Caroline County Board of Education - Member Compensation - Increase

Education Elections

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Caroline County Senators
Last action: 2026-05-12
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Increase in Compensation for Caroline County Board of Education Members

This law increases the annual pay for members and the president of the Caroline County Board of Education.

What This Bill Does

Increases the yearly salary for the president of the Caroline County Board of Education from $4,000 to $6,000.
Raises the yearly compensation for voting board members from $3,500 to $5,500.

Who It Names or Affects

Members and president of the Caroline County Board of Education.

Terms To Know

Board of Education: A group that makes decisions about schools in a county.
Voting members: People on the board who can vote to make decisions.

Limits and Unknowns

The pay increase only applies to future terms starting after July 1, 2026.
It does not affect people already serving before this date.

Bill History

2026-05-12 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575
2026-04-10 House
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
2026-03-26 House
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
2026-03-25 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-24 Senate
Returned Passed
2026-03-23 House
Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-19 Senate
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-09 House
Referred Ways and Means
2026-03-05 Senate
Third Reading Passed (41-0)
2026-03-03 Senate
Favorable Adopted
2026-03-03 Senate
Second Reading Passed
2026-02-10 Senate
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 Senate
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Official Summary Text

Increasing the annual compensation of the president and voting members of the Caroline County Board of Education from $4,000 and $3,500 to $6,000 and $5,500, respectively.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 705
F3 6lr3186
CF HB 1028
By: Caroline County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 3, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Caroline County Board of Education – Member Compensation – Increase 2

FOR the purpose of increasing the annual compensation of the president and voting 3
members of the Caroline County Board of Education; and generally relating to the 4
compensation of the members of the Caroline County Board of Education. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
Article – Education 7
Section 3–3A–02(a) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Education 12
Section 3–3A–05(a) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2025 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

3–3A–02. 19

2 SENATE BILL 705

(a) The Caroline County Board of Education consists of: 1

(1) Three elected members; 2

(2) Two appointed members; and 3

(3) Two nonvoting student members. 4

3–3A–05. 5

(a) The president of the county board is entitled to receive [$4,000] $6,000 6
annually as compensation, and the other voting members are entitled to receive [$3,500] 7
$5,500 each annually as compensation. 8

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in accordance with Article 9
III, § 35 of the Maryland Constitution, this Act may not be construed to extend or apply to 10
the salary or compensation of the president or other voting members of the Caroline County 11
Board of Education while serving in a term of office beginning before the effective date of 12
this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the salary or compensation of the 13
president and other voting members of the Caroline County Board of Education shall take 14
effect at the beginning of the next following term of office. This limitation does not apply to 15
an individual appointed or elected after the effective date of this Act to fill out an unexpired 16
term. 17

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
1, 2026. 19

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