1196                            Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 359

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 28A be and it is hereby added to Article 77 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume), title "Pub-
lic Education," subtitle State Superintendent of Schools," to follow
immediately after Section 28 thereof, and to read as follows:

28A.

(a)    Education accountability program. The State Board of Edu-
cation and State Superintendent of Schools, each Board of Education
and every school system, and every school, shall implement a program
of education accountability for the operation and management of the
public schools, which shall include the following:

(1)    The State Board of Education and the State Superintendent
of Schools shall assist each local school board and school system in
developing and implementing educational goals and objectives in con-
formity with statewide educational objectives for subject areas in-
cluding, but not limited to, reading, writing and mathematics.

(2)    Each school, with the assistance of its local board of educa-
tion and school system, shall survey the current status of student
achievement in reading, language, mathematics, and other areas in
order to assess its needs.

(3)    Each school shall establish as the basis of its assessment,
project goals and objectives which are in keeping with the goals and
objectives established by its board of education and the State Board
of Education.

(4) Each school, with the assistance of its local board of educa-
tion, the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of
Schools, shall develop programs for meeting its needs on the basis of
priorities which it shall set.

(5)    Evaluation programs shall concurrently be developed to de-
termine if the goals and objectives are being met.

(6)    Re-evaluation of programs, goals and objectives shall be
regularly undertaken.

(b)    The State Department of Education shall assist the local
boards of education in establishing this program by providing guide-
lines for development and implementation of the program by the
local boards, and by providing assistance and coordination where
needed and requested by those boards.

(c) The State Board of Education, upon recommendation of the

State Superintendent of Schools, shall include in its annual budget

request such funds as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Act.

(C) BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 1973, THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS
ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST SUCH FUNDS AS IT DEEMS
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

(d) (C) (D) During January, 1975, and each January thereafter,
the State Superintendent of Schools shall transmit to the Governor
and to the General Assembly a report which includes, but is not limited