Maryland School for the Deaf - Membership of Board of Trustees - Alterations

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SENATE BILL 339
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CF HB 1052
By: Senator Lewis Young
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 25, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Maryland School for the Deaf – Membership of Board of Trustees – Alterations 2

FOR the purpose of altering the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland 3
School for the Deaf; and generally relating to the membership of the Board of 4
Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Education 7
Section 8–3A–04(a) and (b) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Education 12
Section 8–3A–04(c) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17

Article – Education 18

8–3A–04. 19

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(a) There is a Maryland School for the Deaf. 1

(b) The governance of the Maryland School for the Deaf is vested in the Board of 2
Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf. 3

(c) (1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of [19] 13 members appointed by 4
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. 5

(2) Of the [19] 13 members, at least [6] 7 members shall be deaf. 6

(3) Each member of the Board shall: 7

(i) Be a resident of the State; 8

(ii) Be a member of the general public; and 9

(iii) Have demonstrated an active interest in the education of deaf 10
children. 11

(4) Each geographic region of the State shall be represented by at least one 12
member of the Board. 13

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 14

(a) The terms of the first 6 appointed members of the Board of Trustees of the 15
Maryland School for the Deaf whose terms expire after the effective date of this Act shall 16
terminate at the end of the last day of each respective term. 17

(b) On the termination of an appointed member in accordance with subsection (a) 18
of this section, the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall prioritize 19
appointing members who are deaf in accordance with § 8 –3A–04(c)(2) of the Education 20
Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 21

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
1, 2026. 23

Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.