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Maryland Code, Education § 3-903

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) All actions of the county board shall be taken after a public meeting, the record of which shall be made public.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, this section does not prohibit the county board from meeting and deliberating in executive session provided that all action of the board, together with the individual vote of each member, is contained in a public record.

(c) If the county superintendent denies an appeal of a decision by the chief operating officer of the county public schools to add or delete a school bus stop or to eliminate or move a school bus route, the appeal to the county board and the decision on the appeal shall be governed by the following requirements:

(1) The county board shall hold a public hearing on the matter contained in the appeal;

(2) Members of the public shall be given a reasonable opportunity to testify and present their views at the hearing; and

(3) The board shall make a decision on the appeal in item (1) of this subsection at a public meeting and the individual vote of each member shall be recorded on the public record.

(d) The affirmative vote of the members of the county board for the passage of a motion by the county board shall be:

(1) 5 members when the student member is voting; or

(2) 4 members when the student member is not voting.

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