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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="3-6A-01" title_number="3" title_name="Establishment of County Boards of Education" subtitle_number="6A" subtitle_name="Harford County">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subtitle, “elected member” means a voting member elected under subsection (d) or (e) of this section or a member appointed to an elected position on the Harford County Board of Education under subsection (f)(1) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Elected member” does not include a:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>County superintendent of schools serving as an ex officio member of the county board; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Student member selected under subsection (g) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The county board consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Six elected members;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Three appointed members;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The county superintendent of schools, who is an ex officio nonvoting member; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>One student member.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A member from a councilmanic district shall be a resident of that district.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A member from a councilmanic district who no longer resides in that district may not continue as a member of the county board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A member of the county board shall be a registered voter of the county for at least 3 years prior to the date of the beginning of the term of office of the member.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Of the nine voting members of the county board elected or appointed under this subsection:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>One member shall be elected from each of the six councilmanic districts only by the voters of that councilmanic district; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Three members shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to the advice and consent of the County Council, by a vote of at least five members of the County Council.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The elected members shall be elected at a general election as required by subsection (e) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The appointed members shall be appointed, when appropriate, within 90 days of the general election.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>In appointing members to the county board, the County Executive shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the total makeup of the county board reflects the gender, ethnic, and racial diversity of the county.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An elected member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Monday in December after the election of the member and until a successor is elected and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an appointed member serves for a term of 4 years beginning July 1 after the appointment of the member and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The members appointed under subsection (d)(1)(ii) of this section within 90 days of the general election in 2022 shall serve for a term of 2 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Unless otherwise disqualified under this section, a member of the county board is eligible for reelection or reappointment.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A voting elected member or an appointed member may not serve for more than two consecutive terms as a voting member.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Harford County Board of Elections may adopt regulations to implement this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Harford County Council shall appoint a qualified individual to fill any vacancy of an elected member on the county board for the remainder of the term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The County Executive shall appoint a qualified individual to fill any vacancy of an appointed member of the county board for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An appointment made in accordance with this paragraph is subject to the advice and consent of the County Council by a vote of at least five members of the County Council.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The student member of the county board shall be elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the Harford County public school system.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The student member shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student, in good standing, and regularly enrolled in the Harford County public school system;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Be a student government association representative at the student’s high school;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the member;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, be a voting member; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students in the Harford County public schools.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the student member of the county board has the same rights and privileges as a member appointed or elected under subsection (d) of this section.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session of the county board addressing a matter on which a student member is prohibited from voting on under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The student member shall vote on and participate in all matters except those relating to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Geographical attendance areas under § 4–109 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Acquisition and disposition of real property and matters pertaining to school construction under § 4–115 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Employment of architects under § 4–117 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Donations under § 4–118 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Condemnation under § 4–119 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Consolidation of schools and transportation of students under § 4–120 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Appointment and salary of a county superintendent under §§ 4–201 and 4–202 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>Employee discipline and other appeals under § 4–205(c) of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>Budgetary matters under Title 5 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="10">
          <text>Appointment and promotion of staff under § 6–201 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="11">
          <text>Discipline of certificated staff under § 6–202 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="12">
          <text>Collective bargaining for certificated employees under Title 6, Subtitle 4 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="13">
          <text>Collective bargaining for noncertificated employees under Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="14">
          <text>Student suspension and expulsion under § 7–305 of this article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="15">
          <text>School calendar and curriculum.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
