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SENATE BILL 462
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CF HB 524
By: Senator M. Washington
Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Board of Education – Membership – Early Childhood Development 2
Professional 3
FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include a 4
certain early childhood development professional as a member; and generally 5
relating to the membership of the State Board of Education. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Education 8
Section 2–202 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Education 14
2–202. 15
(a) The State Board consists of [13] 14 regular members, and 1 student member, 16
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. 17
(b) (1) In making appointments to the State Board, the Governor shall 18
consider representation from: 19
(i) All parts of this State; and 20
(ii) Areas of this State with concentrations of population or unique 21
needs. 22 2 SENATE BILL 462
(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (4) through [(6)] (7) of this 1
subsection, the members of the Board shall be appointed from the general public. 2
(3) The following individuals may not be appointed to the Board: 3
(i) Except for the teacher member , EARLY CHILDHOOD 4
DEVELOPMENT MEMBER , and student member, any individual who is subject to the 5
authority of the Board; 6
(ii) The Governor; and 7
(iii) The State Superintendent. 8
(4) (i) Of the [13] 14 regular members of the State Board, one regular 9
member shall be a certified teacher who is actively teaching. 10
(ii) The Governor shall appoint the teacher member, with the advice 11
and consent of the Senate, who received the highest number of votes after an election by 12
teachers in the State. 13
(iii) The Department shall provide notice of a teacher member 14
vacancy on the State Board to: 15
1. All certified teachers who are actively teaching in the 16
State; and 17
2. All teachers’ organizations representing teachers in the 18
State for purposes of collective bargaining. 19
(iv) 1. The election shall be conducted under regulations that the 20
Department adopts. 21
2. The Department may consult with the State Retirement 22
Agency of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System to conduct the election 23
required under this subparagraph. 24
(v) The teacher member may attend and participate in an executive 25
session of the State Board. 26
(vi) The teacher member may not vote on any matter that relates to 27
appeals to the State Board under § 6–202 of this article. 28
(5) (I) OF THE 14 REGULAR MEMBERS OF T HE STATE BOARD, ONE 29
REGULAR MEMBER SHALL BE AN EARLY CHILDHOO D DEVELOPMENT PROFES SIONAL 30
WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE , AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILD CARE 31 SENATE BILL 462 3
ADVISORY COUNCIL, IN THE OPERATIONS OF A CHILD CARE BUSINES S, AND EARLY 1
CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM AND DEVELOPMENT . 2
(II) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOIN T THE EARLY CHILDHOO D 3
DEVELOPMENT MEMBER , WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSE NT OF THE SENATE, FROM A 4
LIST OF THREE QUALIF IED INDIVIDUALS SUBM ITTED TO THE GOVERNOR FROM THE 5
OFFICE OF CHILD CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL. 6
(III) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE NOTICE OF THE IN ITIAL 7
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVE LOPMENT MEMBER VACA NCY AND ANY SUBSEQUE NT 8
VACANCY TO ALL LICEN SED CHILD CARE PROVI DERS IN THE STATE. 9
(IV) THE EARLY CHILDHOOD D EVELOPMENT MEMBER MA Y 10
ATTEND AND PARTICIPA TE IN AN EXECUTIVE S ESSION OF THE STATE BOARD. 11
[(5)] (6) (i) Of the [13] 14 regular members of the State Board, one 12
regular member shall be the parent of a student enrolled in a public school in the State. 13
(ii) The Governor shall appoint the parent member, with the advice 14
and consent of the Senate, from a list of three qualified individuals submitted to the 15
Governor by the Maryland PTA. 16
(iii) The Department shall provide notice of the parent member 17
vacancy on the State Board to the Maryland PTA. 18
(iv) The parent member may attend and participate in an executive 19
session of the State Board. 20
[(6)] (7) The student member shall be selected by the Governor from a list 21
of 2 persons nominated by the Maryland Association of Student Councils. 22
(c) (1) The student member shall be: 23
(i) A regularly enrolled student; and 24
(ii) In good standing in a public high school in the State. 25
(2) The student member may attend and participate in an executive 26
session of the Board. 27
(3) The student member may not vote on any matter that relates to: 28
(i) The dismissal of or other disciplinary action involving personnel; 29
or 30
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(ii) Appeals to the State Board under § 2–205 of this subtitle or § 1
4–205 or § 6–202 of this article. 2
(d) (1) Each regular member serves for a term of 4 years and until a successor 3
is appointed and qualifies. These terms are staggered as required by the terms of the 4
members serving on the State Board as of July 1, 1989. 5
(2) The Governor shall appoint a new member to fill any vacancy on the 6
Board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 7
(3) A member is eligible for reappointment but may not serve for more than 8
two full 4–year terms. 9
(4) The student member shall serve for a term of 1 year. A student member 10
is eligible for reappointment but may not serve more than two full 1–year terms. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
1, 2025. 13