No state-wide laws mandating or regulating HOA board member education.
In 2024 the MD legislature considered MD HB 793, which would have required certain members of a board of directors or certain officers of a council of unit owners of certain condominiums and certain members of a governing body of a homeowners association to successfully complete a training curriculum on the responsibilities of being a member or an officer in a certain manner and subject to certain requirements. (Passed House, Died in Senate)
Montgomery County- Bill 45-14 - As of January 2, 2016, those who serve on the boards of condominiums, homeowner associations, and housing coops in Montgomery County must now complete an education course on the responsibilities of serving on a board of directors. The law charges the Montgomery County Commission on Common Ownership Communities with the responsibility for developing the curriculum. Each condominium, HOA and coop in Montgomery County is required to certify to the Commission that each of its board members has completed the required training, along with providing an annual report that includes the name and address of each board member, the date each member completed the training, the number of vacancies on the board, and the length of time each vacancy existed.
Charles County – HB 687 was also considered in 2024. This legislation would have required each member of a board of directors or officer of a council of unit owners of a condominium in Charles County and each member of a governing body of a homeowners association in Charles County to successfully complete a certain approved training curriculum in a certain manner and subject to certain requirements. (Passed first reading)