Ch. 254

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Section 8-501 through 8-508, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 5.

Homeless Children"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Education

SUBTITLE 5. HOMELESS CHILDREN.

8-501.

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B) "HOMELESS CHILD" MEANS;

(1) A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND MARYLAND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING HEAD START, SPECIAL EDUCATION, OR ANY OTHER
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND WHO LACKS A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE
NIGHTTIME PLACE OF ABODE; OR

(2) A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD WHO HAS A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME PLACE OF
ABODE THAT IS:

(I) A SUPERVISED PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OPERATED SHELTER
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS, INCLUDING
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH, HOTELS AND
MOTELS, SHELTERS, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING;

(II) AN INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE
FOR INDIVIDUALS INTENDED TO BE INSTITUTIONALIZED; OR

(III) A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR
ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN
BEINGS.

(C) "PARENT" OR "GUARDIAN" MEANS:

(1) THE PARENT OR PERSON HAVING LEGAL OR LAWFUL PHYSICAL
CUSTODY OF A CHILD;

(2) THE DIRECTOR OF A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND
HOMELESS YOUTH, in CONSULTATION WITH THE HOMELESS CHILD, WHERE SUCH
HOMELESS CHILD IS LIVING IN SUCH A PROGRAM; OR

(3) THE HOMELESS CHILD IF THE CHILD IS OVER THE AGE OF 16 AND NO
PARENT OR GUARDIAN is AVAILABLE.

(D) "SCHOOL OF ORIGIN" MEANS;

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