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§ 9.5-503. Cooperation with other departments

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: June 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 9.5. Division of Early Childhood Development (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Child Care Centers in State-Occupied Buildings (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2016
MD Code, Education, § 9.5-503
Formerly cited as MD Family Law § 5-588
§ 9.5-503. Cooperation with other departments
Currentness
Cooperation of departments
(a) The Maryland Department of Health and the Department of General Services shall cooperate with and assist the Department in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle.
Duties of the Department
(b) The Department shall:
(1) Provide the guidance and means for establishing child care centers for the children of State employees in State-occupied buildings or nearby buildings in accordance with this subtitle;
(2) Provide for licensing of child care centers for children of State employees;
(3) Ensure that space designated within a State-occupied building or nearby buildings for a child care center complies with the prevailing local and State safety building codes for child care centers;
(4) Apply the regulations adopted under Subtitle 4 of this title for child care centers; and
(5) Contract for child care services in the space provided. Contract providers must provide proof of financial responsibility.
Duties of Department of General Services
(c)(1) The Department of General Services shall:
(i) Construct or acquire the required space to be used by the child care center, which space shall be submetered for utilities and the costs of which shall be paid by the child care center; and
(ii) Inspect the facility monthly and inform child care center personnel of maintenance deficiencies to be corrected by the child care center.
(2) If any deficiencies under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection are not corrected within a reasonable time, the Department of General Services shall notify the Department which will exact compliance in accordance with the terms of the child care center contract.
(3) The child care center shall pay for any costs of operation of the child care center.
Conditions to reassign use of space
(d) Space originally set aside for a child care center may be used for other purposes if:
(1) The building has been fully occupied for 180 days; and
(2) An application to operate a child care center has not been filed under Subtitle 4 of this title.
Priority for children of State employees
(e) Children of State employees shall have priority over other children in admission to a child care center in a State-occupied building or nearby buildings.
Assessment of needs every 5 years
(f)(1) After a child care center for children of State employees has been established, the Department shall assess the child care needs of the State employees using the center at least every 5 years.
(2) If the assessment demonstrates that the service is no longer needed or feasible, the State Superintendent may close the center.
(3) The State Superintendent shall give the child care center 90 days' written notice of closure.

Credits

Added as Health-General § 14-119 by Acts 1986, c. 115, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 11, § 1, eff. April 2, 1987. Transferred to Family Law § 5-588 by Acts 1988, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 247, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 9, 1989; Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2005, c. 585, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005. Transferred to Education § 9.5-503 by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 2, eff. June 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 185, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6.
MD Code, Education, § 9.5-503, MD EDUC § 9.5-503
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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