SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        901

(3) The designation of such representatives by the employer as
provided herein shall not preclude such employee organization from
appearing before, or making proposals to the public school employer
at any public meeting or hearing.

(i) In the event, IF UPON THE REQUEST OF EITHER PARTY
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DETERMINES
FROM THE FACTS that an impasse is reached in negotiations be-
tween a public school employer and an employee organization
designated as an exclusive negotiating agent, and it appears that no
resolution of differences is possible, the assistance and advice of the
State Board of Education may be requested, with the consent of both
parties. In the absence of such consent, upon the request of either
party, a panel shall be named to aid in the resolution of differences.
Such panel shall contain three persons, one to be appointed by each
party within three (3) days, and the third to be selected by the other
two within ten (10) days from the date of said request. The State
Board of Education, or the panel selected, shall meet with the parties
to aid in the resolution of differences, and, if the matter is not
otherwise resolved, shall make a written report and recommendation
within thirty (30) days from the date of said request. Copies of such
report shall be sent to representatives of both the public school
employer and the employee organization. All costs of mediation shall
be shared by the public school employer and the employee organi-
zation.

(j) Public school employers and employee organizations shall not
interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against
public school employees because of the exercise of their rights under
subsections (b) and (c) hereof.

(k) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to supersede other
provisions of this Code and the rules and regulations of public
school employers which may establish and regulate tenure. Notwith-
standing any of the provisions of this section, the public school
employer shall render the final determination as to all matters
which have been the subject of negotiation, BUT THIS FINAL
DETERMINATION SHALL STILL BE SUBJECT TO OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE CONCERNING THE FISCAL
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYER
AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY COUNCIL, OR
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY.

(1) (L) Employee organizations shall be prohibited from call-
ing or directing a strike. If an employee organization designated as
exclusive representative shall violate the provisions hereof, its desig-
nation as exclusive representative shall be revoked by the public
school employer; and said employee organization and any other
employee organization which violates any of the provisions hereof,
shall be ineligible to be designated as exclusive representative for a
period of two (2) years thereafter. IF ANY EMPLOYEE ORGANI-
ZATION VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS HEREOF, THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL EMPLOYER SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PAY-
ROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR THAT ORGANIZATION'S DUES FOR
A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR THEREAFTER.

(m) The enactment of this section shall not be construed so as to
make the provisions of the Maryland Labor Laws contained in Arti-
cles 89 and 100 of this Code applicable to public school employment.