Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
Subtitle 1 - County Boards of Education
Section 4-101 - Control and Promotion of Education - (a) Subject to the provisions of Subtitle 4 of this...
Section 4-102 - County Superintendent - (a) (1) Except in Baltimore City, the county superintendent is...
Section 4-103 - School Personnel - (a) On the written recommendation of the county superintendent and...
Section 4-104 - Counsel - (a) (1) Except in Baltimore County, each county board may:...
Section 4-105 - Comprehensive Liability Insurance; Defense of Sovereign Immunity - (a) (1) Each county board shall carry comprehensive liability insurance...
Section 4-106 - Immunity of County Board Employees, Volunteers, and Board Members - (a) A county board employee shall have the immunity from...
Section 4-107 - Meetings; Officers; Expenses - (a) Each county board shall hold an annual meeting on...
Section 4-108 - Duties in General - Each county board shall: (1) To the best of its...
Section 4-109 - Establishment of Public Schools - (a) Subject to approval by the State Superintendent and in...
Section 4-109.1 - School Redistricting Plan -- Testimony by Household Members of Changed Assignment - (a) This section applies only in Howard County. (b) During...
Section 4-110 - Innovative Regional School - (a) In this section, “innovative regional school” means a public...
Section 4-111 - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study; Study of Sign Language - (a) Subject to the applicable provisions of this article and...
Section 4-111.1 - Reports - On or before December 1, 2012, and every 5 years...
Section 4-111.2 - Oral Health Education - The Department shall: (1) Support and facilitate oral health education,...
Section 4-111.3 - Agriculture Science - (a) Beginning in the 2018–2019 school year, each county board...
Section 4-111.4 - Computer Science Course - (a) Beginning in the 2021–2022 school year, each county board...
Section 4-112 - Advisory Committees - (a) Each county board shall establish at least one citizen...
Section 4-113 - School Census and Census of Handicapped Children - (a) Under the direction of the county superintendent, a county...
Section 4-113.1 - Census Tract and Block Numbers - (a) Each county board shall convert a student’s home address...
Section 4-114 - School Property Held in Trust by County Board; Tax Exemptions; Private Entity or County Revenue Authority - (a) All property granted, conveyed, devised, or bequeathed for the...
Section 4-115 - Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property; Construction, etc., of School Buildings - (a) In this subtitle, “county council” means, in Baltimore City,...
Section 4-116 - Selection of School Sites; Public Hearing - (a) (1) If there is a commission or agency with...
Section 4-117 - Employment of Architect; Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors; Conformity to Building Regulations - (a) On the recommendation of the county superintendent, a county...
Section 4-118 - Donations - (a) Each county board may receive a donation of any:...
Section 4-119 - Condemnation - (a) A county board may bring condemnation proceedings to acquire...
Section 4-120 - Consolidation of Schools; Transportation of Students - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 4-121 - Schools Near Boundary of Two Counties - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-122 - Funding for Education of Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-122.1 - Education of Child in Informal Kinship Care Relationship - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-123 - Cooperative Administration of Programs - (a) (1) A county board may enter into an agreement...
Section 4-124 - Drug-Free School Zones - (a) A county board may adopt regulations requiring the posting...
Section 4-125 - Minority Business Enterprise Program in Prince George's County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-125.1 - Authority to Create Certified County-Based Business Participation Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-126 - Alternative Financing Methods - (a) In this section, “alternative financing methods” includes one or...
Section 4-126.1 - Public-Private Partnership Agreement -- Public School Construction in Prince George's County -- Funds Deposited -- Evaluation of Effectiveness of Agreement - (a) In this section, “public–private partnership agreement” means an agreement...
Section 4-126.2 - Prince George's County Public-Private Partnership Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Prince George’s County...
Section 4-127 - Recycling Program in Prince George's County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-128 - Employees Returning From Military Service - A county board of education is subject to the requirements...
Section 4-129 - Employee Right to Engage in Political Activity - The right of an employee of a county board of...
Section 4-130 - Rights to Student Work Product - (a) (1) In this section, “student work product” means the...
Section 4-131 - Student Data Privacy - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-132 - Food Recovery Program Authorized - (a) In this section, “food recovery” means the reduction of...
Section 4-133 - Award of Credit to Middle School Students - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county board shall...
