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MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-3A-09 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 3A - Education of Deaf Children|Section 8-3A-09 - Maryland School for the Deaf -- Funding

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “4–year average annual full–time equivalent enrollment” means:            (i)    The average number of students enrolled annually in grades prekindergarten through grade 12 at the Maryland School for the Deaf during 4 consecutive school years as determined by dividing the aggregate monthly enrollment during the 4–year period by the number of months school is in session during the 4–year period; and            (ii)    One–half the average number of children served annually by the Maryland School for the Deaf’s Early Intervention Program during 4 consecutive school years as determined by dividing the Program’s aggregate monthly enrollment during the 4–year period by the number of months school is in session during the 4–year period.        (3)    “Growth in the target per pupil foundation amount” means the change in the per pupil amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per pupil amount from the prior fiscal year.        (4)    “Target per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for each fiscal year by the Department in accordance with § 5–202 of this article.        (5)    “Weighted enrollment growth” means the product of 0.2 times the change in the 4–year average annual full–time equivalent enrollment from the 3rd through the 6th prior school years to the 2nd through the 5th prior school years divided by the 4–year average annual full–time equivalent enrollment from the 3rd through the 6th prior school years.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Maryland School for the Deaf shall receive an appropriation equal to or greater than the sum of:            (i)    75% of the prior year appropriation multiplied by the product of:                1.    The sum of the weighted enrollment growth plus 1; and                2.    The sum of the growth in the target per pupil foundation amount plus 1; and            (ii)    25% of the prior year appropriation multiplied by the sum of the weighted enrollment growth plus 1.        (2)    The minimum appropriation required under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be reduced to the extent reductions are made to the administrative expenses of the Maryland School for the Deaf.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-3A-10 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 3A - Education of Deaf Children|Section 8-3A-10 - Maryland School for the Deaf -- Pay Plan for Teachers and Professionals

    (a)    There shall be a single, uniform pay plan for teachers and other professional personnel at the campuses of the Maryland School for the Deaf. The pay plan shall be established by the Secretary of Budget and Management after considering recommendations from the Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf. The Secretary shall include in the pay plan classifications and pay grades based on the duties, responsibilities, education, and training required.    (b)    In determining its recommendations for the pay plan, the Board of Trustees, in consultation with the faculty and staff of the Maryland School for the Deaf, shall review the salaries of public school teachers and other professional personnel in Frederick and Howard counties and shall recommend to the Secretary of Budget and Management salaries that will be adequate to recruit and retain qualified teachers and professional personnel at the Maryland School for the Deaf.    (c)    The Board of Trustees shall provide their recommendations to the Secretary of Budget and Management on or before the June 1 prior to the July 1 of the first fiscal year in which the pay plan will take effect.    (d)    Beginning with the third fiscal year the pay plan is in effect and in every third fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Budget and Management shall adjust the pay plan, if necessary, to ensure that salaries in the pay plan are adequate to recruit and retain qualified educators and other professional personnel.    (e)    On or before the September 1 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which adjustments to the pay plan may be made under this subsection, the Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf shall review the salaries of public school teachers and other professional personnel in Frederick and Howard counties and shall recommend adjustments to the pay plan to the Secretary of Budget and Management.    (f)    The Secretary of Budget and Management shall review the recommendations of the Board of Trustees prior to making adjustments to the pay plan authorized by this Act.    (g)    The Secretary of Budget and Management shall incorporate these adjustments into the budget recommendations for the Governor’s review and approval for inclusion in the annual budget request.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-3A-11 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 3A - Education of Deaf Children|Section 8-3A-11 - Penalties

    (a)    Any person who has a deaf child under the person’s control and who violates any provision of § 8–3A–02 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5 for each offense.    (b)    Any person who induces or attempts to induce a deaf child to be absent unlawfully from school, or who employs or harbors a deaf child who is absent unlawfully from school, while the school is in session, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense.    (c)    (1)    Before a State’s Attorney enforces this section, the State’s Attorney shall have the child examined by two physicians to determine whether the child is unable to progress satisfactorily on account of the child’s hearing impairment or from some other cause.        (2)    One of the physicians shall be an appropriate specialist.        (3)    If the examination by the physicians indicates that the failure to progress satisfactorily in school is due to a hearing impairment, the State’s Attorney shall enforce the provisions of this section.        (4)    These medical examinations shall be paid for by the county in which the child who is examined resides.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-401 - Definitions; Domicile of Child

