Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB797 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb0797
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 797
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10	10	By: Delegate Luedtke
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 3, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	County Boards of Education – Student Membership – Alterations 2
19	19
20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring each student member of a county board of education to have 3
21	21	certain voting rights; adding a student member to certain county boards; and 4
22	22	generally relating to student members of county boards of education. 5
23	23
24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Education 7
26	26	Section 3–108.1(c), 3–2A–01(a), 3–2B–01(a), 3–3A–01(a), 3–501(a)(1), 3–6A–01(a) 8
27	27	and (b), 3–701(a)(1), 3–1002(b), 3–12A–01(g), and 3–13A–03(a)(1) 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
30	30
31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
32	32	Article – Education 13
33	33	Section 3–108.1(d) and (m), 3–201(a), (b), and (f), 3–204, 3–2A–06, 3–2B–05, 3–301(a) 14
34	34	and (h), 3–3A–01(d)(2), 3–3A–02(a) and (f), 3–401(a) and (f), 3–4A–01(a) and 15
35	35	(f), 3–501(h), 3–5A–01(a) and (g), 3–5B–01(a) and (e), 3–601(a), (b), (d)(2), and 16
36	36	(f), 3–6A–01(g), 3–701(f), 3–801(a), 3–803, 3–1002(g), 3–10A–01, 3–10A–04, 17
37	37	3–1101, 3–1201(a), 3–1202, 3–1203, 3–12A–01(a), (e), (f), and (h), 3–12A–04, 18
38	38	3–12A–06, 3–1301(a) through (c), 3–1302, 3–13A–01(a), 3–13A–02, 19
39	39	3–13A–03(a)(2), 3–13A–04, 3–13A–06, 3–1401, 3–1403, and 3–1404 20
40	40	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
41	41	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 22
42	42
43	43	BY adding to 23
44	44	Article – Education 24
45	45	Section 3–801(f), 3–1201(f), 3–1301(f), and 3–13A–07 25
46	46	Annotated Code of Maryland 26
47	47	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 27
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 797
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51	51	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
52	52	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
53	53
54	54	Article – Education 3
55	55
56	56	3–108.1. 4
57	57
58	58	(c) There is a Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners of the Baltimore 5
59	59	City Public School System. 6
60	60
61	61	(d) (1) The board consists of: 7
62	62
63	63	(i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, nine 8
64	64	voting members appointed by the Mayor from a list of qualified individuals submitted to 9
65	65	the Mayor by the panel; 10
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67	67	(ii) Two elected voting members; and 11
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69	69	(iii) One voting student member [appointed] ELECTED as provided 12
70	70	in subsection (m) of this section. 13
71	71
72	72	(2) If the Mayor elects not to appoint a member from a list submitted by 14
73	73	the panel under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the Mayor shall reconvene the panel to 15
74	74	submit additional names of qualified candidates. 16
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76	76	(m) (1) The student member shall be a student enrolled in the Baltimore City 17
77	77	Public School System who shall be [selected by the Associated Student Congress of 18
78	78	Baltimore City] ELECTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF BALTIMORE CITY IN 19
79	79	ACCORDANCE WITH PROC EDURES ESTABLISHED B Y THE BOARD. 20
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81	81	(2) The term of a student member is 1 year. 21
82	82
83	83	(3) A student member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. 22
84	84
85	85	(4) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 23
86	86	student member may vote on all matters before the board except those relating to[: 24
87	87
88	88	(i) Personnel; 25
89	89
90	90	(ii) Capital and operating budgets; 26
91	91
92	92	(iii) School closings, reopenings, and boundaries; 27
93	93
94	94	(iv) Collective bargaining decisions; 28
95	95
96	96	(v) Student disciplinary matters; and 29 HOUSE BILL 797 3
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98	98
99	99
100	100	(vi) Appeals to the board as provided under §§ 4–205 and 6–202 of 1
101	101	this article] § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 2
102	102
103	103	(5) [The] UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 3
104	104	A MAJORITY OF THE CO UNTY BOARD, THE student member may not attend or participate 4
105	105	in an executive or special session of the board THAT RELATES TO HEARINGS HELD 5
106	106	UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 6
107	107
108	108	(6) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE BOARD 7
109	109	MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE –BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 8
110	110	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 9
111	111	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 10
112	112
113	113	(7) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (4), (5), AND (6) OF THIS 11
114	114	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 12
115	115	ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER. 13
116	116
117	117	3–201. 14
118	118
119	119	(a) (1) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a voting member elected under 15
120	120	subsection (d) or (e) of this section or a member appointed to an elected position on the 16
121	121	county board under subsection (e)(3) of this section. 17
122	122
123	123	(2) “Elected member” does not include the [nonvoting] student member 18
124	124	selected under subsection (f) of this section. 19
125	125
126	126	(b) The Allegany County Board consists of: 20
127	127
128	128	(1) Five elected members; and 21
129	129
130	130	(2) One [nonvoting] student member, who is to advise the other members 22
131	131	of the county board on the viewpoint of students who attend Allegany County public schools. 23
132	132
133	133	(f) (1) The [nonvoting] student member of the county board shall be: 24
134	134
135	135	(i) A twelfth grade student, in good standing, and regularly enrolled 25
136	136	in an Allegany County public school; 26
137	137
138	138	(ii) A resident of Allegany County for at least 2 years; and 27
139	139
140	140	(iii) Of good character. 28
141	141
142	142	(2) The [nonvoting] student member shall be nominated and elected for a 29
143	143	1–year term during the school year prior to the school year that the member is to serve on 30 4 HOUSE BILL 797
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145	145
146	146	the county board in accordance with procedures adopted by the Allegany County 1
147	147	Association of Student Councils. 2
148	148
149	149	(3) If a vacancy occurs in the student member’s position before the end of 3
150	150	the term, a qualified student shall be selected for the remainder of the term in accordance 4
151	151	with procedures of the Allegany County Association of Student Councils. 5
152	152
153	153	(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (5), (6), AND (7) OF THIS 6
154	154	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 7
155	155	ELECTED MEMBER . 8
156	156
157	157	(5) UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY THE AFFIRMATI VE VOTE OF A 9
158	158	MAJORITY OF THE COUN TY BOARD, THE STUDENT MEMBER M AY NOT ATTEND AN 10
159	159	EXECUTIVE SESSION TH AT RELATES TO HEARIN GS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS 11
160	160	ARTICLE. 12
161	161
162	162	(6) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (7) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 13
163	163	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 14
164	164	THIS ARTICLE. 15
165	165
166	166	(7) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS, THE COUNTY 16
167	167	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 17
168	168	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (6) 18
169	169	OF THIS SUBSECTION. 19
170	170
171	171	3–204. 20
172	172
173	173	(a) All actions of the county board shall be taken at a public meeting and a record 21
174	174	of the meeting and all actions shall be made public. 22
175	175
176	176	(b) This section does not prohibit the county board from meeting and deliberating 23
177	177	in executive session, provided that any action of the board, together with the individual 24
178	178	vote of each member, is contained in a public record. 25
179	179
180	180	(c) [A nonvoting] EXCEPT FOR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS RELATED TO 26
181	181	HEARINGS UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE, THE student member may [not] attend 27
182	182	executive sessions of the county board. 28
183	183
184	184	3–2A–01. 29
185	185
186	186	(a) The Anne Arundel County Board of Education consists of: 30
187	187
188	188	(1) Seven nonpartisan elected members; and 31
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190	190	(2) One student member. 32 HOUSE BILL 797 5
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192	192
193	193
194	194	3–2A–06. 1
195	195
196	196	(A) The affirmative vote of at least five members of the county board is required 2
197	197	for the approval of any action. 3
198	198
199	199	(B) THE STUDENT MEMBER HAS T HE SAME RIGHTS AND P RIVILEGES AS AN 4
200	200	ELECTED MEMBER . 5
201	201
202	202	3–2B–01. 6
203	203
204	204	(a) The Baltimore County Board of Education consists of: 7
205	205
206	206	(1) Seven nonpartisan elected members; 8
207	207
208	208	(2) Four appointed members; and 9
209	209
210	210	(3) One student member. 10
211	211
212	212	3–2B–05. 11
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214	214	(a) The student member shall: 12
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216	216	(1) Be an 11th or a 12th grade student in the Baltimore County public 13
217	217	school system elected by the middle school and high school students of the county in 14
218	218	accordance with procedures established by the Baltimore County student councils; 15
