(a) When a bargaining unit includes members of the faculty or other employees of a public institution of postsecondary education, the public employer and the representative of the bargaining unit shall permit student representatives of that institution to
(1) attend and observe all meetings between the public employer and the representative of the bargaining unit which are involved with collective bargaining;
(2) have access to all documents pertaining to collective bargaining exchanged by the employer and the representative of the bargaining unit, including copies of transcripts of the meetings.
(b) Student representatives may not disclose information concerning the substance of collective bargaining obtained in the course of their activities under (a) of this section, unless that information is released by the employer or the representative of the bargaining unit.
(c) For the purpose of this section, the students of the institution involved in negotiations shall select their representatives from the institution directly involved in negotiations.
(d) When the institutions are negotiating with bargaining units representing more than one major geographic area of the state, the student representatives shall be from those areas. No more than three student representatives may attend meetings at any time.