2013 Maryland Code
EDUCATION
§ 3-110 - Anne Arundel County Board

§3-110.

(a) (1) The Anne Arundel County Board consists of 9 members who shall be appointed as follows:

(i) 3 from the county at large;

(ii) 1 each from legislative districts 30, 31, 32, 33, and that portion of legislative district 21 that lies within Anne Arundel County; and

(iii) 1 student member.

(2) Except for the student member, the Governor shall appoint a member of the county board from a list of nominees submitted by the School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) (1) (i) There is a School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County.

(ii) The purpose of the Commission is to select nominees to be recommended to the Governor as qualified candidates for appointment to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.

(iii) The Commission shall hold at least two public hearings on the selection of nominees before recommending to the Governor nominees for appointment to the county board.

(2) (i) The Commission consists of 11 members who shall be appointed in accordance with this paragraph.

(ii) The Governor shall appoint five members, one from each legislative district that lies in whole or in part in Anne Arundel County.

(iii) The County Executive of Anne Arundel County shall appoint one member from the county at large.

(iv) The following organizations shall each appoint one member:

1. The Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County;

2. The Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce;

3. The Anne Arundel County Council of Parent Teacher Associations;

4. The Anne Arundel County Community College Board of Trustees; and

5. The Association of Educational Leaders (AEL).

(3) (i) The Governor shall designate as chair of the Commission one of the five members appointed by the Governor under subsection (b)(2)(ii) of this section.

(ii) The term of the chair of the Commission is 4 years.

(iii) The Governor may reappoint the chair of the Commission for a second term.

(iv) The term of a member of the Commission is 4 years.

(4) The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff for the Commission.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2008, for each nomination to the county board, the Commission shall submit to the Governor a list of nominees that contains:

(i) At least two names for each vacancy; or

(ii) If there are fewer than two applicants for a vacancy, the number of names that is equal to the number of applicants for the vacancy.

(c) (1) Following the appointment of a member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education by the Governor, a member may serve for the remainder of the member’s term, as provided in § 3-108(c) of this subtitle, subject to the approval or rejection of the registered voters of the county at the next general election.

(2) A member of the county board is eligible for nomination and reappointment for a second consecutive term in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(3) (i) The approval or rejection of a member of the county board by the registered voters of the county provided for in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph shall be a vote for the member’s retention or removal.

(ii) On receipt of the notice required under § 5-301(h) of the Election Law Article, the name of the member of the county board shall be placed on the appropriate ballot and shown, without opposition, and the voters shall vote for or against the member’s retention as a member of the county board.

(4) If the voters reject the retention of the member, or the vote is tied:

(i) The position shall become vacant 10 days after certification of the election returns; and

(ii) The member serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(d) (1) The student member shall:

(i) Be a regularly enrolled senior year student of good character and in good standing in an Anne Arundel County public high school;

(ii) Be selected in the student’s junior year by a method selected by the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils of Anne Arundel County;

(iii) 1. Serve a term of 1 year; and

2. Continue to serve after graduation and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(2) If a vacancy in the position of the student member occurs during the term of the student member, the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils shall:

(i) Conduct a special election at its next general meeting; and

(ii) By utilizing the same method that it used to select the previous student member of the board, select another student member to fill the vacancy.

(e) A board member who does not maintain the residency qualification shall be replaced as a member.

(f) If the boundary line of a legislative district changes, an incumbent member of the county board who, because of the change, no longer resides in the legislative district from which the member was appointed may complete the term.

(g) (1) The President of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education is entitled to receive $8,000 annually as compensation and, except for the student member, the other board members are entitled to receive $6,000 each annually as compensation.

(2) A student member who completes a full term on the board shall be granted a scholarship of $6,000 to be applied toward the student’s higher education costs.