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220	220	(2) Serve for 1 year; and 16
221	221
222	222	(3) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 17
223	223
224	224	(b) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county 18
225	225	board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to[: 19
226	226
227	227	(1) Hearings on appeals of special education placements; 20
228	228
229	229	(2) Hearings] HEARINGS held under § 6–202(a) of this article[; or 21
230	230
231	231	(3) Collective bargaining]. 22
232	232
233	233	(c) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the student member may vote on all 23
234	234	matters except those relating to[: 24
235	235
236	236	(1)] § 6–202(a) of this article[; 25
237	237
238	238	(2) Collective bargaining; 26 6 HOUSE BILL 797
239	239
240	240
241	241
242	242	(3) Capital and operating budgets; and 1
243	243
244	244	(4) School closings, reopenings, and boundaries]. 2
245	245
246	246	(d) On a majority vote of the nonstudent members, the county board may 3
247	247	determine, on a case–by–case basis, whether a matter under consideration is covered by 4
248	248	the exclusionary [provisions listed] PROVISION in subsection (c) of this section. 5
249	249
250	250	(E) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION S (B), (C), AND (D) OF THIS 6
251	251	SECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 7
252	252	ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER. 8
253	253
254	254	3–301. 9
255	255
256	256	(a) The Calvert County Board consists of five voting members and one 10
257	257	[nonvoting] VOTING student member. 11
258	258
259	259	(h) (1) The student member shall: 12
260	260
261	261	(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Calvert County 13
262	262	public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 14
263	263	procedures established by the school system; 15
264	264
265	265	(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on June 1; 16
266	266
267	267	(iii) Be a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 17
268	268
269	269	(iv) Advise the board on the thoughts and feelings of the students. 18
270	270
271	271	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 19
272	272	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 20
273	273	ELECTED MEMBER . 21
274	274
275	275	[(2)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 22
276	276	the county board, the student may not attend an executive session THAT RELATES TO 23
277	277	HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 24
278	278
279	279	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 25
280	280	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT T HOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 26
281	281	THIS ARTICLE. 27
282	282
283	283	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 28
284	284	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 29 HOUSE BILL 797 7
285	285
286	286
287	287	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 1
288	288	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 2
289	289
290	290	3–3A–01. 3
291	291
292	292	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 4
293	293
294	294	(d) (2) “Elected member” does not include the [nonvoting] student members 5
295	295	[selected] ELECTED under § 3–3A–02(f) of this subtitle. 6
296	296
297	297	3–3A–02. 7
298	298
299	299	(a) The Caroline County Board of Education consists of: 8
300	300
301	301	(1) Three elected members; 9
302	302
303	303	(2) Two appointed members; and 10
304	304
305	305	(3) Two [nonvoting] student members. 11
306	306
307	307	(f) (1) A student member of the county board shall: 12
308	308
309	309	(i) Be a regularly enrolled eleventh or twelfth grade student of good 13
310	310	character and in good standing in a Caroline County public high school during the student’s 14
311	311	term in office; 15
312	312
313	313	(ii) Be [selected] ELECTED in the student’s tenth or eleventh grade 16
314	314	in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection; and 17
315	315
316	316	(iii) 1. Serve for a term of 1 year; and 18
317	317
318	318	2. If the student is in the twelfth grade, continue to serve 19
319	319	after graduation and until a successor is [selected] ELECTED and qualifies. 20
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321	321	(2) Each high school in the county shall be represented by a student 21
322	322	member of the county board. 22
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324	324	(3) (i) [For nomination to the county board, the student body shall 23
325	325	submit to the principal of the high school a list of nominees that contains the names of 24
326	326	eligible students] THE NOMINATION AND EL ECTION PROCESS SHALL BE DETERMINED 25
327	327	BY THE COUNTY BOARD . 26
328	328
329	329	(ii) [The principal of the high school shall select the student member 27
330	330	from the list of nominees submitted to the principal under subparagraph (i) of this 28
331	331	paragraph] THE PROCESS ADOPTED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH 29 8 HOUSE BILL 797
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333	333
334	334	SHALL INCLUDE A METHOD TO FILL A V ACANCY OF THE STUDENT MEMBER IF A 1
335	335	VACANCY OCCURS DURIN G THE TERM OF THE ST UDENT MEMBER . 2
336	336
337	337	(4) [If a vacancy in the position of student member occurs during the term 3
338	338	of a student member, the principal of the high school represented on the county board shall 4
339	339	select another student member using the method set forth under paragraph (3) of this 5
340	340	subsection] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (5), (6), AND (7) OF THIS 6
341	341	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 7
342	342	ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER. 8
343	343
344	344	(5) UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY THE AFFIRMATI VE VOTE OF A 9
345	345	MAJORITY OF THE COUN TY BOARD, THE STUDENT MEMBER M AY NOT ATTEND AN 10
346	346	EXECUTIVE SESSION TH AT RELATES TO HEARIN GS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS 11
347	347	ARTICLE. 12
348	348
349	349	(6) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (7) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 13
350	350	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT T HOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 14
351	351	THIS ARTICLE. 15
352	352
353	353	(7) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 16
354	354	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 17
355	355	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIONARY PRO VISION IN PARAGRAPH (6) 18
356	356	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 19
357	357
358	358	3–401. 20
359	359
360	360	(a) The Carroll County Board consists of: 21
361	361
362	362	(1) Five voting members; 22
363	363
364	364	(2) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, one [nonvoting] VOTING 23
365	365	student [representative] MEMBER; and 24
366	366
367	367	(3) The County Commissioners, who are nonvoting ex officio members. 25
368	368
369	369	(f) (1) The student [representative] MEMBER shall: 26
370	370
371	371	(i) Be an eleventh or a twelfth grade student in the Carroll County 27
372	372	public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 28
373	373	procedures established by the school system; 29
374	374
375	375	(II) VOTE ON MATTERS BEFOR E THE BOARD; 30
376	376
377	377	[(ii)] (III) Be a student government association representative at the 31
378	378	student’s high school; 32 HOUSE BILL 797 9
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380	380
381	381
382	382	[(iii)] (IV) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of 1
383	383	the student representative; and 2
384	384
385	385	[(iv)] (V) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of 3
386	386	students in Carroll County public schools. 4
387	387
388	388	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 5
389	389	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER HAS THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS A 6
390	390	VOTING MEMBER. 7
391	391
392	392	[(2)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 8
393	393	the county board, the student [representative] MEMBER may not attend an executive 9
394	394	session of the county board THAT RELATES TO HEAR INGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF 10
395	395	THIS ARTICLE. 11
396	396
397	397	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 12
398	398	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MA TTERS EXCEPT THOSE R ELATING TO § 13
399	399	6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 14
400	400
401	401	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 15
402	402	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 16
403	403	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 17
404	404	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 18
405	405
406	406	3–4A–01. 19
407	407
408	408	(a) The Cecil County Board consists of six members as follows: 20
409	409
410	410	(1) One voting member elected from each of the five commissioner districts; 21
411	411	and 22
412	412
413	413	(2) One [nonvoting] VOTING student member. 23
414	414
415	415	(f) (1) The student member shall: 24
416	416
417	417	(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Cecil County 25
418	418	public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 26
419	419	procedures established by the school system; 27
420	420
421	421	(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 28
422	422	member; 29
423	423
424	424	(iii) Be a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 30
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427	427
428	428	(iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 1
429	429
430	430	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 2
431	431	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER HAS THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS A 3
432	432	VOTING MEMBER . 4
433	433
434	434	[(2)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 5
435	435	the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session THAT RELATES 6
