PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 641

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 7-213(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, The Maryland School for the Deaf provides an essential service for
some deaf children in the State who meet its admissions policy; and

WHEREAS, A minimum level of funding is necessary to cover the costs of inflation
and enrollment growth and to ensure adequate maintenance of the School's existing
programs; and

WHEREAS, Education programs and other services to the School's students should
not be reduced or disrupted during the school year as a result of mid-year appropriation
reductions; and

WHEREAS, There is a need for educational services to expand the educational
options in Maryland for deaf students with who have other moderate to severe
disabilities; and

WHEREAS, The Maryland Department of Education has the responsibility to
monitor the programs provided by the School; now, therefore,

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

Article - Education

8-310.1.

(A)     THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SHALL ESTABLISH AND
OPERATE A PROGRAM OF ENHANCED SERVICES FOR DEAF STUDENTS WHO HAVE
OTHER MODERATE TO SEVERE DISABILITIES.

(B)     THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION
OF THE PROGRAM IN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF TIES SECTION § 8-310.2 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(C)     THE COSTS OF PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICES TO A CHILD UNDER THE
PROGRAM SHALL BE PAID TO THE SCHOOL AND BE PROVIDED JOINTLY BY THE
STATE AND BY THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE CHILD IS DOMICILED.

(D)     (1) THE COUNTY IN WHICH A CHILD ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM IS
DOMICILED SHALL PAY THE LOCAL SHARE OF THE "BASIC COST", AS DEFINED IN §
8-415(D)(1) OF THIS TITLE, OF THE EDUCATION FOR THAT CHILD.

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