ARTICLE III PROCEDURES

East Providence School District

Negotiations shall be conducted under the laws of the State of Rhode Island.

3.1 Meetings

Meetings composed of members of the Association, the Committee   and  the  Superintendent  shall  be  called  upon written request of any one of the parties involved, namely: the Association, the Committee and the Superintendent of Schools. Requests for meetings should contain specific statements as to the reason for the requests.

3.2 Directing Requests

Requests from the Association shall be made to the School Committee  through the Superintendent of Schools. Requests from the School Committee to the President of the Association shall be made through the Superintendent of Schools. A mutually convenient meeting shall be set within ten (10) days of the request.

3.3 General Provisions

The Committee shall make available to the Association upon request any information, statistics and records which are relevant to negotiations, grievance or necessary for the proper and legitimate enforcement of the terms of the Agreement.

Three (3) copies of the itemized, annual budget shall be delivered to the President of the Association within ten (10) days after approval by the Committee but in no case later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.

The President shall be furnished with a copy of the agenda as presented to the press of all School Committee meetings and notices of all special meetings.

On the first and fifteenth of each month the President of the Association shall be sent two (2) copies of any and all vacancies that exist as of that date.

3.4 Agreement

When the participants reach agreement, it will be reduced to a written, signed Contract and become part of the official minutes of the Committee and of the Association.  The contract shall be printed as soon possible by a Union printer. The cost of the printing shall be shared equally by the School Committee and the Association. The Association will put the Contract out to bid and, if necessary, agrees to pay the difference between the low bid and the low Union bid.

No agreement shall discriminate against any member of the teaching staff because of membership or non-membership in any teacher organization.

Nothing in this Agreement shall be in violation of the provisions of the laws of the State of Rhode Island.

3.5 Conformity To Law And Saving Clause

If any provision of this Agreement is or shall at any time be determined contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall not be applicable or performed or enforced except to the extent permitted by law.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is or shall at any time be determined to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect.