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SENATE BILL 386
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By: Senators Lewis Young, Charles, Elfreth, Muse, and A. Washington
Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
County Boards of Education – Student Members – Voting Rights and 2
Participation in Executive Sessions 3
FOR the purpose of providing that student members on certain county boards of education 4
may vote on certain matters and may attend certain executive or special sessions 5
under certain circumstances; providing that student members of county boards have 6
certain voting rights and may attend certain executive or special sessions; and 7
generally relating to the rights and privileges of student members of county boards 8
of education. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Article – Education 11
Section 3–105, 3–108.1(m), 3–201(a), (b), and (f), 3–204(c), 3–2A–06, 3–2B–05, 12
3–301(a), (b), (d), and (h), 3–303, 3–3A–01(d)(2), 3–3A–02(a), (f), and (h), 13
3–3A–04, 3–3A–05, 3–401(a) and (f), 3–4A–01(a) and (f), 3–501(h), 3–5A–01(a) 14
and (g), 3–5B–01(a) and (e), 3–601(b) and (f), 3–6A–01(g), 3–701(f), 3–801(a) 15
and (d), 3–901(e), 3–10A–01, 3–10A–04, 3–1101(a) through (f), 3–12A–01(a), 16
(e), and (f), 3–12A–04, 3–12A–06, and 3–1401(a), (b), (d), and (h) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 20
Article – Education 21
Section 3–108.1(c) and (d), 3–2A–01(a), 3–2B–01(a), 3–501(a)(1), 3–601(a), 22
3–6A–01(a) and (b), 3–701(a)(1), and 3–901(a) and (b) 23
Annotated Code of Maryland 24
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 25
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 26
Article – Education 27
Section 3–1002(a), (b), and (f)(1) and (4) 28 2 SENATE BILL 386
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 2
(As enacted by Chapter 217 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022) 3
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4
Article – Education 5
Section 3–1002(f)(3) and (5) 6
Annotated Code of Maryland 7
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 8
(As enacted by Chapter 217 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2022) 9
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED B Y THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
Article – Education 12
3–105. 13
(a) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section do not apply to a county if the 14
number of members of the county board is regulated by other provisions of this title. 15
(b) If a county school system has an enrollment of less than 50,000 students, the 16
county board shall have five members, except that: 17
(1) The Worcester County Board shall have the number of members 18
provided in subsection (e) of this section; and 19
(2) Any county board that had more than five members on July 1, 1969, 20
shall retain that number of members. 21
(c) If a county school system has an enrollment of 50,000 students or more but 22
less than 100,000 students, the county board shall have seven members. 23
(d) If a county school system has an enrollment of 100,000 students or more, the 24
county board shall have nine members except as provided in § 3–901 of this title for 25
Montgomery County and § 3–1002 of this title for Prince George’s County. 26
(e) The Worcester County Board consists of seven voting members and one 27
[nonvoting] student member from each public high school in the county. 28
(F) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF A COUNTY 29
BOARD OF EDUCATION WITHOUT A STUDENT MEMBER ADD S A STUDENT MEMBER T O 30
THE BOARD ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2024, THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY VOTE ON ANY 31
MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT A MATTER THAT RELATES TO: 32
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(I) THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 1
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 2
(II) HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 3
(III) APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF THIS 4
ARTICLE. 5
(2) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE NONSTUDENT 6
MEMBERS, A COUNTY BOARD MAY E XPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH A STUDENT 7
MEMBER MAY VOTE. 8
(3) IF A COUNTY BOARD ADDS A STUDENT MEMBE R, THE STUDENT 9
MEMBER MAY ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN AN EX ECUTIVE OR SPECIAL S ESSION OF 10
THE COUNTY BOARD ON A MATTER FOR WHICH T HE STUDENT MEMBER MA Y VOTE. 11
3–108.1. 12
(c) There is a Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners of the Baltimore 13
City Public School System. 14
(d) (1) The board consists of: 15
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, nine 16
voting members appointed by the Mayor from a list of qualified individuals submitted to 17
the Mayor by the panel; 18
(ii) Two elected voting members; and 19
(iii) One voting student member elected as provided in subsection (m) 20
of this section. 21
(2) If the Mayor elects not to appoint a member from a list submitted by 22
the panel under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the Mayor shall reconvene the panel to 23
submit additional names of qualified candidates. 24
(m) (1) The student member shall be a student regularly enrolled in the 25
student’s junior or senior year of high school in the Baltimore City Public School System 26
who shall be elected by the high school students of the Baltimore City Public School System, 27
in accordance with procedures established by the board in collaboration with the Associated 28
Student Congress of Baltimore City. 29
(2) The term of a student member is 1 year. 30
(3) A student member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. 31
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(4) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH S (5) AND (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 1
THE student member may vote on [matters] ANY MATTER before the board, including 2
[those relating] A MATTER THAT RELATE S to: 3
(i) Capital and operating budgets; 4
(ii) School closings, reopenings, and boundaries; and 5
(iii) Student disciplinary matters. 6
(5) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE 7
student member may not vote on [matters] A MATTER before the board [relating to 8
personnel and collective bargaining decisions] THAT RELATES TO : 9
(I) THE DISMISSAL OF OR OTHE R DISCIPLINARY ACTIO N 10
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 11
(II) HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 12
(III) APPEALS TO THE BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF THIS ARTICLE . 13
(6) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE NONS TUDENT 14
MEMBERS, THE BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE STUDENT 15
MEMBER MAY VOTE . 16
[(6)] (7) The student member may attend or participate in an executive 17
or special session of the board ON A MATTER FOR WHIC H THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY 18
VOTE. 19
3–201. 20
(a) (1) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a voting member elected under 21
subsection (d) or (e) of this section or a member appointed to an elected position on the 22
county board under subsection (e)(3) of this section. 23
(2) “Elected member” does not include the [nonvoting] student member 24
selected under subsection (f) of this section. 25
(b) The Allegany County Board consists of: 26
(1) Five elected members; and 27
(2) One [nonvoting] student member, who is to advise the other members 28
of the county board on the viewpoint of students who attend Allegany County public schools. 29
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(f) (1) The [nonvoting] student member of the county board shall be: 1
(i) A twelfth grade student, in good standing, and regularly enrolled 2
in an Allegany County public school; 3
(ii) A resident of Allegany County for at least 2 years; and 4
(iii) Of good character. 5
(2) The [nonvoting] student member shall be nominated and elected for a 6
1–year term during the school year prior to the school year that the member is to serve on 7
the county board in accordance with procedures adopted by the Allegany County 8
Association of Student Councils. 9
(3) If a vacancy occurs in the student member’s position before the end of 10
the term, a qualified student shall be selected for the remainder of the term in accordance 11
with procedures of the Allegany County Association of Student Councils. 12
(4) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 13
STUDENT MEMBER MAY VOTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 14
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 15
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 16
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 17
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 18
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 19
THIS ARTICLE. 20
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 21
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 22
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 23
3–204. 24
(c) [A nonvoting] THE student member may not attend executive sessions of the 25
county board RELATING TO MATTERS ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY N OT 26
VOTE. 27
3–2A–01. 28
(a) The Anne Arundel County Board of Education consists of: 29
(1) Seven nonpartisan elected members; and 30 6 SENATE BILL 386
(2) One student member. 1
3–2A–06. 2
(A) The affirmative vote of at least five members of the county board is required 3
for the approval of any action. 4
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT 5
MEMBER MAY VOTE ON A NY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT A 6
MATTER THAT RELATES TO: 7
(I) THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 8
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 9
(II) HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 10
(III) APPEALS TO THE COU NTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF THIS 11
ARTICLE. 12
(2) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE B Y A MAJORITY OF THE ELEC TED 13
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 14
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 15
3–2B–01. 16
(a) The Baltimore County Board of Education consists of: 17
(1) Seven nonpartisan elected members; 18
(2) Four appointed members; and 19
(3) One student member. 20
3–2B–05. 21
(a) The student member shall: 22
(1) Be an 11th or a 12th grade student in the Baltimore County public 23
school system elected by the middle school and high school students of the county in 24
accordance with procedures established by the Baltimore County student councils; 25
(2) Serve for 1 year; and 26
(3) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 27
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(b) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county 1
board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to [: 2
(1) Hearings on appeals of special education placements; 3
(2) Hearings held under § 6–202(a) of this article; or 4
(3) Collective bargaining] A MATTER ON WHICH TH E STUDENT MEMBER 5
MAY NOT VOTE . 6
(c) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the student member may vote on all 7
matters except [those relating] A MATTER THAT RELATE S to: 8
(1) [§ 6–202(a) of this article] THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER 9
DISCIPLINARY ACTION INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 10
(2) [Collective bargaining] HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS 11
ARTICLE; and 12
(3) [School closings, reopenings, and boundaries] APPEALS TO THE 13
COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF THIS ARTICLE . 14
(d) On a majority vote of the nonstudent members, the county board may 15
[determine]: 16
(1) DETERMINE, on a case–by–case basis, whether a matter under 17
consideration is covered by the exclusionary provisions listed in subsection (c) of this 18
section; AND 19
(2) EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY 20
VOTE. 21
(e) (1) On or before December 31, 2023, a workgroup composed of several 22
members of the county board and the executive leadership of the Baltimore County public 23
school system shall develop a draft curriculum for budget training for student members of 24
the county board and submit the draft curriculum to the county board for review. 25
(2) The training for student members shall: 26
(i) Focus on the operating and capital budget process of the county 27
board; and 28
(ii) Be facilitated by representatives of the Baltimore County public 29
school system’s Division of Business Services. 30
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[(3) Each student member shall be required to complete the budget 1
training: 2
(i) Within 2 months of the student member’s election to the county 3
board; and 4
(ii) In order to be eligible to vote on budgetary matters.] 5
3–301. 6
(a) The Calvert County Board consists of five [voting] ELECTED members and 7
one [nonvoting] student member. 8
(b) The five [voting] ELECTED members of the Calvert County Board shall be 9
elected at a general election as required by subsections (d) and (f) of this section. 10
(d) Of the five [voting] ELECTED members of the county board: 11
(1) One shall be elected from each of the three county commissioner 12
districts; and 13
(2) Two shall be elected from the county at large. 14
(h) (1) The student member shall: 15
(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Calvert County 16
public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 17
procedures established by the school system; 18
(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on June 1; 19
(iii) [Be] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BE 20
a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 21
(iv) Advise the board on the thoughts and feelings of the students. 22
(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 23
ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE county board, the student may not attend an executive 24
session RELATING TO A MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY NOT VOTE . 25
(3) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 26
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 27
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 28
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 29
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2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 1
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 2
THIS ARTICLE. 3
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F THE MAJORITY OF THE 4
ELECTED MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH 5
THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 6
3–303. 7
(a) At its first meeting at the beginning of each calendar year, the county board 8
shall elect a president and a vice president from among its ELECTED members. 9
(b) (1) The president of the county board is entitled to receive $6,500 annually 10
as compensation and the other members are entitled to receive $5,500 each annually as 11
compensation. 12
(2) An elected member is entitled to health insurance benefits regularly 13
provided to employees of the board of education under the same terms and conditions 14
extended to other employees of the board of education. 15
3–3A–01. 16
(d) (2) “Elected member” does not include the [nonvoting] student members 17
selected under § 3–3A–02(f) of this subtitle. 18
3–3A–02. 19
