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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="6-904" title_number="6" title_name="Teachers and Other Personnel" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any public school employee who is subject to a personnel action in violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle may file an administrative complaint with a public school employer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A public school employer shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Provide an administrative remedial process for a public school employee who files an administrative complaint under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Complete the administrative remedial process under item (i) of this paragraph within 30 days after a public school employee files an initial administrative complaint.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before instituting a civil action, a public school employee who is subject to a personnel action in violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle shall notify the local superintendent in writing of the employee’s intention to institute a civil action.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, any public school employee who is subject to a personnel action in violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle may institute a civil action in the county where:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The alleged violation occurred;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The employee resides; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The public school employer maintains its principal offices in the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The action shall be brought within 9 months after the alleged violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle occurred, or within 9 months after the public school employee first became aware of the alleged violation of § 6–902 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
