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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(D) MEMBERSHIP.

(1) ALL ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SHALL:

(I)   BE INCLUDED IN ONE OF THESE UNITS; AND
(II) HAVE THE RIGHTS GRANTED IN THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)   EXCEPT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DESIGNATED
AS MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL OR A CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE, EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IS ELIGIBLE FOR
MEMBERSHIP IN ONE OF THE NEGOTIATING UNITS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §160A(d).

In subsection (a) of this section, the present
list of names of the excepted counties is deleted
as the definition of "public school employer" in
§6—501 of this subtitle provides for their
exception.

In subsection (d) (1) of this section, the word
"eligible" is added for clarity.

The only other changes are in style.

6-506.           METHOD OF DESIGNATING EXCLUSIVE EMPLOYEE

REPRESENTATIVE.

(A)       DESIGNATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

THE DESIGNATION OF AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION AS AN
EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE MADE AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION.

(B)   REQUEST FOR RECOGNITION.

IF AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIES TO THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL EMPLOYER THAT IT HAS A MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT OF AT
LEAST 30 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES IN A SPECIFIED UNIT IN A COUNTY AS OF JUNE 1 OF
THE YEAR IN WHICH CERTIFICATION IS MADE, THIS CERTIFICATION
IS A REQUEST FOR RECOGNITION AS EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF
ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES IN THE SPECIFIED UNIT IN THE
COUNTY.

(C)    ELECTION IF ANOTHER ORGANIZATION REQUESTS
RECOGNITION.

IF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS
A MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT OF AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES IN THE UNIT AS OF THE SAME
JUNE 1, AN ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN WHICH THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES IN THE UNIT SHALL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CHOOSE:

(1) ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS AS THE