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MD SB656

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Sydnor

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Baltimore County Board of Education elected members will transition from using councilmanic districts to seven newly established school board districts beginning with the 2034 general election

  • School board districts must be reapportioned after each decennial U.S. census starting with the 2030 census, with districts required to be substantially equal in population

  • The Baltimore County Board of Education must submit a redistricting proposal to the Baltimore County Delegation to the General Assembly by December 1 of the year following each census

  • The Baltimore County Delegation must introduce legislation to reapportion the school board districts in the legislative session immediately following the proposal submission, though the final legislation may differ from the Board's proposal

  • Effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process

Education, Boards of

Last Action

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/24/2025
Rules and Executive Nominations3/14/2025
Education, Energy, and the Environment1/29/2025

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