Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-644

EDU 644

State Support for Evening and Summer Courses

Ms. Gobi, Mr. Velis, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Moore, Eldridge, Cronin, Crighton and Brady, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Hinds and Feeney, Ms. Lovely and Messrs. Pacheco and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding at the end thereof the following sections:-

"SECTION XX. Section 26 of said chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- This section shall not apply to the community college segment, as defined in section 5.

SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the existing faculty and professional staff bargaining units of the Board of Higher Education for the community college segment of the public institutions of higher education, as defined in section 5 of chapter 15A, and the respective collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit shall remain in effect; with all employer and exclusive representative rights and obligations under chapter 150E remaining in full force and effect. Any party seeking changes thereafter shall follow the processes established pursuant to Chapter 150E.”