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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 13A.17.01.01" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="01" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Applicability of Subtitle. Except as specified under §B of this regulation, this subtitle governs:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Nonparental care of children for part of a 24-hour day in nursery schools operated by tax-exempt religious organizations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Child care programs operated by tax-exempt religious organizations in school buildings used exclusively for children who are enrolled in those schools, by whatever name known.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Exemptions. This subtitle does not apply to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A nonpublic kindergarten for children 5 years old or older during the hours in which an instructional program is offered;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A nonpublic elementary school during the hours in which an instructional program is offered;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A program that operates for 6 weeks or less in any calendar year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The physical plant, including sanitary facilities, of a child care facility used exclusively for school age children, located in a currently operating nonpublic school building, if the application of a regulation would require modification of the physical plant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The instructional program, curriculum, and teacher, principal, and administrator qualifications of a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Nursery school operated by a tax-exempt religious organization which does not have a certificate of approval from the State Board of Education; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Child care program operated by a tax-exempt religious organization in a school building used exclusively for children who are enrolled in that school.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>