436	436	TO HEARINGS HELD UND ER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 7
437	437
438	438	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 8
439	439	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MA TTERS EXCEPT THOSE R ELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 9
440	440	THIS ARTICLE. 10
441	441
442	442	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 11
443	443	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 12
444	444	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIONARY PROVI SION IN PARAGRAPH (4) 13
445	445	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 14
446	446
447	447	3–501. 15
448	448
449	449	(a) (1) The Charles County Board consists of: 16
450	450
451	451	(i) Nine elected members; and 17
452	452
453	453	(ii) One student member. 18
454	454
455	455	(h) (1) The student member of the Charles County Board shall be an 11th or 19
456	456	12th grade student in the Charles County Public School System. 20
457	457
458	458	(2) The student member, and an alternate, shall be [selected by the 21
459	459	Charles County Association of Student Councils] ELECTED IN ACCORDANC E WITH 22
460	460	PROCEDURES ESTABLISH ED BY THE COUNTY BOA RD. 23
461	461
462	462	(3) The term of the student member shall be 1 year. 24
463	463
464	464	(4) (i) The student member shall be a voting member of the board. 25
465	465
466	466	(ii) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 26
467	467	THE student member may vote on all matters before the board except those relating to[: 27
468	468
469	469	1. Hearings on appeals of special education placements; 28
470	470
471	471	2. Hearings held under §§ 4–205 and 7–305 of this article; 29
472	472	HOUSE BILL 797 11
473	473
474	474
475	475	3. Personnel matters, including those under §§ 6–201 and 1
476	476	6–202 of this article; 2
477	477
478	478	4. Appointment, salary, and evaluation of the county 3
479	479	superintendent; 4
480	480
481	481	5. Collective bargaining decisions; 5
482	482
483	483	6. Capital and operating budgets; and 6
484	484
485	485	7. School closings, openings, and boundaries] § 6–202(A) OF 7
486	486	THIS ARTICLE. 8
487	487
488	488	(5) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 9
489	489	county board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to [any 10
490	490	matter for which the student member may not vote] HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) 11
491	491	OF THIS ARTICLE . 12
492	492
493	493	(6) On a majority vote of the elected members, the county board may 13
494	494	determine, on a case–by–case basis, whether a matter under consideration is covered by 14
495	495	the exclusionary [provisions listed] PROVISION in paragraph (4) of this subsection. 15
496	496
497	497	(7) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (4), (5), AND (6) OF THIS 16
498	498	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER HAS T HE SAME RIGHTS AND P RIVILEGES AS AN 17
499	499	ELECTED MEMBER . 18
500	500
501	501	[(7)] (8) The State Board may remove the student member from the 19
502	502	county board in the same manner as an elected member. 20
503	503
504	504	3–5A–01. 21
505	505
506	506	(a) The Dorchester County Board consists of: 22
507	507
508	508	(1) Five voting members, elected in accordance with subsection (b) of this 23
509	509	section; and 24
510	510
511	511	(2) One [nonvoting] VOTING student member from each public high school 25
512	512	in the county. 26
513	513
514	514	(g) (1) Each student member shall: 27
515	515
516	516	(i) Be a twelfth grade student in the Dorchester County public 28
517	517	school system elected by the high school students of the public school that the student 29
518	518	attends, in accordance with procedures established by the school system; 30
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520	520
521	521
522	522	(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 1
523	523	member; 2
524	524
525	525	(iii) Be a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 3
526	526
527	527	(iv) Advise the board on the interests of students. 4
528	528
529	529	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 5
530	530	SUBSECTION, EACH STUDENT MEMBER HAS T HE SAME RIGHTS AND P RIVILEGES AS 6
531	531	A VOTING MEMBER . 7
532	532
533	533	[(2)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 8
534	534	the county board, the student members may not attend an executive session THAT 9
535	535	RELATES TO HEARINGS HELD UNDE R § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 10
536	536
537	537	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 11
538	538	MEMBERS SHALL VOTE O N ALL MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) 12
539	539	OF THIS ARTICLE. 13
540	540
541	541	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 14
542	542	BOARD MAY DETE RMINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 15
543	543	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 16
544	544	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 17
545	545
546	546	3–5B–01. 18
547	547
548	548	(a) The Frederick County Board consists of eight members as follows: 19
549	549
550	550	(1) Seven members elected from the county at large; and 20
551	551
552	552	(2) One [nonvoting] student member. 21
553	553
554	554	(e) (1) The student member shall: 22
555	555
556	556	(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Frederick County 23
557	557	public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 24
558	558	procedures established by the school system; 25
559	559
560	560	(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 26
561	561	member; 27
562	562
563	563	(iii) Be a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 28
564	564
565	565	(iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 29
566	566	HOUSE BILL 797 13
567	567
568	568
569	569	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 1
570	570	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS A 2
571	571	VOTING MEMBER . 3
572	572
573	573	[(2)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 4
574	574	the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session THAT RELATES 5
575	575	TO HEARINGS HELD UND ER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 6
576	576
577	577	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 7
578	578	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT T HOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 8
579	579	THIS ARTICLE. 9
580	580
581	581	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 10
582	582	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 11
583	583	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 12
584	584	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 13
585	585
586	586	3–601. 14
587	587
588	588	(a) (1) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a member of the county board 15
589	589	elected under subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section or appointed to fill a vacancy under 16
590	590	subsection (e)(3) of this section. 17
591	591
592	592	(2) “Elected member” does not include the student member [selected] 18
593	593	ELECTED under subsection (f) of this section. 19
594	594
595	595	(b) The Garrett County Board consists of: 20
596	596
597	597	(1) One elected member from each county commissioner district; 21
598	598
599	599	(2) Two elected members from the county at large; and 22
600	600
601	601	(3) One [nonvoting] student member. 23
602	602
603	603	(d) (2) The student member shall be [selected] ELECTED in accordance with 24
604	604	subsection (f) of this section. 25
605	605
606	606	(f) (1) [Each May, the elected members of the county board shall select a 26
607	607	student member, and an alternate to serve in the event of a vacancy in the student 27
608	608	member’s position, from among candidates recommended by the Garrett County 28
609	609	Association of Student Councils] THE STUDENT MEMBER AND AN ALTERNATE SHALL 29
610	610	BE ELECTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF GARRETT COUNTY IN 30
611	611	ACCORDANCE WITH PROC EDURES ESTABLISHED B Y THE COUNTY BOARD. 31
612	612
613	613	(2) The term of the student member is 1 year and begins on July 1. 32 14 HOUSE BILL 797
614	614
615	615
616	616
617	617	(3) To be considered for the position of student member, or as the alternate 1
618	618	for the student member’s position, a student shall: 2
619	619
620	620	(i) Be a sophomore or junior in high school at the time of applying; 3
621	621
622	622	(ii) Have attended Garrett County public schools for at least 2 years; 4
623	623
624	624	(iii) Be in good academic standing and have maintained a grade 5
625	625	average of at least 80% during the previous 2 academic years; and 6
626	626
627	627	(iv) Not have experienced significant attendance or disciplinary 7
628	628	problems during the student’s high school career. 8
629	629
630	630	(4) [(i) The Garrett County Association of Student Councils shall 9
631	631	propose procedures governing the selection of candidates for the student member’s position. 10
632	632
633	633	(ii) The procedures proposed under this paragraph are subject to the 11
634	634	approval of the elected members of the board. 12
635	635
636	636	(iii) The procedures adopted under this paragraph shall provide for 13
637	637	the selection of up to four candidates, selected by the Garrett County Association of Student 14
638	638	Councils by secret ballot, for the position of student member. The names of the candidates 15
639	639	shall be forwarded to the elected members of the county board for final selection of the 16
640	640	student member and of an alternate. 17
641	641
642	642	(5)] The student member: 18
643	643
644	644	(i) Shall attend all regular meetings of the county board; 19
645	645
646	646	(ii) May attend special public meetings of the county board; 20
647	647
648	648	(iii) Shall attend all meetings of the Garrett County Association of 21
649	649	Student Councils; and 22
650	650
651	651	(iv) Shall continue to meet all the requirements for selection to the 23
652	652	student member position. 24
653	653
654	654	(5) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (6), (7), AND (8) OF THIS 25
