[§89-10.55]  Charter school collectivebargaining; bargaining unit; employer; exclusive representative.  (a) Employees of charter schools shall be assigned to an appropriate bargainingunit as specified in section 89-6; provided that if a charter school employee'sjob description contains the duties and responsibilities of an employee thatcould be assigned to more than one bargaining unit, the duties andresponsibilities that are performed by the employee for the majority of thetime, based on the employee's average workweek, shall be the basis ofbargaining unit assignment for the employee.

(b)  For the purpose of negotiating acollective bargaining agreement for charter school employees who are assignedto an appropriate bargaining unit, the employer shall be determined as providedin section 89-6(d).

(c)  For the purpose of negotiating amemorandum of agreement or a supplemental agreement that only applies toemployees of a charter school, the employer shall mean the local school board,subject to the conditions and requirements contained in the applicable sectionsof this chapter governing any memorandum of agreement or supplementalagreement.

(d)  Negotiations over matters covered by thissection shall be conducted between the employer and exclusive representativepursuant to this chapter.  Cost items that are appropriated for and approved bythe legislature and contained in a collective bargaining agreement, memorandumof agreement, or supplemental agreement covering, wholly or partially, employeesin charter schools shall be allocated by the department of budget and financeto the charter school administrative office for distribution to charterschools.  However, if the charter school administrative office deems itappropriate, the cost items may be funded from a charter school's existingallocation or other sources of revenue received by a charter school. [L 2006, c298, §5]