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Stoneleigh United

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Apr 8, 2012, 10:15:04 AM4/8/12

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Please see the email below regarding the proposed partially elected school board from Councilman Marks.
Thanks.

ACTION NEEDED ON SCHOOL BOARD REFORM!!

As you know, there is strong, bipartisan support for reforms that would allow the voters of Baltimore County to elect some members of the Board of Education. It is very important to bring local acountability to the School Board.

I have joined three other members of the Baltimore County Council in support of elected representation on the School Board. That's a majority of the Baltimore County Council - two Democrats and two Republicans.

Legislation has passed both houses of the General Assembly, with bipartisan support from legislators throughout Baltimore County - but the bill is stuck in committee because the County Executive does not support the legislation.

A 30 second call to the office of the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Sheila Hixson, would send a powerful message. Her phone number is 410-841-3469. The General Assembly session ends on Monday, so this needs to happen this weekend. Simply say you are a Baltimore County resident who wants House Bill 481 to become law.

I am asking you to take a little bit of time this weekend to please make this phone call. WE ARE SO CLOSE. Thank you very much.