# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 01 — State School Administration

### Chapter 01 — State Board of Education

**Authority:** Education Article, §§2-204 and 2-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: December 22, 1965

**Administrative History:** Regulation .04 repealed and new Regulation .04 adopted effective July 1, 1987 (14:10 Md. R. 1171)

**Administrative History:** Chapter revised effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3129)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 repealed effective October 15, 1991 (18:20 Md. R. 2200)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02-1 adopted effective August 5, 1991 (18:15 Md. R. 1728)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02-1 amended effective January 25, 1999 (26:2 Md. R. 106)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03B amended effective November 1, 1999 (26:22 Md. R. 1693)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03P amended effective October 15, 1991 (18:20 Md. R. 2200)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03 repealed effective July 19, 2004 (31:14 Md. R. 1079)

#### Regulation .01 Treasurer, Duties.

*COMAR 13A.01.01.01*

A. The Treasurer of the State Board of Education shall receive and account for all moneys to which it is entitled by law and which may come into its possession. The Treasurer shall deposit the public moneys received in the name of the State Board of Education in such incorporated bank or banks as designated by the Treasurer of Maryland. The Treasurer shall pay out all moneys in accordance with disbursement procedures established by the State Comptroller. The Treasurer shall keep accurate accounts of all moneys received and expended, shall preserve the accounts and all vouchers, and shall deliver all accounts and vouchers to his or her successor in office. The accounts shall be open, at all times, to inspection by members of the Board or any other persons directly interested in the accounts.

B. The Treasurer shall indicate in account books the particular source from which each item of income is received and shall keep separate accounts of the several funds for which he or she is responsible. The Treasurer shall record the purpose of each expenditure, and the vouchers for all expenditures shall likewise show the purpose of each expenditure separately.

#### Regulation .02 Repealed.

*COMAR 13A.01.01.02*

#### Regulation .02-1 Waivers from Regulations.

*COMAR 13A.01.01.02-1*

A. Authority. Upon a demonstration of good cause, substantial compliance, or comparable effort by an educational institution or program seeking a waiver, the State Board of Education may grant waivers from its regulations.

B. Term.

  (1) The term of a waiver may not exceed 3 years.

  (2) Requests to renew waivers for additional 3-year terms may be filed with the State Superintendent of Schools.

C. Procedure.

  (1) The head of an educational institution or program, including an institution of higher education, or the local superintendent of schools on behalf of a school or school system, shall file a waiver request with the State Superintendent of Schools. The request shall include a description of the desired outcome and an explanation of why the waiver is necessary and justifiable under the circumstances.

  (2) The State Superintendent of Schools shall submit to the State Board of Education each waiver request within 45 calendar days of its receipt with a recommendation for either granting or denying the waiver, specifying its term, and providing written justification for any recommended denial.

  (3) The State Board of Education shall render a decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The decision of the State Board of Education on a waiver request is final.