WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 568

Article - Education

3-109.

(a)     The Baltimore County Board consists of 10 members who shall be appointed
as follows:

(1)     One from the County at large;

(2)     One from each of the eight legislative districts that are wholly or partly
in Baltimore County; and

(3)     One student member from the County at large.

(b)     (1) The student member shall:

(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Baltimore County
public school system;

(ii) Serve for 1 year; AND

(iii) [Be a nonvoting member; and

(iv)] Advise the Board on the thoughts and feelings of students.

(2)     Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the
County Board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to:

(i) Hearings on appeals of special education placements;

(ii) Hearings held under § 6-202(a) of this article; or

(iii) Collective bargaining.

(3)     AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
STUDENT MEMBER MAY VOTE ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE RELATING TO:

(I)      § 6-202(A) OF THIS ARTICLE;

(II)     COLLECTIVE BARGAINING;

(III)   CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS; AND

(IV)    SCHOOL CLOSINGS, REOPENINGS, AND BOUNDARIES.

(4)     ON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE NONSTUDENT MEMBERS, THE BOARD
MAY DETERMINE, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, WHETHER A MATTER UNDER
CONSIDERATION IS COVERED BY THE EXCLUSIONARY PROVISIONS LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 27, 1993.

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