PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 17

(2)     A parent surrogate is not liable to the child entrusted to that parent
surrogate or to the parent of that child for any damages that result from acts or omissions
of that parent surrogate constituting ordinary negligence.

(3)     This immunity does not apply to liability covered by any applicable
insurance, to the extent of that coverage, or to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful,
or wanton negligence.

(g) (1) A PUBLIC AGENCY MAY REQUEST THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT TERMINATE THE APPOINTMENT OF A PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED
PARENT SURROGATE FOR GOOD CAUSE.

(2) WHEN A PUBLIC AGENCY REQUESTS THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT TERMINATE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PARENT SURROGATE,
THAT THE AGENCY SHOULD SHALL STATE THE REASONS FOR THE ACTION AND
SUBMIT THE NAME AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
PROPOSED TO BE ASSIGNED AS THE NEW PARENT SURROGATE

(H) The State Board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act on the qualifications, selection, appointment, training,
compensation, removal, and replacement necessary to implement this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1996.

Approved April 9, 1996.

CHAPTER 17
(Senate Bill 100)

AN ACT concerning

County Board Plans for Special Education

FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions requiring counties and local school
systems to develop plans for the provision of certain services to children with
disabilities; and generally relating to special education.

BY repealing

Article - Education

Section 8-404, 8-405, 8-406, 8-407, and 8-408

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

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