Maryland Education Section 3-12A-02
§ 3-12A-02.
  (a)   The State Board may remove a member of the County Board for any of the following reasons:
    (1)   Immorality;
    (2)   Misconduct in office;
    (3)   Incompetency;
    (4)   Willful neglect of duty; or
    (5)   Failure to attend, without good cause:
      (i)   At least 75% of the scheduled meetings of the County Board in any 1 calendar year; or
      (ii)   Three consecutive scheduled meetings of the County Board.
  (b)   Before removing a member, the State Board shall send the member a copy of the charges against the member and give the member an opportunity within 10 days to request a hearing.
  (c)   If the member requests a hearing within the 10-day period:
    (1)   The State Board promptly shall hold a hearing, but a hearing may not be set within 10 days after the State Board sends the member a notice of the hearing; and
    (2)   The member shall have an opportunity to be heard publicly before the State Board in the member's own defense, in person, or by counsel.
  (d)   A member removed under this section has the right to a de novo review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Talbot County.