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*sb0767*
SENATE BILL 767
D2 5lr1916
By: Senator Jackson
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Calvert County Sheriff – Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies – Collective 2
Bargaining 3
FOR the purpose of providing that certain deputy sheriffs and correctional deputies in the 4
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office have the right to organize and negotiate with the 5
County Commissioners of Calvert County and the Calvert County Sheriff with 6
regard to certain wages and employee health care premium share in a certain 7
manner; and generally relating to collective bargaining rights of Calvert County 8
deputy sheriffs and correctional deputies. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 11
Section 2–318(a) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 16
Section 2–318(c)(1) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 21
Section 2–318(h) 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
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Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 1
2–318. 2
(a) This section applies only in Calvert County. 3
(c) (1) The Sheriff may appoint deputy sheriffs and correctional deputies in 4
the number and at the salary approved by the County Commissioners OR PRESCRIBED IN 5
A COLLECTIVE BARGAININ G AGREEMENT , AS APPLICABLE . 6
(H) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO ALL FULL –TIME DEPUTY 7
SHERIFFS AND CORRECT IONAL DEPUTIES IN THE CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S 8
OFFICE AT THE RANK OF MAJOR AND BELOW. 9
(2) SWORN DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND CORRECTIONAL DEPUTIES 10
SUBJECT TO THIS SUBS ECTION SHALL HAVE TH E RIGHT TO ORGANIZE AN D 11
NEGOTIATE WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE SHERIFF WITH REGARD 12
TO WAGES AND EMPLOYE E HEALTH CARE PREMIU M SHARE NOT REGULATED BY THE 13
SHERIFF. 14
(3) THE TERMS OF ANY AGRE EMENT WITH REGARD TO WAGES AND 15
EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE PREMIUM SHARE NOT REGULATED BY THE SHERIFF 16
SHALL BE SET FORTH I N A MEMORANDUM OF AG REEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN 17
THE SHERIFF, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , AND THE EMPLOYEE ORG ANIZATION 18
THAT IS CERTIFIED AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRES ENTATIVE IN ACCORDAN CE WITH A 19
PROCESS AGRE ED TO BY THE PARTIES. 20
(4) AN AGREEMENT WITH REG ARD TO WAGES AND EMP LOYEE 21
HEALTH CARE PREMIUM SHARE NOT REGULATED BY THE SHERIFF IS NOT 22
EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE AGREEMENT IS RATIFIE D BY: 23
(I) THE SHERIFF; 24
(II) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ; AND 25
(III) THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTA TIVE. 26
(5) A MODIFICATION TO AN E XISTING MEMORANDUM O F AGREEMENT 27
IS NOT VALID UNLESS THE MODIFICATION IS IN WRITING AND RATIF IED BY: 28
(I) THE SHERIFF; 29
(II) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ; AND 30
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(III) THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTA TIVE. 1
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 2
October 1, 2025. 3