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SENATE BILL 534
F4 6lr1872
CF HB 839
By: Frederick County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 3, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Frederick Community College – Board of Trustees – Meeting and Training 2
Requirements 3
FOR the purpose of establishing certain public comment requirements and recording 4
requirements for the Board of Community College Trustees for Frederick County; 5
requiring the members of the Board to undergo certain training; and generally 6
relating to the Board of Community College Trustees for Frederick County. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Education 9
Section 16–407 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12
Preamble 13
WHEREAS, Public comment enables and enhances communication and 14
transparency between decision–making bodies and the community; and 15
WHEREAS, The Frederick County Delegation acknowledges Frederick Community 16
College’s efforts to engage with the public; and 17
WHEREAS, This Act is intended to supplement Frederick Community College’s 18
efforts to engage with the public; now, therefore, 19
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
Article – Education 3
16–407. 4
(a) The Board of Community College Trustees for Frederick County consists of 5
seven members. Of the members: 6
(1) Each shall be a resident of Frederick County; and 7
(2) Each shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent 8
of the Senate, for a term of 5 years. 9
(b) (1) A member of the Board of Community College Trustees may not serve 10
more than three consecutive 5–year terms. 11
(2) A member of the Frederick County Board of Education may not serve 12
on the Board of Community College Trustees. 13
(c) Each member of the Board is entitled to $500 a year for expenses. 14
(D) EACH MEETING OF THE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 15
PUBLIC COMMENT. 16
(E) (1) THE BOARD SHALL MAKE A VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF EACH 17
MEETING OF THE BOARD. 18
(2) THE BOARD SHALL MAKE A RECORDING REQ UIRED UNDER 19
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE BOARD’S 20
WEBSITE WITHOUT CHAR GE AND , TO THE EXTENT PRACTI CABLE, WITHIN 2 21
BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE RECORDING IS MADE. 22
(F) (1) THE BOARD SHALL MAINTAIN IN PERPETUITY A VIDEO OR AUDIO 23
RECORDING REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION AND ANY MINUTES 24
OF THE BOARD. 25
(2) THE BOARD MAY TRANSCRIBE A VIDEO RECORDING RE QUIRED 26
UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION IF: 27
(I) THE V IDEO RECORDING HAS B EEN MAINTAINED FOR A T 28
LEAST 5 YEARS; AND 29
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(II) THE TRANSCRIBED VIDEO RECORDING IS MAINTAI NED IN 1
PERPETUITY. 2
(G) AS PART OF ONGOING TR AINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND AT LEAST 3
EVERY 2 YEARS, THE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL U NDERGO TRAINING SPE CIFIC TO 4
BOARD GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ROLES. 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 6
1, 2026. 7
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.