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Ch. 2 47 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(b) The Department shall:
(1) Provide the guidance and means for establishing
[group day] CHILD care centers for the children of State
employees in State-occupied buildings or nearby buildings in
accordance with this Part [II] VIII of this subtitle;
[(2) Provide for licensing of group day CHILD care
centers for children of State employees;]
[(3)](2) Ensure that space designated within a
State-occupied building or nearby buildings for a [group day]
CHILD care center complies with the prevailing local and State
safety building codes for [group day] CHILD care centers;
[(4)](3) Apply the regulations adopted under
[this title] PART VII for [group day] CHILD care centers; and
(5) Contract for [day] CHILD care services in the
space provided. Contract providers must provide proof of
financial responsibility.
(c) (1) The Department of General Services shall:
(i) Construct or acquire the required space to
be used by the [group day] CHILD care center, which space shall
be submetered for utilities and the costs of which shall be paid
by the [day] CHILD care center; and
(ii) Inspect the facility monthly and inform
[day] CHILD care center personnel of maintenance deficiencies to
be corrected by the [day] CHILD care center.
(2) If any deficiencies under paragraph (l)(ii) of
this subsection are not corrected within a reasonable time, the
Department of General Services shall notify the Department of
[Health and Mental Hygiene] HUMAN RESOURCES which will exact
compliance in accordance with the terms of the [day] CHILD care
center contract.
(3) The [day] CHILD care center shall pay for any
costs of operation of the [day] CHILD care center.
(d) Space originally set aside for a [group day] CHILD care
center may be used for other purposes if:
(1) The building has been fully occupied for 180
days; and
(2) An application to operate a [group day] CHILD
care center has not been filed under Part [I] VII of this
subtitle.
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