Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Organizations of Certificated Employees
Section 6-404 - Designation of Exclusive Representative for Employees; Specific Units

(a)    Each public school employer shall designate, as provided in this subtitle, which employee organization, if any, shall be the exclusive representative of all public school employees in a specified unit in the county.
    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the public school employer shall determine the composition of the unit in negotiation with any employee organization that requests negotiation concerning the composition of the unit.
        (2)    In St. Mary’s County, licensed registered school nurses, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) teachers, and supervisory noncertificated employees of the public school employer shall be included in the unit.
    (c)    (1)    There may not be more than two units in a county.
        (2)    In Baltimore County, one of the units shall consist of employees who are administrative and supervisory certificated employees. The second unit shall consist of all other public school employees as defined under § 6–401(e)(1) and (3) of this subtitle.
    (d)    All eligible public school employees shall:
        (1)    Be included in one of these units; and
        (2)    Have the rights granted in this subtitle.

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