1. A. A decertification petition may not be filed for a bargaining unit within 2 years following the final date of a previous election conducted for that bargaining unit.
2. B. If an agreement between the public employer and incumbent employee organization is in effect, a valid decertification petition may be filed and an election held only if the petition is filed not more than 120 days nor less than 90 days prior to expiration of the agreement.

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

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

Regulation .03B amended effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1851)

Regulation .08 amended as an emergency provision effective December 23, 2002 (30:13 Md. R. 851); amended permanently effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1334)

Regulation .08 repealed and new Regulation .08 adopted effective October 22, 2007 (34:21 Md. R. 1917)

Regulation .22 amended effective October 22, 2007 (34:21 Md. R. 1917)

Regulation .23A amended as an emergency provision effective December 23, 2002 (30:13 Md. R. 851); amended permanently effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1334)

Regulation .23A amended effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1851)

Regulation .23B-1 adopted effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1335)

Chapter revised effective July 11, 2022 (49:14 Md. R. 704)

Regulations .01—.27 under State Higher Education Labor Relations Board, Hearings repealed and new Regulations .01—.05 under Public Employee Relations Board, Decertification Elections adopted effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 414)