Public Employee Relations Act [HB-984]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Consolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, election 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; etc.
HB-984: Public Employee Relations Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/24/2023
Prince George's County - Board of Education and School System Revisions PG 502-23 [HB-1079]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the duties and responsibilities of the Prince George's County Board of Education and certain officers of the county board; altering the voting authority of the student board member; requiring the county board to retain counsel and pay certain counsel fees and expenses incurred for defending a member in litigation involving a member's service in the member's official capacity on the county board under certain circumstances; altering certain procedures for the election of the student member of the county board; etc.
HB-1079: Prince George's County - Board of Education and School System Revisions PG 502-23
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 793 on 05/16/2023
Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties and Salaries [HB-883]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the minimum salary for and establishing certain salary increases for certain public school employees; altering the duties of an assistant principal on the career ladder; and repealing a requirement that a county board of education must select a certain teacher on the teacher leadership track of the career ladder to write certain curriculum and assessment plans.
HB-883: Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties and Salaries
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
Montgomery County - Collective Bargaining for Sheriff's Office Employees - Binding Arbitration Procedures MC 13-23 [HB-763]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring that the procedures for declaring an impasse and submitting a dispute to binding arbitration be conducted in accordance with certain provisions of the Montgomery County Code if the Sheriff of Montgomery County and a bargaining representative are unable to reach agreement during negotiations on matters applicable to employees of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
HB-763: Montgomery County - Collective Bargaining for Sheriff's Office Employees - Binding Arbitration Procedures MC 13-23
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 91 on 04/11/2023
Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission - Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation - Impasse Arbitration MC 10-23 [HB-764]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the terms and conditions of a certain final offer that the Executive Director of the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County is required to submit to the Montgomery Commission; authorizing the parties to a collective bargaining agreement for employees of the Montgomery Commission to request the services of a mediator-arbitrator during a term of a collective bargaining agreement under certain circumstances; and establishing the process for mediation-arbitration.
HB-764: Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission - Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation - Impasse Arbitration MC 10-23
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 92 on 04/11/2023
You have voted HB-764: Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission - Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation - Impasse Arbitration MC 10-23.
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation - Dispute Arbitration MC/PG 103-23 [HB-797]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the requirement that economic provisions of a certain final collective bargaining agreement for employees of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission be subject to funding by the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George's County Council to instead require that certain terms and conditions of the final agreement be subject to approval by the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George's County Council; etc.
HB-797: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation - Dispute Arbitration MC/PG 103-23
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 605 on 05/08/2023
You have voted HB-797: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation - Dispute Arbitration MC/PG 103-23.
Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining [SB-680]
[Libraries ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Authorizing employees of county public libraries to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in other activities related to collective bargaining; requiring library employers and certified exclusive representatives to engage in good faith bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for employees of county public libraries; establishing a process for resolving impasses during collective bargaining; etc.
SB-680: Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2023
Baltimore City - Sheriff's Office - Salaries and Collective Bargaining [SB-645]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, rather than the Secretary of Budget and Management, to set the salaries for deputy sheriffs and certain other employees of the Sheriff in Baltimore City; and altering certain provisions relating to collective bargaining for full-time sworn law enforcement officers and court security officers and sworn law enforcement officers and court security officers in Baltimore City.
SB-645: Baltimore City - Sheriff's Office - Salaries and Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 03/20/2023
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education [SB-610]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board of education; etc.
SB-610: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 on 05/28/2023
Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties [SB-791]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the duties of an assistant principal on the career ladder; and providing that a requirement for a county board of education to select a certain teacher on the teacher leadership track of the career ladder to write certain curriculum and assessment plans is subject to a certain condition.
SB-791: Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2023
Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining [HB-637]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Pensions ]
Altering the grounds on which a deputy sheriff having a rank of major or below in Washington County may be discharged after 2 years of continuous employment; providing that a special deputy sheriff in Washington County is not a State employee for certain purposes; authorizing sworn deputy sheriffs at the rank of sergeant and below and correctional deputies at the rank of sergeant and below to engage in collective bargaining with the Washington County Sheriff and the County Administrator; etc.
HB-637: Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 794 on 05/16/2023
Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining [SB-428]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Pensions ]
Altering the grounds on which a deputy sheriff having a rank of major or below in Washington County may be discharged after 2 years of continuous employment; providing that a special deputy sheriff in Washington County is not a State employee for certain purposes; authorizing sworn deputy sheriffs at the rank of sergeant and below and correctional deputies at the rank of sergeant and below to engage in collective bargaining with the Washington County Sheriff and the County Administrator; etc.
SB-428: Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Washington County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 795 on 05/16/2023
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-345]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
SB-345: Maryland Fair Scheduling Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
Public Employee Relations Act [SB-367]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
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; etc.
SB-367: Public Employee Relations Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/10/2023
Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining [SB-352]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Libraries ]
Authorizing employees of certain public libraries to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; requiring certain employers and certified exclusive representatives to engage in good faith bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for employees of certain public libraries; prohibiting employers and employee organizations from engaging in certain actions regarding the exercise of an employee's rights under the Act; etc.
SB-352: Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) And Hearing 2/22 At 2:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/02/2023
Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work [HB-494]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a private-sector employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Attorney General to take steps necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Act.
HB-494: Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery - Collective Bargaining [SB-284]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Applying certain laws regarding labor relations and collective bargaining to the Board of Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery and employees of the Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery; establishing a bargaining unit for certain employees of the Art Gallery; requiring the Labor Commissioner of Baltimore City to certify an employee organization as the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-284: Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery - Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/07/2023