S.B. 242

VETOES

FOR the purpose of preventing any bylaw, rule, or regulation that requires county boards
of education to expend additional funds in excess of a certain amount from taking
effect unless certain conditions are present; defining a certain term; preventing certain
programs initiated by the State Board from taking effect unless certain conditions are
met; excluding certain items from certain calculations; providing for a certain
exception; specifying that the Department of Fiscal Services shall determine the
projected cost of implementing the bylaw, rule, or regulation: and generally relating
to education funding.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 2-205(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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

Article - Education

2-205.

(c) (i) The State Board shall adopt bylaws, rules, arid regulations for the
administration of the public schools.

(2)     These bylaws, rules, and regulations have the force of law when adopted
and published.

(3)      The bylaws, rules, and regulations apply to each county. However, they
do not apply to Baltimore City to the extent that they relate to matters that are the
subject of other provisions of this article that do not apply to Baltimore City.

             (4) (I) IN THIS PARAGRAPH, PROGRAM" MEANS ANY NEW REQUIREMENT

OR A MODIFICATION OF ANY EXISTING REQUIREMENT IMPOSED BY THE STATE BOARD

BY BYLAW, RULE, OR REGULATION THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES BY

COUNTY BOARDS.

                   (II) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) (8) OF THIS

SUBSECTION, IF A BYLAW, RULE; OR REGULATION PROGRAM ADOPTED BY THE
STATE BOARD WILL REQUIRE THE COUNTY BOARDS TO EXPEND ADDITIONAL
FUNDS IN EXCESS OF AN AGGREGATE OF $250,000 $1,000,000 PER PROGRAM, AS
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES, THE BYLAW, RULE, OR
REGULATION PROGRAM MAY NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL:

(I) I. THE STATE PROVIDES FUNDS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED
TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY BOARDS FOR THE EXPENDITURES REQUIRED BY THE
BYLAW, RULE, OR REGULATION PROGRAM; OR

      (II) 2. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY LAW, WAIVES THE
REQUIREMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

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