SB0572 • 2026

Charles County - County Inspector General - Authority Over Charles County Public Schools

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Charles County Senators
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Charles County - County Inspector General - Authority Over Charles County Public Schools

Authorizing the governing body of Charles County to enact a local law granting an inspector general established by the county certain authority over Charles County Public Schools.

What This Bill Does

Authorizing the governing body of Charles County to enact a local law granting an inspector general established by the county certain authority over Charles County Public Schools.

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Bill History

2026-02-20 Senate
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-02-13 Senate
Hearing canceled
2026-02-10 Senate
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-04 Senate
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Charles County - County Inspector General - Authority Over Charles County Public Schools
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment

Official Summary Text

Authorizing the governing body of Charles County to enact a local law granting an inspector general established by the county certain authority over Charles County Public Schools.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*sb0572*

SENATE BILL 572
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By: Charles County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Charles County – County Inspector General – Authority Over Charles County 2
Public Schools 3

FOR the purpose of authorizing the governing body of Charles County to enact a local law 4
granting an inspector general established by the county certain authority over 5
Charles County Public Schools; and generally relating to Charles County and 6
Charles County Public Schools. 7

BY adding to 8
Article – Local Government 9
Section 12–906 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2013 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – Local Government 15

12–906. 16

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO CHARLES COUNTY. 17

(B) BEGINNING IN 2027, THE GOVERNING BODY OF CHARLES COUNTY MAY, 18
BY LOCAL LAW, GRANT TO AN INSPECTOR GENERAL ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY 19
THE SAME AUTHORITY O VER CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT AN 20
INSPECTOR GENERAL WO ULD HAVE OVER A DEPA RTMENT OF COUNTY 21
GOVERNMENT. 22

2 SENATE BILL 572

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 1
Assembly that if the governing body of Charles County adopts a local law to grant an 2
inspector general established by the county authority over Charles County Public Schools 3
under Section 1 of this Act, the local law shall take effect at the beginning of the term 4
following the initial term of the inspector general established by the county. 5

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2026. 7