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LANS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(D)    COOPERATIVE ENTITY LIMITED TO ADMINISTERING
AGREEMENT.

A COOPERATIVE ENTITY ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY
ADMINISTER ONLY THE PROGRAMS AND EXERCISE ONLY THE POWERS
AND DUTIES SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED TO IT BY THE PUBLIC BODIES
PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT.

(E)   RELEASE FROM OBLIGATIONS LIMITED.

AN AGREEMENT MADE UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT RELIEVE
ANY COUNTY BOARD OR OTHER PARTICIPANT OF ANY OBLIGATION OR
RESPONSIBILITY IMPOSED ON IT BY LAW, EXCEPT THAT ACTUAL AND
TIMELY PERFORMANCE BY A JOINT BOARD OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
ENTITY ESTABLISHED BY AN AGREEMENT UNDER THIS SECTION MAY
BE OFFERED BY THE BOARD IN SATISFACTION OF THE OBLIGATION OR
RESPONSIBILITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §56A.

In subsection (a) (1) of this section, references
to the "State Board*1, "Boards of Community
Colleges", and other similar bodies are deleted
as "other educational institutions or agencies"
includes the deleted entities.

The only other changes are in style.

SUBTITLE 2. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

11-201. APPOINTMENT; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS; VACANCY; REMOVAL.

(A)       BALTIMORE CITY EXCEPTED.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO BALTIMORE CITY.

(B)   APPOINTMENT AND TERM.

(1)   EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL APPOINT A COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT IN FEBRUARY FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS BEGINNING
ON JULY 1 AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT.

(2)   A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT HOLDS OFFICE UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(C)       QUALIFICATIONS.

(1) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE APPOINTED AS COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT UNLESS HE;

(I)   IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE FOR
THE OFFICE BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT;

(II)   HAS GRADUATED FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY; AND

(III)    HAS COMPLETED 2 YEARS OF GRADUATE WORK AT