Initiation of Negotiations and Timeline for the Bargaining Process. 1. Either the Board or the Association may cause negotiations for a successor agreement to commence by giving written notification to the other party it desires to bargain collectively for the purpose of modifying the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement or negotiating a successor agreement. Such notice by the Association shall be served on the superintendent of schools and notice by the Board shall be served on the president of the Association. The party initiating the negotiations shall also serve upon the State Employment Relations Board a copy of its written notice to commence negotiations and a copy of the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement. The collective bargaining process for a successor contract shall commence no more than one hundred twenty (120) nor less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement and shall be at a mutually acceptable time within fourteen (14) days of the date that the initiating notice was served.
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Samples: Negotiations Agreement, Negotiations Agreement, Professional Negotiations Agreement
