§ 8-404. Regulations relating to educational standards
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MD Code, Education, § 8-404
§ 8-404. Regulations relating to educational standards
(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:
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Added as Education § 8-403 by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 1002; Acts 1980, c. 835; Acts 1985, c. 10, § 3. Renumbered as Education § 8-404 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 726, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2000, c. 617, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000.
Formerly Art. 77, § 106D.
MD Code, Education, § 8-404, MD EDUC § 8-404
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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