Ch. 77                                      1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) THE ST. MARY'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND
[(2)](3) Subcommittees and other subordinate units of the agencies above.
4-203.

(a)     All meetings of a public agency at which official action is taken regarding
public business are open to the public, except as provided in § 4-210..

(b)     Staff meetings of a public agency are open to the public.

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] UNLESS the parent, guardian or student requests an [executive] OPEN
session OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION;

(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] SPECIFIC STUDENTS, FAMILIES, OR PERSONNEL, AND THE DISCLOSURE OF
THE DISCUSSIONS COULD PROVE DETRIMENTAL OR HARMFUL TO THOSE
INDIVIDUALS OR THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS;

(4)     When federal regulations prohibit an open meeting;

(5)     When State law specifically prohibits an open meeting;

(6)     When an open meeting would conflict with a condition for anonymity of
the donor contained in a gift or bequest to a public agency;

(7)     When secrecy is necessary to prevent the premature disclosure of THE
FORMAT, CONTENT, OR RESULTS OF examinations; FORMAT OR CONTENT OF
EXAMINATIONS OR THE DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS AS THEY
RELATE TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS;

(8)     When a public agency discusses strategy in collective bargaining or
litigation, or engages in collective bargaining;

(9)     When public agencies discuss the distribution of police forces to cope
with public safety emergencies;

(10)   Cost estimates for capital projects to be subsequently placed through the
bidding process; and

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