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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 726

adjudicated; abrogating the defense of sovereign
immunity in all administrative, arbitration and
judicial proceedings where certain University of
Maryland employees' grievances and disciplinary appeals
are to be adjudicated; and providing a funding
mechanism for the payment of awards to employees.

BY repealing

Article 64A - Merit System
Section 56

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1979 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article 64A - Merit System

Section 56

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1979 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 64A - Merit System
Section 54 and 56
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1979 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Education
Section 13-lA-03(g) and 13-1A-07
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Volume and 1979 Supplement

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

54.

(A) There shall be [five] SEVEN steps in this

procedure.

(1) Step one shall be the initiation of a
complaint. Grievances must be initiated within 30 days of
the alleged complaint or within 30 days after the
complaining employee reasonably may be held to have
knowledge of the act of which he is complaining. An
aggrieved employee and his designated representative may
either: