§ 4-311. Personnel

   (a) Board to establish personnel system. --

   (1) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the board shall establish a personnel system governing certificated and noncertificated employees, including a performance-based system-wide personnel evaluation system for teachers, principals, and administrators.

   (2) To carry out the requirements of this section, the board may:

      (i) Establish and abolish positions;

      (ii) Determine employee qualifications;

      (iii) Establish terms of employment, including compensation, benefits, holiday schedules, and leave policies; and

      (iv) Determine any other matters concerning employees.

(b) Employee grievances; employment practices. -- The personnel system shall provide fair and equitable procedures for:

   (1) The redress of employee grievances; and

   (2) The hiring, promotion, and termination of employees in accordance with law.

HISTORY: 1997, ch. 105, § 1.