SECTION 2.01: RELATIONSHIP TO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS
SECTION 2.02: RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICT POLICIES AND PRACTICES
SECTION 2.03: CONFORMITY TO LAW
SECTION 2.04: DISTRIBUTION OF AGREEMENT
SECTION 2.01: RELATIONSHIP TO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS
A. Regular certificated individual employee contracts shall be subject to and consistent with Washington State Law and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If an individual certificated employee contract contains a provision(s) contrary to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be controlling.
B. Individual contracts for employees of the District if issued prior to the completion of negotiations shall contain a rider allowing adjustments as per negotiated agreement.
SECTION 2.02: RELATIONSHIP TO DISTRICT POLICIES AND PRACTICES
A. The language of this Agreement shall supersede the language of any rules, regulations, policies or resolutions of the District which shall be contrary to or inconsistent with its terms.
B. The District agrees to provide the Association with the opportunity to negotiate any proposal to transfer the duties and/or responsibilities of any employees outside the bargaining unit.
SECTION 2.03: CONFORMITY TO LAW
This Agreement shall be governed and construed according to the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington. If any provisions of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to any employee or groups of employees covered hereby shall be found contrary to law, such provision or application shall have effect only to the extent permitted by law, and all other provisions or applications of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The Association shall cooperate with the District in its defense against any suit brought by an outside party that arises out of District implementation of the express terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 2.04: DISTRIBUTION OF AGREEMENT
As mutually agreed, the District or the Association will print, as soon as possible, but no longer than forty-five (45) days following the ratification and signing of the Agreement, copies of this Agreement in a sufficient number to allow the Association to distribute one (1) copy to each member of the bargaining unit. Fifty (50) additional copies shall be provided the Association for each year of this Agreement. The District will provide new employees a copy of the current collective bargaining agreement as a part of the new employee orientation process.
The party not printing the Agreement will reimburse the other party for half of the printing expense. The parties agree to make every effort to agree on the style or format for the printing.