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§ 6-203. Hearings

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: December 14, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Teachers and Other Personnel (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Appointment, Suspension, and Dismissal of Personnel (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 14, 2022
MD Code, Education, § 6-203
§ 6-203. Hearings
Currentness
Proceedings subject to hearings
(a) For all proceedings before a county board under § 6-202 of this subtitle and §§ 4-205(c) and 7-305 of this article, the county board may have the proceedings heard first by a hearing examiner.
Qualifications of hearing examiners
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for proceedings before a county board under § 6-202 of this subtitle, the hearing examiner shall be an attorney admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Maryland.
(2) In Anne Arundel County, for proceedings before the Anne Arundel County Board under § 6-202 of this subtitle, the hearing examiner may, but need not, be an attorney.
(3) The hearing examiner shall be chosen by the county board.
(4) In Calvert and Charles counties, the hearing examiner may not be the attorney to the county board or be connected in any way with that attorney.
(5) In Carroll and Howard counties, the hearing examiner may not be a partner or an employee of the law firm representing the county board.
Submissions to county board and appellant
(c) The hearing examiner shall submit to the county board and appellant:
(1) A record of the proceedings and exhibits; and
(2) The hearing examiner's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation.
Arguments before county board
(d) Parties to the proceedings before the hearing examiner may make arguments before the county board.
Decision of county board
(e)(1) After it reviews the record and the recommendation of the hearing examiner, the county board shall make a decision.
(2) The decision may be appealed to the State Board as provided in this article.
Rules and regulations relating to proceedings
(f) Each county board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to regulate the proceedings before the hearing examiner.

Credits

Added by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 139; Acts 1980, c. 105; Acts 1990, c. 36; Acts 1991, c. 250; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1997, c. 105, § 1, eff. June 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 120, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 361, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 624, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 104, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
Formerly Art. 77, §§ 114A to 114D.
MD Code, Education, § 6-203, MD EDUC § 6-203
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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