Connecticut General Statutes Title 7. Municipalities § 7-473a. Notice of expiration date of collective bargaining agreement. Notice of newly certified or recognized municipal employee organization. Filing; form

A notice of the expiration date of any collective bargaining agreement between a municipal employer and a municipal employee organization shall be filed by such employer with the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration within thirty days of the approval of such agreement. The State Board of Labor Relations shall notify the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration whenever a municipal employee organization has been certified or recognized, in accordance with section 7-471, as the bargaining representative for a group of municipal employees. When a bargaining representative is recognized in accordance with subsection (b) of section 7-468, either the newly certified or recognized employee organization or the municipal employer shall notify the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration of such recognition. The newly certified or recognized municipal employee organization and the municipal employer shall commence negotiations concerning the terms of an original collective bargaining agreement within thirty days of certification or recognition. The State Board of Mediation and Arbitration shall prescribe the form and content of the notice of the expiration date and the notice of the certification or recognition date.