2132                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 723

FIVE OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ARE AVAILABLE TO THE
REJECTEE EMPLOYEE.

(D) DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION. (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES
NOT APPLY TO SUSPENSIONS PENDING CHARGES FOR REMOVAL.

(2)    ALLEGED INFRACTIONS SHALL BE INVESTIGATED
BY THE RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISOR OR ADMINISTRATOR OR HIS
DESIGNEE AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE OF
IT, AND THE INVESTIGATION SHALL BE PROMPTLY COMPLETED. ALL
SUSPENSIONS OF EMPLOYEES SHALL BE IMPLMENTED NOT LATER THAN
THE CLOSE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S NEXT SHIFT FOLLOWING THE ALLEGED
INFRACTION ALL SUSPENSIONS OF EMPLOYEES SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED
WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE ALLEGED INFRACTION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE

ALLEGED INFRACTION BY THE RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISOR OR

ADMINISTRATOR. ALL SUSPENSION DAYS SHALL BE CONSECUTIVE.

(3)    THE EMPLOYEE OR HIS DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN APPEAL ON A DISCIPLINARY

SUSPENSION TO THE CAMPUS DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL, THE

DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHANCELLOR, OR HIS

DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN 5 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION OF
THE SUSPENSION, OR THE EMPLOYEE OR HIS DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE MAY APPEAL THE SUSPENSION WITHIN 3 DAYS OF
NOTIFICATION OF THE SUSPENSION TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR
CHAIRMAN. THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR CHAIRMAN SHALL HEAR THE
CASE WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE WRITTEN APPEAL.
IF THE APPEAL IS UNHEARD OR UNANSWERED AS A RESULT OF
MANAGEMENT DELAY, THE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE REINSTATED WITH FULL
BACK PAY.

(4)    IF THE EMPLOYEE CHOOSES TO APPEAL TO THE
DEPARTMENT HEAD OR CHAIRMAN, ANY FURTHER APPEALS SHALL

PROCEED THROUGH STEPS ONE THREE TO FIVE IN SECTION 57 §

13-1A-03 WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME LIMITS.

59 13-1A-06.

(A)    IN CASES OF APPEAL TO AN ARBITRATOR, EACH PARTY
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSE INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION
AND PRESENTATION OF ITS OWN CASE AND FOR ANY RECORD OR
TRANSCRIPT IT MAY DESIRE.

(B)    IF TIME IS SPENT IN HANDLING GRIEVANCES BY AN
EMPLOYEE AND HIS REPRESENTATIVE AND IF THE REPRESENTATIVE IS
A UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE, THE TIME IS WITH FULL PAY AT THE
BASIC STRAIGHT TIME WAGE OR SALARY BATE FOR SCHEDULED WORK
TIME SPENT DURING THE REGULAR WORK DAY OR SHIFT. PAID TIME
IS NOT ALLOWED FOR TIME SPENT IN GRIEVANCE HANDLING OUTSIDE
OF THE REGULAR SHIFT. UPON THE FORMAL OR INFORMAL
INITIATION OF A GRIEVANCE, ONE EMPLOYEE MAY BE DESIGNATED AS
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE MAY NOT SUFFER ANY
LOSS OF PAY FOR INVESTIGATING, PROCESSING, OR TESTIFYING IN
ANY STEP OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

(C) SIMILAR GRIEVANCES MAY BE CONSOLIDATED AND
PROCESSED TOGETHER AS A SINGLE ISSUE. WHERE A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCES HAVE BEEN REDUCED INTO A SINGLE