Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB962 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 962
8	8	F5, F1 2lr3171
9	9	CF HB 890
10	10	By: Senators Benson and Washington
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 14, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Education – Collective Bargaining – Certificated Employees – Class Size 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition on a public school employer negotiating the 3
21	21	maximum number of students assigned to a class; and generally relating to collective 4
22	22	bargaining for public school employees. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Education 7
26	26	Section 6–408(c)(1), (2), and (4) 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10
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30	30	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
31	31	Article – Education 12
32	32	Section 6–408(c)(3) 13
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
34	34	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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39	39	Article – Education 18
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41	41	6–408. 19
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43	43	(c) (1) On request a public school employer or at least two of its designated 20
44	44	representatives shall meet and negotiate with at least two representatives of the employee 21
45	45	organization that is designated as the exclusive negotiating agent for the public school 22
46	46	employees in a unit of the county on all matters that relate to: 23
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48	48	(i) Salaries, wages, hours, and other working conditions, including 24 2 SENATE BILL 962
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51	51	procedures regarding employee transfers and assignments; and 1
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53	53	(ii) The structure, time, and manner of the access of the exclusive 2
54	54	representative to a public school employer’s new employee processing as required under § 3
55	55	6–407.1 of this subtitle; and 4
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57	57	(iii) A career ladder for educators established under Subtitle 10 of 5
58	58	this title. 6
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60	60	(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a public school 7
61	61	employer or at least two of its designated representatives may negotiate with at least two 8
62	62	representatives of the employee organization that is designated as the exclusive negotiating 9
63	63	agent for the public school employees in a unit of the county on other matters that are 10
64	64	mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee organization. 11
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66	66	(3) A public school employer may not negotiate the school calendar[, the 12
67	67	maximum number of students assigned to a class,] or any matter that is precluded by 13
68	68	applicable statutory law. 14
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70	70	(4) A matter that is not subject to negotiation under paragraph (2) of this 15
71	71	subsection because it has not been mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee 16
72	72	organization may not be raised in any action taken to resolve an impasse under subsection 17
73	73	(e) of this section. 18
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75	75	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
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