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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 328
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(iv) Recreation centers;
(3) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, programs or activities
directed or operated by an agency of the State that involve occasional use of public
facilities including:
(i) Schools;
(ii) Playgrounds;
(iii) Parks; or
(iv) Recreation centers; or
(4) Youth overnight programs sponsored by religious or community
organizations operating or conducted for not more than [7] 5 consecutive days during
any 1 calendar year, SUCH AS A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, YOUTH BIKE TRIP, AND
SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.
(b) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, each
local government shall adopt health and safety standards pertaining to the operation
of youth camps.
(2) Each unit of local government, or the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, that directs or operates a program or activity under
subsection (a)(2) of this section shall certify in writing on or before April 1 of each year
to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that all of those programs and
activities operated by the unit comply with the applicable health and safety standards
of the local jurisdiction in which the program or activity is located and any State law
the enforcement of which has been delegated to local government. However, a unit
may annually elect to comply with this subtitle and the regulations adopted under it.
(c) Each agency of the State that directs or operates a program or activity that
is not exempt under subsection (a)(3) of this section shall annually certify in writing
to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that each program or activity
operated by the agency complies with this subtitle and the regulations adopted under
it.
(d) The Department shall:
(1) Conduct inspections of:
(i) A random 5 percent sample of programs or activities described
under subsection (b) or (c) of this section to ensure that each program or activity is in
compliance with all applicable health and safety laws and standards; and
(ii) Any program or activity about which a complaint has been filed;
and
(2) Advise the unit or agency of any significant violation of State
regulations that would adversely impact the health or safety of children participating
in a program or activity.
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