# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 02 — Local School Administration

### Chapter 10 — Maryland Public Charter School Program

#### Regulation .10 Compliance with Laws and Regulations Governing Other Public Schools Required.

*COMAR 13A.02.10.10*

A. Subject to
                  §B of this regulation, a public charter school shall comply with the provisions of law and regulation governing other public schools.

B. Waiver of Requirements. Subject to
                  §D of this regulation, a public charter school may seek a waiver of the requirements under
                  §A of this regulation from:

  (1) A local board for policies that are the policies of the local board; and

  (2) The State Board for policies that are the policies of the State Board.

C. If a waiver is denied under this regulation, the local board or the State Board, as appropriate, shall provide the reason for the denial in writing to the public charter school.

D. A waiver may not be granted from provisions of law or regulation relating to:

  (1) Audit requirements;

  (2) The measurement of student academic achievement, including all assessments required for other public schools and other assessments mutually agreed upon by the public chartering authority and the public charter school; or

  (3) The health, safety, or civil rights of a student or an employee of the public charter school.