(a) A public school employee shall exhaust any administrative remedies before instituting a civil action under this section.
(b) Any public school employee who is subject to a personnel action in violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle may institute a civil action in the county where:
(1) The alleged violation occurred;
(2) The employee resides; or
(3) The public school employer maintains its principal offices in the State.
(c) The action shall be brought within 6 months after the alleged violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle occurred, or within 6 months after the public school employee first became aware of the alleged violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle.