State Sen. Delores Kelley wants a referendum on how members of the Baltimore County Board of Education are selected.
The Randallstown Democrat is expected to offer an amendment calling for a straw poll in the 2014 election.
"Very few people (in Baltimore County) know it's an issue here," Kelley said during a county Senate delegation hearing last week on a bill sponsored by Sen. Bobby Zirkin. [Watch the video for Kelley's full comments.]
This is the seventh year Zirkin has sponsored a bill seeking to change the current appointed board to some form of elected school board. Last year, his bill was passed by the Senate but missed a final vote in the House of Delegates by perhaps minutes as the clock struck midnight on the 90-day session.
The county's eight senators are expected to vote on the bill late Thursday. Last year, the same senators voted 5-3 to support the bill.
I personally heard Senator Norman Stone tell his aid that he is supporting the referendum effort and will fight the hybrid school board if it goes to referendum. Senator Getty (410) 841-3683, Senator Kasemeyer (410) 841-3653, and Senator Klausmeier (410) 841-3620, have not yet publicly stated their position on the bill.
Dear Baltimore County Senators: It has come to my attention that the Senate is considering an amendment to put the Hybrid Board bill SB10 to a referendum. As a voter and public schools advocate, I would rather use my vote to elect actual people to the Baltimore County Board of Education. Are you not able to make decisions on behalf of your constituents? Isn't that why I take the time to review the qualifications of and positions taken by my representatives when I vote? Do you want our ballots to look like California's? I sincerely hope not! Solicit the opinions of your constituents. Hold a town meeting or ask for emails or phone calls to help you decide. Vote on the merits and the substance of this bill---it is what we elect you to do for us. How many ways are you able to come up with to kick this can down our crumbling roads? DO NOT attach a referendum amendment to this bill. If enough of the citizens of Baltimore County object to the bill, we well know how to raise a referendum by petition on our own. We don't need you to pre-empt or anticipate our actions! Sincerely,
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