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Delegation Hears Case To Raise Anne Arundel School Board Pay, Moves Vote to Next Week
Summary
Sponsor Delegate Heather Bagnall presented HB436 to raise school board member pay (members to $23,000; vice president $24,000; president $25,000) and increase the student member scholarship to $23,000 beginning 2029. Long-serving board members testified in favor; the delegation moved the bill to next week for a vote.
Sponsor Delegate Heather Bagnall told the Anne Arundel County delegation on Feb. 6 that House Bill 436 would modestly increase compensation for board of education members and expand the student member scholarship, steps the sponsor said are necessary to attract a more diverse pool of candidates.
Under the proposal presented by Bagnall, annual salaries for board members would rise to $23,000, the vice president’s pay to $24,000 and the president’s to $25,000. The bill…
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