(a) The Caroline County Board of Education consists of: 20
(1) Three elected members; 21
(2) Two appointed members; and 22
(3) Two [nonvoting] student members. 23
(f) (1) A student member of the county board shall: 24
(i) Be a regularly enrolled eleventh or twelfth grade student of good 25
character and in good standing in a Caroline County public high school during the student’s 26
term in office; 27
(ii) Be selected in the student’s tenth or eleventh grade in accordance 28
with paragraph (3) of this subsection; and 29 10 SENATE BILL 386
(iii) 1. Serve for a term of 1 year; and 1
2. If the student is in the twelfth grade, continue to serve 2
after graduation and until a successor is selected and qualifies. 3
(2) Each high school in the county shall be represented by a student 4
member of the county board. 5
(3) (i) For nomination to the county board, the student body shall 6
submit to the principal of the high school a list of nominees that contains the names of 7
eligible students. 8
(ii) The principal of the high school shall select the student member 9
from the list of nominees submitted to the principal under subparagraph (i) of this 10
paragraph. 11
(4) If a vacancy in the position of student member occurs during the term 12
of a student member, the principal of the high school represented on the county board shall 13
select another student member using the method set forth under paragraph (3) of this 14
subsection. 15
(5) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , A 16
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 17
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 18
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 19
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 20
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 21
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 22
THIS ARTICLE. 23
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE 24
NONSTUDENT MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON 25
WHICH A STUDENT MEMBER MAY VOTE. 26
(6) THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY N OT ATTEND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 27
OF THE COUNTY BOARD RELATING TO MATTERS ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER 28
MAY NOT VOTE . 29
(h) (1) In the event of a vacancy of an elected member on the county board due 30
to death, resignation, disqualification, or removal, the remaining [voting] NONSTUDENT 31 SENATE BILL 386 11
members shall select a qualified individual to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term 1
of the vacating member and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 2
(2) An individual appointed to fill a vacancy for an elected member shall be 3
a resident of the same board of education district as that of the vacating member. 4
(3) Before filling a vacancy for an elected member, the remaining [voting] 5
NONSTUDENT members of the county board shall conduct an interview of each applicant 6
at an open meeting. 7
(4) (i) The county board shall publish a list of the names of the 8
applicants for a vacancy on the county board at least 2 weeks before the interview of the 9
first applicant is scheduled to occur. 10
(ii) The county board shall cause public notice of the date, time, and 11
location of the interview for each applicant to be published: 12
1. At least 2 weeks before the interview is scheduled to occur; 13
and 14
2. In the same manner as public notice of a regular meeting 15
of the county board is published. 16
(5) The county board is not required to conduct discussions of the 17
applicants or make the final selection of the elected member to fill the vacancy at an open 18
meeting. 19
3–3A–04. 20
(a) At its first meeting in December of each year, the [voting] NONSTUDENT 21
members of the county board shall elect a president and vice president from among its 22
members. 23
(b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of president or vice president of the 24
county board, the [voting] NONSTUDENT members of the county board shall elect a new 25
officer to fill the vacancy within 30 days after the vacancy occurs. 26
3–3A–05. 27
(a) The president of the county board is entitled to receive $4,000 annually as 28
compensation, and the other [voting] NONSTUDENT members are entitled to receive 29
$3,500 each annually as compensation. 30
(b) As provided in the Caroline County budget, each [voting] NONSTUDENT 31
member is entitled to an allowance for travel and other expenses. 32
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(c) A [voting] NONSTUDENT member is not eligible for any fringe benefit 1
provided by the Caroline County Public School System, the Caroline County Board of 2
Education, or the County Commissioners of Caroline County, including: 3
(1) Health insurance; 4
(2) Life insurance; and 5
(3) A pension. 6
3–401. 7
(a) The Carroll County Board consists of: 8
(1) Five voting members; 9
(2) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, one [nonvoting] VOTING 10
student [representative] MEMBER; and 11
(3) The County Commissioners, who are nonvoting ex officio members. 12
(f) (1) The student [representative] MEMBER shall: 13
(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Carroll County 14
public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 15
procedures established by the school system; 16
(ii) Be a student government association representative at the 17
student’s high school; 18
(iii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 19
student [representative; and] MEMBER; 20
(iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students 21
in Carroll County public schools; AND 22
(V) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , VOTE 23
ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT A MATTE R THAT RELATES TO : 24
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 25
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 26
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 27
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 28
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(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 1
county board, the student [representative] MEMBER may not attend an executive session 2
of the county board RELATING TO A MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY 3
NOT VOTE. 4
(3) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 5
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 6
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 7
3–4A–01. 8
(a) The Cecil County Board consists of six members as follows: 9
(1) One voting member elected from each of the five commissioner districts; 10
and 11
(2) One [nonvoting] VOTING student member. 12
(f) (1) The student member shall: 13
(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Cecil County 14
public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 15
procedures established by the school system; 16
(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 17
member; 18
(iii) [Be] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BE 19
a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 20
(iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 21
(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 22
county board, the student member may not attend an executive session RELATING TO A 23
MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY N OT VOTE. 24
(3) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 25
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 26
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 27
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 28
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 29
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 30 14 SENATE BILL 386
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 1
THIS ARTICLE. 2
