Section 9-503 – Board Members — Educator Member — Background of Members — Chair — Action by Board
(a) The Board consists of the following members: (1) the Secretary; (2) the Secretary of Higher Education; (3) the State Superintendent of Schools; (4) a representative of the Public School Superintendents’ Association of Maryland, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; (5) the Attorney General of the State, or the Attorney General’s designee; (6) one educator employed […]
Section 9-504 – Board to Oversee All Services to Juveniles in Residential Facility — Minimum Standards — Postsecondary Education Programs
(a) Beginning July 1, 2022, the Board shall oversee and approve all educational services to all juveniles who are in a residential facility. (b) The Board shall: (1) develop, recommend, and approve for every residential facility an educational training program that: (i) meets the special needs and circumstances of the juveniles in the residential facility; and (ii) is accredited by […]
Section 9-505 – Monthly Board Meetings — Quorum — Recordkeeping
(a) The Board shall meet publicly in the State at least once per month at the times determined by: (1) a majority of the members then serving; (2) the chair of the Board; or (3) the Secretary. (b) A majority of the members then serving constitutes a quorum. (c) The Board shall: (1) maintain minutes of its meetings and any other records […]
Section 9-506 – Juvenile Services Education Program Superintendent — Duties — Background — Salary — Additional Staff
(a) The Board shall appoint a Juvenile Services Education Program Superintendent. (b) The Superintendent shall: (1) implement and administer the educational programs approved by the Board; (2) oversee the education of every juvenile in a residential facility; (3) meet with and advise the Board about educational programs and outcomes for juveniles; (4) select, organize, and direct the staff of the Juvenile […]
Section 9-601 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” has the meaning stated in § 9–501 of this title. (c) “Facility” means a building or buildings and related physical infrastructure at a geographically distinct location at which the Department operates a program. (d) “Memorandum of understanding” means the memorandum of understanding between the Board and […]
Section 9-602 – Juvenile Services Education Program
There is a Juvenile Services Education Program within the Department.
Section 9-603 – Joint Authority and Responsibility — Program Implemented by Superintendent — Staffing — Annual Appropriation
(a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the Department and the Board, subject to the memorandum of understanding, jointly shall have the authority and responsibility for implementing the juvenile services educational programs in the State. (2) The Superintendent shall provide and oversee educational services to all juveniles in a residential facility. (b) The Superintendent shall implement for each residential facility […]
Section 9-604 – Notification of Educational Rights to Juvenile — Re-Enrollment of Juvenile in Residential Facility — Minimum Educational Program — Possible Waiver of High School Graduation Requirements
(a) (1) The Department shall notify a juvenile in custody of the juvenile’s educational rights. (2) A juvenile in the custody of the Department who is enrolled in a public school at the time the juvenile is taken into custody may not be disenrolled from that school until after disposition of the juvenile’s case. (3) The public school in […]
Section 9-605 – Reimbursement of Department for Basic Daily Cost
(a) In this section, “basic daily cost” means the average amount spent by a county board of education from county and State funds for the public education of a nondisabled child divided by the number of actual school days required for a public school under § 7–103 of the Education Article. (b) A county board of education […]
Section 9-606 – Annual Report by Superintendent — Items Included
(a) (1) On or before December 1, 2022, and each December 1 thereafter, the Superintendent with the aid of the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the aggregate educational outcomes of the programs required by this subtitle at each residential […]