Sec. 16.5. The board shall amend 560 IAC 2-2-13(d) to provide that a petition for representation filed under 560 IAC 2-2-3(c) shall not be dismissed if the petition is filed:
(1) after January 14 and before February 16 of the calendar year of the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement; or
(2) during a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, as determined by the board, in the calendar year of the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement.