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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
Re–referred to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs, February 25, 2022
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 6, 2022
CHAPTER ______
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
2 SENATE BILL 952
(a) The Frederick County Board consists of eight members as follows: 1
(1) Seven members elected from the county at large; and 2
(2) One nonvoting student member. 3
(d) (1) The terms of voting members are staggered as provided in subsection 4
(c) of this section. 5
[(2) Subject to confirmation of the County Council, the County Executive 6
shall appoint a qualified individual to fill a vacancy on the county board for the remainder 7
of the term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.] 8
(2) IF THERE IS A VACANCY BY AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COUNTY 9
BOARD OCCURRING 30 DAYS OR LESS BEFORE THE CANDIDATE REGIST RATION 10
DEADLINE FOR THE NEX T PRIMARY ELECTION , THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL 11
APPOINT, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMAT ION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, A QUALIFIED 12
INDIVIDUAL TO FILL T HE VACANCY ON THE COUNT Y BOARD FOR THE REMA INDER 13
OF THAT TERM AND UNT IL A SUCCESSOR IS EL ECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14
PARAGRAPH (4)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND QUALIFIES. 15
(3) IF THERE IS A VACANCY BY AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COUNTY 16
BOARD OCCURRING MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE CAND IDATE REGISTRATION 17
DEADLINE FOR THE NEX T PRIMARY ELECTION F OLLOWING THE VACATIN G 18
MEMBER’S ELECTION: 19
(I) THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL APPOI NT, SUBJECT TO 20
CONFIRMATION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, A QUALIFIED INDIVIDU AL TO 21
TEMPORARILY FILL THE VACANCY ON THE COUNT Y BOARD WHO SHALL SE RVE UNTIL 22
A QUALIFIED INDIVIDU AL IS ELECTED IN ACC ORDANCE WITH PARAGRA PH (4)(II) OF 23
THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 24
(II) THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTE D UNDER ITEM (I) OF THIS 25
PARAGRAPH SHALL SERV E FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TERM UNTIL A 26
SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIES. 27
(4) AT A GENERAL ELECTION , VACANCIES SHALL BE F ILLED AS 28
FOLLOWS: 29
(I) THE CANDIDATES WITH THE HIGHEST VOTE TOTALS SHALL 30
FIRST FILL ANY VACAN T POSITIONS FOR A FU LL TERM OF 4 YEARS; AND 31
(II) AFTER ALL VACANT POSI TIONS FOR A FULL TER M OF 4 32
YEARS ARE FILLED , THE CANDIDATE WITH T HE NEXT HIGHEST VOTE TOTAL SHALL 33
FILL THE POSITION FOR WHICH A SUCCESSO R WAS APPOINTED UNDE R PARAGRAPH 34 SENATE BILL 952 3
(3) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND SERVE THE REMAIND ER OF THAT TERM . 1
(5) CANDIDATES FOR A VACA TED OFFICE MAY BE NO MINATED AT A 2
PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE SAME MANNER AS A NY OTHER POSITION ON THE COUNTY 3
BOARD. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
1, 2022. 6
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.