§ 5–312
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 5-312 (2026)
Title 5. Financing
Subtitle 3. State Aid for School Construction
§ 5–312LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this section, “high performance building” has the meaning stated in § 3–602.1 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(b)
This section applies to the construction of new schools that have not initiated a Request For Proposal for the selection of an architectural and engineering consultant on or before July 1, 2009.
(c)
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a new school that receives State public school construction funds shall be constructed to be a high performance building.
(d)
(1)
The Interagency Commission shall establish a process to allow a school system to obtain a waiver from complying with subsection (c) of this section.
(2)
The waiver process shall:
(i)
Include a review by the Interagency Commission to determine if the construction of a high performance building is not practicable; and
(ii)
Require the approval of a waiver by the Interagency Commission.
(e)
For fiscal years 2010 through 2014 only, the State shall pay 50% of the local share of the extra costs, identified and approved by the Interagency Commission, that are incurred in constructing a new school to meet the high performance building requirements of this section.
(f)
The Interagency Commission shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this section.