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require the executive director or a designee to hold a
prehearing conference on any prohibited practice complaint prior
to the hearing before the board and taking whatever action,
including dismissal, attempting to resolve disagreements between
the parties or recommending an order to the board, as the
executive director or a designee may deem consider appropriate,
subject to review by the board.

 
Sec. 106. 26 MRSA §1031, as amended by PL 1989, c. 443, §76, is
further amended to read:

 
§1031. Scope of binding contract arbitration

 
A collective bargaining agreement between the university,
the academy or the technical community colleges and a
bargaining agent may provide for binding arbitration as the
final step of a grievance procedure but the only grievances
which that may be taken to such binding arbitration shall be
are disputes between the parties as to the meaning or
application of the specific terms of collective bargaining
agreement. An arbitrator with the power to make binding
decisions pursuant to any such provisions shall have has no
authority to add to, subtract from or modify the collective
bargaining agreement.

 
Sec. 107. 26 MRSA §1034, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 443, §77,
is further amended to read:

 
2. No restriction on eligibility for federal grant-in-aid
or assistance program. Nothing in this chapter or any
contract negotiated pursuant to this chapter may in any way be
interpreted or allowed to restrict or impair the eligibility
of the university, any of its campuses or units, academy or
technical community colleges in obtaining the benefits under
any federal grant-in-aid or assistance programs program.

 
Sec. 108. 26 MRSA §1418-L, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F,
§13, is amended to read:

 
§1418-L. Correctional, mental and certain educational

 
institutions

 
This article does not apply to or authorize the installation
of vending facilities in a building wholly used by a
correctional or mental institution or by an educational
institution of any type supported in whole or in part from
public funds, unless that educational institution is a
university, college, junior
college or a technical community college.

 
Sec. 109. 26 MRSA §2006, sub-§5-A, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 683,
Pt. D, §9, is amended to read:


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