(a) The State Board may remove a member of the county board for any of the following reasons: (1) Immorality; (2) Misconduct in office; (3) Incompetency; (4) Willful neglect of duty; or (5) Failure to attend, without good cause, at least 75% of the scheduled meetings of the county board in any 1 calendar year. (b) Before removing a member, the State Board shall send the member a copy of the charges against the member and give the member an opportunity to request a hearing within 10 days. (c) If the member requests a hearing within the 10–day period: (1) The State Board promptly shall hold a hearing, but a hearing may not be set within 10 days after the State Board sends the member a notice of the hearing; and (2) The member shall have an opportunity to be heard publicly before the State Board in the member’s own defense in person or by counsel. (d) A member removed under this section has the right to a de novo review of the removal by the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
Maryland Legal Code