HB 490/SB 749, sponsored by Delegate Hixson and Senator Pugh, respectively, is a 15 page bill for the purpose of (in part):

establishing collective bargaining rights for specified community college employees

This bill adds subtitles to the Maryland education Article, setting a framework for unionization, union elections, appeals, etc.  There may be up to four exclusive collective bargaining units per community college:

THE BARGAINING UNITS SHALL INCLUDE:
(I) ONE UNIT RESERVED FOR FULL–TIME FACULTY;
(II) ONE UNIT RESERVED FOR PART–TIME FACULTY;
(III) ONE UNIT RESERVED FOR THE REMAINING ELIGIBLE EXEMPT EMPLOYEES, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT; AND
(IV) ONE UNIT RESERVED FOR ELIGIBLE NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT.

Interested parties will want to read the entire bill.

In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Send email to the House Appropriations Committee

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In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. Send email to the Senate Finance Committee

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