Ch. 53                                      2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That any residential
treatment center that is provided for in the State Health Plan and that is located on
the grounds of the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School shall be excluded from the
educational program provisions of this Act.

SECTION 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, by July 15, 2003, the
Department of Juvenile Services and the State Department of Education shall
develop a schedule for implementation of the educational program for the Charles H.
Hickey, Jr. School December 1, 2003, the Department of Juvenile Services and the
State Department of Education shall develop a schedule for implementation of the
educational program for the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, which shall include a
model for testing the students affected by the provisions of this Act consistent with the
federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, including measuring the student's ability to:

(1)     maintain and improve educational achievement in core subject areas;

(2)     accrue course credits that qualify as State requirements for
graduation; and

(3)     make the transition to a regular program or other educational
program operated by a Maryland school system.

SECTION 14. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Department of
Education shall report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2003, in
accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on the schedule for
implementation and the model for testing described in Section 13 of this Act.

SECTION 8. 14. 15. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State
Department of Education shall develop and fully implement the educational program
for the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School by December 31, 2003 July 1, 2004.

SECTION 15. 16. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding
the standards set forth in § 13-108 of the State Finance and Procurement Article or in
any regulations adopted to implement that section, a procurement necessary to have
the educational program at the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School fully operational by
December 31, 2003 July 1, 2004, shall constitute an emergency for purposes of
authorizing an emergency procurement.

SECTION 9. 16. 17. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 7 of
this Act shall take effect on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in
Section 3 of Chapter 282 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002. If that
termination provision takes effect, §§ 15, 17, and 20.1 of Article 49D - Office for
Children, Youth, and Families as enacted by Section 2 of this Act shall be abrogated
and of no further force and effect. This Act may not be interpreted to have any effect
on that termination provision.

SECTION 10. 17. 18. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 4 8 of
this Act shall take effect on the taking effect of the contingency specified in Section 2
of Chapter 347 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1995 and Section 2 of Chapter

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