Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 9-603
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 9-603
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
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(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The Superintendent shall provide and oversee educational services to all juveniles in a residential facility.
(b) The Superintendent shall implement for each residential facility an educational program as approved by the Board that:
(1) meets the special needs and circumstances of the juveniles in the residential facility; and
(2) is accredited by an approved accrediting agency.
(c) (1) The Department, subject to the memorandum of understanding, shall employ any staff necessary to carry out the Juvenile Services Education Program as provided in the State budget.
(2) Educational staff in the Department shall be subject to the career ladder and salary provisions under Title 6, Subtitle 10 of the Education Article.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each teacher in the Juvenile Services Education Program who is employed by the Department is in the professional service in the State Personnel Management System.
(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of this section.
(e) The Board may authorize the Department to contract with a nonprofit private party or a county board of education to provide educational services for juveniles in a residential facility.
(f) For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation in an amount sufficient to meet the requirements of this subtitle.