MarylandCounty school employees may serve on Maryland's education board
County board employees may serve on Maryland's State Board, and when some members cannot vote on a matter, a majority of eligible members can approve it.
What it does
The Governor may appoint a county board employee to the State Board, but the employee cannot be a county superintendent or the teacher member, and no more than two county employees may serve at once.
When a law bars some members from voting on a matter, the State Board can act with approval from a majority of the members allowed to vote.
Argument forCounty board employees could bring experience from local school systems to State Board decisions.
Argument againstVoting limits could keep county board employees from weighing in on some school personnel appeals the State Board reviews.
More detail
The Governor may appoint a county board employee as a regular member of the State Board. The appointment is to one of the 13 regular seats on Maryland's State Board of Education. The employee may not be the teacher member or a county superintendent. No more than two regular members may be county board employees at one time. A county board employee who is a certified public school employee may not vote on appeals under § 6–202. A noncertificated, nonsupervisory public school employee may not vote on appeals of personnel dismissal or discipline under § 4–205. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
The State Board may act when a majority of the members allowed to vote on a matter approves it. This voting rule applies to State Board matters where one or more members are legally barred from voting. This applies when a member is barred by law from voting on the matter. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 649Became Law
- Apr 11Passed EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 11Third Reading PassedMajor
- Apr 11House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Apr 10Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 10Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 10Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Apr 10Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 28
- Vote recorded On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 24
- Vote recorded On Third Reading (Amend). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 23Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentMinor
- Mar 20Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Mar 19Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 19Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Mar 19Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and MeansMinor
- Mar 8
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 4First Reading Ways and MeansIntroduced
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