2924                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 1015

COLLEGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FUNCTIONS     AND

PROGRAMS OF THE COLLEGE, ITS OVERALL BUDGET AND     ITS

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT; AND (2)     TO
DIRECT THE PERSONNEL.

(I)        (1) PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HAVE THE RIGHT OF

SELF-ORGANIZATION TO FORM, JOIN, OR ASSIST ANY EMPLOYEE

ORGANIZATION, TO BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY THROUGH

REPRESENTATIVES THEY HAVE CHOSEN, AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER
LAWFUL CONCERTED ACTIVITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AND ALSO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFRAIN FROM ANY
OR ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES.

(2) ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OR GROUP OF PUBLIC

EMPLOYEES HAS THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO PRESENT GRIEVANCES

ARISING UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT TO THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE AND TO HAVE THE GRIEVANCES ADJUSTED WITHOUT THE
INTERVENTION OF THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE. THE PUBLIC

EMPLOYER HAS THE DUTY TO HEAR THOSE GRIEVANCES AND

PARTICIPATE IN THEIR ADJUSTMENT. HOWEVER, THE ADJUSTMENT

MAY NOT BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF A COLLECTIVE

BARGAINING AGREEMENT THEN IN EFFECT. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER
SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE OF ALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE
REPRESENTATIVE.

(3) THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER AND A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH, INTIMIDATE. RESTRAIN,

COERCE, OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PUBLIC EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF

THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER SUBSECTION (1) AND (2)
HEREOF.

(J) THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THIS SECTION, ANY
PROCEDURES ADOPTED AND ANY DECISION, ACTION, OR AGREEMENTS
MADE PURSUANT TO IT SHALL EXPIRE SHOULD A SUBSEQUENT PUBLIC
GENERAL LAW ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES BECOME EFFECTIVE.

(K) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE. THE

ENACTMENT OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MAKE

THE PROVISIONS OF THE MARYLAND LABOR LAWS CONTAINED IN

ARTICLE 89 AND ARTICLE 100 APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYMENT AT

MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act

shall take effect October 1, 1978.

Approved May 29, 1978.

CHAPTER 1016
(Senate Bill 311)
AN ACT concerning