Sec. 14.30.01.01. Definitions

A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Bargaining unit" means a bargaining unit defined in State Personnel and Pensions Article, §3-403(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2) "Bargaining unit determination petition" means a petition to resolve a disagreement over the assignment of classification titles or positions in a bargaining unit.

(3) "Board" means the State Higher Education Labor Relations Board (SHELRB) established by State Personnel and Pensions Article, §3-2A-01, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(4) "Collective bargaining" means:

(a) Good faith negotiations by authorized representatives of employees and their employer with the intention of:

(i) Reaching an agreement about wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; and

(ii) Incorporating the terms of the agreement in a written memorandum of understanding or other written understanding;

(b) Clarifying terms and conditions of employment or the administration of terms and conditions of employment; or

(c) The voluntary adjustment of a dispute or disagreement between authorized representatives of employees and their employer that arises under a memorandum of understanding or other written understanding.

(5) "Collective Bargaining Law" means State Personnel and Pensions Article, Title 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(6) "Election" means an election for an exclusive representative of a bargaining unit under State Personnel and Pensions Article, §3-401, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(7) "Election candidate" means a candidate on an election ballot including "no exclusive representative".

(8) "Election petition" means a petition for the election of an exclusive representative of a bargaining unit under State Personnel and Pensions Article, §3-402, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(9) "Employer", except as indicated, means:

(a) A University System of Maryland institution as defined in State Personnel and Pensions Article, §3-101(g), Annotated Code of Maryland;

(b) Morgan State University;

(c) St. Mary's College of Maryland; and

(d) Baltimore City Community College.

(10) "Exclusive representative" means the employee organization certified by the State Higher Education Labor Relations Board under State Personnel and Pensions Article, §3-406, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(11) "Executive Director" means the individual jointly appointed by the State Higher Education Labor Relations Board and the State Labor Relations Board under State Personnel and Pensions Article, §§3-204 and 3-2A-04, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(12) "Labor organization" means an exclusive collective bargaining representative or candidate for an election for an exclusive representative under State Personnel and Pensions Article, Title 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(13) "Person" means an individual or organization.

(14) "Petition" means a request for action by the Board or the Executive Director.

(15) "Petition for denial or revocation of certification" means a request that the Board investigate whether a certification as exclusive representative of an employee organization should be revoked for a willful failure to comply with the Collective Bargaining law, the Board's regulations, or the governing documents of the organization.

(16) "Petition for unit clarification" means a request filed by an exclusive representative or employer for clarification of a bargaining unit.

(17) "Petition to contest exclusionary designation" means a petition filed by an employee who claims to be improperly excluded from a bargaining unit or placed in the wrong bargaining unit.

(18) "Petition to intervene" means a petition that a person become a party to:

(a) An election;

(b) A bargaining unit determination proceeding; or

(c) A proceeding to contest an exclusionary designation.