Md. Code, Education § 23-401
This is the official text of Md. Code, Education § 23-401, part of Maryland’s Code, Education — governs public schools and universities in Maryland.
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§23–401.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of each county may establish, and appropriate an amount to support, a county public library system free from political influence.
(b) Each county public library system shall be governed by a board of trustees. However, a charter county may:
(1) Establish a county library agency and grant it some or all of the powers of a board of trustees; or
(2) Have a board of library trustees, provide for the board’s selection, and determine its powers.
(b) Each county public library system shall be governed by a board of trustees. However, a charter county may:
(1) Establish a county library agency and grant it some or all of the powers of a board of trustees; or
(2) Have a board of library trustees, provide for the board’s selection, and determine its powers.
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