eligible to participate, a nonpublic school
shall:

(1)    Hold a certificate of approval from or
be registered with the State Board of
Education;

(2)    Not charge more tuition to a
participating student than the
statewide average per pupil
expenditure by the local education
agencies, as calculated by the
department,         with         appropriate
exceptions for special education
students as determined by the
department; and

(3)    Comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, as amended.

The department shall establish a process to
ensure that the local education agencies
are effectively and promptly working with
the nonpublic schools to assure that the
nonpublic schools have appropriate access
to federal funds for which they are
eligible..........................................................

Further provided that no more than 3.0% of
this appropriation may be used for
administrative expenses.

Further provided that the Maryland State
Department of Education shall:

(1)    Assure that the process for textbook
acquisition uses a list of qualified
textbook vendors and of qualified
textbooks; uses textbooks that are
secular in character and acceptable for
use in any public elementary or
secondary school in Maryland; and

(2)    Receive requisitions for textbooks to be
purchased from the eligible and
participating schools, and forward the
approved requisitions and payments to
the qualified textbook vendor who will

Ch. 202

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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor