(a) (1) Each county board shall pay the Maryland School for the Blind an amount equal to the local share of the basic cost, as defined in § 8–415(d)(1) of this title, for each blind child who is sent to the school from the county each year to support the cost of instructional programming.
(2) Each county governing body shall include a child sent to the Maryland School for the Blind under paragraph (1) of this subsection in the full–time equivalent enrollment used for calculating the required local funds appropriated under § 5–202(d) of this article.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Maryland School for the Blind shall give each county board on April 1 and October 1 of each year a statement that contains:
(1) The number of blind children who are attending from the county; and
(2) The name of each blind child from the county and charged to the county.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children
Subtitle 3 - Education of Blind Children
Section 8-301 - "Blind Child" Defined
Section 8-302 - Education of Blind Children Required
Section 8-303 - Responsibility of Meeting Educational Needs of Blind Children
Section 8-304 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Standards for Admission and Dismissal
Section 8-305 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Review of Admission and Dismissal Decisions
Section 8-307 - School to Keep State Board Informed
Section 8-309 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Payments by Counties
Section 8-310 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Board of Directors
Section 8-311 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Program of Enhanced Services
Section 8-312 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Monitoring and Review by Department
Section 8-313 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Funding
Section 8-314 - Maryland School for the Blind -- Budget Submitted by Governor