655	655	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 26
656	656	ELECTED MEMBER . 27
657	657
658	658	(6) [The] UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY AN AFFIRMATIV E VOTE OF 28
659	659	A MAJORITY OF THE CO UNTY BOARD , THE student member may not attend executive 29
660	660	sessions of the county board THAT RELATE TO HEARI NGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF 30
661	661	THIS ARTICLE. 31 HOUSE BILL 797 15
662	662
663	663
664	664
665	665	(7) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (8) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 1
666	666	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT T HOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 2
667	667	THIS ARTICLE. 3
668	668
669	669	(8) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 4
670	670	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 5
671	671	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (7) 6
672	672	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 7
673	673
674	674	3–6A–01. 8
675	675
676	676	(a) (1) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a voting member elected under 9
677	677	subsection (d) or I of this section or a member appointed to an elected position on the 10
678	678	Harford County Board of Education under subsection (f)(1) of this section. 11
679	679
680	680	(2) “Elected member” does not include a: 12
681	681
682	682	(i) County superintendent of schools serving as an ex officio member 13
683	683	of the county board; or 14
684	684
685	685	(ii) Student member selected under subsection (g) of this section. 15
686	686
687	687	(b) The county board consists of: 16
688	688
689	689	(1) Six elected members; 17
690	690
691	691	(2) Three appointed members; 18
692	692
693	693	(3) The county superintendent of schools, who is an ex officio nonvoting 19
694	694	member; and 20
695	695
696	696	(4) One student member. 21
697	697
698	698	(g) (1) The student member of the county board shall be elected by the high 22
699	699	school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the Harford 23
700	700	County public school system. 24
701	701
702	702	(2) The student member shall: 25
703	703
704	704	(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student, in good standing, and 26
705	705	regularly enrolled in the Harford County public school system; 27
706	706
707	707	(ii) Be a student government association representative at the 28
708	708	student’s high school; 29
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710	710
711	711
712	712	(iii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 1
713	713	member; 2
714	714
715	715	(iv) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, 3
716	716	be a voting member; and 4
717	717
718	718	(v) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students 5
719	719	in the Harford County public schools. 6
720	720
721	721	(3) (i) Except as [otherwise] provided in [subparagraph (iii)] 7
722	722	SUBPARAGRAPHS (II) THROUGH (IV) of this paragraph, the student member of the 8
723	723	county board has the same rights and privileges as a member appointed or elected under 9
724	724	subsection (d) of this section. 10
725	725
726	726	(ii) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 11
727	727	the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session of the county 12
728	728	board [addressing a matter on which a student member is prohibited from voting on under 13
729	729	subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph] RELATING TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) 14
730	730	OF THIS ARTICLE . 15
731	731
732	732	(iii) [The] SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (IV) OF THIS 16
733	733	PARAGRAPH , THE student member shall vote on and participate in all matters except 17
734	734	those relating to[: 18
735	735
736	736	1. Geographical attendance areas under § 4–109 of this 19
737	737	article; 20
738	738
739	739	2. Acquisition and disposition of real property and matters 21
740	740	pertaining to school construction under § 4–115 of this article; 22
741	741
742	742	3. Employment of architects under § 4–117 of this article; 23
743	743
744	744	4. Donations under § 4–118 of this article; 24
745	745
746	746	5. Condemnation under § 4–119 of this article; 25
747	747
748	748	6. Consolidation of schools and transportation of students 26
749	749	under § 4–120 of this article; 27
750	750
751	751	7. Appointment and salary of a county superintendent under 28
752	752	§§ 4–201 and 4–202 of this article; 29
753	753
754	754	8. Employee discipline and other appeals under § 4–205(c) of 30
755	755	this article; 31
756	756
757	757	9. Budgetary matters under Title 5 of this article; 32 HOUSE BILL 797 17
758	758
759	759
760	760
761	761	10. Appointment and promotion of staff under § 6–201 of this 1
762	762	article; 2
763	763
764	764	11. Discipline of certificated staff under § 6–202 of this article; 3
765	765
766	766	12. Collective bargaining for certificated employees under 4
767	767	Title 6, Subtitle 4 of this article; 5
768	768
769	769	13. Collective bargaining for noncertificated employees under 6
770	770	Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this article; 7
771	771
772	772	14. Student suspension and expulsion under § 7–305 of this 8
773	773	article; and 9
774	774
775	775	15. School calendar and curriculum] § 6–202(A) OF THIS 10
776	776	ARTICLE. 11
777	777
778	778	(IV) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE 12
779	779	COUNTY BOARD MAY DET ERMINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER 13
780	780	UNDER CONSIDERATION IS COVERED BY THE EX CLUSIONARY PROVISION IN 14
781	781	SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 15
782	782
783	783	3–701. 16
784	784
785	785	(a) (1) The Howard County Board consists of: 17
786	786
787	787	(i) Seven elected members; and 18
788	788
789	789	(ii) One student member. 19
790	790
791	791	(f) (1) The student member shall be a bona fide resident of Howard County 20
792	792	and a regularly enrolled junior or senior year student from a Howard County public high 21
793	793	school. 22
794	794
795	795	(2) The student member shall serve for a term of 1 year beginning on July 23
796	796	1 after the member’s election, subject to confirmation of the election results by the county 24
797	797	board. 25
798	798
799	799	(3) The nomination and election process for the student member: 26
800	800
801	801	(i) Shall be approved by the Howard County Board of Education; 27
802	802
803	803	(ii) Shall include a provision that provides for the replacement of one 28
804	804	or both of the final candidates if one or both of them are unable, ineligible, or disqualified 29
805	805	to proceed in the election; and 30 18 HOUSE BILL 797
806	806
807	807
808	808
809	809	(iii) Shall allow for any student in grades 6 through 11 enrolled in a 1
810	810	Howard County public school to vote directly for one of the two student member candidates. 2
811	811
812	812	(4) The student member candidate who receives the second highest 3
813	813	number of votes in the direct election: 4
814	814
815	815	(i) Shall become the alternate student member; and 5
816	816
817	817	(ii) Shall serve if the student member who is elected is unable, 6
818	818	ineligible, or disqualified to complete the student member’s term of office. 7
819	819
820	820	(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (6) [and], (7), AND (8) of this 8
821	821	subsection, the student member has the same rights and privileges as an elected member. 9
822	822
823	823	(6) Unless invited to attend by the affirmative vote of a majority of the 10
824	824	county board, the student member may not attend a closed session [addressing a matter on 11
825	825	which a student member is prohibited from voting under paragraph (7) of this subsection] 12
826	826	RELATING TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 13
827	827
828	828	(7) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (8) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 14
829	829	student member shall vote on all matters except those relating to[: 15
830	830
831	831	(i) Geographical attendance areas under § 4–109 of this article; 16
832	832
833	833	(ii) Acquisition and disposition of real property and matters 17
834	834	pertaining to school construction under § 4–115 of this article; 18
835	835
836	836	(iii) Employment of architects under § 4–117 of this article; 19
837	837
838	838	(iv) Donations under § 4–118 of this article; 20
839	839
840	840	(v) Condemnation under § 4–119 of this article; 21
841	841
842	842	(vi) Consolidation of schools and transportation of students under § 22
843	843	4–120 of this article; 23
844	844
845	845	(vii) Appointment and salary of a county superintendent under §§ 24
846	846	4–201 and 4–202 of this article; 25
847	847
848	848	(viii) Employee discipline and other appeals under § 4–205(c) of this 26
849	849	article; 27
850	850
851	851	(ix) Budgetary matters under Title 5 of this article; 28
852	852
853	853	(x) Appointment and promotion of staff under § 6–201 of this article; 29 HOUSE BILL 797 19
854	854
855	855
856	856
857	857	(xi) Discipline of certificated staff under § 6–202 of this article; 1
858	858
859	859	(xii) Collective bargaining for certificated employees under Title 6, 2
860	860	Subtitle 4 of this article; 3
861	861
862	862	(xiii) Collective bargaining for noncertificated employees under Title 4
863	863	6, Subtitle 5 of this article; and 5
864	864
865	865	(xiv) Student suspension and expulsion under § 7–305 of this article] 6
866	866	§ 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 7
867	867
868	868	(8) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 8
869	869	BOARD MAY DETE RMINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 9
870	870	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (7) 10
871	871	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 11
872	872
873	873	[(8)] (9) The student member may not receive compensation but, after 12
874	874	submitting expense vouchers, shall be reimbursed for out–of–pocket expenses incurred in 13
875	875	connection with official duties, in accordance with the procedures and regulations 14
