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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.39.02.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="02" heading="Local Educational Facilities Master Plan.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A local educational facilities master plan is a written plan that includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Educational goals, standards, and guidelines;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Community analysis, concluding that the plan conforms to the adopted county and municipal comprehensive plan and growth management strategies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An inventory and evaluation of existing school buildings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Current and projected enrollment data;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Analysis of future school facility needs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Policies for co-location, shared use, and shared cost of existing and planned school facilities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Policies to address school capacity needs in planned growth areas or to address adequate public facilities ordinance requirements; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Policies addressing current and planned transportation for students, administrators, and teachers per school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Annually by the date the IAC specifies, each LEA shall submit to the IAC an educational facilities master plan that its local board has approved.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The IAC or its designee shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Review each local educational facilities master plan; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notify the LEA in writing of objections or exceptions to the plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The local educational facilities master plan together with any LEA amendments and IAC or its designee comments is the plan of record.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The IAC may disapprove any school construction project that is not consistent with the plan of record.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>