{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67a.6907","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67A.6907","heading":"Petition for fact -finding panel upon deadlock -- Hearings -- Findings --","body":"Expenses.\n(1) If, after a reasonable period, but in no event less than thirty (30) days, of\nnegotiations over the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement or\nmodifications to an existing agreement, the parties to the negotiations are\ndeadlocked, either party or the parties jointly may petition the cabinet, by certified\nmail, return receipt requested, or by registered mail, to initiate fact-finding.\n(2) Upon receipt of a pet ition to initiate fact -finding, the cabinet shall cause an\ninvestigation to determine whether or not the parties are deadlocked in their\nnegotiations. During the course of this investigation, the secretary is empowered to\nutilize his or her office in an ef fort to effectuate a settlement between the parties\nthrough mediation and conciliation.\n(3) Upon completion of the cabinet's investigation, and if a settlement between the\nparties has still not been reached, the secretary shall within ten (10) days appoint  a\nqualified and disinterested person as the impartial chairman of a three (3) member\npanel to function as the fact -finders. In addition to the impartial chairman, the other\ntwo (2) members of the panel shall be one (1) member named by the labor\norganization and one (1) member named by the urban-county government, parties to\nthe deadlocked negotiations.\n(4) Upon consultation with the other members of the panel, the impartial chairman shall\nestablish dates and places for public hearings. Whenever feasible, p ublic hearings\nshall be held within the jurisdiction in which the urban -county government is\nlocated. The panel may subpoena witnesses, and a written transcript of the hearing\nshall be made. Upon completion of the hearings, the panel shall, by majority\ndecision, make written findings of fact, recommendations, and opinions to be served\non the urban -county government and labor organization parties and released to the\npublic. Expenses incurred by the three (3) member panel in this section shall be\npaid by the parties involved in the labor dispute.","path":["KRS Chapter 67A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23917","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:28Z","sha256":"4a5b17368ba969073d14974d680d0573df3c913a69cc0e907c3cecfdf912b9be","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67a.6906","next":"us-ky/krs-67a.6908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}