The Board of Education shall notify the public of the pending expiration of an existing ratified agreement not less than six (6) months prior to the date of expiration.
Copies of the existing agreement shall be provided, upon request, by the Superintendent of Schools. In addition, the Superintendent shall provide for copies of the existing agreement to be available for inspection at public places designated in the notice.
Not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of an existing ratified agreement, the Board shall conduct public hearings to receive comments from the public on the pending negotiations.
Negotiations shall commence at a reasonable time upon the request of the Board or labor organization, subject to the provisions of § 701.5.
A request to commence negotiations, pursuant to § 701.4, shall be in writing, shall be signed by the authorized agent of the party making the request, and shall set forth a proposed date for the commencement of negotiations, subject to the following:
Collective bargaining negotiations shall be conducted between teams of representatives designated by each party.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E701