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Senate panel approves bill removing bargaining exemption for teacher lunch, planning minimums amid heavy opposition
Summary
SB 392 removes an exemption that allowed districts engaged in collective bargaining to avoid statutory minimums for duty-free lunch and planning time; the bill passed committee despite extensive opposition from teachers and associations who argued it undermines local bargaining and protections.
Little Rock — The Senate Education Committee voted to advance a bill that would eliminate a code exemption allowing school districts engaged in collective bargaining to avoid statutory minimums for duty-free lunch and planning time.
Sen. Bob Ballinger, who sponsored SB 392, said the legislation removes an exemption so that statutory floors (a…
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