November 30, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Poleski, Nesbitt and Somerville and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled
"An act to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in
municipal police and fire departments; to define such public
departments; to provide for the selection of members of arbitration
panels; to prescribe the procedures and authority thereof; and to
provide for the enforcement and review of awards thereof,"
by amending section 8 (MCL 423.238), as amended by 2011 PA 116.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 8. (1) The arbitration panel shall identify the economic
issues in dispute and direct each of the parties to submit to the
arbitration panel and to each other its last offer of settlement on
each economic issue before the beginning of the hearing. The
determination of the arbitration panel as to the issues in dispute
and as to which of these issues are economic is conclusive. The
arbitration panel, within 30 days after the conclusion of the
hearing, or within up to 60 additional days at the discretion of
the chair, shall, subject to subsection (2), make written findings
of fact and promulgate a written opinion and order. As to each
economic issue, the arbitration panel shall adopt the last offer of
settlement
which, that, in the opinion of the arbitration panel,
more nearly complies with the applicable factors prescribed in
section 9. The findings, opinions and order as to all other issues
shall be based upon the applicable factors prescribed in section 9.
(2) The arbitration panel shall not issue a written opinion or
order or adopt a settlement offer term that infringes on the
discretion granted to the public employer in section 15(10), (11),
or (14) of 1947 PA 336, MCL 423.215.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6077 (request no.
06280'16 *) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.