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Staff: statutory impasse date is July 31; parties can continue bargaining afterward
Summary
A staff member told negotiators that impasse will occur by statute on July 31 if no settlement is reached, but both sides can keep negotiating after that date; parties discussed meeting dates and whether to caucus.
A staff member with knowledge of the statutory timeline told the table that Friday, July 31 is the statutory impasse date: if no agreement is reached by then, impasse occurs automatically by statute, though negotiations may continue afterward.
"This Friday, July 31 is the statutory impasse date, which means that any district that's not settled at that time is automatically by statute at impasse," the staff member said, adding that the law allows parties to keep meeting through December and that neither side must take the procedural step of declaring impasse. Negotiators discussed that point while weighing whether to caucus, file jointly or simply reconvene later.
With the deadline approaching, negotiators discussed possible follow-up meeting slots and agreed to exchange availability by email rather than make a formal filing that day.
