3008                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 646

CHAPTER 646

(House Bill 734)

AN ACT concerning

Prince George's County - Board of Education -
Residency Requirement
PG 404A-85

FOR the purpose of altering certain qualification requirements
for a candidate for a position on the Prince George's County
Board of Education.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 3-802(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1978 Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

3-802.

(c) (1) A candidate for the County Board shall be a
resident of Prince George's County for at least 3 years and a
registered voter of the county before the election.

(2)  At FROM the time of [their] FILING AS A CANDIDATE
FOR election, each [elected member of the County Board shall
reside in a different school board district] CANDIDATE FOR THE
COUNTY BOARD SHALL RESIDE IN THE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT THE
CANDIDATE SEEKS TO REPRESENT.

(3)  An elected County Board member shall forfeit his
office if he:

(i) Fails to reside in the school board
district from which he was elected, unless this change is caused
by a change in the boundaries of the district; or

(ii) Fails to be a registered voter of the
county.

(4)  A County Board member may not hold another office
of profit in county government during his term.

(5)  Each elected member of the County Board shall be
nominated by the registered voters of his school board district.