876	876	established by the county board. 15
877	877
878	878	3–801. 16
879	879
880	880	(a) The Kent County Board consists of [five]: 17
881	881
882	882	(1) FIVE ELECTED members; AND 18
883	883
884	884	(2) ONE STUDENT MEMBER . 19
885	885
886	886	(F) (1) THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHA LL BE 20
887	887	ELECTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF T HE COUNTY IN ACCORDA NCE WITH 21
888	888	PROCEDURES ESTABLISH ED BY THE COUNTY BOARD . 22
889	889
890	890	(2) THE STUDENT MEMBER SH ALL: 23
891	891
892	892	(I) BE AN ELEVENTH OR TWELFTH GRADE STU DENT, IN GOOD 24
893	893	STANDING, AND REGULARLY ENROLL ED IN THE KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL 25
894	894	SYSTEM; 26
895	895
896	896	(II) SERVE FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1 AFTER THE 27
897	897	ELECTION OF THE MEMB ER; 28
898	898
899	899	(III) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF 29
900	900	THIS SUBSECTION, BE A VOTING MEMBER ; AND 30 20 HOUSE BILL 797
901	901
902	902
903	903
904	904	(IV) ADVISE THE COUNTY BOA RD ON THE THOUGHTS A ND 1
905	905	FEELINGS OF STUDENTS IN THE KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 2
906	906
907	907	(3) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH S (II) THROUGH 3
908	908	(IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE STUDENT MEMBER O F THE COUNTY BOARD HAS THE 4
909	909	SAME RIGHTS AND PRIV ILEGES AS AN ELECTED MEMBER. 5
910	910
911	911	(II) UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY AN AFFIRMATIV E VOTE OF 6
912	912	A MAJORITY OF THE CO UNTY BOARD, THE STUDENT MEMBER M AY NOT ATTEND AN 7
913	913	EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD REL ATING TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER 8
914	914	§ 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 9
915	915
916	916	(III) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 10
917	917	THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON AND PARTICIP ATE IN ALL MATTERS E XCEPT 11
918	918	THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 12
919	919
920	920	(IV) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTE D MEMBERS , THE 13
921	921	COUNTY BOARD MAY DET ERMINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER 14
922	922	UNDER CONSIDERATION IS COVERED BY THE EX CLUSIONARY PROVISION IN 15
923	923	SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 16
924	924
925	925	3–803. 17
926	926
927	927	(a) The chairman of the county board is entitled to receive $2,400 annually as 18
928	928	compensation and the other ELECTED members are entitled to receive $2,000 each 19
929	929	annually as compensation. 20
930	930
931	931	(b) The chairman and the other ELECTED members are entitled to the allowances 21
932	932	for travel and other expenses provided in the Kent County budget. 22
933	933
934	934	3–1002. 23
935	935
936	936	(b) The Prince George’s County Board consists of 14 members as follows: 24
937	937
938	938	(1) Nine elected members, each of whom resides in a different school board 25
939	939	district; 26
940	940
941	941	(2) Four appointed members; and 27
942	942
943	943	(3) One student member selected under subsection (g)(2) of this section. 28
944	944
945	945	(g) (1) The student member shall be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in 29
946	946	the Prince George’s County public school system during the student’s term in office. 30
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948	948
949	949
950	950	(2) An eligible student shall file a nomination form at least 2 weeks before 1
951	951	a special election meeting of the Prince George’s Regional Association of Student 2
952	952	Governments. Nomination forms shall be made available in the administrative offices of all 3
953	953	public senior high schools in the county, the office of student concerns, and the office of the 4
954	954	president of the regional association. The delegates to the regional association annually 5
955	955	shall elect the student member to the board at a special election meeting to be held each 6
956	956	school year. 7
957	957
958	958	(3) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 8
959	959	student member may vote on all matters before the board except those relating to[: 9
960	960
961	961	(i) Capital and operating budgets; 10
962	962
963	963	(ii) School closings, reopenings, and boundaries; 11
964	964
965	965	(iii) Collective bargaining decisions; 12
966	966
967	967	(iv) Student disciplinary matters; 13
968	968
969	969	(v) Teacher and administrator disciplinary matters as provided 14
970	970	under § 6–202(a) of this article; and 15
971	971
972	972	(vi) Other personnel matters] § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 16
973	973
974	974	(4) On an affirmative vote of a majority of the elected and appointed 17
975	975	members of the county board, the board may determine if a matter before the board relates 18
976	976	to [a subject that the student member may not vote on under paragraph (3) of this 19
977	977	subsection] § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 20
978	978
979	979	(5) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 21
980	980	elected and appointed members of the county board, the student member may not attend 22
981	981	an executive session that relates to [hearings on appeals of special education placements,] 23
982	982	hearings held under § 6–202(a) of this article[, or collective bargaining]. 24
983	983
984	984	(6) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 25
985	985	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER HAS T HE SAME RIGHTS AND P RIVILEGES AS AN 26
986	986	ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER. 27
987	987
988	988	[(6)] (7) The Prince George’s Regional Association of Student 28
989	989	Governments may establish procedures for the election of the student member of the county 29
990	990	board. 30
991	991
992	992	[(7)] (8) The election procedures established by the Prince George’s 31
993	993	Regional Association of Student Governments are subject to the approval of the elected and 32
994	994	appointed members of the county board. 33
995	995	22 HOUSE BILL 797
996	996
997	997
998	998	3–10A–01. 1
999	999
1000	1000	(a) The Queen Anne’s County Board consists of: 2
1001	1001
1002	1002	(1) Five [voting,] nonpartisan, elected members; and 3
1003	1003
1004	1004	(2) One [nonvoting] student representative from each public high school in 4
1005	1005	the county. 5
1006	1006
1007	1007	(b) The five [voting,] nonpartisan, elected members shall be elected by the voters 6
1008	1008	of the entire county at a general election in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 7
1009	1009
1010	1010	(c) (1) (i) One [voting] ELECTED member shall reside in and be elected 8
1011	1011	from each of the four county commissioner districts; and 9
1012	1012
1013	1013	(ii) One ELECTED member shall reside in the county and be elected 10
1014	1014	from the county at large. 11
1015	1015
1016	1016	(2) (i) [A] AN ELECTED member from a county commissioner district 12
1017	1017	who no longer resides in the district may not continue as a member of the county board. 13
1018	1018
1019	1019	(ii) A member at large who no longer resides in the county may not 14
1020	1020	continue as a member of the county board. 15
1021	1021
1022	1022	(3) A candidate elected to the county board shall be a registered voter and 16
1023	1023	resident of Queen Anne’s County for at least 3 years. 17
1024	1024
1025	1025	(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each elected [voting] 18
1026	1026	member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Monday in December after the 19
1027	1027	member’s election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 20
1028	1028
1029	1029	(2) The initial terms of the elected [voting] members are staggered as 21
1030	1030	follows: 22
1031	1031
1032	1032	(i) The three members elected to the county board at the general 23
1033	1033	election in November 2008 who receive the highest number of votes cast from among the 24
1034	1034	successful candidates at that election shall serve for a term of 6 years; and 25
1035	1035
1036	1036	(ii) The two members elected to the county board at the general 26
1037	1037	election in November 2008 who receive the least number of votes cast from among the 27
1038	1038	successful candidates at that election shall serve for a term of 4 years. 28
1039	1039
1040	1040	(3) (i) In case of a vacancy on the county board, the Governor shall 29
1041	1041	appoint a qualified person to serve on the county board until a successor is elected and 30
1042	1042	qualifies. 31
1043	1043	HOUSE BILL 797 23
1044	1044
1045	1045
1046	1046	(ii) If the vacancy occurs before the filing deadline for candidates for 1
1047	1047	the primary election that is held in the second year of the term, the individual appointed 2
1048	1048	under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall serve until a successor is elected at the next 3
1049	1049	general election and qualifies. 4
1050	1050
1051	1051	(iii) If the vacancy occurs after the filing deadline for candidates for 5
1052	1052	the primary election that is held in the second year of the term, the individual appointed 6
1053	1053	under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall serve for the remainder of the term of the 7
1054	1054	vacating member and until a successor is elected at the next general election and qualifies. 8
1055	1055
1056	1056	(e) (1) The [nonvoting] student [members] REPRESENTATIVES of the county 9
1057	1057	board shall be elected from each of the public high schools in the county by their respective 10
1058	1058	student bodies. 11
1059	1059
1060	1060	(2) Each student [member] REPRESENTATIVE shall: 12
1061	1061
1062	1062	(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in good standing in the 13
1063	1063	Queen Anne’s County public school system; 14
1064	1064
1065	1065	(ii) Be a student government association representative at the 15
1066	1066	student’s high school; 16
1067	1067
1068	1068	(iii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 17
1069	1069	member; 18
1070	1070
