Ch. 62

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 6 2

(House Bill 378)

AN ACT concerning

St. Mary's County - Open Meetings Law

FOR the purpose of authorizing a public agency in St. Mary's
County to meet in executive session to carry out preliminary
discussions concerning the disposition of real property;
requiring any decision on the disposition of real property
to be made in public session; and generally relating to
meetings held by public agencies or their staff in St.
Mary's County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 24 - Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous

Provisions
Section 4-210

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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

Article 24 - Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions

4-210.

(a) Meetings of public agencies and meetings of the staff
of public agencies may be conducted in executive session in the
following situations only:

(1)  When a public agency or members of the staff
consider or discuss the assignment, promotion, resignation,
salary, demotion, dismissal, reprimand, or appointment of a
member of a public agency or employee, the session may be closed,
unless the person requests in writing for an open session. The
request is a matter of public record;

(2)  When a school board or its staff considers the
disciplining of individual students and the parent, guardian or
student requests an executive session;

(3)  When a school board or its staff discusses
individual special education students and the parent or guardian
of the student or the student requests an executive session;

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