§ 8-412. Appointment of parent surrogates
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Education, § 8-412
§ 8-412. Appointment of parent surrogates
(2) “Child” means an individual who is eligible to receive education services in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act1 and applicable State law and regulation.
(7)(i) “Public agency” includes the State Department of Education, local education agencies, and other agencies that are responsible for providing education to a child with a disability, including the Maryland Department of Health, the Behavioral Health Administration, the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the Juvenile Services Education Program, the Maryland School for the Deaf, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(8) “Unaccompanied homeless youth” means a homeless youth, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act2, who is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
(11) “Ward of the State” means a child for whom a State or county agency or official has been appointed legal guardian, or who has been committed by a court of competent jurisdiction to the legal custody of a State or county agency or official with the express authorization that the State or county agency or official make educational decisions for the child.
(b) Public agency personnel shall request that the local school superintendent appoint a parent surrogate to represent a child at any point in the educational decision making process if it is suspected that the child may be disabled and if:
(c) Any request to the local school superintendent for the appointment of a parent surrogate under subsection (b) of this section shall include:
(d) The local school superintendent shall ensure that the person proposed to serve as the child's parent surrogate:
(e)(1) The local school superintendent shall appoint a parent surrogate not more than 30 days after a determination of need, if the local school superintendent finds:
(f)(1) A child entrusted to a parent surrogate shall be represented by that parent surrogate in the educational decision making process.
(g)(1) The local school superintendent may terminate the appointment of a previously assigned parent surrogate for good cause.
(h) The State Board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act3 on the qualifications, selection, appointment, training, compensation, removal, and replacement necessary to implement this section.
Credits
Added as Education § 8-414 by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 597; Acts 1982, c. 560; Acts 1983, c. 8; Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 1985, c. 10, § 3; Acts 1987, c. 290, § 9; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 10; Acts 1989, c. 539, § 7; Acts 1991, c. 89; Acts 1995, c. 8, § 4, eff. June 1, 1995. Renumbered as Education § 8-412 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 16, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 726, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2003, c. 53, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 233, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 456, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2014, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 2015; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2022, c. 733, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 77, § 106D-1.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 91-230, Title VI, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175 to 188, codified at 20 USCA 1400 et seq.
Pub.L. 100-77, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 482, codified at 42 USCA 11301 et seq.
State Government § 10-101 et seq.
MD Code, Education, § 8-412, MD EDUC § 8-412
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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