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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03-1" citation="COMAR 13A.08.07.03-1" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="07" heading="Enrollment Process.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The persons authorized to enroll a child in State-supervised care in school are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A parent, as defined in Regulation .02B(6) of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A placement agency caseworker;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A foster parent, even if the foster parent has not been granted limited guardianship for educational decision making;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A formal kinship care provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A parent surrogate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>An education guardian;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A residential child care program representative;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The student, if the student is 18 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A court-appointed special advocate; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A court-appointed attorney.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>At the time of enrollment, the person enrolling the child shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Present documentation to the receiving school that identifies the person as authorized under §A of this regulation to enroll a child;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Present photo identification; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Complete a form requesting the enrollment of the student, if the receiving school so requires.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other enrollment documentation requirements of the receiving school, the receiving school may not require the person enrolling the child to present more than the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Proof that the child is in State-supervised care, with acceptable documents including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Those parts of the most recent court order that establish legal custody; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A letter on the letterhead of the placement agency that has custody of the child explaining that the child is in State-supervised care; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The receiving school system’s enrollment form signed by a representative of the State Agency having jurisdiction over the child.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Proof of the residency of the child in one of the following ways as chosen by the person authorized under §A of this regulation to enroll the child:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A letter from the placement agency with custody of the child, verifying the address of the child's residence, and one of the documents from one of the following groups:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A currently dated (within 3 months of the date of enrollment) lease, rent receipts, deed, or property tax bill; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A currently dated (within 3 months of the date of enrollment) gas and electric bill, water bill, cable bill, online computer services bill, noncellular phone bill; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The documentation of residency required by the receiving school.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>It is and remains the responsibility of the sending school system to establish and confirm the residency of the child’s parent or guardian.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Until the sending school system establishes that the child’s parent or guardian has moved out of the sending school system, the parent or guardian is presumed to reside in the sending school system.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Prince George's County Public School System, pursuant to Education Article, §7-102, Annotated Code of Maryland, may require that a disclosure affidavit be presented at the time of enrollment.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Upon receipt of the documentation required under §C of this regulation, the receiving school shall enroll the child immediately, if possible, but not later than 2 school days from the date of receipt of the documentation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>If not already disenrolled from the sending school, the child is considered disenrolled upon enrollment at the receiving school.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>