ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 433

(2) A STUDENT REQUIRED TO ATTEND A JUVENILE JUSTICE
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHO FAILS TO ATTEND IS DEEMED
DELINQUENT AS DEFINED IN § 3-8A-01(K) OF THE COURTS ARTICLE.

[(e)] (G) The juvenile justice alternative education pilot program shall:

(1)     Provide programs designed to promote self-discipline and reduce
disruptive behavior in the school environment;

(2)     Ensure that the student continues to receive appropriate educational
and related services during the term of the suspension or expulsion INCLUDING A
FOCUS IN THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC AREAS:

(I)      ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS;

(II)     MATHEMATICS;

(III)   SCIENCE; AND

(IV)    SOCIAL STUDIES; and

(3)     Offer services to facilitate the student's transition back to the school
after completion of the term of suspension or expulsion.

(H) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL CONSIDER COURSE CREDIT EARNED BY A
STUDENT WHILE IN A JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PILOT
PROGRAM AS CREDIT EARNED IN A COUNTY SCHOOL.

(I) THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL PAY TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM THE BASIC CURRENT EXPENSES PER
PUPIL FOR EACH STUDENT TRANSFERRED TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM FROM THE COUNTY'S SCHOOLS.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, not withstanding any
other provision of law, for fiscal year 2004, general funds appropriated in connection
with the juvenile justice alternative education pilot program that remain unexpended
at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall remain
available for expenditure on the juvenile justice alternative education pilot program
in the subsequent fiscal year.

SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act
shall take effect July 1, 2005.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That, except as provided in
Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

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