WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 767

CHAPTER 767

(House Bill 535)

AN ACT concerning

Allegany County and Washington County - Fees for Nonmember
Public School Employees

FOR the purpose of permitting the public school employer in
Allegany County and Washington County to negotiate with
employee organizations regarding nonmember service or
representation fees; providing that the service or
representation fee may be used for negotiations, contact
contract administration, grievances, and certain other
activities; and generally relating to service or
representation fees for nonmember school employees in
Allegany County and Washington County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 6-407

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

6-407.

(a)  An employee organization designated as an exclusive
representative shall be the negotiating agent of all public
school employees in the unit in the county.

(b)  (1) An employee organization designated as an exclusive
representative shall represent all employees in the unit fairly
and without discrimination, whether or not the employees are
members of the employee organization.

(2) In addition, in Montgomery County the exclusive
representative shall represent fairly and without discrimination
all persons actually employed as substitute teachers without
regard to whether they are included in Section 6-401(c) of this
subtitle as public school employees.

- 3419 -