Ch. 306                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(vii) The hiring of personnel in connection with school construction
or capital improvements;

(viii) The actual construction of school buildings or their
improvements;

(ix) The relative roles of different State and local governmental
agencies in the planning and construction of school buildings or school capital
improvements; [and]

(x) School construction and capital improvements necessary or
appropriate for the proper implementation of this section;

(XI)    AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAMS;

(XII)  DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS THAT
PERMIT THE SHARING OF FACILITIES AMONG TWO OR MORE SCHOOL SYSTEMS;

(XIII) THE SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS BY SCHOOL
SYSTEMS;

(XIV) THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS BY SCHOOL SYSTEMS; AND

(XV)   METHOD OF PAYMENTS MADE BY THE STATE UNDER THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

(3) THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
SHALL CONTAIN PROVISIONS:

(I)      ESTABLISHING A STATE AND LOCAL COST-SHARE FORMULA
FOR EACH COUNTY THAT IDENTIFIES THE FACTORS USED IN ESTABLISHING THE
FORMULAS;

(II)     REQUIRING LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO ADOPT
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MASTER PLANS AND ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS;

(III)   PROVIDING A METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM STATE
CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION FOR EACH PROJECT APPROVED FOR STATE FUNDING;

(IV)    REFERENCING THE POLICIES STATED IN § 5-7B-07 OF THE
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE;

(V)     REQUIRING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ADOPT PROCEDURES
CONSISTENT WITH THE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE POLICIES OF THE STATE
AS REQUIRED UNDER THE CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS;

(VI)    ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE APPEAL OF DECISIONS BY
THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS;

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