Maryland Code, Education § 14-302

(a) The Secretary of Budget and Management shall provide forms for initiating and processing grievances.

(b) The three steps in the grievance proceeding are:

(c) The parties may agree to bypass any step of the grievance proceeding.

(d) Each party to a grievance shall make every effort to resolve the grievance at the lowest level possible.

(e) If a grievant fails to appeal a decision in accordance with this title to the next step in the grievance proceeding, the grievant is considered to have accepted the decision.

(f) If a grievance is not decided at any step in the grievance proceeding, the grievance is considered as denied and the grievant may appeal to the next step.

(h) After a finding that wages were withheld in violation of §§ 2-402 and 2-407 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the decision maker in a grievance procedure shall award the payment of damages in accordance with § 2-407 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.