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE 3
NONSTUDENT VOTING MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS 4
ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 5
3–501. 6
(a) (1) The Charles County Board consists of: 7
(i) Nine elected members; and 8
(ii) One student member. 9
(h) (1) The student member of the Charles County Board shall be an 11th or 10
12th grade student in the Charles County Public School System. 11
(2) The student member, and an alternate, shall be selected by the Charles 12
County Association of Student Councils. 13
(3) The term of the student member shall be 1 year. 14
(4) (i) The student member shall be a voting member of the board. 15
(ii) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (8) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 16
THE student member may vote on all matters before the board except [those relating] A 17
MATTER THAT RELATES to: 18
1. [Hearings on appeals of special education placements] 19
THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION INVOLVING PERSO NNEL; 20
2. Hearings held under [§§ 4–205 and 7–305] § 6–202 of this 21
article; OR 22
3. [Personnel matters, including those under §§ 6–201 and 23
6–202] APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 of this article[; 24
4. Appointment, salary, and evaluation of the county 25
superintendent; 26
5. Collective bargaining decisions; 27
6. Capital and operating budgets; and 28
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7. School closings, openings, and boundaries]. 1
(5) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 2
county board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to any 3
matter for which the student member may not vote. 4
(6) On a majority vote of the elected members, the county board may 5
determine, on a case–by–case basis, whether a matter under consideration is covered by 6
the exclusionary provisions listed in paragraph (4) of this subsection. 7
(7) The State Board may remove the student member from the county 8
board in the same manner as an elected member. 9
(8) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 10
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 11
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 12
3–5A–01. 13
(a) The Dorchester County Board consists of: 14
(1) Five voting members, elected in accordance with subsection (b) of this 15
section; and 16
(2) One [nonvoting] VOTING student member from each public high school 17
in the county. 18
(g) (1) Each student member shall: 19
(i) Be a twelfth grade student in the Dorchester County public 20
school system elected by the high school students of the public school that the student 21
attends, in accordance with procedures established by the school system; 22
(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 23
member; 24
(iii) [Be] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BE 25
a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 26
(iv) Advise the board on the interests of students. 27
(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 28
county board, the student members may not attend an executive session RELATING TO A 29
MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER S MAY NOT VOTE . 30
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(3) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 1
STUDENT MEMBER S MAY VOTE ON ANY MATT ER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD 2
EXCEPT A MATTER THAT RELATES TO: 3
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 4
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 5
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 6
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 7
THIS ARTICLE. 8
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE 9
NONSTUDENT VOTING MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS 10
ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER S MAY VOTE. 11
3–5B–01. 12
(a) The Frederick County Board consists of eight members as follows: 13
(1) Seven members elected from the county at large; and 14
(2) One [nonvoting] student member. 15
(e) (1) The student member shall: 16
(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Frederick County 17
public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with 18
procedures established by the school system; 19
(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 20
member; 21
(iii) [Be] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BE 22
a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 23
(iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 24
(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 25
county board, the student member may not attend an executive session RELATING TO A 26
MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY NOT VOTE . 27
(3) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 28
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 29
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 30 SENATE BILL 386 17
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 1
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 2
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 3
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 4
THIS ARTICLE. 5
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 6
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 7
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 8
3–601. 9
(a) (1) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a member of the county board 10
elected under subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section or appointed to fill a vacancy under 11
subsection (e)(3) of this section. 12
(2) “Elected member” does not include the student member selected under 13
subsection (f) of this section. 14
(b) The Garrett County Board consists of: 15
(1) One elected member from each county commissioner district; 16
(2) Two elected members from the county at large; and 17
(3) One [nonvoting] student member. 18
(f) (1) Each May, the elected members of the county board shall select a 19
student member, and an alternate to serve in the event of a vacancy in the student 20
member’s position, from among candidates recommended by the Garrett County 21
Association of Student Councils. 22
(2) The term of the student member is 1 year and begins on July 1. 23
(3) To be considered for the position of student member, or as the alternate 24
for the student member’s position, a student shall: 25
(i) Be a sophomore or junior in high school at the time of applying; 26
(ii) Have attended Garrett County public schools for at least 2 years; 27
(iii) Be in good academic standing and have maintained a grade 28
average of at least 80% during the previous 2 academic years; and 29 18 SENATE BILL 386
(iv) Not have experienced significant attendance or disciplinary 1
problems during the student’s high school career. 2
(4) (i) The Garrett County Association of Student Councils shall 3
propose procedures governing the selection of candidates for the student member’s position. 4
(ii) The procedures proposed under this paragraph are subject to the 5
approval of the elected members of the board. 6
(iii) The procedures adopted under this paragraph shall provide for 7
the selection of up to four candidates, selected by the Garrett County Association of Student 8
Councils by secret ballot, for the position of student member. The names of the candidates 9
shall be forwarded to the elected members of the county board for final selection of the 10
student member and of an alternate. 11
(5) The student member: 12
(i) Shall attend all regular meetings of the county board; 13
(ii) May attend special public meetings of the county board; 14
(iii) Shall attend all meetings of the Garrett County Association of 15
Student Councils; and 16
