Amend House File 525 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 31, after<parties.> by inserting <Negotiations shall also include terms creating one or more labor-management committees, which shall be authorized to meet during the term of the agreement to collaborate on matters of mutual interest or concern. A labor-management committee shall be a forum to discuss permissive topics of bargaining not covered by the agreement. A labor-management committee shall include equal representation of labor and management, with labor members appointed by the employee organization and management members appointed by the public employer. A labor-management committee may propose memorandums of understanding not inconsistent with the negotiated agreement, subject to ratification by members of the affected bargaining unit.>

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ISENHART of Dubuque