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Subtitle 1 - Established
Section 9.5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-102 - Legislative Intent; State Policy - (a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) Minor children are...
Section 9.5-103 - Division Established - There is a Division of Early Childhood Development in the...
Section 9.5-104 - License or Registration -- Effectiveness - A license or registration is effective until the license or...
Section 9.5-105 - License or Registration -- Issuance or Denial - Within 60 days after receiving the license or registration application,...
Section 9.5-106 - License or Registration -- Suspension or Revocation - Subject to the hearing provisions of § 9.5–107 of this...
Section 9.5-107 - License or Registration -- Requirements for Revocation or Suspension - The Department may not suspend or revoke a license or...
Section 9.5-108 - Administrative Appeals - A person aggrieved by a decision of the Department concerning...
Section 9.5-109 - Appeal From Administrative Appeal; Stay of Criminal Prosecution or Injunction; Care, Custody, or Control of Children - (a) A person aggrieved by a final decision of the...
Section 9.5-110 - Issuance, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Registration -- Investigations; Injunctions - (a) In connection with the issuance, suspension, or revocation of...
Section 9.5-111 - Reimbursement Rates for Child Care Subsidy Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 9.5-112 - Reports - Beginning October 1, 2016, the Department shall submit to the...
Section 9.5-113 - Child Care Scholarship Program - (a) In this section, “Program” means the Child Care Scholarship...
Section 9.5-114 - Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program -- Purpose -- Grant Awards -- Duties of Recipients -- Guidelines[section Subject to Abrogation] - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2025 PER CHAPTERS 437 AND...
Subtitle 2 - State Early Childhood Advisory Council
Section 9.5-201 - "Council" Defined - In this subtitle, “Council” means the State Early Childhood Advisory...
Section 9.5-202 - Council Established; Purposes - (a) There is a State Early Childhood Advisory Council in...
Section 9.5-203 - Membership - (a) The Council consists of the following members: (1) One...
Section 9.5-204 - Chair; Staff; Compensation - (a) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Council....
Section 9.5-205 - Meetings - (a) The Council shall meet at least three times per...
Section 9.5-206 - Procedures and Bylaws - The Council may adopt procedures and bylaws as necessary to...
Section 9.5-207 - Resignation of Members - (a) A member of the Council appointed by the Governor...
Section 9.5-208 - Duties - (a) The Council shall: (1) Conduct a periodic statewide needs...
Subtitle 3 - Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes
Section 9.5-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-302 - Registration System - (a) The Department shall implement a system of registration for...
Section 9.5-303 - Regulations - (a) The State Board shall adopt regulations that relate to...
Section 9.5-304 - Registration Required; Advertisement; Violation - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a family...
Section 9.5-305 - Group Size - (a) For purposes of this subtitle, a child care provider’s...
Section 9.5-306 - Revocation of Registration; Appeal; Injunction of Unregistered Operation - (a) A registration under this subtitle may be revoked, a...
Section 9.5-307 - Search Warrant -- Unregistered Family Child Care Homes - (a) The State Superintendent or other authorized official or employee...
Section 9.5-308 - Informational Pamphlet - (a) The Department shall prepare and, as needed, update an...
Section 9.5-309 - Child Abuse - (a) Upon receipt of the notification required under § 5–705.3...
Section 9.5-310 - Lead Poisoning Screen - Within 30 days after a child under the age of...
Section 9.5-311 - Penalty -- Criminal - A person who violates § 9.5–304(a) of this subtitle is...
Section 9.5-312 - Penalty -- Civil - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...
Section 9.5-313 - Construction - This subtitle may not be construed to impair or limit...
Section 9.5-314 - Family Child Care Provider Direct Grant Fund - (a) There is a Family Child Care Provider Direct Grant...
Section 9.5-315 - Approval of Direct Grants - (a) The State Superintendent may delegate the authority to approve...
Section 9.5-316 - Use of Direct Grant Funds - (a) The funds shall consist of: (1) Money specifically appropriated...
Section 9.5-317 - Limitations - (a) The Department may make a grant to an applicant...
Section 9.5-318 - Application; Requirements - (a) To apply for financial assistance, an applicant shall submit...
Section 9.5-319 - Terms and Conditions; Priorities - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Department...
Section 9.5-320 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties - (a) A person may not knowingly make or cause any...
Section 9.5-321 - Rules - The State Board shall promulgate such rules as are necessary...
Subtitle 4 - Child Care Centers
Section 9.5-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-402 - Findings; Statement of Purpose - (a) (1) The General Assembly finds that: (i) A child...
Section 9.5-403 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not supersede: (1) Any right or...
Section 9.5-404 - Rules and Regulations - (a) The State Board shall adopt rules and regulations for...
Section 9.5-405 - License Required; Compliance With Rules and Regulations; Advertisement; Civil Citations - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person...
Section 9.5-406 - Applications for Licenses - (a) An applicant for a license shall submit an application...
Section 9.5-407 - Issuance of License - The Department shall issue a license to any applicant who...
Section 9.5-408 - Scope of License; Changes - (a) (1) A license authorizes the licensee to operate a...
Section 9.5-409 - Term and Renewal of Licenses and Letters of Compliance; Inspections - (a) Each initial license and letter of compliance expires on...
Section 9.5-410 - License Not Transferable - A license issued under this subtitle is not transferable.
