§ 7-101. Eligibility for public schools; kindergarten programs
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2020
Effective: July 1, 2020
MD Code, Education, § 7-101
§ 7-101. Eligibility for public schools; kindergarten programs
(a) All individuals who are 5 years old or older and under 21 shall be admitted free of charge to the public schools of this State.
Children to attend public school in county where domiciled with parent, guardian, or relative providing kinship care
(b)(1) Except as provided in § 7-301 of this title and in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each child shall attend a public school in the county where the child is domiciled with the child's parent, guardian, or relative providing informal kinship care, as defined in subsection (c) of this section.
(3) If a child fraudulently attends a public school in a county where the child is not domiciled with the child's parent or guardian, the child's parent or guardian shall be subject to a penalty payable to the county for the pro rata share of tuition for the time the child fraudulently attends a public school in the county.
2. A school attendance area other than the school in the school attendance area where the child is domiciled with the child's parent or legal guardian if the child lives with a relative providing informal kinship care in the school attendance area and the relative verifies the informal kinship care relationship through a sworn affidavit.
(ii) 1. After allowing a child to enroll under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, subsequently a county superintendent may require that the affidavit be accompanied by supporting documentation of one or more serious family hardships and, where possible, the telephone number and address of any authority who is legally authorized to reveal information which can verify the assertions in the affidavit.
___death of father/mother/legal guardian
___serious illness of father/mother/legal guardian
___drug addiction of father/mother/legal guardian
___incarceration of father/mother/legal guardian
___abandonment by father/mother/legal guardian
___assignment of a parent or legal guardian of a child to active military duty
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(viii) The county superintendent may verify the facts contained in the foregoing affidavit and conduct an audit on a case-by-case basis after the child has been enrolled in the county public school system. If the county superintendent discovers fraud or misrepresentation, the child shall be removed from the public school or county public school system roll.
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(d) Section 4-122.1 of this article shall apply to the education funding of a child in an informal kinship care relationship if the fiscal impact of the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section exceed 0.1% of a county board's total operating budget for a fiscal year.
(e)(1) By the 2007-2008 school year, each county board shall provide full-day kindergarten programs for all kindergarten students in that county.
Credits
Added by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 122, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2002, c. 288, § 2, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 207, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2008, c. 361, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 362, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2012, c. 186, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 187, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 550, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 551, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, c. 671, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 672, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 467, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 224, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 225, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020.
FormerlyArt. 77, § 73.
MD Code, Education, § 7-101, MD EDUC § 7-101
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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