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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-819" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In accordance with this section, a school board may adopt regulations relating to lobbying of members of the school board and of officials and employees of the school system.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The lobbying regulations adopted by a school board under subsection (a) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall be substantially similar to the provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>may be modified to the extent necessary to make the provisions relevant to that school system; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>may be further modified to the extent considered necessary and appropriate by and for that school system.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Unless a school board adopts and maintains lobbying regulations under this subtitle, the provisions enacted by the county under § 5–810 of this subtitle shall apply to that school system.</text>
  </level>
</section>
