Ch. 307                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(7) REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE THAT CONTRACTS AND
SUBCONTRACTS ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 17, SUBTITLE 2 AND
TITLE 14 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE IF THE
REQUIREMENTS WOULD OTHERWISE BE APPLICABLE.

5-302.

(a)     (1) The BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL ESTABLISH THE Interagency
Committee on School Construction [established by the Board of Public Works is] AS
a unit within the Department for administrative and budgetary purposes.

(2)      THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING
MEMBERS:

(I)      THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE
SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE;

(II)     THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, OR THE
SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE; AND

(III)   THE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES, OR THE SECRETARY'S
DESIGNEE.

(3)      THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE
SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE, SHALL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE.

(4)      THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY DELEGATE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO THE
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD TO BE NECESSARY AND
APPROPRIATE.

(b)     (1) The Department or any other State agency may lend its employees to
serve as the staff for the Interagency Committee.

(2) These employees shall be paid by the agency that employs them.

(c)     The Executive Director of the Interagency Committee shall be appointed
by the Interagency Committee with the approval of the Board of Public Works.

(d)     (1) (I) The Interagency Committee [on School Construction] shall
prepare projections of school construction and capital improvement needs for
submission to the Capital Debt Affordability Committee under § 8-112(c)(3) of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

(II) The projections shall be prepared in accordance with the [rules,
regulations, and procedures] REGULATIONS adopted by the Board under § 5-301 of
this subtitle.

(2) (I) The Board of Public Works or the Interagency Committee [on
School Construction] shall notify each county board and each local governing body of

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