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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="3-1005" title_number="3" title_name="Establishment of County Boards of Education" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Prince George's County">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Shared Space Council for Prince George’s County. The purpose of the Council is to consider the alternative use of any vacant public schools and any vacant space that exists in the Prince George’s County public school system.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Council shall consist of 23 members, appointed as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One member from each legislative district within Prince George’s County, each of whom shall be appointed by the legislative delegation from the district.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One member from each of the following governmental agencies, departments, or institutions:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The staff of the county board of education;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The staff of the County Executive;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The staff of the County Council;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The county Department of Social Services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The staff of the county Superintendent of Education;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>The Prince George’s County Planning Board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>The county Department of Aging;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>The county health department;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>The county Office of Coordination of Services to the Handicapped;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>The county Juvenile Services Administration;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>The county Memorial Library System; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>The county Department of Program Planning and Economic Development.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>On a rotating basis, one member shall be from the faculty or administration of Bowie State University or Prince George’s Community College. Such member shall be appointed by the president of the university.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The members from governmental agencies, departments, or institutions shall be appointed by the director, chairman, or chief executive officer of the agency, department, or institution.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Two members shall be appointed by the County Executive.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The term of the members appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(2), (3), and (4) shall be 3 years. All other members shall serve for a term of 2 years. Any vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Council shall meet at least four times each year. It shall, on an annual basis and in conjunction with the county board of education, survey the schools within the county public school system and compile a listing of any vacant public schools and any vacant space that exists within the system. The Council shall evaluate the feasibility of using any vacant public school or vacant space for community or governmental purposes.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Council shall report the results, findings, and recommendations derived from such survey, listing, and evaluation to the county board of education, the County Executive, the County Council and the mayor of each municipality in the county.</text>
  </level>
</section>
