(a) Employee organizations recognized by the public school employer as the exclusive representative of all public school employees in a specified unit on July 1, 1978 shall continue to be the exclusive representative subject to Title 22, Subtitle 4 of the State Government Article. (b) Any collective negotiation agreement that has been entered into by an exclusive representative and a public employer as of July 1, 1978 shall continue in effect for the term of the agreement.
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