Sponsored by:
Senator RAYMOND J. LESNIAK
District 20 (Union)
Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman GABRIELA M. MOSQUERA
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman CONNIE WAGNER
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman ANGELICA M. JIMENEZ
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Assemblyman THOMAS P. GIBLIN
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Scutari, Van Drew, Whelan, Turner, Gordon, Greenstein, Pou, Assemblymen Mainor, Caputo, C.A.Brown, Diegnan, Eustace, Assemblywoman Quijano and Assemblyman Coughlin
SYNOPSIS
Concerns arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning arbitration for certain non-teaching school staff and amending P.L.1989, c.269.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 8 of P.L.1989, c.269 (C.34:13A-29) is amended to read as follows:
8. a. The grievance procedures that employers covered by this act are required to negotiate pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1968, c.303 (C.34:13A-5.3) shall be deemed to require binding arbitration as the terminal step with respect to disputes concerning imposition of reprimands and discipline as that term is defined in this act.
b. In any grievance procedure negotiated pursuant to this act, the burden of proof shall be on the employer covered by this act seeking to impose discipline as that term is defined in this act.
c. In addition to any rights provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section, an employee who is not a teaching staff member shall have 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 or non-renewal of an employment contract, 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. In the arbitration, the burden of proof shall be on the employer.
d. Nothing in this section shall be regarded as affecting the right of any teaching staff member or majority representative to submit to binding arbitration any dispute involving or relating to a teaching staff member.
(cf: P.L.1989, c.269, s.8)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
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.