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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 723

WITNESSES.

(L) EACH STEP OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE SHALL BE
PROCESSED AS QUICKLY AS PRACTICABLE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
TIME LIMITS. FAILURE TO APPEAL AT ANY STEP CONSTITUTES
ACCEPTANCE. FAILURE TO ANSWER IS A DENIAL TO WHICH AN
APPEAL MAY BE MADE. BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT, THE TIME LIMITS
MAY BE WAIVED.

(M) IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH PARTY TO THE
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AT EACH STEP OF THE PROCEDURE TO
DUPLICATE THE GRIEVANCE FORM PRIOR TO FILING IT WITH THE
EMPLOYEE OR RETURNING IT TO THE EMPLOYEE AND TO RETAIN ONE
COPY OF THE FORM.

(N) FAILURE ON THE PART OF A DESIGNATED SUPERVISOR TO
MEET HIS RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME LIMITS IS
SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

(C) A GRIEVANCE MAY START WITH A COMPLAINT OR REQUEST
BY A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE.

(P) AN EMPLOYEE MAY BE REPRESENTED AT EVERY STEP OF
THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE BY A PARTY OF HIS CHOOSING OR
ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

(Q) AN EMPLOYEE SHALL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE UPON EMPLOYMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY.

(B) BOTH PARTIES SHALL MAKE AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE
GRIEVANCE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL.

(S) ALL GRIEVANCE HEARINGS SHALL BE OPEN HEARINGS
UNLESS EITHER PARTY REQUESTS THAT THE HEARING BE CLOSED.

(1) AT ANY STEP OF THE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE, EITHER
PARTY MAY REQUIRE THAT WITNESSES BE EXCLUDED FROM THE
HEARING ROOM UNTIL CALLED.

(U) ANY PARTY WHO ELECTS TO USE THIS PROCEDURE FOR
RESOLUTION OF A PROBLEM IS PRESUMED TO AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE
FINAL DISPOSITION ARRIVED AT IN THIS PROCEDURE AND THE FINAL
DISPOSITION MAY NOT BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW UNDER ANY OTHER
PROCEDURE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)
13-106(c) of Article - Education, of the Annotated Code of

Maryland (as enacted by Chapter ___of the Acts of the

General Assembly of 1978) be repealed.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s)

13-106(a) and (b), respectively, of Article - Education, of

the Annotated Code of Maryland (as enacted by Chapter ----

of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1978) be renumbered
to be Section(s) 13-1A-02(a) and (b), respectively.