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MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1207 - Duties

    To further the purposes of this subtitle, the Partnership shall:        (1)    foster collaborative efforts, including public–private partnerships and memoranda of understanding, among government agencies, military installations, educational institutions, businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and other entities in the region to:            (i)    share resources, including existing manufacturing infrastructure;            (ii)    cooperate in the development of new products and processes; and            (iii)    bridge gaps between research, product development, and the commercial application of new technologies and manufacturing processes;        (2)    facilitate the involvement of Harford Community College, Cecil College, Towson University, and other segments of the higher education community in developing and sustaining a skilled additive manufacturing workforce through degree, certification, specialized training, and continuing education programs;        (3)    assist the Cecil County and Harford County public school systems in preparing students for employment in the additive manufacturing workforce;        (4)    support manufacturing businesses in retaining and expanding production and jobs;        (5)    obtain, coordinate, and disseminate marketing resources to promote and enhance additive manufacturing opportunities and investment in the region;        (6)    support priority access to workforce training funds and enterprise investment tax credits for entities that are investing resources and creating jobs in the region;        (7)    pursue federal, State, local, and other public and private funding and collaboration initiatives; and        (8)    perform any other function consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1208 - Applicability of Laws

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Partnership is exempt from Title 10 and Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Partnership, its Board, and its employees are subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 and Title 14, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (b)    The officers and employees of the Partnership are not subject to the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.    (c)    The Partnership is subject to the Public Information Act.    (d)    The Board and the officers and employees of the Partnership are subject to the Public Ethics Law.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1209 - Funding

    (a)    The State and Cecil and Harford counties jointly may finance the Partnership and its activities.    (b)    (1)    The State may provide financial support to the Partnership to assist in carrying out the activities of the Partnership.        (2)    (i)    On or before August 1 of each year, the Partnership shall submit its proposed work programs and operating budget for the following fiscal year to the Department.            (ii)    The submission shall include:                1.    supporting schedules to show how the budget is financed and to provide for review and recommendations; and                2.    a specific request to the Department for financial support in the following fiscal year.            (iii)    After review, the Department shall:                1.    consider including the request for financial support under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph in its annual budget recommendations; and                2.    forward the submission and any recommendations to the Department of Budget and Management for consideration.        (3)    (i)    In accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include in the State budget an appropriation to partially support the Partnership.            (ii)    1.    Any appropriation in a fiscal year under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be contingent on the commitment of Cecil and Harford counties to contribute funds to the Partnership during the same fiscal year.                2.    In determining the amount of an appropriation in a fiscal year, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the appropriation shall equal at least two times the total amount committed to be contributed by Cecil and Harford counties in the same fiscal year.    (c)    (1)    The governing bodies of Cecil and Harford counties each year may appropriate funds to the Partnership to promote the purposes of the Partnership.        (2)    An appropriation under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be a designated portion of the budget of the county Office of Economic Development.    (d)    The Partnership may accept additional money from any other public or private source.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1210 - Cooperation With State and Local Units

    The Partnership shall cooperate with State and local units that have relevant statutory functions and duties.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1211 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland Fund

    (a)    There is a Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to implement this subtitle.    (c)    The Partnership shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    money appropriated by Cecil and Harford counties to the Partnership;        (3)    money made available to the Fund through federal programs;        (4)    interest and investment earnings of the Fund; and        (5)    any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    The Fund may be used only to:        (1)    provide grants for projects that further the purposes of this subtitle; and        (2)    pay the administrative and operational expenses of the Partnership.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.    (h)    Money provided to the Fund that is not awarded by the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  13-1212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 13 - Regional Development Resources|Subtitle 12 - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland|Section 13-1212 - Reports

    The Partnership shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly:        (1)    on or before December 1, 2014, an update on the activities of the Partnership in implementing the provisions of this subtitle; and        (2)    on or before December 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, a complete operating and financial statement covering the Partnership’s operations and a summary of the Partnership’s activities during the preceding fiscal year.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  14-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Broadened Ownership Act|Section 14-101 - Statement of Policy

