Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1433: Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Definition of Supervisory Employee
Status: Passed one chamber, April 13, 2026
Defining, for purposes of collective bargaining in community colleges, the term "supervisory employee" to mean an employee who is authorized to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline employees, direct employees for 50% of the employee's working hours, and address employee complaints; and excluding from the definition a department head or an employee in a comparable position or any faculty member below the level of assistant dean.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Definition of Supervisory Employee FOR the purpose of defining the term "supervisory employee" for purposes of collective bargaining in community colleges; and generally relating to collective bargaining. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 16-701(a), (j), and (o) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Education Section 16-701(q) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Definition of Supervisory Employee FOR the purpose of defining the term "supervisory employee" for purposes of collective bargaining in community colleges; and generally relating to collective bargaining. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Education Section 16-701(a), (j), and (o) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Education Section 16-701(q) Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Education 16-701. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (j) (1) "Faculty" means employees whose assignments involve academic responsibilities, including teachers and department heads. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1433* HOUSE BILL 1433 (2) "Faculty" does not include officers, supervisory employees, confidential employees, part-time faculty, or student assistants. (o) (1) "Public employee" means an employee employed by a public employer. (2) "Public employee" includes faculty and part-time faculty at the Baltimore City Community College. (3) "Public employee" does not (ii) Supervisory or confidential employees; or (iii) Student assistants. (Q) (1) "SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE" MEANS AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO: (I) …