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§ 14-302. Forms and steps of grievance proceedings

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Higher Education [Titles 10-20] (Refs & Annos)
Title 14. Morgan State University and ST. Mary's College of Maryland (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Morgan State University Classified Employee Grievance Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 14-302
§ 14-302. Forms and steps of grievance proceedings
Currentness
Forms for initiating and processing grievances
(a) The Secretary of Budget and Management shall provide forms for initiating and processing grievances.
Steps in grievance proceedings
(b) The three steps in the grievance proceeding are:
(1) The initiation of a grievance proceeding;
(2) An appeal to the President; and
(3) An appeal to the Secretary of Budget and Management.
Agreements to bypass step of proceedings
(c) The parties may agree to bypass any step of the grievance proceeding.
Duty of parties to try to resolve grievance
(d) Each party to a grievance shall make every effort to resolve the grievance at the lowest level possible.
Failure of grievant to appeal
(e) If a grievant fails to appeal a decision in accordance with this title to the next step in the grievance proceeding, the grievant is considered to have accepted the decision.
(f) If a grievance is not decided at any step in the grievance proceeding, the grievance is considered as denied and the grievant may appeal to the next step.
Representation for parties
(g)(1) A grievant may be represented at any time by any person that the grievant chooses.
(2) The President, a program director, or a vice president may be represented at any time by an individual designated for that purpose.
(3) The President and each program director and vice president shall submit to the Secretary of Budget and Management a list of individuals designated to represent the President, program director, or vice president at each stage of the grievance proceeding.
Damages
(h) After a finding that wages were withheld in violation of §§ 2-402 and 2-407 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the decision maker in a grievance procedure shall award the payment of damages in accordance with § 2-407 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.

Credits

Added as Education § 14-1B-02 by Acts 1994, c. 485, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994. Renumbered as Education § 14-302 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 349, § 13, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2009, c. 60, § 1, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2023, c. 231, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 232, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 14-302, MD EDUC § 14-302
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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