Section 3-13A-05 - Removal(a) The State Board may remove an elected or appointed member of the county board for any of the following reasons: (2) Misconduct in office;(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 Wicomico County.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 169, Sec. 1, eff. 12/8/2016.