Texas Local Government Code

§ 174.153 — REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION; AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE

LG § 174.153Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Ch. 174. FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS · Art. E. MEDIATION; IMPASSE RESOLUTION

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(a)Except as provided by Sections 174.1535 and 174.165 and Subchapter E-1, a public employer or an association that is a bargaining agent may request the appointment of an arbitration board if:

(1)the parties:

(A)reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or

(B)are unable to settle after the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining;

(2)the parties made every reasonable effort, including mediation, to settle the dispute through good-faith collective bargaining; and

(3)the public employer or association gives written notice to the other party, specifying the issue in dispute.

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 342 (S.B. 736), Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 901 (S.B. 777), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.