(iv) Shall continue to meet all the requirements for selection to the 17
student member position. 18
(6) The student member may not attend executive sessions of the county 19
board RELATING TO A MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY NOT VOTE . 20
(7) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 21
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 22
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 23
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 24
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 25
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 26
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 27
THIS ARTICLE. 28
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 29
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 30
STUDENT MEMBER MA Y VOTE. 31 SENATE BILL 386 19
3–6A–01. 1
(a) (1) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a voting member elected under 2
subsection (d) or (e) of this section or a member appointed to an elected position on the 3
Harford County Board of Education under subsection (f)(1) of this section. 4
(2) “Elected member” does not include a: 5
(i) County superintendent of schools serving as an ex officio member 6
of the county board; or 7
(ii) Student member selected under subsection (g) of this section. 8
(b) The county board consists of: 9
(1) Six elected members; 10
(2) Three appointed members; 11
(3) The county superintendent of schools, who is an ex officio nonvoting 12
member; and 13
(4) One student member. 14
(g) (1) The student member of the county board shall be elected by the high 15
school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the Harford 16
County public school system. 17
(2) The student member shall: 18
(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student, in good standing, and 19
regularly enrolled in the Harford County public school system; 20
(ii) Be a student government association representative at the 21
student’s high school; 22
(iii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 23
member; 24
(iv) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, 25
be a voting member; and 26
(v) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students 27
in the Harford County public schools. 28
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(3) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii) of this 1
paragraph, the student member of the county board has the same rights and privileges as 2
a member appointed or elected under subsection (d) of this section. 3
(ii) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of 4
the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session of the county 5
board addressing a matter on which a student member is prohibited from voting on under 6
subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph. 7
(iii) [The] SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (IV) OF THIS 8
PARAGRAPH , THE student member shall vote on and participate in [all matters except 9
those relating] ANY MATTER BEFORE TH E COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT A MATTER THAT 10
RELATES to: 11
[1. Geographical attendance areas under § 4–109 of this 12
article; 13
2. Acquisition and disposition of real property and matters 14
pertaining to school construction under § 4–115 of this article; 15
3. Employment of architects under § 4–117 of this article; 16
4. Donations under § 4–118 of this article; 17
5. Condemnation under § 4–119 of this article; 18
6. Consolidation of schools and transportation of students 19
under § 4–120 of this article; 20
7. Appointment and salary of a county superintendent under 21
§§ 4–201 and 4–202 of this article; 22
8. Employee discipline and other appeals under § 4–205(c) of 23
this article; 24
9. Budgetary matters under Title 5 of this article; 25
10. Appointment and promotion of staff under § 6–201 of this 26
article; 27
11. Discipline of certificated staff under § 6–202 of this article; 28
12. Collective bargaining for certificated employees under 29
Title 6, Subtitle 4 of this article; 30
13. Collective bargaining for noncertificated employees under 31
Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this article; 32 SENATE BILL 386 21
14. Student suspension and expulsion under § 7–305 of this 1
article; and 2
15. School calendar and curriculum] 3
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 4
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 5
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 6
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 7
THIS ARTICLE. 8
(IV) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY THE 9
NONSTUDENT MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON 10
WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 11
3–701. 12
(a) (1) The Howard County Board consists of: 13
(i) Seven elected members; and 14
(ii) One student member. 15
(f) (1) The student member shall be a bona fide resident of Howard County 16
and a regularly enrolled junior or senior year student from a Howard County public high 17
school. 18
(2) The student member shall serve for a term of 1 year beginning on July 19
1 after the member’s election, subject to confirmation of the election results by the county 20
board. 21
(3) The nomination and election process for the student member: 22
(i) Shall be approved by the Howard County Board of Education; 23
(ii) Shall include a provision that provides for the replacement of one 24
or both of the final candidates if one or both of them are unable, ineligible, or disqualified 25
to proceed in the election; and 26
(iii) Shall allow for any student in grades 6 through 11 enrolled in a 27
Howard County public school to vote directly for one of the two student member candidates. 28
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(4) The student member candidate who receives the second highest 1
number of votes in the direct election: 2
(i) Shall become the alternate student member; and 3
(ii) Shall serve if the student member who is elected is unable, 4
ineligible, or disqualified to complete the student member’s term of office. 5
(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (6) [and], (7), AND (8) of this 6
subsection, the student member has the same rights and privileges as an elected member. 7
(6) Unless invited to attend by the affirmative vote of a majority of the 8
county board, the student member may not attend a closed session addressing a matter on 9
which a student member is prohibited from voting under paragraph (7) of this subsection. 10
(7) [The] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (8) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 11
student member shall vote on [all matters except those relating] ANY MATTER BEFORE 12
THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT A MATTE R THAT RELATES to: 13
[(i) Geographical attendance areas under § 4–109 of this article; 14
(ii) Acquisition and disposition of real property and matters 15
pertaining to school construction under § 4–115 of this article; 16
(iii) Employment of architects under § 4–117 of this article; 17
(iv) Donations under § 4–118 of this article; 18
(v) Condemnation under § 4–119 of this article; 19
(vi) Consolidation of schools and transportation of students under § 20
4–120 of this article; 21
(vii) Appointment and salary of a county superintendent under §§ 22
4–201 and 4–202 of this article; 23
(viii) Employee discipline and other appeals under § 4–205(c) of this 24
article; 25
(ix) Budgetary matters under Title 5 of this article; 26
(x) Appointment and promotion of staff under § 6–201 of this article; 27
(xi) Discipline of certificated staff under § 6–202 of this article; 28
(xii) Collective bargaining for certificated employees under Title 6, 29
Subtitle 4 of this article; 30 SENATE BILL 386 23
