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Introduced Session

This bill provides to non-teaching employees of local, county or regional school districts, boards or commissions the right to submit to binding arbitration any dispute regarding whether there is just cause for a disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, reprimands, withholding of increments, termination, non-renewal, expiration or lapse of an employment contract or term, or lack of continuation of employment, irrespective of the reason for the employer's action or failure to act, and irrespective of any contractual or negotiated provision or lack thereof. The bill places the burden of proof in the arbitration on the employer.

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Ralph Caputo (D)*,  Ronald Dancer (R)*,  Linda Greenstein (D)*,  Mila Jasey (D)*,  Troy Singleton (D)*,  Dawn Addiego (D),  Daniel Benson (D),  Chris Brown (R),  Herbert Conaway (D),  Wayne DeAngelo (D),  Thomas Giblin (D),  Nia Gill (D),  Vin Gopal (D),  Gordon Johnson (D),  Sean Kean (R),  Fred Madden (D),  John McKeon (D),  Nancy Muñoz (R),  Gary Schaer (D),  Holly Schepisi (R),  Samuel Thompson (D),  Cleopatra Tucker (D),  Shirley Turner (D),  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D), 

Approved P.L.2020, c.66. (on 08/13/2020)

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