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      (a)      During the period beginning with the filing of the complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the Commission, the Commission, to the extent feasible, shall engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint.

      (b)      (1)      A conciliation agreement shall be an agreement between the respondent and the complainant and shall be subject to approval by the Commission.

            (2)      (i)      A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute arising from the complaint.

                  (ii)      Any arbitration that results from a conciliation agreement may award appropriate relief, including monetary relief.

            (3)      Each conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and respondent otherwise agree and the Commission determines the disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this subtitle.

            (4)      Whenever the Commission has probable cause to believe that a respondent has breached a conciliation agreement, the Commission may institute litigation to enforce the conciliation agreement in the same manner as provided in § 12 of this article for the enforcement of an order of the Commission.

            (5)      Except in a proceeding to enforce a conciliation agreement, nothing said or done in the course of conciliation under this section may be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this subtitle without the written consent of the persons concerned.