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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="16-309" title_number="16" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Collective Bargaining">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a party considers that a bargaining proposal contravenes the rights and duties of the Montgomery Commission under § 16–314 of this subtitle or otherwise violates this subtitle, the party shall petition the labor relations administrator for a determination of whether the bargaining proposal is a negotiability dispute that contravenes this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the procedure for resolving a negotiability dispute shall follow the procedure for reviewing unfair labor practice charges.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The labor relations administrator may shorten the time periods or order any expedited procedure appropriate under the circumstances.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The labor relations administrator may order a party to withdraw all or part of a bargaining proposal that contravenes this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A decision and order under this section is final unless it is appealed for being arbitrary, capricious, or exceeding the authority of a party.</text>
  </level>
</section>
