Subd. 1. Exclusive representative.

COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITY EMPLOYEES.

The exclusive representative of employees may meet and negotiate with the commissioner of employee relations, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, concerning possible changes in hours or work schedules that could produce cost reductions in the regional treatment centers.

Subd. 2. Commissioner of employee relations.

The commissioner of employee relations shall meet and negotiate in accordance with this chapter with the appropriate exclusive representative of the regional treatment center employees concerning the terms and conditions of employment that result from state-operated, community-based residential programs established under section 252.50.