1071	1071	(iv) [Be nonvoting] VOTE ON MATTERS BEFOR E THE BOARD; and 19
1072	1072
1073	1073	(v) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students 20
1074	1074	in the Queen Anne’s County public schools. 21
1075	1075
1076	1076	(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH S (4), (5), AND (6) OF THIS 22
1077	1077	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND 23
1078	1078	PRIVILEGES AS AN ELECTED MEMBER. 24
1079	1079
1080	1080	[(3)] (4) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 25
1081	1081	the county board, the student [member] REPRESENTATIVES may not attend an executive 26
1082	1082	session of the county board RELATING TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS 27
1083	1083	ARTICLE. 28
1084	1084
1085	1085	(5) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 29
1086	1086	REPRESENTATIVES SHALL VOTE ON AND PA RTICIPATE IN ALL MAT TERS EXCEPT 30
1087	1087	THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 31
1088	1088
1089	1089	(6) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 32
1090	1090	BOARD MAY DETER MINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 33 24 HOUSE BILL 797
1091	1091
1092	1092
1093	1093	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (5) 1
1094	1094	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 2
1095	1095
1096	1096	3–10A–04. 3
1097	1097
1098	1098	(a) The president of the county board is entitled to receive $4,000 annually as 4
1099	1099	compensation and the other [voting] ELECTED members each are entitled to receive $3,500 5
1100	1100	annually as compensation. 6
1101	1101
1102	1102	(b) The president of the county board and other ELECTED members each are 7
1103	1103	entitled to reimbursement not to exceed $1,000 a year for travel and other expenses. 8
1104	1104
1105	1105	(c) The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners may increase the annual salary of 9
1106	1106	the county board. 10
1107	1107
1108	1108	3–1101. 11
1109	1109
1110	1110	(a) The St. Mary’s Board consists of: 12
1111	1111
1112	1112	(1) Five [voting] ELECTED members; and 13
1113	1113
1114	1114	(2) One student member. 14
1115	1115
1116	1116	(b) (1) The student member shall: 15
1117	1117
1118	1118	[(1)] (I) Be an 11th or 12th grade student in the St. Mary’s County Public 16
1119	1119	School System; 17
1120	1120
1121	1121	[(2)] (II) Serve for 1 year; AND 18
1122	1122
1123	1123	[(3)] Be a nonvoting member; and 19
1124	1124
1125	1125	(4)] (III) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of the 20
1126	1126	students. 21
1127	1127
1128	1128	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 22
1129	1129	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 23
1130	1130	ELECTED MEMBER . 24
1131	1131
1132	1132	[(c)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 25
1133	1133	county board, the student member may not attend an executive session of the county board 26
1134	1134	RELATING TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 27
1135	1135	HOUSE BILL 797 25
1136	1136
1137	1137
1138	1138	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 1
1139	1139	REPRESENTATIVES SHAL L VOTE ON AND PARTIC IPATE IN ALL MATTERS EXCEPT 2
1140	1140	THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 3
1141	1141
1142	1142	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 4
1143	1143	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 5
1144	1144	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 6
1145	1145	OF THIS SUBSECTION. 7
1146	1146
1147	1147	[(d)] (C) (1) (i) 1. A candidate elected to the county board shall be a 8
1148	1148	resident and registered voter of St. Mary’s County. 9
1149	1149
1150	1150	2. A member who is no longer a resident and a registered 10
1151	1151	voter of St. Mary’s County may not continue as a member of the county board. 11
1152	1152
1153	1153	(ii) A candidate who files to represent one of the commissioner 12
1154	1154	election districts must be a resident of that election district. 13
1155	1155
1156	1156	(iii) Candidates filing for office to represent the county at large may 14
1157	1157	reside anywhere in the county. 15
1158	1158
1159	1159	(2) An individual subject to the authority of the county board at the time 16
1160	1160	of filing is ineligible to be a candidate. 17
1161	1161
1162	1162	[(e)] (D) (1) The St. Mary’s County Board consists of five [voting] members 18
1163	1163	who shall be elected as follows: 19
1164	1164
1165	1165	(i) One member shall be elected from the county at large; and 20
1166	1166
1167	1167	(ii) One member shall be elected from each of the four commissioner 21
1168	1168	districts. 22
1169	1169
1170	1170	(2) [Voting] ELECTED members of the county board shall be elected: 23
1171	1171
1172	1172	(i) At a general election as required by this section; and 24
1173	1173
1174	1174	(ii) On a general countywide ticket. 25
1175	1175
1176	1176	(3) Members of the county board elected in the 1996 general election from 26
1177	1177	Commissioner Districts One and Three shall serve for an initial term of 2 years. An election 27
1178	1178	shall be conducted in 1998 and every 4 years thereafter. 28
1179	1179
1180	1180	(4) Members of the county board elected in the 1996 general election from 29
1181	1181	Commissioner Election Districts Two and Four and from the county at large shall serve for 30
1182	1182	an initial term of 4 years. An election shall be conducted in 2000 and every 4 years 31
1183	1183	thereafter. 32 26 HOUSE BILL 797
1184	1184
1185	1185
1186	1186
1187	1187	(5) Except as specified in this section, elections shall be conducted in 1
1188	1188	accordance with Title 8, Subtitle 8 of the Election Law Article. 2
1189	1189
1190	1190	[(f)] (E) (1) The student member of the county board shall be elected by 3
1191	1191	qualified students of the St. Mary’s County Public School System. The student member 4
1192	1192	shall not be subject to approval by the county board. 5
1193	1193
1194	1194	(2) The [voting] ELECTED members of the county board shall: 6
1195	1195
1196	1196	(i) Determine which students in the St. Mary’s County Public 7
1197	1197	School System may elect the student member of the county board; and 8
1198	1198
1199	1199	(ii) Develop nomination and election procedures governing the 9
1200	1200	election of the student member. 10
1201	1201
1202	1202	[(g)] (F) (1) Except as specified in this section, an elected member shall serve 11
1203	1203	for a term of 4 years. The term of each member shall commence on the first Monday in 12
1204	1204	December after the member’s election and shall continue until a successor is elected and 13
1205	1205	qualifies. 14
1206	1206
1207	1207	(2) The term of the student member shall commence on the first Monday 15
1208	1208	in July and continue for 1 year. 16
1209	1209
1210	1210	(3) If a vacancy occurs on the county board, the St. Mary’s Board of County 17
1211	1211	Commissioners shall appoint a qualified individual to serve for the remainder of that term 18
1212	1212	and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 19
1213	1213
1214	1214	[(h)] (G) (1) The State Board may remove a member of the county board for: 20
1215	1215
1216	1216	(i) Immorality; 21
1217	1217
1218	1218	(ii) Misconduct in office; 22
1219	1219
1220	1220	(iii) Incompetence; or 23
1221	1221
1222	1222	(iv) Willful neglect of duty. 24
1223	1223
1224	1224	(2) Before removing a member, the State Board shall send the member a 25
1225	1225	notice, by registered mail, return receipt requested, that specifies the charges against the 26
1226	1226	member. 27
1227	1227
1228	1228	(3) (i) Within 15 days from the date the State Board sends the notice, 28
1229	1229	the member may request a public hearing. The member shall send this request to the 29
1230	1230	county board by registered mail, return receipt requested. 30
1231	1231	HOUSE BILL 797 27
1232	1232
1233	1233
1234	1234	(ii) If the member requests a hearing, the State Board shall conduct 1
1235	1235	a hearing promptly, but not before the 11th day from the date the State Board sent notice 2
1236	1236	to the member. 3
1237	1237
1238	1238	(iii) The member shall have the right to a public hearing and to 4
1239	1239	representation by counsel at the hearing. 5
1240	1240
1241	1241	(4) A member removed under this subsection has the right to a de novo 6
1242	1242	review of the removal by the Circuit Court of St. Mary’s County. 7
1243	1243
1244	1244	3–1201. 8
1245	1245
1246	1246	(a) The Somerset County Board shall [be elected and consists] CONSIST of [one]: 9
1247	1247
1248	1248	(1) ONE member elected from each commissioner district in the county; 10
1249	1249	AND 11
1250	1250
1251	1251	(2) ONE STUDENT MEMBER . 12
1252	1252
1253	1253	(F) (1) THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHA LL BE 13
1254	1254	ELECTED BY THE HI GH SCHOOL STUDENTS O F THE COUNTY IN ACCO RDANCE WITH 14
1255	1255	PROCEDURES ESTABLISH ED BY THE COUNTY BOARD . 15
1256	1256
1257	1257	(2) THE STUDENT MEMBER SH ALL: 16
1258	1258
1259	1259	(I) BE AN ELEVENTH OR TWE LFTH GRADE STUDENT , IN GOOD 17
1260	1260	STANDING, AND REGULARLY ENROLL ED IN THE SOMERSET COUNTY PUBLIC 18
1261	1261	SCHOOL SYSTEM; 19
1262	1262
1263	1263	(II) SERVE FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1 AFTER THE 20
1264	1264	ELECTION OF THE MEMB ER; 21
1265	1265
1266	1266	(III) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF 22
1267	1267	THIS SUBSECTION , BE A VOTING MEMBER ; AND 23
1268	1268
1269	1269	(IV) ADVISE THE COUNTY BOA RD ON THE THOUGHTS A ND 24
1270	1270	FEELINGS OF STUDEN TS IN THE SOMERSET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 25
1271	1271
1272	1272	(3) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH S (II) THROUGH 26
1273	1273	(IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND 27
1274	1274	PRIVILEGES AS AN ELE CTED MEMBER . 28
1275	1275
1276	1276	(II) UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY AN AFFIRMATIV E VOTE OF 29
1277	1277	A MAJORITY OF THE CO UNTY BOARD, THE STUDENT MEMBER M AY NOT ATTEND AN 30 28 HOUSE BILL 797
1278	1278
1279	1279
1280	1280	EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD REL ATING TO HEARINGS HE LD UNDER 1
1281	1281	§ 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 2
