the right to bargain collectively the items set forth in section 4 of this chapter; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-29-6-1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) enter into a contract embodying any of the matters listed in section 4 of this chapter on which they have bargained collectively.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other law, before a school employer and school employees may privately negotiate the matters described in subsection (a)(1) during the time period for formal collective bargaining established in section 12 of this chapter, the parties must hold at least one (1) public hearing and take public testimony to discuss the items described in subsection (a). A school employer may allow governing body members or the public to participate in a public hearing under this subsection by means of electronic communication.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.11; P.L.274-2019, SEC.1; P.L.216-2021, SEC.23; P.L.200-2023, SEC.25.

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