Mont. County Short 2 Board of Ed. Members!

Why is Montgomery County short 2 Board of Education members?

In Maryland, counties with over 100,000 public school students are to have 9 elected Board of Education members, EXCEPT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY where there are only 7 elected Board of Education members. As Montgomery County's public school population grows, why is our Board of Education missing 2 members that all other counties in Maryland would have if their enrollment was this size?

EDUCATION  
DIVISION II.  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION  
TITLE 3.  ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION  
SUBTITLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS  
PART I.  BOARDS ESTABLISHED
Md. EDUCATION Code Ann. § 3-105  (2011)
§ 3-105. Composition of county board 

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(c) School system with between 50,000 and 100,000 students. -- If a county school system has an enrollment of 50,000 students or more but less than 100,000 students, the county board shall have seven members.

(d) School system with over 100,000 students. -- If a county school system has an enrollment of 100,000 students or more, the county board shall have nine members except as provided in § 3-901 of this title for Montgomery County.

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