Section 9-101 – Maryland Public Charter School Program
(a) There is a Maryland Public Charter School Program. (b) The general purpose of the Program is to establish an alternative means within the existing public school system in order to provide innovative learning opportunities and creative educational approaches to improve the education of students.
Section 9-102 – “Public Charter School” Defined
In this title, “public charter school” means a public school that: (1) Is nonsectarian in all its programs, policies, and operations; (2) Is a school to which parents choose to send their children; (3) Except as provided in §§ 9–102.1, 9–102.2, and 9–102.3 of this title, is open to all students on a space–available basis and admits students […]
Section 9-102.1 – Waiver From 9-102(3)
(a) The State Board may grant a waiver from § 9–102(3) of this title to a public charter school if the public charter school: (1) Is located on property within a federal military base in the State; and (2) Will admit students with parents who are not assigned to the base to at least 35% of its total […]
Section 9-102.2 – Lottery — Weighting and Guaranteed Placement
(a) A public charter school may give greater weight to a student’s lottery status as part of a lottery held under § 9–102(3) of this title and in accordance with an application submitted under § 9–104 of this title if the student is: (1) Eligible for free or reduced price meals; (2) A student with disabilities; (3) A student […]
Section 9-102.3 – Waiver — Converted Public Charter School Providing Guaranteed Placement Within Geographic Attendance Area
(a) In accordance with § 9–104 of this title, a county board may grant a waiver from § 9–102(3) of this title to: (1) A converted public charter school that: (i) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, provides guaranteed placement through a lottery to students who live within the geographic attendance area established by the county board; […]
Section 9-103 – Public Chartering Authority
The public chartering authority for the granting of a charter shall be a county board of education.