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SENATE BILL 109
G2, F1 5lr0807
(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Feldman
Requested: September 11, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: January 16, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Public Ethics Law – School Boards – Compliance Certification 2
FOR the purpose of requiring each school board to certify to the State Ethics Commission, 3
on or before a certain date each year, that the school board is in compliance with 4
certain requirements of the Maryland Public Ethics Law; and generally relating to 5
the Maryland Public Ethics Law and school boards. 6
BY renumbering 7
Article – General Provisions 8
Section 5–816 through 5–820 9
to be Section 5–817 through 5–821, respectively 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
Article – General Provisions 14
Section 5–101(a) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
Article – General Provisions 19
Section 5–101(jj) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21 2 SENATE BILL 109
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
BY adding to 2
Article – General Provisions 3
Section 5–816 4
Annotated Code of Maryland 5
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 6
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That Section(s) 5–816 through 5–820 of Article – General Provisions of the Annotated Code 8
of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 5–817 through 5–821, respectively. 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 10
as follows: 11
Article – General Provisions 12
5–101. 13
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated unless: 14
(1) the context clearly requires a different meaning; or 15
(2) a different definition is adopted for a particular provision. 16
(jj) “School board” means a county board of education [or, in] AND INCLUDES 17
THE Baltimore [City, the] CITY Board of School Commissioners. 18
5–816. 19
ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, EACH SCHOOL BOARD SHALL CERTIFY 20
TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS IN COMPLIANCE WIT H 21
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PART FOR: 22
(1) MEMBERS OF THE SCHOO L BOARD; AND 23
(2) IF APPLICABLE , OFFICIALS AND EMPLOY EES OF THE LOCAL 24
SCHOOL SYSTEM . 25
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
October 1, 2025. 27