ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 358

requiring the State Board to mediate a certain decision; establishing a certain
certification requirement; requiring a public charter school to comply with
certain provisions of law; authorizing a public charter school to apply for a
certain waiver; prohibiting the granting of a waiver from certain provisions of
law; providing for certain bargaining rights for certain employees; providing for
the negotiation of certain amendments to certain collective bargaining
agreements; requiring a county board to disburse a certain amount of money to
a public charter school; authorizing certain boards to give educational materials,
supplies, furniture, and other equipment to a public charter school; requiring
county boards to develop a certain policy; establishing a certain liaison for the
Program; requiring the State Department of Education to create and
disseminate to each local board of education a certain model public charter
school policy by a certain date; requiring the State Board of Education to submit
a certain report on or before a certain date; defining certain terms; authorizing
the State Board to act as the public chartering authority for restructured schools
under certain circumstances; specifying certain procedures and requirements
governing an application for a restructured school that seeks to become a charter
school; specifying certain limitations and requirements for charter schools with
regard to educational services for children with disabilities; requiring the State
Board of Education to provide certain technical assistance to certain operators of
charter schools; and generally relating to the Maryland Public Charter School
Program.

BY repealing and reenacting, with without amendments,
Article - Education
Section 6-401(e) and 6-501(g)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Education

Section 9-101 through 9-106 9-109 9-110, inclusive, to be under the new title
"Title 9. Maryland Public Charter School Program"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

. SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

6-401.

(e) "Public school employer" means a county board of education [or], the
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, OR A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, AS
DEFINED IN TITLE 9 OF THIS ARTICLE.

- 2583 -