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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="8-704" title_number="8" title_name="Special Programs for Exceptional Children" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Residential Boarding Education Programs for At-Risk Youth">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department may contract with an operator to provide at-risk youth in the State with the opportunity to participate in a program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The operator shall meet the qualifications established by the Department including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Previous experience with a comparable program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Measured success with a comparable program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The capacity to finance and secure private funds for the development of a campus for the program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The operator shall adopt written standards for the admission and dismissal of students.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The standards and any amendments shall be submitted to the State Board for approval.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The State Board may require modifications to the standards as it considers necessary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The operator shall submit its charter and bylaws to the State Board for approval.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The operator shall conduct an outreach program for each local education agency in the State to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide information to the local education agency about the program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Encourage student recruitment and participation from each county in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
