Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB166 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 166
8	8	P4, F5 5lr1005
9	9	(PRE–FILED) CF HB 211
10	10	By: Senator Kramer
11	11	Requested: September 30, 2024
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Finance
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Graduate Assistants and Postdoctoral 2
20	20	Associates 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants 4
23	23	and postdoctoral associates at certain public institutions of higher education; 5
24	24	establishing separate collective bargaining units for the graduate assistants and 6
25	25	postdoctoral associates; and generally relating to collective bargaining for graduate 7
26	26	assistants and postdoctoral associates at public institutions of higher education. 8
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
29	29	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 10
30	30	Section 3–101 and 3–102(b)(9) and (d)(2) 11
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
32	32	(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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37	37	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 16
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39	39	3–101. 17
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41	41	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
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43	43	(b) “Board” means the Public Employee Relations Board. 19
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45	45	(c) “Chancellor” has the meaning stated in § 12–101 of the Education Article. 20
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47	47	(d) “Collective bargaining” means: 21
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51	51	(1) good faith negotiations by authorized representatives of employees and 1
52	52	their employer with the intention of: 2
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54	54	(i) 1. reaching an agreement about wages, hours, and other 3
55	55	terms and conditions of employment; and 4
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57	57	2. incorporating the terms of the agreement in a written 5
58	58	memorandum of understanding or other written understanding; or 6
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60	60	(ii) clarifying terms and conditions of employment; 7
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62	62	(2) administration of terms and conditions of employment; or 8
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64	64	(3) the voluntary adjustment of a dispute or disagreement between 9
65	65	authorized representatives of employees and their employer that arises under a 10
66	66	memorandum of understanding or other written understanding. 11
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68	68	(e) “Employee organization” has the meaning stated in § 22–101 of the State 12
69	69	Government Article. 13
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71	71	(f) “Exclusive representative” has the meaning stated in § 22–101 of the State 14
72	72	Government Article. 15
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74	74	(g) (1) “Faculty at the Maryland School for the Deaf” means employees who 16
75	75	have been granted the following status by the Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for 17
76	76	the Deaf: 18
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78	78	(i) after–school program counselors; 19
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80	80	(ii) American Sign Language specialists; 20
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82	82	(iii) athletic trainers; 21
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84	84	(iv) behavior specialists; 22
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86	86	(v) clerical aides; 23
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88	88	(vi) dorm counselors; 24
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90	90	(vii) employment specialists; 25
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92	92	(viii) instructional technology resource specialists; 26
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94	94	(ix) librarians; 27
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96	96	(x) literacy and reading specialists; 28
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100	100	(xi) occupational therapists; 1
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102	102	(xii) orientation and mobility specialists; 2
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104	104	(xiii) physical therapists; 3
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106	106	(xiv) school counselors; 4
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108	108	(xv) school IEP coordinators; 5
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110	110	(xvi) school nurses; 6
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112	112	(xvii) school social workers; 7
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114	114	(xviii) speech–language pathologists; 8
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116	116	(xix) student support specialists; 9
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118	118	(xx) teachers; 10
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120	120	(xxi) teacher aides; 11
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122	122	(xxii) transition coordinators; and 12
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124	124	(xxiii) work–to–learn specialists. 13
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126	126	(2) “Faculty at the Maryland School for the Deaf” does not include officers 14
127	127	or supervisory employees at the Maryland School for the Deaf. 15
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129	129	(H) “GRADUATE ASSISTANT ” MEANS A GRADUATE STU DENT AT A SYSTEM 16
130	130	INSTITUTION, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OR ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF 17
131	131	MARYLAND WHO IS A TEA CHING, ADMINISTRATIVE , OR RESEARCH ASSISTAN T, OR IN 18
132	132	A COMPARABLE POSITIO N, OR A FELLOW. 19
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134	134	(I) “POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIAT E” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE –TRAINEE AT A 20
135	135	SYSTEM INSTITUTION , MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OR ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF 21
136	136	MARYLAND WHO IS A DOC TORAL DEGREE HOLDER WHOSE ASSIGNMENTS AR E 22
137	137	PRIMARILY RESEARCH O R A COMPARABLE POSIT ION. 23
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139	139	[(h)] (J) “President” means: 24
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141	141	(1) with regard to a constituent institution, as defined in § 12–101 of the 25
142	142	Education Article, the president of the constituent institution; 26
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144	144	(2) with regard to a center or institute, as those terms are defined in § 27
145	145	12–101 of the Education Article, the president of the center or institute; 28 4 SENATE BILL 166
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149	149	(3) with regard to the University System of Maryland Office, the 1
150	150	Chancellor of the University System of Maryland; and 2
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152	152	(4) with regard to Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of 3
153	153	Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College, the president of the institution. 4
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155	155	[(i)] (K) “System institution” means: 5
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157	157	(1) a constituent institution, as defined in § 12–101 of the Education 6
158	158	Article; 7
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160	160	(2) a center or institute, as those terms are defined in § 12–101 of the 8
161	161	Education Article; and 9
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163	163	(3) the University System of Maryland Office. 10
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165	165	3–102. 11
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167	167	(b) This title does not apply to: 12
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169	169	(9) an employee of the University System of Maryland, Morgan State 13
170	170	University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, or Baltimore City Community College who is: 14
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172	172	(i) a chief administrator or in a comparable position; 15
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174	174	(ii) a deputy, associate, or assistant administrator or in a 16
175	175	comparable position; 17
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177	177	(iii) a member of the faculty, including a faculty librarian; 18
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179	179	(iv) [a] AN UNDERGRADUATE student employee[, including a 19
180	180	teaching assistant or a comparable position, fellow, or post doctoral intern]; 20
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182	182	(v) a contingent, contractual, temporary, or emergency employee, 21
183	183	EXCEPT FOR A GRADUAT E ASSISTANT OR A POS TDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ; 22
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185	185	(vi) a contingent, contractual, or temporary employee whose position 23
186	186	is funded through a research or service grant or contract, or through clinical revenues, 24
187	187	EXCEPT FOR A GRADUAT E ASSISTANT OR A POS TDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ; or 25
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189	189	(vii) an employee whose regular place of employment is outside the 26
190	190	State of Maryland; 27
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194	194	(d) (2) (i) Each system institution, Morgan State University, St. Mary’s 1
195	195	College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College shall have separate 2
196	196	bargaining units. 3
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198	198	(ii) Appropriate bargaining units shall consist of: 4
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200	200	1. all eligible nonexempt employees, as described in the 5
201	201	federal Fair Labor Standards Act, except eligible sworn police officers; 6
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203	203	2. all eligible exempt employees, as described in the federal 7
204	204	Fair Labor Standards Act; [and] 8
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206	206	3. all eligible sworn police officers; 9
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208	208	4. ALL ELIGIBLE GRADUAT E ASSISTANTS; AND 10
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210	210	5. ALL ELIGIBLE POSTDOC TORAL ASSOCIATES . 11
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212	212	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
213	213	1, 2025. 13
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