Section 11-1124-A - Method of selection of arbitratorsThe board of arbitration shall be composed of three (3) members. Arbitrators as referred to in this article shall be selected in the following manner:
(1) Each party shall select one (1) member of the panel within five (5) days of the parties' submission to final best-offer arbitration. Each arbitrator shall be knowledgeable in the school-related fields of budget, finance, educational programs and taxation.(2) The third arbitrator shall be selected from a list of seven (7) arbitrators furnished by the American Arbitration Association within five (5) days of the publication of the list. Each of the seven (7) arbitrators shall be a resident of this Commonwealth and knowledgeable in the areas necessary to effectively make a determination. Each party shall alternately strike one name until one shall remain. The employer shall strike the first name. The person so remaining shall be the third member and chairman.(3) Payment of arbitrators shall be as follows:(i) For voluntary arbitration, each party shall pay the cost of the arbitrator selected by it under clause (1) of this section. The cost of the third arbitrator shall be divided equally between the parties.(ii) For mandatory arbitration, the Commonwealth shall pay one-half of the cost of the arbitrators; the remaining one-half of the cost shall be divided equally between the parties.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, art. XI-A, § 1124-A, added 1992, July 9, P.L. 403, No. 88, § 1, imd. effective.