(a) On the recommendation of the county superintendent and subject to the provisions of this article, each county board shall adopt procedures for the selection and purchase of the following necessary items, at the lowest price consistent with good quality, for use in the public schools:
(1) Textbooks;
(2) Supplementary readers;
(3) Materials of instruction;
(4) Visual and auditory aids;
(5) Stationery; and
(6) School supplies.
(b) (1) Each county board shall adopt procedures for the selection and purchase for use in each public school library or media center of a collection of books and auditory and visual materials concerning African American history.
(2) The collection in each library or media center shall be appropriate for students in each age group and reading level in the school.
(c) Each county board shall furnish the materials and supplies listed in subsection (a) of this section:
(1) Free of cost for use in the public schools; and
(2) In sufficient quantities for the different grades in the public schools.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Section 7-101 - Admission of Students; Location; Kindergarten Programs
Section 7-101.1 - Prekindergarten Programs
Section 7-101.2 - Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Program
Section 7-101.3 - State Funding for Federal Expansion Grants
Section 7-103 - Required School Days and Holidays
Section 7-103.1 - Innovative School Scheduling Models for Low-Performing or At-Risk Public Schools
Section 7-104 - Daily Period of Silent Meditation
Section 7-105 - Display of Flag; Patriotic Exercises
Section 7-106 - Textbooks, Materials of Instruction, and Supplies
Section 7-108 - Use of School Property for Other Than School Purposes -- in General
Section 7-111 - Access to Military Recruiters
Section 7-112 - Course Descriptions
Section 7-112.1 - Standardized Course Numbering System
Section 7-113 - Printing of Social Security Numbers Prohibited
Section 7-115 - Reciprocity Agreements for Interstate Transfer of Military Personnel Dependents
Section 7-115.1 - Dependent Children of Service Members -- Enrollment and Documentation Requirements
Section 7-116 - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Section 7-117 - Appropriations to Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education
Section 7-119 - Reporting Class Size
Section 7-120 - Classroom Placement of Multiple-Birth Children
Section 7-121 - Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Press in School-Sponsored Media
Section 7-122 - Orange Ribbon for Healthy School Hours Certification
Section 7-123 - Robotics Grant Program
Section 7-124 - Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program
Section 7-126 - Career and Technical Education as Part of the School Curricula