    (a)    (1)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Child with a disability” means a child who has been determined through appropriate assessment as having autism, deaf–blindness, hearing impairment, including deafness, emotional disability, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment, including blindness, and who because of that impairment needs special education and related services.        (3)    “Free appropriate public education” means special education and related services that:            (i)    Are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, at no cost to the parents;            (ii)    Meet the standards of the State Board regulations and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);            (iii)    Includes preschool, elementary, and secondary education; and            (iv)    Are provided in conformance with the requirements of the child’s individualized education program.        (4)    (i)    “Related services” means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as may be required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.            (ii)    “Related services” includes the early identification and assessment of disabling conditions in children.            (iii)    “Related services” does not include a surgically implanted medical device or the replacement of the device.        (5)    “Special education” means specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including:            (i)    Instruction in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and            (ii)    Instruction in physical education.    (b)    In this subtitle the domicile of a child with a disability is the county in which the parent or guardian who has legal custody of the child is domiciled.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-402 - Workers' Compensation for Child With a Disability

    (a)    (1)    A child with a disability who has been placed by a local school system or private noncollegiate institution with an employer in an unpaid work assignment as part of an individualized education program is a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.        (2)    A resident in a facility as defined under § 10–101(g) of the Health – General Article is not a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.    (b)    Compensation for injury or death to a child with a disability under this section shall be based on the federal minimum wage in effect at the time of the child’s injury.    (c)    A local school system or private noncollegiate institution that places a child with a disability with an employer in an unpaid work assignment pursuant to the child’s individualized education program may secure workers’ compensation coverage for that child.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-403 - Appropriate Public Education for Child With a Disability

    (a)    The State and each local school system shall make a free appropriate public education available to each child with a disability, as provided by this subtitle.    (b)    Appropriate special education and related services are available to a child with a disability from birth through the end of the school year in which the child turns 21 years of age.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-404 - Adoption of Regulatory Standards for Education of Children With Disabilities

    (a)    The State Board shall adopt, as regulations, standards for the identification, evaluation, educational placement, and the provision of a free appropriate public education of each child in this State who has begun the school year under the age of 21 and is found to need special education and related services, whether or not the child is receiving nonduplicative services from another governmental agency.    (b)    Before these standards are adopted, the State Board shall consult with public and private agencies and persons who are concerned with and knowledgeable about the educational needs of children with disabilities who require special education and related services.    (c)    The standards for the education of a child with a disability who is enrolled in a school that is operated by an agency other than a local school system may not be lower than the standards for the education of a child with a disability who is enrolled in a school that is operated by a local school system. The standards for the approval of schools located in jurisdictions outside Maryland shall be the same as standards applicable to the approval of schools within Maryland. However, no school located in a jurisdiction outside Maryland shall be approved if the charges for pupils approved by the Department are higher than charges for pupils from any other state for the same services, unless waived by the State Superintendent.    (d)    The standards shall include:        (1)    The required qualifications for teachers, administrators, and other professionals serving a child with a disability;        (2)    Procedures for the identification, evaluation, educational placement, and provision of a free appropriate public education for a child with a disability who requires the provision of special education and related services;        (3)    Guidelines for curricula, instructional materials, equipment, and the organization, administration, and supervision of the program, including accounting, auditing, and reporting procedures;        (4)    Provisions for local, regional, and State day and residential centers for children with disabilities who cannot be served appropriately in the public schools;        (5)    Coordination of these special education services with services given by any other government agency; and        (6)    Guidelines for approval of placement in nonpublic schools or facilities if appropriate public services are not available.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-407 - Proceedings to Conform With Federal Law

    All proceedings held and decisions made pursuant to this subtitle shall be in conformance with applicable federal law.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-411 - Education and Training of Children With Disabilities Who Are Under the Age of 6

    (a)    (1)    Each year the Governor shall place an item in the State budget for the education and training of children with disabilities who are under the age of 6.        (2)    The appropriation by the General Assembly shall be spent under the supervision and control of the Department.    (b)    The Department shall adopt standards and issue rules and regulations based on these standards for:        (1)    Identification, evaluation, early intervention, and education of children with disabilities;        (2)    Qualifications of service providers and teachers;        (3)    Curriculum and equipment; and        (4)    General supervision and operation of the program provided in this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-412.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-412.1 - Transfer of Rights at Age of Majority

