39-31-302. Participation by student representative when public employer is board of regents. When the board of regents is the public employer defined in 39-31-103, the student government at an institution of higher education may designate an agent or representative to meet and confer with the board of regents and the faculty bargaining agent prior to negotiations with the professional educational employees, to observe those negotiations and participate in caucuses as part of the public employer's bargaining team, and to meet and confer with the board of regents regarding the terms of agreement prior to the execution of a written contract between the regents and the professional educational employees. The student observer is obliged to maintain the confidentiality of these negotiations.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 441, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 117, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 384, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1602(part).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 31. Collective Bargaining for Public Employees
39-31-301. Representative of public employer
39-31-302. Participation by student representative when public employer is board of regents
39-31-303. Management rights of public employers
39-31-304. Negotiable items for school districts
39-31-305. Duty to bargain collectively -- good faith
39-31-306. Collective bargaining agreements
39-31-307. Mediation of disputes
39-31-308. Initiation of factfinding -- designation of fact finder
39-31-309. Factfinding proceedings
39-31-310. Submission of issues to arbitration