It shall be the obligation of the director, or his or her designee, to meet and confer in good faith with the provider representative within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the provider representative of the request for a meeting for bargaining purposes. This obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement resulting from the negotiations to be reduced to a written contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-6.6-5
Good-faith negotiations
Known as the Rhode Island Quality Family Child Care Act
The act spans §§ 40–40 (14 sections).
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.