Apply By Jan. 26 for Seat On HCPSS Ethics Panel

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — An opening needs filled on the Howard County Public School System’s ethics panel. The deadline for submission falls on Jan. 26.

The ethics panel oversees the school system’s ethics regulations, advises the Howard County Board of Education on matters related to conflict of interest and financial disclosure, and provides advisory opinions to employees on the applicability of the ethics regulations to specific situations.

Any Howard County resident who is at least 18 years of age is eligible to serve on the ethics panel. Candidates may not be an employee of the school system, a current HCPSS student, an incumbent member of the board or an owner of or individual employed by an entity doing business with the Board. Appointees serve a five-year term.

Howard County residents interested in volunteering to serve on the ethics panel are asked to send a letter of interest and resume to the Office of the General Counsel at amanda_kennison@hcpss.org.