Public Officers and EmployeesEducation – A State Superintendent of Schools Who is Appointed to a Vacancy in the Middle of a Term Serves for the Remainder of the Unexpired Term.

Gen. 67] 67 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EDUCATION – A STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WHO IS APPOINTED TO A VACANCY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TERM SERVES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM. April 21, 2021 Clarence C. Crawford President, Maryland State Board of Education You have asked for an opinion of the Attorney General on whether, when the current State Superintendent of Schools (“State Superintendent”) steps down on June 30, 2021, the Maryland State Board of Education (the “State Board”) can offer a new State Superintendent a full four-year term beginning on July 1, 2021, instead of only…