HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1827

FOR the purpose of providing that the Howard County Board of
Education may take certain actions in closed sessions.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 3-504

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1978 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Education

3-504.

(a)  The County Board shall meet at least twice each
month.

(b)  EXCEPT FOR THOSE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION
(C) OF THIS SECTION, [All] 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)   [This section does not prohibit the] THE County
Board [from meeting and deliberating] MAY TAKE ACTIONS in
[executive] CLOSED session [provided that all action is
taken at a public meeting] IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 76A,
SECTION 11, OF THIS CODE, INCLUDING ACTION TO CLOSE A
MEETING.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 12, 1981.

CHAPTER 423

(House Bill 1110)

AN ACT concerning

Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages

FOR the purpose of repealing requirements that Howard County
alcoholic beverages inspectors furnish bond and that
the head of the bureau of inspection, permits, and
licenses act ex officio as secretary to the Board of
License Commissioners; permitting the Howard County
Board of License Commissioners to subpoena certain