Title 3. Establishment of County Boards of Education — Subtitle 3. Calvert County
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 3-301 (2026)
Title 3. Establishment of County Boards of Education
Subtitle 3. Calvert County
§ 3–301LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Calvert County Board consists of five voting members and one nonvoting student member.
(b)
The five voting members of the Calvert County Board shall be elected at a general election as required by subsections (d) and (f) of this section.
(c)
(1)
(i)
A member from a county commissioner district shall be a resident of the district.
(ii)
A member from a county commissioner district who no longer resides in the district may not continue as a member of the county board.
(2)
(i)
A member from the county at large shall be a resident of the county.
(ii)
A member at large who no longer resides in the county may not continue as a member of the county board.
(3)
A member of the county board shall be a registered voter of the county for at least 2 years prior to the date of the beginning of the term of office of the member.
(d)
Of the five voting members of the county board:
(1)
One shall be elected from each of the three county commissioner districts; and
(2)
Two shall be elected from the county at large.
(e)
(1)
Except for the student member, a member serves for a term of 4 years beginning January 1 after the election of the member and until a successor is elected and qualifies.
(2)
The County Commissioners shall appoint a new member to fill any vacancy on the county board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.
(3)
(i)
Unless otherwise disqualified under this section, a member of the county board is eligible for reelection.
(ii)
An individual may not serve for more than three consecutive terms.
(f)
(1)
One member shall be elected from each of the county commissioner districts at the November, 1996 general election.
(2)
Two members shall be elected from the county at large at the November, 1996 general election.
(3)
The terms of members are staggered as provided in subsection (i) of this section.
(g)
(1)
The terms of the interim incumbent members of the county board who hold office on October 1, 1995 shall expire on January 1, 1997.
(2)
The members elected under the provisions of subsection (f) of this section shall be elected to replace the members of the county board serving on the board on the date of the election.
(h)
(1)
The student member shall:
(i)
Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Calvert County public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the school system;
(ii)
Serve for 1 year beginning on June 1;
(iii)
Be a nonvoting member; and
(iv)
Advise the board on the thoughts and feelings of the students.
(2)
Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county board, the student may not attend an executive session.
(i)
The terms of the members of the county board who take office on January 1, 1997 shall expire as follows:
(1)
The members elected from each of the county commissioner districts in 2000; and
(2)
The members elected from the county at large in 2002.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 3-302 (2026)
Title 3. Establishment of County Boards of Education
Subtitle 3. Calvert County
§ 3–302LinkCopy Citation
(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, at least 75 percent of the scheduled meetings of the board in any 1 calendar year.
(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 shall promptly 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 Calvert County.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 3-303 (2026)
Title 3. Establishment of County Boards of Education
Subtitle 3. Calvert County
§ 3–303LinkCopy Citation
(a)
At its first meeting at the beginning of each calendar year, the county board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.
(b)
(1)
The president of the county board is entitled to receive:
(i)
$6,500 as compensation for calendar year 2026; and
(ii)
$8,500 as compensation for calendar year 2027 and each subsequent calendar year.
(2)
The other members of the county board are entitled to receive:
(i)
$5,500 as compensation for calendar year 2026; and
(ii)
$7,500 as compensation for calendar year 2027 and each subsequent calendar year.
(3)
An elected member is entitled to health insurance benefits regularly provided to employees of the board of education under the same terms and conditions extended to other employees of the board of education.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 3-304 (2026)
Title 3. Establishment of County Boards of Education
Subtitle 3. Calvert County
§ 3–304LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The county board shall meet at least once each month.
(b)
Except for those actions authorized by subsection (c) of this section, all actions of the county board shall be taken at a public meeting and a record of the meeting and all actions shall be made public.
(c)
The county board may take actions in closed session in accordance with § 3–305 of the General Provisions Article.