Filing of Contracts

For the purpose of 456 CMR 16.00, any collective bargaining agreement that has been reduced to writing and executed by the employer and exclusive representative shall be deemed to have been filed with the Department, for the purposes of satisfying the provisions of M.G.L. c. 150E, § 7, when within 30 days of its execution and funding an exact copy of said agreement has been electronically filed with the Department in accordance with 456 CMR 12.12(7) by the employer, the exclusive representative, or any other person. Any filing in the form of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) executed by the employer and the exclusive representative must include an electronic copy of any prior contract or MOA that is altered or referenced by the MOA.