621—6.1 (20) Scope of negotiations. The scope of negotiations shall be as provided in Iowa Code section 20.9. Either party may introduce other, nonmandatory matters for negotiation, and negotiation on these matters may continue until resolved by mutual agreement of the parties or until negotiations reach the arbitration stage of impasse; provided, however, that no party may be required to negotiate on nonmandatory subjects of bargaining. Unresolved nonmandatory matters shall be excluded from arbitration unless submission of the matter has been mutually agreed upon by the parties. Such an agreement is applicable only to negotiations toward the collective bargaining agreement then sought and is not binding upon the parties for future negotiations.
[ARC 8953B, IAB 7/28/10, effective 9/1/10]