    (a)    The State:        (1)    recognizes the declaration of the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress of the United States that broadening the ownership of capital and achieving full employment should be the twin pillars of economic policy; and        (2)    encourages the broadening of the base of capital ownership among greater numbers of the residents of the State through, as one means, the use of employee stock ownership plans.    (b)    The General Assembly finds that employee stock ownership plans, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, make an important contribution toward the broadening of capital ownership, increase the income and financial security of the residents of the State, assure the residents of the State greater control of their economic futures, improve productivity and labor–management relations, contribute to the national effort to combat inflation, strengthen the free enterprise system, and put Maryland in the forefront of contemporary economic trends.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  14-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Broadened Ownership Act|Section 14-102 - Report of Efforts Required

    The Division of Labor and Industry of the Maryland Department of Labor and the Public Service Commission shall summarize their efforts to promote the policies related to broadening the ownership of capital in their respective annual reports as required by law.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  14-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Broadened Ownership Act|Section 14-103 - Use of Minority Business Enterprises for Brokerage and Investment Management Services

    (a)    The Department shall attempt to use to the greatest extent feasible minority business enterprises to provide brokerage and investment management services for any fund established under this article consistent with minority business purchasing standards applicable to units of State government under the State Finance and Procurement Article and consistent with the fiduciary duties of the Department.    (b)    For purposes of this subsection, brokerage and investment management services shall include services relating to all allocated asset classes.    (c)    (1)    To assist the Department in achieving the goal described under subsection (a) of this section, the Department shall undertake measures to remove any barriers that limit full participation by minority business enterprises in brokerage and investment management services opportunities afforded by any fund established under this article.        (2)    The measures undertaken by the Department shall include the use of a wide variety of media, including the Department’s website, to provide notice to a broad and varied range of potential providers about the brokerage and investment management services opportunities afforded under this article.    (d)    In conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, the Department shall develop guidelines to assist it in identifying and evaluating qualified minority business enterprises in order to help it achieve the objective for greater use of minority business enterprises for brokerage and investment management services under this article.    (e)    On or before September 1 each year, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on:        (1)    the identity of the minority business enterprise brokerage and investment management services firms used by any fund established under this article in the immediately preceding fiscal year;        (2)    the percentage and dollar value of the assets under the custody of each entity that are under the investment control of minority business enterprise brokerage and investment management services firms in each allocated asset class; and        (3)    the measures the entity undertook in the immediately preceding fiscal year in accordance with subsection (c)(2) of this section.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  14-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Broadened Ownership Act|Section 14-104 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Broadened Ownership Act.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  14-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems|Section 14-301 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Unmanned aircraft” means the flying portion of an unmanned aircraft system, flown by a pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an onboard computer, a communication link, and any additional equipment that is necessary for the unmanned aircraft to operate safely.        (3)    “Unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft and all the associated support equipment, control stations, data links, telemetry, communications and navigation equipment, and other equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft.    (b)    Only the State may enact a law or take any other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the testing or operation of unmanned aircraft systems in the State.    (c)    Subsection (b) of this section:        (1)    preempts the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the testing or operation of unmanned aircraft systems; and        (2)    supersedes any existing law or ordinance of a county or municipality that prohibits, restricts, or regulates the testing or operation of unmanned aircraft systems.    (d)    This section does not affect federal preemption of State law.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  14-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division II - Independent and Regional Development Units and Resources|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems|Section 14-302 - Duty to Monitor Federal Regulations or Rulemaking