(xiii) Collective bargaining for noncertificated employees under Title 1
6, Subtitle 5 of this article; and 2
(xiv) Student suspension and expulsion under § 7–305 of this article] 3
(I) THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 4
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 5
(II) HEARINGS HELD UN DER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 6
(III) APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF THIS 7
ARTICLE. 8
(8) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 9
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 10
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 11
(9) The student member may not receive compensation but, after 12
submitting expense vouchers, shall be reimbursed for out–of–pocket expenses incurred in 13
connection with official duties, in accordance with the procedures and regulations 14
established by the county board. 15
3–801. 16
(a) The Kent County Board consists of: 17
(1) Five voting members; and 18
(2) One [nonvoting] student member. 19
(d) (1) The student member shall: 20
(i) Be a bona fide resident of Kent County; 21
(ii) Be a regularly enrolled junior or senior at the Kent County public 22
high school elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with paragraph 23
(2) of this subsection; 24
(iii) Be a member of student government; 25
(iv) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 26
student member; [and] 27
(v) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students 28
in the Kent County public schools; AND 29 24 SENATE BILL 386
(VI) VOTE ON ALL MATTERS E XCEPT FOR A MATTER P ROHIBITED 1
UNDER PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 2
(2) (i) The process for applying and electing a student as a student 3
member shall be as set forth in this paragraph. 4
(ii) 1. An eligible student shall submit an application to the 5
county board on a form provided by the county board beginning on January 1 of each year. 6
2. Each applicant shall deliver a speech to the student body 7
of Kent County High School. 8
(iii) 1. Any high school student in the county may vote directly 9
for the student member candidates in an election held before May 1 each year. 10
2. The student member candidate that receives the highest 11
number of votes shall become the student member. 12
(iv) Notice of the results of the election for student member shall be 13
reported to the County Superintendent on or before May 1 each year. 14
(3) If the student member is unable, ineligible, or disqualified to complete 15
the student member’s term of the office, the county board shall appoint a qualified student 16
to serve for the remainder of the term. 17
(4) The student member shall attend: 18
(i) The Maryland Association of Boards of Education new student 19
board member orientation; and 20
(ii) All regular meetings of the county board. 21
(5) The student member may not attend an executive session of the county 22
board THAT RELATES TO A MA TTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY N OT 23
VOTE. 24
(6) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 25
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 26
A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 27
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 28
INVOLVING PERSO NNEL; 29
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 30
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3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 1
THIS ARTICLE. 2
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 3
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 4
STUDENT MEMBER MAY VOTE . 5
3–901. 6
(a) (1) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 7
(2) “Board of education district” means a geographic area of Montgomery 8
County in which an elected member of the Montgomery County Board of Education must 9
be a legal resident. The geographic area of each district is described in subsection (f) of this 10
section. Each district shall be substantially equal in population, and the districts shall be 11
reapportioned on the basis of each decennial census of the United States. 12
(3) “Elected member” means 1 of the 7 elected and voting members of the 13
Montgomery County Board or a member appointed to fill a vacancy of 1 of these 7 members. 14
(b) The Montgomery County Board consists of: 15
(1) 5 elected members, each of whom resides in a different board of 16
education district; 17
(2) 2 elected members who may reside anywhere in the county; and 18
(3) 1 student member. 19
(e) (1) The student member shall be a bona fide resident of Montgomery 20
County and a regularly enrolled junior or senior year student from a Montgomery County 21
public high school. 22
(2) The nomination and election process shall be as agreed on by the county 23
board and the Montgomery County region of the Maryland Association of Student Councils. 24
This agreement shall include a process by which to replace one or both of the final 25
candidates if they are unable to proceed in the election. Any student enrolled in a middle 26
or high school in the Montgomery County public schools may: 27
(i) Nominate a student member candidate; 28
(ii) Vote for delegates from the student’s school, who in turn vote in 29
a nominating convention to reduce to 2 the number of candidates for student member if 30
there are 3 or more candidates; and 31
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(iii) Vote directly for 1 of the 2 remaining student member 1
candidates. 2
(3) The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes in the 3
direct election shall become the alternate student member. The alternate shall serve if the 4
student member is unable to complete his elected term. 5
(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of this subsection, the 6
student member has the same rights and privileges of an elected member. 7
(5) Unless invited to attend by the affirmative vote of a majority of the 8
county board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to 9
[hearings held under § 6–202(a) of this article] A MATTER ON WHICH TH E STUDENT 10
MEMBER MAY NOT VOTE . 11
(6) [As] EXCEPT AS provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, the 12
student member shall vote on [all matters except those relating] ANY MATTER BEFORE 13
THE COUNTY BOARD EXC EPT A MATTER THAT RE LATES to [§ 6–202(a)]: 14
(I) THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 15
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 16
(II) HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 of this article; OR 17
(III) APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF THIS 18
ARTICLE. 19
(7) (I) On a majority vote of the elected members, the county board may 20
determine, on a case by case basis, whether a matter under consideration is covered by the 21
exclusionary provision in paragraph (6) of this subsection. 22
(II) ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS , THE 23
COUNTY BOARD MAY EXP AND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY 24
VOTE. 25
3–10A–01. 26
(a) The Queen Anne’s County Board consists of: 27
(1) Five [voting,] nonpartisan, elected members; and 28
(2) One [nonvoting] student [representative] MEMBER from each public 29
high school in the county. 30
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(b) The five [voting,] nonpartisan, elected members shall be elected by the voters 1
of the entire county at a general election in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. 2
(c) (1) (i) One [voting] ELECTED member shall reside in and be elected 3
from each of the four county commissioner districts; and 4
(ii) One ELECTED member shall reside in the county and be elected 5
from the county at large. 6
(2) (i) [A] AN ELECTED member from a county commissioner district 7
