§ 20-29-6-1 — Duty to bargain collectively; public hearing

(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
(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). The public hearing under this
subsection may take place at a regular or special meeting of the
governing body. 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.]

Legislative History

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; P.L.114-2024, SEC.2.