§ 5-406. Monitoring
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: April 9, 2021
Effective: April 9, 2021
MD Code, Education, § 5-406
§ 5-406. Monitoring
(a) The Board shall review the use of funds provided under Subtitle 2 of this title by the State and local government agencies responsible for implementing the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.
(b)(1) On or before January 1 each year in 2022 through 2032, the Department shall submit to the Board information on the use of school-level expenditures in the current fiscal year to aid the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities under this subtitle.
(c) The Board shall monitor the expenditures of local school systems to ensure that minimum school-level funding requirements under § 5-234 of this title are met.
(d) The Board shall monitor the expenditures of funding provided to local school systems under § 5-223 of this title to ensure that public schools are providing the necessary services.
(e)(1) The Board shall monitor how additional special education funding provided under § 5-225 of this title is being used, including:
(2) If a local school system is not spending funding allocated under § 5-225 of this title in addition to special education spending levels provided by State and local funds on June 30, 2020, the local school system shall provide a written response to the Board explaining why additional spending on special education is not necessary.
(f) The Board shall develop an appeals process through which local school systems may request greater flexibility in meeting this requirement for reasons including a significant shift in total enrollment or at-promise enrollment between schools from the prior school year to the current school year.
Credits
Added by Acts 2021, c. 36, § 3, eff. March 14, 2021. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 55, § 1, eff. April 9, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 5.
MD Code, Education, § 5-406, MD EDUC § 5-406
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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