Ch. 631                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(g)] (H) (1) The County Board members from school board districts II, V, and
VIII who were elected for the first time at the November 6, 1973 election serve until the
first Monday in December 1978 and may seek reelection in 1978 for a 4-year term.

(2) The members from school board districts III, VI, and IX who were
elected at the November 6, 1973 election serve until the first Monday in December, 1980
and may seek reelection in 1980 for a 4-year term.

[(h)](I) (1) With the approval of the Governor, the State Board may remove a
member of the County Board for any of the following reasons:

(i)     Immorality;

(ii)    Misconduct in office;

(iii)   Incompetency; or

(iv)    Willful neglect of duty.

(2)     Before removing a member, the State Board shall send the member a
copy of the charges against him and give him an opportunity within 10 days to request a
hearing.

(3)     If the member requests a hearing within the 10-day period:

(i) The State Board promptly shall hold a hearing, but a hearing may
not be set within 10 days after the State Board sends the member a notice of the hearing;
and

(ii) The member shall have an opportunity to be heard publicly before
the State Board in his own defense, in person or by counsel.

(4)     A member removed under this subsection has the right to a de novo
review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Prince George's County.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 631
(House Bill 740)

AN ACT concerning

Town of Cheverly (Prince George's County) - Urban Renewal Authority for Slum

Clearance

PG 422-96

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Town of Cheverly, Prince George's County, to
undertake and carry out certain urban renewal projects for slum clearance and

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