County Boards of Education – Voting Members – Requirements
Sponsor: Delegate NovotnyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - Local BillsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, that a county board of education have an odd number of members who are eligible to vote on each matter before the county board; and authorizing a county board, if it does not have an odd number of members and a vote coming to the board cannot be postponed or rescheduled, to select a certain individual in a certain manner to vote on a matter before the county board in order to comply with the requirement to have an odd number of voting members.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Novotny, Delegate Novotnylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Glass, Evan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DiPietro, Jon | Maryland Student Coalition (MSC) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hurewitz, Joel | Individual | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education