§ 16-705. New employee processing
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 16-705
Formerly cited as MD EDUC § 16-708
§ 16-705. New employee processing
(a) In this section, “new employee processing” means the process for a newly hired public employee, whether in-person, online, or through other means, in which new public employees are advised of their employment status, rights, benefits, duties, responsibilities, and other employment-related matters.
(b)(1)(i) A public employer shall provide the exclusive representative access to new employee processing.
(ii) When negotiating access to new employee processing under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, if any dispute has not been resolved within 45 days after the first meeting of the public employer and the exclusive representative, or within 60 days after an initial request to negotiate, whichever occurs first, either party may request that the Board declare an impasse under § 16-707 of this subtitle.
(3)(i) A request to negotiate under paragraph (2) of this subsection made between September 1, 2022, and the expiration date of an existing collective bargaining agreement between the parties shall reopen the existing collective bargaining agreement only for the purpose of negotiating the access of the exclusive representative to the public employer's new employee processing.
Credits
Added as Education § 16-708 by Acts 2021, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 16, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2022; Acts 2021, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 27, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6. Renumbered as Education § 16-705 by Acts 2023, c. 114, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 16-705, MD EDUC § 16-705
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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