EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0962*
SENATE BILL 962
F5, F1 2lr3171
CF HB 890
By: Senators Benson and Washington
Introduced and read first time: February 14, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Education – Collective Bargaining – Certificated Employees – Class Size 2
FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition on a public school employer negotiating the 3
maximum number of students assigned to a class; and generally relating to collective 4
bargaining for public school employees. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Education 7
Section 6–408(c)(1), (2), and (4) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Education 12
Section 6–408(c)(3) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
Article – Education 18
6–408. 19
(c) (1) On request a public school employer or at least two of its designated 20
representatives shall meet and negotiate with at least two representatives of the employee 21
organization that is designated as the exclusive negotiating agent for the public school 22
employees in a unit of the county on all matters that relate to: 23
(i) Salaries, wages, hours, and other working conditions, including 24 2 SENATE BILL 962
procedures regarding employee transfers and assignments; and 1
(ii) The structure, time, and manner of the access of the exclusive 2
representative to a public school employer’s new employee processing as required under § 3
6–407.1 of this subtitle; and 4
(iii) A career ladder for educators established under Subtitle 10 of 5
this title. 6
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a public school 7
employer or at least two of its designated representatives may negotiate with at least two 8
representatives of the employee organization that is designated as the exclusive negotiating 9
agent for the public school employees in a unit of the county on other matters that are 10
mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee organization. 11
(3) A public school employer may not negotiate the school calendar[, the 12
maximum number of students assigned to a class,] or any matter that is precluded by 13
applicable statutory law. 14
(4) A matter that is not subject to negotiation under paragraph (2) of this 15
subsection because it has not been mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee 16
organization may not be raised in any action taken to resolve an impasse under subsection 17
(e) of this section. 18
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
1, 2022. 20