Ch. 450

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)     "Employee organization" means an organization that:

(1)     Includes certificated employees of a public school employer or
individuals of equivalent status in Baltimore City; and

(2)     Has as one of its main purposes the representation of the employees
in their relations with that public school employer.

(c)      (1) "Home and hospital teacher" means a teacher employed by a public
school employer to provide instructional services to a public school student who is
unable to function effectively in the classroom setting due to the student's medical,
physical, or emotional condition.

(2) A home and hospital teacher may teach in:

(i) A private home;

(ii) A hospital;

(iii) A therapeutic center;

(iv) A school; or

(v) Any other appropriate site.

(d)     (1) "Public school employee" means a certificated professional individual
who is employed by a public school employer or an individual of equivalent status in
Baltimore City, except for a county superintendent or an individual designated by the
public school employer to act in a negotiating capacity as provided in § 6-408(b) of
this subtitle.

(2)     In Montgomery County, "public school employees" include:

(i) Certificated and noncertificated substitute teachers employed
by the public school employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal
year ending June 30, 1978, and each year after; and

(ii) Home and hospital teachers employed by the public school
employer for at least 7 days before March 1 of the school fiscal year ending June 30,
2000, and each year after.

(3)     In Baltimore County, "public school employee" includes:

(I)       [ a] A secondary school nurse, an elementary school nurse, and
a special school nurse; AND

(II)     SUPERVISORY NONCERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED
UNDER § 6-501(H) OF THIS TITLE.

(4)     In Frederick County, "public school employee" includes a social
worker employed by a public school employer.

(5)     In Prince George's County, "public school employee" includes home
and hospital teachers and junior reserve officer training (JROTC) instructors.

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