Section 174.153 - Request for Arbitration; Agreement to Arbitrate(a) Except as provided by Section 5, 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. (b) A request for arbitration must be made not later than the fifth day after: (1) the date an impasse was reached under Section 174.152; or(2) the expiration of an extension period under Section 174.152.(c) An election by both parties to arbitrate must:(1) be made not later than the fifth day after the date arbitration is requested; and(2) be a written agreement to arbitrate.(d) A party may not request arbitration more than once in a fiscal year.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 174.153
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 342,Sec. 1, eff. 6/2/2023.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/1993.