Md. Code, Education § 8-502
This is the official text of Md. Code, Education § 8-502, part of Maryland’s Code, Education — governs public schools and universities in Maryland.
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§8–502.
Official statutory text
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State promote the education and well-being of children in State-supervised care by facilitating:
(1) The prompt enrollment of children in State-supervised care in an appropriate public school or noncollegiate educational institution affiliated with a residential child care program or treatment facility; and
(2) The prompt transfer of the educational records of children in State-supervised care.
(1) The prompt enrollment of children in State-supervised care in an appropriate public school or noncollegiate educational institution affiliated with a residential child care program or treatment facility; and
(2) The prompt transfer of the educational records of children in State-supervised care.
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