WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 96

(1989 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article - Education

Section 24-106 and 24-107

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

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

Article - Education

[24-106.

(a)     There is a Lida Lee Tall Learning Resources Center.

(b)     The purpose of the Lida Lee Tall Learning Resources Center is to provide an
accessible laboratory environment for:

(1)     Training students from public institutions of higher education to be
teachers in elementary schools by providing students the opportunity for early field
experience;

(2)     Identifying and addressing appropriate early childhood and elementary
education research needs and priorities in this State;

(3)     Providing opportunities for demonstration and observation of effective
teaching practices; and

(4)     Providing in-service and staff development opportunities for faculty
from teacher education programs, prospective principals and experienced teachers in
Maryland elementary schools.

(c)     The Governor shall appoint a board of trustees to govern the Lida Lee Tall
Learning Resources Center who shall:

(1)     Establish policy and exercise general control over the Lida Lee Tall
Learning Resources Center;

(2)     Appoint the principal and upon the recommendation of the principal
shall appoint all professional and support staff and determine the salaries of the
professional and support staff;

(3)     Authorize the curricula to be used;

(4)     Determine admission requirements for students;

(5)     Set tuition; and

(6)     Encourage collaboration between the Lida Lee Tall Learning Resources
Center and the public institutions of higher education in Maryland.

(d)     (1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of 11 members. Of the members:

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