1282	1282
1283	1283	(III) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 3
1284	1284	THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON AND PARTICIP ATE IN ALL MATTERS E XCEPT 4
1285	1285	THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 5
1286	1286
1287	1287	(IV) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE 6
1288	1288	COUNTY BOARD MAY DET ERMINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER 7
1289	1289	UNDER CONSIDERATION IS COVERED BY THE EXCLUSIONARY PROVISI ON IN 8
1290	1290	SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 9
1291	1291
1292	1292	3–1202. 10
1293	1293
1294	1294	At its first meeting at the beginning of each year, the county board shall elect a 11
1295	1295	chairman from among its ELECTED members. 12
1296	1296
1297	1297	3–1203. 13
1298	1298
1299	1299	(a) Annual compensation for the board is as follows: 14
1300	1300
1301	1301	(1) Chairman – $3,000; and 15
1302	1302
1303	1303	(2) [Member] ELECTED MEMBER – $2,700. 16
1304	1304
1305	1305	(b) The chairman and other ELECTED members are entitled to: 17
1306	1306
1307	1307	(1) Reimbursement for expenses incurred in official duties performed 18
1308	1308	outside Somerset County; and 19
1309	1309
1310	1310	(2) $500 per member per year for expenses incurred in official duties 20
1311	1311	performed within Somerset County. 21
1312	1312
1313	1313	3–12A–01. 22
1314	1314
1315	1315	(a) The Talbot County Board consists of: 23
1316	1316
1317	1317	(1) Seven [voting] ELECTED members, one member elected from each of 24
1318	1318	the seven election districts for the county board established in accordance with this subtitle; 25
1319	1319	and 26
1320	1320
1321	1321	(2) Two [nonvoting] student members from the public high schools in the 27
1322	1322	county. 28
1323	1323
1324	1324	(e) (1) Each [voting] ELECTED member serves for a term of 4 years beginning 29
1325	1325	on December 1 after the member’s election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 30 HOUSE BILL 797 29
1326	1326
1327	1327
1328	1328
1329	1329	(2) [A voting] AN ELECTED member may not serve for more than three 1
1330	1330	consecutive terms. 2
1331	1331
1332	1332	(f) The terms of the [voting] ELECTED members are staggered as follows: 3
1333	1333
1334	1334	(1) One member elected from each of districts 1, 3, 4, and 7 at the 2006 4
1335	1335	general election, and every 4 years thereafter; and 5
1336	1336
1337	1337	(2) One member elected from each of districts 2, 5, and 6 at the 2008 6
1338	1338	general election, and every 4 years thereafter. 7
1339	1339
1340	1340	(g) (1) The Governor shall appoint a new member to fill any vacancy on the 8
1341	1341	county board until a successor is elected and qualifies at the next congressional election. 9
1342	1342
1343	1343	(2) A resident of the district in which a vacancy exists may apply for 10
1344	1344	appointment by the Governor to fill the vacancy. 11
1345	1345
1346	1346	(h) The student members shall be [appointed] ELECTED and serve on the county 12
1347	1347	board in accordance with § 3–12A–06 of this subtitle. 13
1348	1348
1349	1349	3–12A–04. 14
1350	1350
1351	1351	(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the [voting] ELECTED members shall 15
1352	1352	receive compensation as set by the County Council. 16
1353	1353
1354	1354	(b) (1) The salary of each [voting] ELECTED member of the county board shall 17
1355	1355	be at least $3,200. 18
1356	1356
1357	1357	(2) The salary of the president of the county board shall be at least $3,600. 19
1358	1358
1359	1359	3–12A–06. 20
1360	1360
1361	1361	(a) (1) There shall be two [nonvoting] student members on the Talbot County 21
1362	1362	Board of Education. 22
1363	1363
1364	1364	(2) The student members shall advise the other members of the county 23
1365	1365	board on the viewpoint of students who attend Talbot County public schools. 24
1366	1366
1367	1367	(b) (1) Each of the [nonvoting] student members of the county board shall be: 25
1368	1368
1369	1369	(i) A regularly enrolled 11th or 12th grade student in good standing 26
1370	1370	at a Talbot County public school; 27
1371	1371
1372	1372	(ii) Qualified according to eligibility requirements established by the 28
1373	1373	county board; and 29 30 HOUSE BILL 797
1374	1374
1375	1375
1376	1376
1377	1377	(iii) Of good character. 1
1378	1378
1379	1379	(2) Each student member shall be [appointed] ELECTED for a 1–year term 2
1380	1380	during the school year prior to the school year that the member is to serve on the county 3
1381	1381	board. 4
1382	1382
1383	1383	(3) One student member shall be a student from St. Michaels High School 5
1384	1384	and one student member shall be a student from Easton High School. 6
1385	1385
1386	1386	(4) The county board shall adopt procedures for the [appointment] 7
1387	1387	ELECTION of the student members. 8
1388	1388
1389	1389	(5) [If a vacancy in the position of student member occurs during the term 9
1390	1390	of a student member, the county board shall appoint another student member to fill the 10
1391	1391	vacancy in accordance with its procedures] THE PROCEDURES ADOPTE D UNDER 11
1392	1392	PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE A METHOD TO FILL A 12
1393	1393	VACANCY OF A STUDENT MEMBER IF A VACANCY OCCURS DURIN G THE TERM OF THE 13
1394	1394	STUDENT MEMBER . 14
1395	1395
1396	1396	(6) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (7), (8), AND (9) OF THIS 15
1397	1397	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 16
1398	1398	ELECTED MEMBER . 17
1399	1399
1400	1400	[(6)] (7) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 18
1401	1401	the county board, the student members may not attend an executive session of the county 19
1402	1402	board RELATING TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 20
1403	1403
1404	1404	(8) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (9) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 21
1405	1405	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON AND PARTICIPATE IN A LL MATTERS EXCEPT TH OSE 22
1406	1406	RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 23
1407	1407
1408	1408	(9) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 24
1409	1409	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 25
1410	1410	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (8) 26
1411	1411	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 27
1412	1412
1413	1413	3–1301. 28
1414	1414
1415	1415	(a) The Washington County Board consists of [seven]: 29
1416	1416
1417	1417	(1) SEVEN ELECTED members; AND 30
1418	1418
1419	1419	(2) ONE STUDENT MEMBER . 31
1420	1420	HOUSE BILL 797 31
1421	1421
1422	1422
1423	1423	(b) [All seven] THE ELECTED members of the Washington County Board shall 1
1424	1424	be elected from Washington County at large at a general election every 4 years beginning 2
1425	1425	in 1978. 3
1426	1426
1427	1427	(c) (1) Each ELECTED member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the 4
1428	1428	first Tuesday in December after the member’s election and until a successor is elected and 5
1429	1429	qualifies. 6
1430	1430
1431	1431	(2) The terms of ELECTED members are staggered as required by the 7
1432	1432	terms of the members serving on the county board as of July 1, 1986. 8
1433	1433
1434	1434	(3) At the end of a term, [a] AN ELECTED member continues to serve until 9
1435	1435	a successor is elected and qualifies. 10
1436	1436
1437	1437	(4) In accordance with subsection (e) of this section, the County 11
1438	1438	Commissioners shall appoint a qualified individual to fill any vacancy on the county board 12
1439	1439	for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 13
1440	1440
1441	1441	(F) (1) THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHA LL BE 14
1442	1442	ELECTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF T HE COUNTY IN ACCORDA NCE WITH 15
1443	1443	PROCEDURES ESTABLISH ED BY THE COUNTY BOA RD. 16
1444	1444
1445	1445	(2) THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL : 17
1446	1446
1447	1447	(I) BE AN ELEVENTH OR TWE LFTH GRADE STUDENT , IN GOOD 18
1448	1448	STANDING, AND REGULARLY ENROLL ED IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC 19
1449	1449	SCHOOL SYSTEM ; 20
1450	1450
1451	1451	(II) SERVE FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1 AFTER THE 21
1452	1452	ELECTION OF THE MEMB ER; 22
1453	1453
1454	1454	(III) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED I N PARAGRAPH (3) OF 23
1455	1455	THIS SUBSECTION , BE A VOTING MEMBER ; AND 24
1456	1456
1457	1457	(IV) ADVISE THE COUNTY BOA RD ON THE THOUGHTS A ND 25
1458	1458	FEELINGS OF STUDENTS IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 26
1459	1459
1460	1460	(3) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH S (II) THROUGH 27
1461	1461	(IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND 28
1462	1462	PRIVILEGES AS AN ELE CTED MEMBER . 29
1463	1463
1464	1464	(II) UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY AN AFFIRMATIV E VOTE OF 30
1465	1465	A MAJORITY OF THE CO UNTY BOARD, THE STUDENT MEMBER M AY NOT ATTEND AN 31 32 HOUSE BILL 797
1466	1466
1467	1467
1468	1468	EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD RELATING TO HEARINGS HELD UND ER 1
1469	1469	§ 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 2
1470	1470
1471	1471	(III) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 3
1472	1472	THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON AND PARTICIP ATE IN ALL MATTERS E XCEPT 4
1473	1473	THOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 5
1474	1474
1475	1475	(IV) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE 6
1476	1476	COUNTY BOARD MAY DET ERMINE, ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER 7
1477	1477	UNDER CONSIDERATION IS COVERED BY THE EX CLUSIONARY PROVISION IN 8
1478	1478	SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 9
1479	1479
1480	1480	3–1302. 10
1481	1481
1482	1482	(a) (1) The president of the county board and the other ELECTED members are 11
1483	1483	entitled to receive compensation annually as set by the County Commissioners of 12
1484	1484	Washington County under Title 28, Subtitle 2 of the Local Government Article. 13
