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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".21" citation="COMAR 11.23.01.21" title_num="11" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="01" heading="Classroom Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Classrooms shall be inspected and approved by the Administration before being used for instruction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Classrooms in educational institutions regulated by the Maryland State Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission need not be inspected by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A classroom shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be in a permanent building at a fixed location with an actual address for delivery of mail that is not a post office box or mail drop address;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Comply with all State and local building, zoning, fire and safety regulations, codes and standards, for use as a classroom, including an up-to-date posted certificate identifying the maximum occupant capacity for all classrooms used for instruction or to administer tests;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have adequate student seating and writing surfaces, an instructor's desk or podium, and room for storage of materials;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Have heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems in good repair that keep students comfortable while classroom sessions are being conducted;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Be clean, orderly, and suitable for conducting instruction; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Be free from visible or audible activities other than instructional activities.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A portable structure, preengineered building, or mobile home is a permanent building if it:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is installed on a permanent foundation with conventional utility hookups; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has been approved by the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A classroom being relocated within the same building and a classroom being moved to a different site shall be inspected and approved by the Administration before being used for instruction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If the physical design of the building requires that a classroom and an adjacent business office share the same space, the business office hours shall be adjusted so that the office is not open to the public while classes are in session.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>