Section 560IAC2-4-1. Resolution of an impasse; petition for assistance

   (a) The IEERB shall declare impasse after September 30 if either:

(1) the parties notify the board of impasse; or

(2) the parties are, or are supposed to be under the terms of their contract, in collective bargaining for all or part of a contract and have not submitted a contract to the IEERB.

  (b) Upon the declaration of impasse, each party is required to provide the IEERB with the name, position, address, e-mail address, and phone number of its chief spokesperson, and of the individual to whom billing invoices should be submitted. Each party is required to immediately submit a change in contact information occurring during a mediation or fact-finding process.

  (c) Unless otherwise indicated in these rules, all correspondence for impasse procedures shall be via e-mail. Parties or the IEERB may, in addition to e-mail, correspond via mail, facsimile, or hand delivery. Receipt of an e-mail will be presumed upon dispatch. (Indiana Education Employment Relations Board; 560 IAC 2-4-1; filed Oct 6, 1988, 11:15 a.m.: 12 IR 315; readopted filed Sep 12, 2001, 10:55 a.m.: 25 IR 529; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 11:19 a.m.: 20071226-IR-560070368RFA; filed Aug 28, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20120926-IR-560120112FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2013, 10:25 a.m.: 20131009-IR-560130214RFA)