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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 13A.02.10.10" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="10" heading="Compliance with Laws and Regulations Governing Other Public Schools Required.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Subject to
                  §B of this regulation, a public charter school shall comply with the provisions of law and regulation governing other public schools.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A local board for policies that are the policies of the local board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The State Board for policies that are the policies of the State Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A waiver may not be granted from provisions of law or regulation relating to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Audit requirements;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The health, safety, or civil rights of a student or an employee of the public charter school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>