BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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STUDENTS OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 100,000 STUDENTS, THE COUNTY
BOARD SHALL HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS.

(C D) SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH OVER 100,000 STUDENTS.

IF A   COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 100,000

STUDENTS     OR MORE, THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL HAVE NINE MEMBERS

EXCEPT AS   PROVIDED IN §3-701 OF THIS TITLE FOR MONTGOMERY
COUNTY.

(D E) WORCESTER COUNTY.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD CONSISTS OF    SEVEN MEMBERS

AND INCLUDES THE FIVE MEMBERS SERVING ON JULY    1, 1974 AND

THE TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS APPOINTED ON JULY    1, 1974. ONE

OF THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SERVES FOR A TERM OF    4 YEARS AND

THE OTHER FOR A TERM OF 5 YEARS AND, AT THE    EXPIRATION OF
THESE TERMS, THEY OR THEIR SUCCESSORS SERVE FOR A TERM OF
5 YEARS EACH.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §35(a).

The only changes are in style.

3-106. RESERVED.

3-107. RESERVED.

PART II. APPOINTED BOARDS.

3-108. APPOINTMENT, TERM, AND REMOVAL FROM COUNTY BOARD.

(A)       APPOINTMENT.

EXCEPT FOR THE COUNTIES LISTED IN §3-113 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF EACH
COUNTY BOARD FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THAT COUNTY.

(B)   QUALIFICATIONS.

(1) EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED SOLELY
BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER AND FITNESS AND WITHOUT REGARD TO
POLITICAL AFFILIATION.

(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE
AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY BOARD MAY NOT BE APPOINTED TO OR
SERVE ON THE COUNTY BOARD.

(C)   TERM; VACANCIES.

(1)   EACH MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 5 YEARS
BEGINNING JULY 1 AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR
IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(2)    THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A NEW MEMBER TO
FILL ANY VACANCY ON AN APPOINTED BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THAT TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.