2022 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB314: County Boards of Education – Voting Members – Requirements

Legislative Summary

Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, that a county board of education have an odd number of members who are eligible to vote on each matter before the county board; and authorizing a county board, if it does not have an odd number of members and a vote coming to the board cannot be postponed or rescheduled, to select a certain individual in a certain manner to vote on a matter before the county board in order to comply with the requirement to have an odd number of voting members.

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Bill History

1/19/2022
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
1/27/2022
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/19/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Reid Novotny
Reid Novotny
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/24/202281.1 KB