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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="22-306" title_number="22" title_name="Public Employee Relations" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Public Employee Relations Board">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board is responsible for administering and enforcing provisions of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Title 6, Subtitles 4 and 5 of the Education Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Title 16, Subtitle 7 of the Education Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Title 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to any other powers or duties provided for elsewhere in this title, Title 6, Subtitle 4 or 5 of the Education Article, Title 16, Subtitle 7 of the Education Article, and Title 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the Board may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>establish procedures for, supervise the conduct of, and resolve disputes about elections for exclusive representatives;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>establish procedures for and resolve disputes about petitions for bargaining unit clarification;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>establish procedures for and resolve disputes about petitions and elections for decertification of an exclusive representative;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>investigate and take appropriate action in response to charges of unfair labor practices, including strikes and lockouts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>establish procedures for and resolve disputes about the negotiability of bargaining subjects;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>on application by an employee organization or public employer, determine that the applicant shall be designated as a joint public employer of public employees in an employer–employee bargaining unit determined in accordance with Subtitle 4 of this title when such determination would best effectuate the purposes of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>resolve matters as provided in §§ 6–406, 6–507, and 16–707 of the Education Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall have broad discretion to take and order remedial actions when it finds that a party has committed an unfair labor practice, including the restoration of any right, pay, status, or benefit lost by a public employee or group of public employees, due to violations of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>To enforce the provisions of this subtitle, the Board may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>issue subpoenas; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall adopt and enforce regulations, guidelines, and policies to carry out this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board may not adopt any regulation, guideline, or policy that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>unnecessarily delays the resolution of disputes over elections, unfair labor practices, or any other matter under this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>restricts or weakens the protections provided to public employees and employee organizations under this title or under regulations.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
