{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67c.412","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67C.412","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 in 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 peti tion 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 eff ort 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 consolidated local government,\nparties to the 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 feasib le, public hearings\nshall be held within the jurisdiction in which the consolidated local 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 ma jority\ndecision, make written findings of fact, recommendations, and opinions to be served\non the consolidated local government and labor organization (parties) and these\nshall be released to the public. Expenses incurred by the three (3) member panel in\nthis section shall be paid by the parties involved in the labor dispute.","path":["KRS Chapter 67C"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24046","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:29Z","sha256":"776e23cade6bd136383be05f1855dc1dad85d4f661c98fb2bf561a365cc5674b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67c.410","next":"us-ky/krs-67c.414"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}