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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 289
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under this Act for reform of the Prince George's County public school system may not be
used to supplant any State aid for education.
SECTION 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the $20,000,000 annual
appropriation in fiscal years 2004 through 2007 under Section 12 of this Act may not
be disbursed in any fiscal year in which additional funding is provided to Prince
George's County under Chapter 288 (S.B. 856) or Chapter (H.B. 1329) of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 2002.
SECTION 14. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(1) the funds provided in Section 2 of Chapter 704 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of 1998, as amended by Chapter 420 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 2001, and as further amended by Section 5 of this Act may not be
disbursed in fiscal year 2003 until the State Superintendent and the State Board of
Education have approved the master plan required under § 4-407 of the Education
Article, as enacted by Section 3 of this Act; and
(2) in subsequent fiscal years, those funds and the funds provided in
Section 12 of this Act may only be disbursed in proportion to the degree that the Prince
George's County public school system has achieved the benchmarks and outcomes in
the master plan approved by the State Superintendent and the State Board of
Education.
SECTION 15. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the New Prince George's
County Board of Education (New Board) appointed under Section 3 of this Act shall
initiate a search process for a permanent chief executive officer (CEO) not later than 30
days after appointment. If the New Board determines that it is not feasible to appoint
a permanent CEO within that 30-day period, the New Board shall hire an interim
CEO to take office not later than August 15, 2002. The interim CEO may be eligible to
be appointed as the permanent CEO. Unless the New Board, in consultation with the
State Board of Education, determines that extenuating circumstances exist, the New
Board shall appoint a permanent CEO not later than January 1, 2003. If extenuating
circumstances exist, the New Board shall appoint a permanent CEO not later than
July 1, 2003. The New Prince George's County Board of Education may also employ an
interim administrator until the earlier of the hiring of an interim CEO or the
appointment of a permanent CEO under this section.
SECTION 16. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in each of fiscal years
2004 through 2007, the State shall provide $300,000 for the State Department of
Education to assist the State Superintendent and the State Board of Education in
overseeing the implementation of this Act, including the hiring of a liaison officer.
SECTION 17. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before June 1,
2006, a consultant shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Prince George's County
public school system and the New Prince George's County Board of Education (New
Board). The New Board and the Maryland State Department of Education shall
jointly select and equally share the cost of the consultant and determine the scope of the
comprehensive review. At a minimum, the comprehensive review shall evaluate both
the educational and management reforms made by the New Board and shall
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