WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor
(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.
(e) Children of State employees shall have priority over
other children in admission to a [group day] CHILD care center in
a State-occupied building or nearby buildings.
(f) (1) After a [group day] CHILD care center for children
of State employees has been established, the Department of
[Health and Mental Hygiene] HUMAN RESOURCES shall assess the
child [day] care needs of the State employees using the center at
least every 5 years.
(2) If the assessment demonstrates that the service
is no longer needed or feasible, the Secretary of the Department
of [Health and Mental Hygiene] HUMAN RESOURCES may close the
center.
(3) The Secretary of the Department of [Health and
Mental Hygiene] HUMAN RESOURCES shall give the [group day] CHILD
care center 90 days' written notice of closure.
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