ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 129

that reflects the operational expenses of the employee organization and explains how
the representation fee is calculated based on the audit.

(v) 1. The agency or representation fee shall be based only on
the expenses incurred by the employee organization in its representation in
negotiations, contract administration, including the handling of grievances, and other
activities, as required under this section.

2. Any political activities of the employee organization
designated as the exclusive representative may not be financed by the funds collected
from the agency or representation fee.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        .

(6) In Montgomery County, an employee who is a home or hospital
teacher and who works on a short-term day-to-day basis is not required to pay a
service or representation fee.

(d)     In Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County, the public
school employer may negotiate with the employee organization designated as the
exclusive representative for the public school employees in a unit, a reasonable
service or representation fee, to be charged nonmembers for representing them in
negotiation, contract administration, including grievances, and other activities
specified under subsection (b) of this section...

(e)     In Garrett County:

(1)     A public school employee who is not a member of the employee
organization designated as the exclusive representative for the public school
employees in a unit at the time that a negotiated service or representation fee is
initiated is exempt from the fee provided under subsection (d) of this section; and

(2)     An individual who becomes a public school employee after the time
that a negotiated service or representation fee is initiated and does not join the
employee organization designated as the exclusive representative is liable for the fee
provided under subsection (d) of this section.

(F) IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY:

(1) THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYER MAY NEGOTIATE WITH THE
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. IN A UNIT, A REASONABLE SERVICE OR
REPRESENTATION FEE TO BE CHARGED NONMEMBERS FOR REPRESENTING THEM IN
NEGOTIATIONS, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING GRIEVANCES, AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES AS ARE REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) (I) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED AS THE EXCLUSIVE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SHALL INDEMNIFY AND
HOLD HARMLESS THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AGAINST ANY
AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, SUITS, OR ANY OTHER FORMS OF LIABILITY THAT MAY
ARISE OUT OF, OR BY REASON OF, ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE
OF COMPLYING WITH ANY OF THE AGENCY OR REPRESENTATION FEE PROVISIONS
OF THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT.

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