HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1461

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 13-1A-01, 13-1A-03, 13-1A-04, 13-1A-05, 13-1A-06,

and 13-1A-07
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1985 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

54.

(a) There shall be [five] THREE steps in this procedure,

(1)  Step one shall be the initiation of a complaint.
Grievances must be initiated within 30 days of the alleged
complaint or within 30 days after the complaining employee
reasonably may be held to have knowledge of the act of which [he]

THE EMPLOYEE is complaining. [An] FOLLOWING INFORMAL DISCUSSION
WITH THE SUPERVISOR, AN aggrieved employee and [his] THE
EMPLOYEE'S designated representative [may either:] SHALL PRESENT

THE GRIEVANCE

[(i) Present his grievance orally to his
immediate supervisor for the purpose of informal discussions. If
the grievance is unresolved after three days, the employee may
appeal to step two, which appeal must be in writing and filed
within three days; or

(ii) Present his grievance in writing to his
intermediate supervisor for formal consideration. If the
grievance is presented to the intermediate supervisor, the
intermediate supervisor shall within five days after receipt of
the written grievance hold a conference with the aggrieved and/or
his designated representative and shall within five days after
the conclusion of the conference render his decision in writing
to the aggrieved and/or his designated representative. In the
event the aggrieved employee is not satisfied with the decision
rendered at this step, he and/or his designated representative
may appeal in writing to step two within five days.

(2)  The grievance appeal shall be presented, in
writing, to the program director or his designated
representative. Within five days after receipt of the written
grievance, the program director or his designated representative
shall hold a conference with the aggrieved and/or his designated
representative and shall render a written decision within ten
days after the conclusion of the conference. In the event an