“It was the best of times and it was the worst of times.” That’s kind of how things are in the 2021 legislative session. “A Tale of Two Cities” was a novel, what is happening in the General Assembly is real and will have long-term consequences for Harford County and some of it is not in the county’s best interest.
The Senate legislation would retain a hybrid Board of Education of six elected members by district and three appointed, but changing who would make the appointments. Currently, appointments are made by the governor; the senators’ amendment would have the Harford county executive and county council decide on the appointees.
The Harford County Delegation opted to table for one week voting on an amendment to a bill that seeks to change the makeup of the county’s Board of Education from elected and appointed members to a fully elected board.
The changes sought by Republican Del. Rick Impallaria would strike the entire House Bill 283 as it was written, and instead have a fully elected school board by six councilmanic districts and another at-large member elected to serve as the board president, mirroring the make-up of the Harford County Council.