EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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SENATE BILL 952
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SB 851/21 – EHE
By: Senators Hough and Young
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Frederick County – Board of Education – Vacancies 2
FOR the purpose of altering the method for filling a vacancy on the Frederick County Board 3
of Education; and generally relating to the Frederick County Board of Education. 4
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 5
Article – Education 6
Section 3–5B–01(a) 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Article – Education 11
Section 3–5B–01(d) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Education 17
3–5B–01. 18
(a) The Frederick County Board consists of eight members as follows: 19
(1) Seven members elected from the county at large; and 20
(2) One nonvoting student member. 21
(d) (1) The terms of voting members are staggered as provided in subsection 22 2 SENATE BILL 952
(c) of this section. 1
[(2) Subject to confirmation of the County Council, the County Executive 2
shall appoint a qualified individual to fill a vacancy on the county board for the remainder 3
of the term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.] 4
(2) IF THERE IS A VACANCY BY AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COUNTY 5
BOARD OCCURRING 30 DAYS OR LESS BEFORE THE CANDIDATE REGIST RATION 6
DEADLINE FOR THE NEX T PRIMARY ELECTION , THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL 7
APPOINT, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMAT ION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, A QUALIFIED 8
INDIVIDUAL TO FILL T HE VACANCY ON THE COUNT Y BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER 9
OF THAT TERM AND UNT IL A SUCCESSOR IS EL ECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10
PARAGRAPH (4)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND QUALIFIES. 11
(3) IF THERE IS A VACANCY BY AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COUNTY 12
BOARD OCCURRING MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE CAND IDATE REGISTRATION 13
DEADLINE FOR THE NEX T PRIMARY ELECTION F OLLOWING THE VACATIN G 14
MEMBER’S ELECTION: 15
(I) THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL APPOI NT, SUBJECT TO 16
CONFIRMATION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, A QUALIFIED INDIVIDU AL TO 17
TEMPORARILY FILL THE VACANCY ON THE COUNT Y BOARD WHO SHALL SERVE UNTI L 18
A QUALIFIED INDIVIDU AL IS ELECTED IN ACC ORDANCE WITH PARAGRA PH (4)(II) OF 19
THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 20
(II) THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTE D UNDER ITEM (I) OF THIS 21
PARAGRAPH SHALL SERV E FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TERM UNTIL A 22
SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES. 23
(4) AT A GENERAL ELECTION , VACANCIES SHALL BE F ILLED AS 24
FOLLOWS: 25
(I) THE CANDIDATES WITH T HE HIGHEST VOTE TOTA LS SHALL 26
FIRST FILL ANY VACAN T POSITIONS FOR A FU LL TERM OF 4 YEARS; AND 27
(II) AFTER ALL VACANT POSI TIONS FOR A FULL TER M OF 4 28
YEARS ARE FILLED , THE CANDIDATE WITH T HE NEXT HIGHEST VOTE TOTAL SHALL 29
FILL THE POSITION FO R WHICH A SUCCESSOR WAS APPOINTED UNDER PARAGRAPH 30
(3) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND SERVE THE REMAIND ER OF THAT TERM . 31
(5) CANDIDATES FOR A VACA TED OFFICE MAY BE NO MINATED AT A 32
PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE SAME MANNER AS A NY OTHER POSITION ON THE COUNTY 33
BOARD. 34
SENATE BILL 952 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
1, 2022. 2