    (a)    When a child with a disability reaches the age of 18 years, all rights accorded to parents under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall transfer to the child if the child has not been adjudged incompetent under State law and if there is documentation that:        (1)    The parents are unavailable or unknown as defined in § 8-412 of this subtitle, the child would be eligible for a parent surrogate, and the child requests that the parental rights be transferred to the child;        (2)    The parents have not participated in the special education decision making process for the child after repeated attempts by the local school system to involve the parents over the previous year as described in COMAR 13A.05.01.07C(7);        (3)    The parents have affirmatively rejected participation in the special education decision making process;        (4)    The parents cannot participate in the special education decision making process due to prolonged hospitalization, institutionalization, or serious illness or infirmity of one or both of the parents and the parents have consented to the transfer of rights to the child;        (5)    The parents cannot participate in the special education decision making process due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the parents and the parents have consented to the transfer of rights to the child; or        (6)    The child is living outside of the parents’ home and is not in the care or custody of another public agency as defined in § 8-412 of this subtitle.    (b)    A child with disabilities who reaches the age of 18 years and is living at home with the child’s parents and whose parents do not consent to the transfer of rights to the child may file for due process in accordance with § 8-413 of this subtitle to determine whether the rights should be transferred to the child.    (c)    If a child with disabilities who has reached the age of 18 years has been represented by a parent surrogate as defined in § 8-412 of this subtitle, any notice required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be provided to both the child and to the parent surrogate and all other rights accorded to the parent surrogate under that Act shall transfer to the child if the child has not been adjudged incompetent under State law and the child requests that the rights transfer to the child.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-414 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-414 - Funding Level Beginning in Fiscal Year 1982

    Beginning in fiscal year 1982, the funding level provided by this State and its counties for special education and related services for children with disabilities may not be less than the funding level for these services in fiscal year 1981 required under §§ 8–417 through 8–417.6 of this subtitle, as those sections were codified on June 30, 1981.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-415 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-415 - Shared Cost of Education of Children With Disabilities

    (a)    Reserved.    (b)    Reserved.    (c)    Reserved.    (d)    (1)    In this subsection, “basic cost” as to each county, means the average amount spent by the county from county, State, and federal sources for the public education of a nonhandicapped child. “Basic cost” does not include amounts specifically allocated and spent for identifiable compensatory programs for disadvantaged children.        (2)    As provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the State and the counties shall share collectively in the cost of educating children with disabilities in nonpublic programs under § 8–406 of this subtitle.        (3)    (i)    Subject to the limitation under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, for each of these children domiciled in the county, the county shall contribute for each placement the sum of:                1.    The local share of the basic cost;                2.    An additional amount equal to 200 percent of the basic cost; and                3.    A.    For fiscal year 2009, an additional amount equal to 20 percent of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the sum of items 1 and 2 of this subparagraph; and                B.    For fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year thereafter, an additional amount equal to 30 percent of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the sum of items 1 and 2 of this subparagraph.            (ii)    The amount that a county is required to contribute under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not exceed the total cost or reimbursement amount approved by the Department.        (4)    For each of these children, the State shall contribute an amount equal to the amount of the approved cost or reimbursement in excess of the amount the county is required to contribute under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  8-417 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children|Subtitle 4 - Children With Disabilities|Section 8-417 - Rate Setting for Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Nonpublic general education school” means a nonpublic school approved under COMAR 13A.09.10 pursuant to § 2–206 of this article and operated in conjunction with residential or nonresidential child care programs licensed or approved by the Department, the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, or the Department of Juvenile Services.        (3)    “Nonresidential child care program” means a program that:            (i)    Provides services for children in a nonresidential setting, designed to achieve objectives related to the needs of children at risk of out–of–home placement; and            (ii)    Is licensed or approved by the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, or the Department of Juvenile Services.        (4)    “Residential child care program” means a program that:            (i)    Provides care for children 24 hours a day within a structured set of services and activities designed to achieve objectives related to the needs of the children served; and            (ii)    Is licensed by the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, or the Department of Juvenile Services.    (b)    (1)    The Department, in collaboration with the fiscal agent of the Children’s Cabinet Fund under Title 8, Subtitle 5 of the Human Services Article, shall administer and implement a redesigned rate setting process for nonpublic general education schools, residential child care programs, and nonresidential child care programs.        (2)    The Department of Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Budget and Management, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall participate with the Department in the development and implementation of rates in programs licensed or approved by those agencies to the extent required by federal and State law.    (c)    (1)    A decision as to the amount or implementation of rates established under this section may be appealed by sending a written request for appeal to the Children’s Cabinet.        (2)    The request shall set forth the specific objections to the decision as to the amount or implementation of rates established under this section.        (3)    The Children’s Cabinet or designees shall issue a final, binding opinion upholding, reversing, or modifying the rates set by the Interagency Rates Committee within 30 days after receipt of the request for appeal.