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AN ACT concerning Public Employee Relations Act FOR the purpose of consolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, elections and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer rights, unfair labor practices, and strikes and lockouts; establishing the Public Employee Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining activities for certain public employees; repealing the State Labor Relations Board, the State Higher Education Labor Relations Board, and the Public School Labor Relations Board; establishing that certain grievance procedures for State employees serve as a certain procedure for certain disputes between certain parties; requiring the Office of Administrative Hearings to resolve certain disputes regarding a certain memorandum of understanding or written agreement under certain circumstances; and generally relating to collective bargaining for public employees. BY repealing Article - Education Section 6-403, 6-406, 6-407, 6-407.2, 6-409 through 6-411, 6-504, 6-506, 6-507, 6-509, 6-509.2, and 6-512 through 6-514; 6-801 through 6-807 and the subtitle “Subtitle 8. Public School Labor Relations Board”; and 16-704 through 16-706, 16-710, 16-712, 16-714, and 16-715 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume) BY repealing Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 3-201 through 3-209 and the subtitle “Subtitle 2. State Labor Relations Board”; 3-2A-01 through 3-2A-09 and the subtitle “Subtitle 2A. State Higher Education Labor Relations Board”; 3-301 through 3-307 and the subtitle “Subtitle 3. Rights of Employees and Employers; Strikes, Lockouts, and Unfair Labor Practices Prohibited”; and 3-401 through 3-407 and the subtitle “Subtitle 4. Election and Certification of Exclusive Representative” Annotated Code of Maryland (2015 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY renumbering Article - Education Section 6-404, 6-405, 6-407.1, 6-408, 6-408.1, 6-505, 6-508, 6-509.1, 6-510, 16-707, 16-708, 16-709, 16-711, and 16-713 to be Section 6-403, 6-404, 6-405, 6-406, 6-407, 6-504, 6-505, 6-506, 6-507, 16-704, 16-705, 16-706, 16-707, and 16-708, respectively Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 2-205(e)(4), 6-401, 6-402, 6-501, 6-503, 9.5-703(c)(2) and (3), 16-701, 16-702, and 16-703 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 6-403, 6-404, 6-406(c)(3), 6-405, 6-504, 6-505, 6-507(c)(3), 6-506, and 16-708 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume) (As enacted by Section 3 of this Act) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 15-903(c)(2) and (3) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Government Section 21-101 through 21-601 to be under the new title “Title 21. Public Employee Relations” Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 3-101, 3-501(e), and 3-502 Annotated Code of Maryland (2015 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 3-102(c) and (d) Annotated Code of Maryland (2015 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)

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Jazz Lewis (D)*,  Gabriel Acevero (D),  Cathi Forbes (D),  Kevin Harris (D),  Kirill Reznik (D),  Stephanie Smith (D),  Jared Solomon (D), 

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114 (on 04/24/2023)

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