Section 4-505 - Applicability; construction. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-505. Applicability; construction.
 

(a)  Applicability.- Subject to subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle only applies to: 

(1) each charter county that engaged in collective bargaining with an employee organization prior to October 1, 1994; and 

(2) each municipal corporation that engages in collective bargaining with an employee organization prior to October 1, 1995. 

(b)  Construction - Local charter provisions.- This subtitle may not be construed to repeal or limit any local charter provision that extends collective bargaining rights to employees of employers and, if a local charter authorizes or grants collective bargaining rights to any employees, the provisions of this subtitle do not apply. 

(c)  Construction - Forms; arbitration.- This subtitle may not be construed to: 

(1) require any form of collective bargaining; 

(2) require any method, means, or scope of bargaining between an employer and an exclusive representative; or 

(3) authorize binding interest arbitration. 
 

[1994, ch. 733.]