Ch. 96 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of this subsection, the
student member has the same rights and privileges of an elected member.

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

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

(ii) Collective bargaining.

(6) As provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, the student member
shall 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.

(7) On a majority vote of the elected 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 (6) of this subsection.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1998.

Approved April 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 96
(House Bill 965)

AN ACT concerning

Montgomery County - Education - School Buses - Charging of Fees Prohibited

MC 708-9.7

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the charging of a fee for transporting public school
students to school from their designated bus stop locations or from school to their
designated bus stop locations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 7-801(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)

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