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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="16-708" title_number="16" title_name="Community Colleges" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Collective Bargaining">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A public employee or group of public employees has the right at any time to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Present a grievance arising under the terms of the agreement to the public employer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Have the grievance adjusted without the intervention of the exclusive representative.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The exclusive representative has the right to be present during any meeting involving the presentation or adjustment of a grievance.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A public employer shall hear a grievance and participate in the adjustment of the grievance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The adjustment of a grievance may not be inconsistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A public employer shall give prompt notice of any adjustment of a grievance to the exclusive representative.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
