Md. Code, Education § 8-309
This is the official text of Md. Code, Education § 8-309, part of Maryland’s Code, Education — governs public schools and universities in Maryland.
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§8–309.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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