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(2) The Council shall notify each parent or guardian
of the child AND, IF THE CHILD IS REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, THE
CHILD'S COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY of any meeting the Council plans
to hold to discuss the child's residential placement, at least 10
calendar days before the meeting date, of the date, time and
location of the meeting.

(c) The Council and the local coordinating council shall
notify each parent or guardian of the child AND, IF THE CHILD IS
REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, THE CHILD'S ATTORNEY in writing of:

(1)   any decision it makes concerning the child's
residential placement; and

(2)   [of] the [parent or guardian's] right OF THE
PARENT, , GUARDIAN, OR CHILD OR GUARDIAN OR THE CHILD'S COURT
APPOINTED ATTORNEY to appeal any decision made by the Council or
the local coordinating council concerning the child's residential
placement.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 27, 1988.

CHAPTER 653

(House Bill 389)

AN ACT concerning

Education - Use of Corporal Punishment in the Public Schools

FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain employees from
administering corporal punishment to discipline students in
public schools throughout the State; exempting certain
counties from the provisions of this Act; and requiring each
county board of education to adopt certain regulations
relating to discipline in the schools under the board's
jurisdiction.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 7-305

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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