who no longer resides in the district may not continue as a member of the county board. 8
(ii) [A] AN ELECTED member at large who no longer resides in the 9
county may not continue as a member of the county board. 10
(3) A candidate elected to the county board shall be a registered voter and 11
resident of Queen Anne’s County for at least 3 years. 12
(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each elected [voting] 13
member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Monday in December after the 14
member’s election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 15
(2) The initial terms of the elected [voting] members are staggered as 16
follows: 17
(i) The three members elected to the county board at the general 18
election in November 2008 who receive the highest number of votes cast from among the 19
successful candidates at that election shall serve for a term of 6 years; and 20
(ii) The two members elected to the county board at the general 21
election in November 2008 who receive the least number of votes cast from among the 22
successful candidates at that election shall serve for a term of 4 years. 23
(3) (i) In case of a vacancy on the county board, the Governor shall 24
appoint a qualified person to serve on the county board until a successor is elected and 25
qualifies. 26
(ii) If the vacancy occurs before the filing deadline for candidates for 27
the primary election that is held in the second year of the term, the individual appointed 28
under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall serve until a successor is elected at the next 29
general election and qualifies. 30
(iii) If the vacancy occurs after the filing deadline for candidates for 31
the primary election that is held in the second year of the term, the individual appointed 32
under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall serve for the remainder of the term of the 33
vacating member and until a successor is elected at the next general election and qualifies. 34 28 SENATE BILL 386
(e) (1) The [nonvoting] student members of the county board shall be elected 1
from each of the public high schools in the county by their respective student bodies. 2
(2) Each student member shall: 3
(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in good standing in the 4
Queen Anne’s County public school system; 5
(ii) Be a student government association representative at the 6
student’s high school; 7
(iii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 8
member; 9
(iv) [Be nonvoting] VOTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY 10
BOARD EXCEPT FOR A MATTER THAT RELATE S TO: 11
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 12
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 13
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 14
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 15
THIS ARTICLE; and 16
(v) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students 17
in the Queen Anne’s County public schools. 18
(3) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 19
county board, the student [member] MEMBERS may not attend an executive session of the 20
county board THAT RELATES TO A MA TTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBERS MAY 21
NOT VOTE. 22
(4) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOT E OF A MAJORITY OF T HE ELECTED 23
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 24
STUDENT MEMBERS MAY VOTE. 25
3–10A–04. 26
(a) The president of the county board is entitled to receive $4,000 annually as 27
compensation and the other [voting] ELECTED members each are entitled to receive $3,500 28
annually as compensation. 29
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(b) The president of the county board and other ELECTED members each are 1
entitled to reimbursement not to exceed $1,000 a year for travel and other expenses. 2
(c) The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners may increase the annual salary of 3
the county board. 4
3–1101. 5
(a) The St. Mary’s Board consists of: 6
(1) Five [voting] ELECTED members; and 7
(2) One student member. 8
(b) The student member shall: 9
(1) Be an 11th or 12th grade student in the St. Mary’s County Public School 10
System; 11
(2) Serve for 1 year; 12
(3) [Be a nonvoting member] VOTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE 13
COUNTY BOARD , EXCEPT FOR A MATTER PROHIBITED UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF 14
THIS SECTION; and 15
(4) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of the students. 16
(c) (1) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 17
county board, the student member may not attend an executive session of the county board 18
THAT RELATES TO A MA TTER ON WHICH THE ST UDENT MEMBER MAY NOT VOTE. 19
(2) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 20
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD EXCEPT 21
A MATTER THAT RELATES TO: 22
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 23
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 24
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 25
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 26
THIS ARTICLE. 27
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(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOT E OF A MAJORITY OF T HE ELECTED 1
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 2
STUDENT MEMBER MAY V OTE. 3
(d) (1) (i) 1. A candidate elected to the county board shall be a resident 4
and registered voter of St. Mary’s County. 5
2. A member who is no longer a resident and a registered 6
voter of St. Mary’s County may not continue as a member of the county board. 7
(ii) A candidate who files to represent one of the commissioner 8
election districts must be a resident of that election district. 9
(iii) Candidates filing for office to represent the county at large may 10
reside anywhere in the county. 11
(2) An individual subject to the authority of the county board at the time 12
of filing is ineligible to be a candidate. 13
(e) (1) The St. Mary’s County Board consists of five [voting] members who 14
shall be elected as follows: 15
(i) One member shall be elected from the county at large; and 16
(ii) One member shall be elected from each of the four commissioner 17
districts. 18
(2) [Voting] ELECTED members of the county board shall be elected: 19
(i) At a general election as required by this section; and 20
(ii) On a general countywide ticket. 21
(3) Members of the county board elected in the 1996 general election from 22
Commissioner Districts One and Three shall serve for an initial term of 2 years. An election 23
shall be conducted in 1998 and every 4 years thereafter. 24
(4) Members of the county board elected in the 1996 general election from 25
Commissioner Election Districts Two and Four and from the county at large shall serve for 26
an initial term of 4 years. An election shall be conducted in 2000 and every 4 years 27
thereafter. 28
(5) Except as specified in this section, elections shall be conducted in 29
accordance with Title 8, Subtitle 8 of the Election Law Article. 30
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(f) (1) The student member of the county board shall be elected by qualified 1
students of the St. Mary’s County Public School System. The student member shall not be 2
subject to approval by the county board. 3
(2) The [voting] ELECTED members of the county board shall: 4
(i) Determine which students in the St. Mary’s County Public 5
School System may elect the student member of the county board; and 6
(ii) Develop nomination and election procedures governing the 7
election of the student member. 8
3–12A–01. 9
(a) The Talbot County Board consists of: 10
(1) Seven [voting] ELECTED members, one member elected from each of 11
the seven election districts for the county board established in accordance with this subtitle; 12
