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HB 904

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State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Exclusive Representative Access to New Employees

Sponsor: Delegate BridgesCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the type of access and the circumstances under which certain access to new employees by exclusive representatives is required to be permitted by the State, a system institution, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College; requiring that an exclusive representative have at least 30 minutes to meet with a new employee; authorizing an exclusive representative to meet with a new employee by video or similar technology if public health concerns necessitate the meeting be held remotely; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKilpatrick, LancelobbyistAFSCME Council 3Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVJohnson , WyntonAFSCME Local 631Oral
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State and DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVConner, CharleslobbyistOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bridges, Delegate BridgeslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFskolnik, carolynUniversity System of MarylandWritten (PDF)
INFOYates, AnnaSt. Mary's College of MarylandWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKilpatrick, LanceAFSCME Council 3Registered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health