1. (a) Voluntary binding arbitration. Notwithstanding the provisions of the act of July 9, 1992 (P. L. 403, No. 88) (Act 88), which amended the act, a school entity and an employe organization may submit an impasse to voluntary binding arbitration under section 804 of the act (43 P. S. § 1101.804) with the proviso that a decision of the arbitrators which would require legislative enactment to be effective shall be considered advisory only.

2. (b) Compensation for arbitrators under Act 88.

   1. (1) The partisan arbitrators selected by the parties under section 1124-A(1) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § 11-1124-A) and the impartial arbitrator selected under section 1124-A(2) shall be compensated for purposes of section 1124-A(3)(ii) in accordance with a schedule of rates approved by the Board at a regularly scheduled meeting. Once adopted, the schedule of rates and costs shall continue in effect until redetermined by the Board. Compensation for partisan arbitrators selected under section 1124-A(1) in excess of the Board approved schedule of rates shall be borne solely by the party which selected the arbitrator.
   2. (2) Within 30 days of the completion of the arbitration process, the impartial arbitrator and partial arbitrators, if any, shall submit to the Board a detailed statement of the costs, setting forth the dates and time spent in hearing and preparation of the award.

Source

The provisions of this § 95.65a adopted November 6, 1992, effective November 7, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5413.