# Maryland HB 1524: Wicomico County Board of Education - Election of Members, Student Member, and Compensation Maryland HB 1524, Wicomico County Board of Education - Election of Members, Student Member, and Compensation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 429); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1524-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1524 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Wicomico County Board of Education - Election of Members, Student Member, and Compensation - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 429 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - Local Bills, Education, Boards of, Elections, Local Government Mandates, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Reimbursement Rates, Rules and Regulations, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Students, Wicomico County - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wicomico school board members get guaranteed pay: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, Wicomico’s school board chair gets at least $4,000 a year. The vice chair and other elected members each get at least $3,700 a year. Members receive the County Council’s salary instead when it is higher. Elected members also get official travel and other expenses repaid a… - Wicomico students gain a limited board voice: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Wicomico’s school board must include at least one student member chosen through board-set procedures. Students must be in grade 11 or 12, in good standing, and regularly enrolled in Wicomico County public schools. Each serves one year starting July 1 after selection and a… - Wicomico voters choose district school board members: mixed, low. Starting with the 2026 general election, Wicomico voters choose seven nonpartisan school board members, one from each council district. This replaces five district seats and two countywide seats. Candidates must live in Wicomico County and be registered county voters. Elected members cannot stay in… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 129 | 8 | 2 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 429 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing 4/01 at 3:30 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (129-8) (House) - 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {513425/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-05: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-03: Rereferred to Ways and Means (House) - 2025-02-20: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_429_hb1524t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1524t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1524f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_429_hb1524t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1524t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1524f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1524-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).