Recruiting. 1. The Board shall continue its efforts to hire speech and language therapists to work as members of the bargaining unit in accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements. Such efforts shall include advertising and interviewing of all qualified candidates for such positions. 2. The Board may procure the services of speech and language therapists through contractual arrangements with outside vendors of such services, including but not limited to Sunbelt, Incl. Such contractual arrangements shall not limit the ability of the Board to hire qualified speech and language therapists in the future, and services purchased through contracts with outside vendors shall not supplant services provided by bargaining unit members when such personnel are available. 3. The use of outside vendors to provide such services in lieu of bargaining unit members shall occur only when staff members are not available to meet the district’s duty to provide such services.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
