SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in case of any conflict
between provisions of this Act and any other law, executive order, or administrative
regulation, the provisions of this Act shall prevail and control.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the definitions of
"supervisor", "managerial employee", and "confidential employee" under Executive
Order 01.01.1996.13 shall remain in effect until new regulations defining supervisory
employee, managerial employee, and confidential employee are adopted by the
Secretary of Budget and Management, as provided for under Section 2 of this Act.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Board of Regents of
the University System of Maryland shall establish and implement a collective
bargaining plan, consistent with the principles and goals of Executive Order
01.01.1996.13, for the system's nonfaculty employees. The collective bargaining plan
shall be developed and submitted to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the
Senate Finance Committee, and the House Appropriation Committee, on or before
September 1, 1999. The committees will have 30 days to review and comment on the
plan, with the intent that the plan take effect on October 1, 1999. Two years after the
implementation of the collective bargaining plan, the Board of Regents shall study the
outcomes of the collective bargaining plan. The study shall assess the plan's effect on
the relationship between nonfaculty employees and the Board of Regents, and
determine the fiscal impact of the plan on the University System of Maryland's
operations. The Board of Regents shall report on or before December 1, 2001, subject
to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Budget and Taxation
Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Appropriations
Committee on the findings of the study. The Committees shall evaluate the report
findings with the intent of possibly codifying the collective bargaining plan may not
establish or implement a collective bargaining plan for the system's nonfaculty
employees. The prohibition established under this Section supersedes any provision of
law relating to the requirement for the establishment and implementation of a
collective bargaining plan as set forth in Chapter(s) 515 (S.B. 682/H.B. 1026) of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 1999.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly
reserves the right to change or modify the law with regard to any matter that is the
subject of a memorandum of understanding executed in accordance with Section 2 of
this Act, regardless of whether the change or modification would become effective
during the term of the memorandum of understanding.

SECTION 6. 7. 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of
this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for
any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are
declared severable.

SECTION 7. 8. 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1999.