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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="21-304" title_number="21" title_name="Career and Technology Education Programs" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Rehabilitation Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The State Board of Education shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Disburse all funds provided, and administer all programs established under this subtitle, for the rehabilitation of disabled individuals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Appoint and fix the compensation of the personnel necessary to administer this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Rehabilitate and place in gainful occupations individuals eligible for the benefits of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Rehabilitate eligible individuals to function more independently;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Report annually to the Governor on the administration of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Cooperate with other public and private departments, agencies, and institutions to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Provide for the rehabilitation of disabled individuals;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Provide for the independent living rehabilitation of severely disabled individuals;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Study the problems of rehabilitation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Develop and provide programs, facilities, and services necessary or desirable to implement this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Department of Education shall, in addition to licensing vending facility managers in federal buildings in this State under § 21–302(c) of this subtitle pursuant to the federal acts, license blind persons to manage vending facilities in all State, county, and municipal buildings and in all privately owned buildings and premises in this State in the event of contract with such person.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Division shall be the licensing agency for all vending facilities within this State licensed under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subsection, “medical and psychological records” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Medical documentation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Psychological information;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>School documentation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Any other relevant information.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Division and the Developmental Disabilities Administration shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, the terms of which shall include a data sharing agreement for the medical and psychological records of mutual clients in order to expedite decisions regarding eligibility for services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
