(a) If the program and public school facility comply with the rules and regulations of the Department that govern group child care centers, each county board:
(1) Shall give priority to nonprofit child care programs for use of public school facilities before and after school hours;
(2) May make space available during school hours; and
(3) May lease any part of public school property for the construction or operation of a child care center if:
(i) The county board determines that the property will not be needed for public school use during the term of the lease; and
(ii) The term of the lease is not greater than 20 years.
(b) Each county board shall adopt rules and regulations for implementing this program that are consistent with the rules and regulations of the Department that govern group child care centers.
(c) Any additional costs incurred in the administration or support of these child care services shall be paid by the sponsoring organizations in accordance with an annual agreement with the county board that made the facilities available.
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