and 13
(2) Two [nonvoting] student members from the public high schools in the 14
county. 15
(e) (1) Each [voting] ELECTED member serves for a term of 4 years beginning 16
on December 1 after the member’s election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 17
(2) [A voting] AN ELECTED member may not serve for more than three 18
consecutive terms. 19
(f) The terms of the [voting] ELECTED members are staggered as follows: 20
(1) One member elected from each of districts 1, 3, 4, and 7 at the 2006 21
general election, and every 4 years thereafter; and 22
(2) One member elected from each of districts 2, 5, and 6 at the 2008 23
general election, and every 4 years thereafter. 24
3–12A–04. 25
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the [voting] ELECTED members shall 26
receive compensation as set by the County Council. 27
(b) (1) The salary of each [voting] ELECTED member of the county board shall 28
be at least $3,200. 29
(2) The salary of the president of the county board shall be at least $3,600. 30 32 SENATE BILL 386
3–12A–06. 1
(a) (1) There shall be two [nonvoting] student members on the Talbot County 2
Board of Education. 3
(2) The student members shall advise the other members of the county 4
board on the viewpoint of students who attend Talbot County public schools. 5
(b) (1) Each of the [nonvoting] student members of the county board shall be: 6
(i) A regularly enrolled 11th or 12th grade student in good standing 7
at a Talbot County public school; 8
(ii) Qualified according to eligibility requirements established by the 9
county board; and 10
(iii) Of good character. 11
(2) Each student member shall be appointed for a 1–year term during the 12
school year prior to the school year that the member is to serve on the county board. 13
(3) One student member shall be a student from St. Michaels High School 14
and one student member shall be a student from Easton High School. 15
(4) The county board shall adopt procedures for the appointment of the 16
student members. 17
(5) If a vacancy in the position of student member occurs during the term 18
of a student member, the county board shall appoint another student member to fill the 19
vacancy in accordance with its procedures. 20
(6) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 21
county board, the student members may not attend an executive session of the county board 22
RELATING TO A MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBER S MAY NOT VOTE . 23
(7) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 24
STUDENT MEMBER S MAY VOTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD 25
EXCEPT A MATTER THAT RELATES TO: 26
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 27
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 28
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 29
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3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 1
THIS ARTICLE. 2
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOT E OF A MAJORITY OF T HE ELECTED 3
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 4
STUDENT MEMBER S MAY VOTE. 5
3–1401. 6
(a) The Worcester County Board consists of seven [voting] ELECTED members 7
and one [nonvoting] student member from each public high school in the county. 8
(b) (1) The seven [voting] ELECTED members of the Worcester County Board 9
shall be elected at a general election. 10
(2) Members of the Worcester County Board shall be elected in accordance 11
with Title 8, Subtitle 8 of the Election Law Article. 12
(d) Of the seven [voting] ELECTED members of the county board, one shall be 13
elected from each of the seven county commissioner districts. 14
(h) (1) Each student member shall: 15
(i) Be a 12th grade student in the Worcester County public school 16
system elected by the high school students of the public school which the student attends, 17
in accordance with procedures established by the school system; 18
(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the 19
member; 20
(iii) [Be] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BE 21
a [nonvoting] VOTING member; and 22
(iv) Advise the board on the interests of students. 23
(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 24
county board, the student members may not attend an executive session RELATING TO A 25
MATTER ON WHICH THE STUDENT MEMBERS MAY NOT VOTE. 26
(3) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 27
STUDENT MEMBER S MAY VOTE ON ANY MATTER BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD 28
EXCEPT A MATTER THAT RELATES TO: 29
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 30
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 31 34 SENATE BILL 386
2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 1
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 2
THIS ARTICLE. 3
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOT E OF A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTED 4
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS ON WHICH THE 5
STUDENT MEMBER S MAY VOTE. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 7
as follows: 8
Article – Education 9
3–1002. 10
(a) In this subtitle, “elected member” means a member of the Prince George’s 11
County Board elected from one of the nine school board districts described in § 3–1001 of 12
this subtitle. 13
(b) The Prince George’s County Board consists of 10 members as follows: 14
(1) Nine elected members, each of whom resides in a different school board 15
district; and 16
(2) One student member selected under subsection (f)(2) of this section. 17
(f) (1) The student member shall be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in 18
the Prince George’s County public school system during the student’s term in office. 19
(3) (I) [The] SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS 20
PARAGRAPH , THE student member may vote on [all matters] ANY MATTER before the 21
COUNTY board except [those relating] A MATTER THAT RELATE S to: 22
[(i) Collective bargaining decisions; 23
(ii) Teacher and administrator disciplinary matters as provided 24
under § 6–202(a) of this article; and 25
(iii) Other personnel matters] 26
1. THE DISMISSAL OF OR O THER DISCIPLINARY AC TION 27
INVOLVING PERSONNEL ; 28
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2. HEARINGS HELD UNDER § 6–202 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 1
3. APPEALS TO THE COUNTY BOARD UNDER § 4–205 OF 2
THIS ARTICLE. 3
(II) ON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOT E OF A MAJORITY OF T HE ELECTED 4
MEMBERS, THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPAND THE MATTERS O N WHICH THE 5
STUDENT MEMBER MAY VOTE. 6
(4) On an affirmative vote of a majority of the elected members of the 7
county board, the board may determine if a matter before the board relates to a subject that 8
the student member may not vote on under paragraph (3) of this subsection. 9
(5) The student member may attend an executive session of the board 10
unless the executive session relates to[: 11
(i) Hearings on appeals of special education placements, hearings 12
held under § 6–202(a) of this article, or collective bargaining; or 13
(ii) A personnel matter for which the student may not vote under 14
paragraph (3) of this subsection] A MATTER ON WHICH TH E STUDENT MEMBER MAY NOT 15
VOTE. 16
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 17
effect July 1, 2024, the effective date of Chapter 217 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 18
2022. If the effective date of Chapter 217 is amended, Section 2 of this Act shall take effect 19
on the taking effect of Chapter 217. 20
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provide d in Section 21
3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 22