# Maryland SB 0534: Frederick Community College - Board of Trustees - Meeting and Training Requirements

Maryland SB 0534, Frederick Community College - Board of Trustees - Meeting and Training Requirements, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0534
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Frederick Community College - Board of Trustees - Meeting and Training Requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Community Colleges - Local Bills, Committees and Commissions, Community Colleges, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Frederick County, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Meetings -see also- Hearings; Open Government, Open Government, Public Information, Recordings -see also- Video, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Time, Video
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (162 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Trustees get $500 yearly expenses: benefit, medium. Beginning June 1, 2026, each Frederick Community College trustee is entitled to $500 per year for expenses. Only current board members qualify.
- More open college board meetings: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, every Frederick Community College board meeting must allow public comment. The board must record each meeting by video or audio. It must post the recording on its website for free, ideally within two business days. The board must keep all recordings and minutes forever. Afte…
- New rules for college trustees: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, the Frederick Community College board has seven members. The Governor appoints each member with Senate approval for five-year terms. Each trustee must live in Frederick County. No one may serve more than three straight five-year terms. A county school board member cannot als…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 123 | 0 | 17 |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 39 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (123-0) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/08 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-21: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (39-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {843321/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_577_sb0534t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0534t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0534f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_577_sb0534t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0534t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0534f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0534-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).