From The Pueblo Chieftain: Colorado voters will have the opportunity in November to shed a little bit of sunshine on contract negotiations for teachers’ unions.
Secretary of State Scott Gessler certified last week a ballot question that would extend the language of the state Open Meetings Law to cover collective bargaining negotiations for educational professionals. The Open Meetings Law, also known as the “sunshine law,” requires that any meeting of a governing body be conducted in public. That being said, it does include provisions in which boards may meet behind closed doors, one of which is personnel matters.
Known as Initiative 124, the ballot proposal would override the executive session provision when it comes to collective bargaining involving educational unions. It does so by amending the language of the Open Meetings Law to show: “Any meeting of a board of education at which a collective bargaining agreement is discussed shall be open to the public and any notice required . . . shall be given prior to the meeting.”
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