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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(1)   IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WHO NEED SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES;
AND

(2)   SHALL PROVIDE OR ARRANGE FOR APPROPRIATE
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THESE HANDICAPPED
CHILDREN.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as the
first three sentences of Art. 77, §99.

In this section, the present reference to

"Baltimore City" is deleted in light of the

definition of "county board" in §1-10 1 of this
article.

The only other changes are in style.

8-412. TRANSPORTATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

(A)   COUNTY BOARDS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION.

IF THE ENROLLMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ARE APPROVED BY
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL PROVIDE OR
ARRANGE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL
YEAR OF EACH HANDICAPPED CHILD IN A:

(1)   PUBLIC SCHOOL;

(2)   SCHOOL MAINTAINED BY A STATE AGENCY; AND

(3)   A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS APPROVED AS A
SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITY BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(B)   TRANSPORTATION OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCY.

THE COUNTY BOARD OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE HANDICAPPED
CHILD RESIDES SHALL CERTIFY AND PAY THE COST OF HIS DAILY OR
OTHER REASONABLE TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL UNDER THE RULES
AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT IF:

(1)   THE SCHOOL IS OUTSIDE THIS STATE OR THE
COUNTY IN WHICH THE CHILD RESIDES; AND

(2)    STATE AID HAS PROVIDED FOR THE EDUCATION OF
THE CHILD UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)   RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY HARDSHIP
CASES THAT REASONABLY MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO
GUARANTEE ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL
YEAR.

(D) STATE TO REIMBURSE COUNTY FOR TRANSPORTATION.