§ 2-303. Powers and duties of State Superintendent
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 2-303
§ 2-303. Powers and duties of State Superintendent
(a) In addition to the other powers granted and duties imposed under this article, the State Superintendent has the powers and duties set forth in this section.
(b)(1) The State Superintendent shall enforce the provisions of:
(2) If an educational institution, a county board, or a nonpublic prekindergarten program, or nonpublic school subject to the requirements of § 26-704 of this article violates any of these provisions, the State Superintendent, by written notice, may require the State Comptroller to withhold from that institution, board, program, or school:
(c) The State Superintendent shall:
(d) The State Superintendent is a member of the Governor's Executive Council.
(e) The State Superintendent shall:
(f)(1) Subject to the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the State Board, and except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, the State Superintendent, or the State Superintendent's designee, shall approve or disapprove each:
(5) For the purchase of any ground or school site under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the county board shall submit the purchase to the State Superintendent, or the State Superintendent's designee, for approval or disapproval not more than 3 years before the project is submitted to the Interagency Commission on School Construction for local planning approval.
(g)(1) The State Superintendent shall certificate the professional personnel in each public school in accordance with this article and subject to the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board.
1. 55 years old or older; or
2. Employed in public or approved nonpublic school service for at least 25 years.
(h)(1) If the program is based on and complies with the standards established by the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the State Board, the State Superintendent shall approve any program of instruction offered by a State institution under the supervision of:
(i)(1) The State Superintendent may furnish visual and auditory aids, educational television, and any other aids to facilitate instruction in all subjects in any school, institution, or organization under the supervision of the State Board.
(j) The State Superintendent shall establish an Early Childhood Development Division within the Department.
Credits
Added by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 478; Acts 1980, c. 806; Acts 1982, c. 430, § 4; Acts 1986, c. 636, § 2; Acts 1986, c. 637, § 2; Acts 1987, c. 290, § 1; Acts 1989, c. 539, § 7; Acts 1989, c. 759; Acts 1991, c. 662, § 1; Acts 1994, c. 140, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 8, § 4, eff. June 1, 1995; Acts 1997, c. 105, § 1, eff. June 1, 1997; Acts 2003, c. 53, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, c. 585, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 585, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2018, c. 14, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2022, c. 739, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 679, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 77, §§ 5, 24 to 29, 33.
MD Code, Education, § 2-303, MD EDUC § 2-303
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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