    (a)    The Department and the Department of Transportation, including the Maryland Aviation Administration, shall:        (1)    monitor the Federal Aviation Administration for any proposed regulations or rulemaking that relate to the regulation of the operation of small commercial unmanned aircraft systems;        (2)    determine the impact of any proposed regulations or rulemaking on the State; and        (3)    determine whether it is in the public interest for the State to consider statewide legislation relating to the regulation of the operation of unmanned aircraft systems.    (b)    In determining the findings under subsection (a) of this section, the Department and the Department of Transportation, including the Maryland Aviation Administration, shall consult with:        (1)    the University of Maryland, in its role as a member of the Mid–Atlantic Aviation Partnership;        (2)    county and municipal governments; and        (3)    other interested parties that the Department or the Department of Transportation, including the Maryland Aviation Administration, determine appropriate.    (c)    If the Department and the Department of Transportation, including the Maryland Aviation Administration, determine that any proposed regulations or rulemaking that relate to the regulation of the operation of small commercial unmanned aircraft have been or are likely to be adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, as soon as practicably possible, the Department and the Department of Transportation, including the Maryland Aviation Administration, shall report any findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  1-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division I - Definitions; General Provisions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 1-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Any state” means:        (1)    Any state, possession, or territory of the United States;        (2)    The District of Columbia; and        (3)    The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.    (c)    “County” means a county of this State and includes Baltimore City.    (d)    “County board” means the board of education of a county and includes the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.    (e)    “County superintendent” means the county superintendent of schools of a county and includes the Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.    (f)    “Department” means the State Department of Education.    (g)    “Elementary and secondary education” means education and programs of education from and including preschool through the end of high school and their equivalent.    (h)    “Includes” or “including” means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.    (i)    “Person” includes:        (1)    An individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or other entity; and        (2)    The State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State, and any of their agencies or units.    (j)    “Property” means any real or personal property or any interest in real or personal property.    (k)    “Public schools” means the schools in the public elementary and secondary education system of this State.    (l)    “State Board” means the State Board of Education.    (m)    “State Superintendent” means the State Superintendent of Schools.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  1-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division I - Definitions; General Provisions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 1-201 - Free Schools

    There shall be throughout this State a general system of free public schools according to the provisions of this article.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  1-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division I - Definitions; General Provisions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 1-202 - Article Applicable to Baltimore City

    Unless Baltimore City expressly is excepted, the provisions of this article apply to Baltimore City.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  1-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division I - Definitions; General Provisions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future|Section 1-301 - Subtitle Is Public Policy of State

    (a)    The General Assembly finds and declares that The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future based on the policy recommendations described in the January 2019 Interim Report of the Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education established by Chapters 701 and 702 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2016 is necessary to transform Maryland’s education system to world–class student achievement levels.    (b)    This subtitle constitutes the public policy of the State.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  1-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division I - Definitions; General Provisions|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - The Blueprint for Maryland's Future|Section 1-302 - Principles of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future

    (a)    The following principles of The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future are intended to transform Maryland’s early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of high–performing systems around the world so that Maryland’s education system:        (1)    Provides its students with instruction and skills set to international standards that will enable them to be successful in the 21st–century economy and productive citizens of the State;        (2)    Gives its children access to educational experiences and opportunities beginning in early childhood that enable them to reach their full promise and potential and be ready for success in college and a rewarding career by the end of high school; and        (3)    Elevates overall student performance to be among the world’s best and eliminates achievement and opportunity gaps between students from different family incomes, races, ethnicities, abilities and disabilities, and other defining characteristics.    (b)    Achieving the principles of The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will require a sustained and coordinated statewide effort and a strong accountability system that will hold all entities accountable for implementing the policies effectively so that the public and especially parents will have confidence that the investment in the policies outlined in § 1–303 of this subtitle will achieve the desired outcomes.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 2 - State Department of Education|Subtitle 1 - Organization and General Authority of the Department|Section 2-101 - Establishment

    There is a State Department of Education, established as a principal department of the State government.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  2-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 2 - State Department of Education|Subtitle 1 - Organization and General Authority of the Department|Section 2-102 - State Board as Head of Department

    (a)    The head of the Department is the State Board of Education.    (b)    The State Board is organized and has the general powers and duties as provided in Subtitle 2 of this title.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  2-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 2 - State Department of Education|Subtitle 1 - Organization and General Authority of the Department|Section 2-103 - State Superintendent Responsible for Administration of Department

    (a)    Acting under the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the State Board, the State Superintendent is responsible for the administration of the Department and has general supervision of all professional and clerical assistants of the Department.    (b)    The State Superintendent shall be appointed and has the general powers and duties as provided in Subtitle 3 of this title.