Ch. 207
2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(II) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, MAKE A
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF THE SENDING AGENCY THAT IS FINANCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH CHILD UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION.
(2) THE RECEIVING AGENCY SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE NOTICE
REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION TO THE SENDING AGENCY
BY JANUARY 31, AND, AT THE SAME TIME, SHALL SEND NOTICE TO THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT.
(3) THE SENDING AGENCY THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FINANCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY APPEAL THAT DETERMINATION TO
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE NOTICE
WAS MAILED.
(4) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DECIDE ALL APPEALS THAT
ARE MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND MAKE A FINAL
DETERMINATION REGARDING THE SENDING AGENCY'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR EACH CHILD IN AN INFORMAL KINSHIP CARE RELATIONSHIP UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE RECEIVING AGENCY.
(5) BY JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR, EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL
PROVIDE THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT THE DATA NECESSARY TO COMPUTE THE
LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE PER STUDENT UNDER THIS SECTION.
(6) IF BY MAY 15 A SENDING AGENCY HAS FAILED TO MAKE THE
REQUIRED PAYMENT TO A RECEIVING AGENCY, THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL
DEDUCT FROM THE NEXT PAYMENT OF STATE AID TO THE SENDING AGENCY AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OWED UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL PAY
THOSE FUNDS TO THE RECEIVING AGENCY.
(F) THE STATE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS
SECTION.
7-101.
(b) (1) Except as provided in § 7-301 of this title and in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, each child shall attend a public school in the county where the child is
domiciled with the child's [parent or guardian] PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR RELATIVE
PROVIDING INFORMAL KINSHIP CARE, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS
SECTION.
(2) Upon request and in accordance with a county board's policies
concerning residency, a county superintendent may allow a child to attend school in
the county even if the child is not domiciled in that county with the child's parent or
guardian.
(3) If a child fraudulently attends a public school in a county where the
child is not domiciled with the child's parent or guardian, the child's parent or
guardian shall be subject to a penalty payable to the county for the pro rata share of
tuition for the time the child fraudulently attends a public school in the county.
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