Section 4-134 - Designation of Public Schools as Emergency Management Shelters - (a) Each county board shall make a determination of the...
Section 4-135 - List of Names of Candidates for Vacancy of Elected Member of a County Board - (a) In this section, “appointing authority” means the individual or...
Section 4-136 - Screenings and Interventions for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-137 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - (a) Each county board shall take reasonable steps to provide...
Section 4-138 - Verification of Data by County Board -- Development of Secure Online Platform for Use in Verification -- Notification of Suspected Errors - (a) (1) Before releasing to the public any data received...
Section 4-139 - Model Policy to Improve Educational Outcomes of Pregnant and Parenting Students -- Items Included -- Technical Assistance to County Board - (a) In this section, “parenting student” means a student who...
Section 4-140 - Application to Howard County -- Annual Report on Program Capacity for Permanent School Facilities -- Adjustment of Student Enrollment to Meet Target Utilization - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 2 - County Superintendent of Schools
Section 4-201 - Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Vacancy; Removal; Suspension - (a) (1) This section does not apply to Baltimore City....
Section 4-201.1 - Chief Officer of Prince George's County Public School System - (a) This section applies only in Prince George’s County. (b)...
Section 4-202 - Salary of County Superintendents or Chief Executive Officer in Prince George's County; Sick Leave in Anne Arundel County - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 4-203 - Quarters, Clerical Equipment, Transportation, and Expenses - (a) Each county board shall provide the office of the...
Section 4-204 - Administration of Office of County Superintendents or of Chief Executive Officer in Prince George's County; General Duties - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 4-205 - Powers and Duties of County Superintendent - (a) In addition to the other powers granted and duties...
Section 4-206 - Notification of Board of Pending Criminal Charges Punishable by Incarceration - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Subtitle 3 - Baltimore City
Section 4-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 4-302 - Establishment and Maintenance of Free Public Schools - Subject to the applicable provisions of this article, the Mayor...
Section 4-303 - Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - (a) In order to establish a new partnership between the...
Section 4-304 - Chief Executive Officer - (a) There is a Chief Executive Officer of the board....
Section 4-305 - Chief Academic Officer - (a) There is a Chief Academic Officer in the Baltimore...
Section 4-306 - Chief Financial Officer - (a) There is a Chief Financial Officer in the Baltimore...
Section 4-306.1 - Additional Powers of Board - (a) In order to provide public school facilities, the board...
Section 4-306.2 - Bonds for Costs of Projects - (a) The board may issue bonds for the purpose of...
Section 4-306.3 - Purpose; Exemption From Taxation - (a) The exercise of the powers granted by the provisions...
Section 4-306.4 - Investment Securities - The bonds are investment securities.
Section 4-306.5 - Property Acquired Held in Accordance With State Law - The title to any property acquired or constructed under the...
Section 4-306.6 - Construed; Severability - (a) The provisions of this subtitle, being necessary for the...
Section 4-307 - Research and Evaluation Unit - (a) There is a Research and Evaluation Unit in the...
Section 4-308 - Parent and Community Advisory Board - (a) (1) There is a Parent and Community Advisory Board...
Section 4-310 - Procurement of Goods and Services - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the board shall...
Section 4-311 - Personnel - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the board...
Section 4-312 - Collective Bargaining Agreements - The board shall enter into collective bargaining agreements with the...
Section 4-314 - Geographical Boundary - The geographical boundary of the Baltimore City School System is...
Section 4-315 - Power to Tax and Protect School Property - (a) (1) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City...
Section 4-316 - Powers and Duties of Board of School Commissioners - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of local law and subject to...
Section 4-317 - Notice of Studies to Close Public Schools - After a study has been completed to determine whether to...
Section 4-318 - Baltimore City School Police Force - (a) In this section, “Baltimore City school police officer” means...
Section 4-319 - Baltimore City Alternative Learning Center - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 4-320 - Capital Project Scoring System - (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the board shall...
Subtitle 4 - Prince George's County
Section 4-401 - Purpose - The purpose of the county board is to: (1) Raise...
Section 4-402 - Responsibilities and Powers of Chief Executive Officer - (a) In addition to the other powers granted to, and...
Section 4-403 - Powers of County Board - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...