WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Senate Bill No. 81

AN ACT concerning

Education - School Renovations

FOR the purpose of specifying that the cost of systemic

renovations may not be considered a construction or capital
improvement cost for purposes of State aid for school

construction; repealing the exemption from certain

provisions of the State Government Article relating to the

rules, regulations, and procedures of the school

construction program; and generally relating to State aid
for school construction.

Education - Public School Construction

FOR the purpose of requiring statutory authorization prior
consultation with the Legislative Policy Committee for
certain changes in the rules, regulations, or procedures of
the Public School Construction Program prior to adoption by
the Board of Public Works; authorizing the Legislative
Policy Committee to reject certain changes in the rules,
regulations, or procedures of the Public School Construction
Program within a certain time period; providing for the
effective date of this Act; and generally relating to State
aid for school construction.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 5-301(a), (b), (1) and (g)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

5-301.

(a) (1) For the purposes of this section other than
subsection (c) SUBSECTIONS (C) AND (G), the Board of Public Works
shall define by regulation what constitutes an approved public
school construction or capital improvement cost.

(2) The cost of [acquiring land] THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
may not be considered a construction or capital improvement cost
and may not be paid by the State:

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