1485	1485
1486	1486	(2) Each ELECTED member of the Washington County Board of Education 14
1487	1487	is entitled to health insurance and to other fringe benefits regularly provided to employees 15
1488	1488	of the board of education. 16
1489	1489
1490	1490	(b) After submitting vouchers, ELECTED members shall be reimbursed for travel 17
1491	1491	and other expenses within the limit set by the Washington County Commissioners. 18
1492	1492
1493	1493	3–13A–01. 19
1494	1494
1495	1495	(a) (1) The Wicomico County Board consists of [seven]: 20
1496	1496
1497	1497	(I) SEVEN nonpartisan elected [voting] members; AND 21
1498	1498
1499	1499	(II) ONE STUDENT MEMBER . 22
1500	1500
1501	1501	(2) The seven ELECTED members shall be elected as follows: 23
1502	1502
1503	1503	(i) One member from each of the five councilmanic districts in the 24
1504	1504	county, elected by the voters of that district; and 25
1505	1505
1506	1506	(ii) Two members at large, elected by the voters of the county. 26
1507	1507
1508	1508	3–13A–02. 27
1509	1509
1510	1510	(a) The seven ELECTED members of the Wicomico County Board shall be elected: 28
1511	1511	HOUSE BILL 797 33
1512	1512
1513	1513
1514	1514	(1) At the general election in 2018 and at the general election every 4 years 1
1515	1515	thereafter; and 2
1516	1516
1517	1517	(2) In accordance with § 3–13A–01 of this subtitle and Title 8, Subtitle 8 3
1518	1518	of the Election Law Article. 4
1519	1519
1520	1520	(b) (1) The terms of the ELECTED members are as provided in this subsection. 5
1521	1521
1522	1522	(2) Each term of office begins on the first Monday in December after the 6
1523	1523	election of a member and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 7
1524	1524
1525	1525	(3) The term of office of each member is 4 years. 8
1526	1526
1527	1527	3–13A–03. 9
1528	1528
1529	1529	(a) (1) There is a Wicomico County School Board Nominating Commission. 10
1530	1530
1531	1531	(2) The purpose of the Commission is to select nominees to recommend to 11
1532	1532	the Wicomico County Council as qualified candidates for appointment to fill a vacancy OF 12
1533	1533	AN ELECTED MEMBER on the Wicomico County Board. 13
1534	1534
1535	1535	3–13A–04. 14
1536	1536
1537	1537	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Wicomico County 15
1538	1538	Council shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy OF AN ELECTED MEMBER on the 16
1539	1539	county board in accordance with § 3–13A–03 of this subtitle. 17
1540	1540
1541	1541	(b) (1) If a vacancy for [a] AN ELECTED member occurs before the date that is 18
1542	1542	30 days before the date for filing a certificate of candidacy for the primary election in the 19
1543	1543	presidential election year, the individual appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall 20
1544	1544	serve only until a successor is elected by the voters at the next general election. 21
1545	1545
1546	1546	(2) Candidates for the vacated office may be nominated at a primary 22
1547	1547	election in the same manner as for any other position on the county board. 23
1548	1548
1549	1549	3–13A–06. 24
1550	1550
1551	1551	At the first meeting of the county board in December of each year, the county board 25
1552	1552	shall elect a chair and vice chair from among the ELECTED members. 26
1553	1553
1554	1554	3–13A–07. 27
1555	1555
1556	1556	(A) THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHA LL BE ELECTED BY 28
1557	1557	THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE COUNTY IN ACC ORDANCE WITH PROCEDU RES 29
1558	1558	ESTABLISHED BY THE C OUNTY BOARD . 30
1559	1559	34 HOUSE BILL 797
1560	1560
1561	1561
1562	1562	(B) THE STUDENT MEMBER SH ALL: 1
1563	1563
1564	1564	(1) BE AN ELEVENTH OR TWE LFTH GRADE STUDENT , IN GOOD 2
1565	1565	STANDING, AND REGULARLY ENROLL ED IN THE WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC 3
1566	1566	SCHOOL SYSTEM; 4
1567	1567
1568	1568	(2) SERVE FOR 1 YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1 AFTER THE ELECTION O F 5
1569	1569	THE MEMBER ; 6
1570	1570
1571	1571	(3) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN SUBSECTIO N (C)(3) OF THIS 7
1572	1572	SECTION, BE A VOTING MEMBER ; AND 8
1573	1573
1574	1574	(4) ADVISE THE COUNTY BOA RD ON THE THOUGHTS A ND FEELINGS 9
1575	1575	OF STUDENTS IN THE WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS . 10
1576	1576
1577	1577	(C) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (4) OF THIS 11
1578	1578	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS AN 12
1579	1579	ELECTED MEMBER . 13
1580	1580
1581	1581	(2) UNLESS INVITED TO ATT END BY AN AFFIRMATIV E VOTE OF A 14
1582	1582	MAJORITY OF THE COUN TY BOARD, THE STUDENT MEMBER M AY NOT ATTEND AN 15
1583	1583	EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD REL ATING TO HEARINGS HE LD UNDER 16
1584	1584	§ 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 17
1585	1585
1586	1586	(3) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 18
1587	1587	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL MAT TERS EXCEPT THOSE 19
1588	1588	RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE. 20
1589	1589
1590	1590	(4) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 21
1591	1591	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 22
1592	1592	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PARAGRAPH (3) 23
1593	1593	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 24
1594	1594
1595	1595	3–1401. 25
1596	1596
1597	1597	(a) The Worcester County Board consists of seven [voting] ELECTED members 26
1598	1598	and one [nonvoting] student member from each public high school in the county. 27
1599	1599
1600	1600	(b) (1) The seven [voting] ELECTED members of the Worcester County Board 28
1601	1601	shall be elected at a general election. 29
1602	1602
1603	1603	(2) Members of the Worcester County Board shall be elected in accordance 30
1604	1604	with Title 8, Subtitle 8 of the Election Law Article. 31
1605	1605	HOUSE BILL 797 35
1606	1606
1607	1607
1608	1608	(c) (1) A member from a county commissioner district shall be a resident of the 1
1609	1609	district. 2
1610	1610
1611	1611	(2) A member from a county commissioner district who no longer resides in 3
1612	1612	the district may not continue as a member of the county board. 4
1613	1613
1614	1614	(3) Notwithstanding § 3–114(g) of this title or any other law, a school bus 5
1615	1615	contractor is eligible to serve as a member of the county board. 6
1616	1616
1617	1617	(d) Of the seven [voting] ELECTED members of the county board, one shall be 7
1618	1618	elected from each of the seven county commissioner districts. 8
1619	1619
1620	1620	(e) A member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the January 1 after the 9
1621	1621	member’s election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 10
1622	1622
1623	1623	(f) (1) One member shall be elected from each of the county commissioner 11
1624	1624	districts 1, 4, 6, and 7 at the November 2002 general election. 12
1625	1625
1626	1626	(2) One member shall be elected from each of the county commissioner 13
1627	1627	districts 2, 3, and 5 at the November 2004 general election. 14
1628	1628
1629	1629	(g) (1) The county commissioners shall appoint a new member to fill any 15
1630	1630	vacancy on the county board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected 16
1631	1631	and qualifies. 17
1632	1632
1633	1633	(2) A resident of the district in which a vacancy exists may apply to the 18
1634	1634	county commissioners to fill the vacancy. 19
1635	1635
1636	1636	(3) The county commissioners shall adopt rules for the application 20
1637	1637	procedure to fill a vacancy on the county board. 21
1638	1638
1639	1639	(h) (1) Each student member shall: 22
1640	1640
1641	1641	(i) Be a 12th grade student in the Worcester County public school 23
1642	1642	system elected by the high school students of the public school which the student attends, 24
1643	1643	in accordance with procedures established by the school system; 25
1644	1644
1645	1645	(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 26
1646	1646	member; 27
1647	1647
1648	1648	(iii) Be a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 28
1649	1649
1650	1650	(iv) Advise the board on the interests of students. 29
1651	1651
1652	1652	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH S (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS 30
1653	1653	SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT MEMBER H AS THE SAME RIGHTS A ND PRIVILEGES AS A 31
1654	1654	VOTING MEMBER . 32 36 HOUSE BILL 797
1655	1655
1656	1656
1657	1657
1658	1658	[(2)] (3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 1
1659	1659	the county board, the student members may not attend an executiv e session THAT 2
1660	1660	RELATES TO HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE . 3
1661	1661
1662	1662	(4) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE STUDENT 4
1663	1663	MEMBER SHALL VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT T HOSE RELATING TO § 6–202(A) OF 5
1664	1664	THIS ARTICLE. 6
1665	1665
1666	1666	(5) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE COUNTY 7
1667	1667	BOARD MAY DETERMINE , ON A CASE–BY–CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UND ER 8
1668	1668	CONSIDERATION IS COV ERED BY THE EXCLUSIO NARY PROVISION IN PA RAGRAPH (4) 9
1669	1669	OF THIS SUBSECTION . 10
1670	1670
1671	1671	3–1403. 11
1672	1672
1673	1673	At its first meeting at the beginning of each calendar year, the county board shall 12
1674	1674	elect a president and a vice president from among its ELECTED members. 13
1675	1675
1676	1676	3–1404. 14
1677	1677
1678	1678	(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the ELECTED members shall receive 15
1679	1679	compensation as set by the county commissioners. 16
1680	1680
1681	1681	(b) (1) The salary of each ELECTED member of the county board shall be at 17
1682	1682	least $3,200. 18
1683	1683
1684	1684	(2) The salary of the president of the county board shall be at least $3,600. 19
1685	1685
1686	1686	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 20
1687	1687	1, 2022. 21