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Committee debates arbitration changes for statewide education health plans
Summary
Lawmakers and stakeholders debated proposed arbitration reforms May 7 that would let arbitrators mix elements of both parties' final offers when resolving statewide education health insurance disputes.
The Senate Education Committee considered May 7 proposed changes to the arbitration process used when statewide education employee health-care negotiations reach binding arbitration. Counsel for the employer commissioners told the committee the commissioners support language in an earlier draft (version 10.1) that would allow an arbitrator to choose elements from each party's last best offer, rather than selecting one party's complete final proposal.
Mr. McNeil, counsel for the employer commissioners, explained the change by referencing other labor statutes and told the committee that arbitrators often mix elements of both…
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