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Delegation hears hours of testimony on HB 41 after dispute over school board districts and alignment
Summary
House Bill 41 would preserve a seven-member Baltimore County Board of Education and set a redistricting process; witnesses and several delegates urged aligning elected seats with nine council districts to avoid voter confusion and potential costs from misaligned precincts.
Delegates spent an extended hearing on House Bill 41, debating whether Baltimore County should preserve a seven-member school board and adopt a new redistricting process or move to nine elected members aligned with the county’s expanded council districts.
Sponsor Delegate McCaskill said the bill maintains a seven-member structure while establishing a transparent redistricting process and preserving a hybrid model that includes gubernatorial appointees and elected members. "Rather than expanding the school board to 9, the bill maintains the current 7 member structure and establish[s] a clear transparent redistricting process," the sponsor said.
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