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§ 9.5-703. Designation of exclusive representative by family child care providers

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 9.5. Division of Early Childhood Development (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Collective Negotiations by Family Child Care Providers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 9.5-703
Formerly cited as MD Family Law § 5-595.2
§ 9.5-703. Designation of exclusive representative by family child care providers
Currentness
In general
(a) There shall be only one appropriate bargaining unit of family child care providers in the State.
Designation by family child care providers
(b) Family child care providers may designate, in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle, which provider organization, if any, shall be the exclusive representative of all family child care providers in the State.
Election and certification of representative
(c)(1) The election and certification of the exclusive representative of family child care providers shall be governed by the procedures set forth in Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(2) All elections shall be conducted by the Public Employee Relations Board and subject to the requirements and limitations of Title 22, Subtitle 4 of the State Government Article.
(3) The Public Employee Relations Board may not conduct an election for an exclusive representative if an election or certification of an exclusive representative has taken place within the preceding 2 years.
(4) A provider organization designated as the exclusive representative shall represent all family child care providers in the State fairly and without discrimination, whether or not the family child care providers are members of the provider organization.

Credits

Added by Acts 2010, c. 496, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010. Transferred to Education § 9.5-703 by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 2, eff. June 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6; Acts 2023, c. 114, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 9.5-703, MD EDUC § 9.5-703
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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