Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-902
Public school employee whistleblower protection
Effective Jul 1, 2022Added by Acts 2017, c. 730, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 576, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.State of Maryland
- (1) Discloses or threatens to disclose to a supervisor an activity, a policy, or a practice of the employer that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation;
- (2) Provides information to or testifies before any public body conducting an investigation, a hearing, or an inquiry into any violation of a law, rule, or regulation by the employer; or
- (3) Objects to or refuses to participate in any activity, policy, or practice in violation of a law, rule, or regulation.
Subject to § 6-903 of this subtitle, a public school employer may not take or refuse to take any personnel action as reprisal against a public school employee because the employee:
Added by Acts 2017, c. 730, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 576, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.