(a) A municipality and an association that is a bargaining agent shall submit to binding interest arbitration as provided by this subchapter if the parties have reached an impasse as defined by Section 174.152.
(b) The municipality or the association that is a bargaining agent may request arbitration after the party provides written notice to the other party specifying the issues in dispute.
(c) If a party requests arbitration under this section, the parties shall submit all issues in dispute to arbitration not later than the 45th day after the date the other party received the requesting party's written arbitration request.