Section 9.5-411 - Denials, Suspensions, and Revocations; Emergency Suspensions; Injunctions - (a) Subject to the hearing requirements of this section, the...
Section 9.5-412 - Search Warrant -- Unlicensed Child Care Centers - (a) The State Superintendent or other authorized official or employee...
Section 9.5-413 - Lead Poisoning Screen - Within 30 days after a child under the age of...
Section 9.5-414 - Child Abuse and Neglect Clearance for Employees of Child Care Centers - (a) Each employee, as defined in § 5–550 of the...
Section 9.5-415 - Judicial Review - Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the State...
Section 9.5-416 - Prohibited Acts - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person...
Section 9.5-417 - Penalties -- Criminal - A person who violates § 9.5–405(a) or § 9.5–416(a) of...
Section 9.5-418 - Penalties -- Civil - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...
Section 9.5-419 - Child Abuse - (a) On receipt of the notification required under § 5–705.3...
Section 9.5-420 - State Supersession and Preemption of Subordinate Jurisdiction Provisions on Licensure or Regulations - (a) All restrictions imposed by the laws, ordinances, or regulations...
Subtitle 5 - Child Care Centers in State-Occupied Buildings
Section 9.5-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-502 - Child Care Centers in State-Occupied Buildings - (a) The Department may establish child care centers for the...
Section 9.5-503 - Assistance of Other Departments; Duties of Department; Duties of Department of General Services; Use of Space for Other Purposes; Priority of Children of State Employees; Periodic Assessment of Needs; Closure - (a) The Maryland Department of Health and the Department of...
Section 9.5-504 - Pilot Program - (a) In this section, “pilot program” means the child care...
Section 9.5-505 - Lead Poisoning Screen - (a) Within 30 days after a child under the age...
Subtitle 6 - Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program
Section 9.5-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-602 - Creation; Power to Contract - (a) There is a Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program...
Section 9.5-603 - Delegation of Authority; Grant as Incentive - (a) The State Superintendent may delegate the authority to approve...
Section 9.5-604 - General Provisions - (a) The grant funds shall consist of: (1) Money specifically...
Section 9.5-605 - Awards - The Department may award a direct incentive grant to an...
Section 9.5-606 - Application - (a) To apply for a direct incentive grant, an applicant...
Section 9.5-607 - Department to Set Terms, Conditions, Priorities - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Department...
Section 9.5-608 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties - (a) A person may not knowingly make or cause any...
Section 9.5-609 - Regulations - The State Superintendent shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out...
Subtitle 7 - Collective Negotiations by Family Child Care Providers
Section 9.5-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-702 - Legislative Intent - In according family child care providers and their representatives rights...
Section 9.5-703 - Bargaining Unit - (a) There shall be only one appropriate bargaining unit of...
Section 9.5-704 - Collective Bargaining - (a) The Department shall designate appropriate representatives to participate in...
Section 9.5-705 - Communication With State Officials on Matters of Interest - The certification of an exclusive representative of family child care...
Section 9.5-706 - Strikes Prohibited - (a) A provider organization may not call or direct a...
Section 9.5-707 - Construction of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle may not be construed to make family...
Subtitle 8 - Office of Child Care Advisory Council
Section 9.5-801 - "Council" Defined - In this subtitle, “Council” means the Office of Child Care...
Section 9.5-802 - Establishment - There is an Office of Child Care Advisory Council.
Section 9.5-803 - Membership - (a) (1) The Council consists of at least 25 members,...
Section 9.5-804 - Duties - The Council shall: (1) Advise and counsel the Early Childhood...
Subtitle 9 - Child Care Support Programs
Section 9.5-901 - "Office" Defined - In this subtitle, “Office” means the Office of Child Care...
Section 9.5-902 - Child Care Accreditation Support Fund -- Uses - (a) There is a Child Care Accreditation Support Fund. (b)...
Section 9.5-903 - Child Care Incentive Grant Program -- Funding for Purchases - (a) There is a Child Care Incentive Grant Program. (b)...
Section 9.5-904 - Maryland Child Care Credential Program -- Individual Application for Credentials -- Award of Bonus or Voucher - (a) There is a Maryland Child Care Credential Program. (b)...
Section 9.5-905 - Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund -- Award of Funding -- Uses - (a) There is a Child Care Career and Professional Development...
Section 9.5-906 - Bonus Awards to Programs Participating in Maryland Excels Program - (a) The Office shall award a program that participates in...
Section 9.5-907 - Priority in Providing Awards to Certain Child Care Providers or Programs - Priority in providing awards under this subtitle shall be given...
Section 9.5-908 - Department's Primary Contact Employee -- Duties - (a) The Department shall designate a primary contact employee for...
Subtitle 10 - Patricia H. Kirwan Family Support Services
Section 9.5-1001 - Terms Defined - (a) In this section the following words have the meanings...
Section 9.5-1002 - Family Support Centers -- Services Provided to Parents and Their Children -- Location for Centers - (a) A family support center shall be known as a...
Section 9.5-1003 - Services Provided by Center -- Other Possible Approved Services - (a) A center shall provide services including: (1) Parental skills...
Section 9.5-1004 - Provider Submits Plan to Intermediary -- Powers of Provider -- Parents Referred to Other Entities - (a) Before operating a center, the provider shall submit to...