1. A. It is Board policy to encourage the voluntary efforts of the parties to settle or adjust disputes.
2. B. Such efforts at resolution and any settlements or adjustments reached shall be consistent with the provisions, purposes, and policies of Education Article, Titles 6 and 16, Personnel and Pensions Article, Title 3, and State Government Article, Title 22, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: State Government Article, §22-306(e), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 1, 2002 (29:6 Md. R. 568)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective December 23, 2002 (30:13 Md. R. 852); revised permanently effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1334)

Regulation .02 repealed and new Regulation .02 adopted effective October 22, 2007 (34:21 Md. R. 1917)

Regulation .03A amended effective July 11, 2022 (49:14 Md. R. 704)

Regulation .05 adopted effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1850)

Regulations .01—.05 under State Higher Education Labor Relations Board, General repealed and new Regulation .01 under Public Employee Relations Board, Board Policy adopted effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 441)