MD HB661

Grants collective bargaining rights to faculty at University System of Maryland institutions, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland

Defines "faculty" to include full-time, part-time, and adjunct employees with academic responsibilities such as teachers, researchers, and department heads, including tenure track, nontenure track, and tenured employees

Excludes officers, supervisory employees, confidential employees, and student employees from the faculty definition

Establishes two separate faculty bargaining units: one for regular faculty and one for contingent, contractual, or temporary faculty, with the option to combine into a single unit

Takes effect July 1, 2025