§ 3-6A-02. Removal of board member

   (a) Grounds. -- Except for the student member, the State Board may remove a voting member of the county board for:

   (1) Immorality;

   (2) Misconduct in office;

   (3) Incompetency;

   (4) Willful neglect of duty; or

   (5) Failure to attend, without good cause, at least 75% of the scheduled meetings of the county board in any 1 calendar year.

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

(c) Hearing requirements. -- If the member requests a hearing within the 10-day period:

   (1) 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

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

(d) De novo review. -- A member removed under this section has the right to a de novo review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Harford County.

HISTORY: 2009, ch. 745, § 2; ch. 746, § 2; 2012, ch. 91.