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§ 16-708. Rights and grievances

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Higher Education [Titles 10-20] (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Community Colleges (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Collective Bargaining (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 16-708
Formerly cited as MD EDUC § 16-713
§ 16-708. Rights and grievances
Rights of public employees
(a) A public employee or group of public employees has the right at any time to:
(1) Present a grievance arising under the terms of the agreement to the public employer; and
(2) Have the grievance adjusted without the intervention of the exclusive representative.
Right to be present
(b) The exclusive representative has the right to be present during any meeting involving the presentation or adjustment of a grievance.
Adjustment of grievances
(c)(1) A public employer shall hear a grievance and participate in the adjustment of the grievance.
(2) The adjustment of a grievance may not be inconsistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(3) A public employer shall give prompt notice of any adjustment of a grievance to the exclusive representative.

Credits

Added as Education § 16-713 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. Renumbered as Education § 16-708 and amended by Acts 2023, c. 114, §§ 3, 4, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 16-708, MD EDUC § 16-708
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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