Maryland Education Section 7-704
§ 7-704.
  (a)   In this section, "Program" means the Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program.
  (b)   (1)   There is a school breakfast program in the State, known as the Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program.
    (2)   The Program is a joint effort of the Department and the county boards or sponsoring agencies for eligible nonpublic schools.
  (c)   (1)   The purpose of the Program is to provide funding for a school that makes an in-classroom breakfast available to all students in the school.
    (2)   The funding is intended to complement the funding received by a school from the federal government for a school breakfast program.
  (d)   The Department shall:
    (1)   Develop an application form for a school that desires to participate in the Program;
    (2)   Ensure that the schools that participate in the Program represent geographic and socioeconomic balance statewide;
    (3)   Ensure that a school that participates in the Program is a school at which at least 40% of the registered students are eligible for the federal free or reduced price meal program;
    (4)   Select schools to participate in the Program, ensuring that an annual evaluation of the Program is conducted by the Department;
    (5)   Annually review and set the meal reimbursement rate for schools that participate in the Program to complement the federal meal reimbursement rate determined under § 7-703 of this subtitle; and
    (6)   Disburse the Program funds to the county board or the sponsoring agency.
  (e)   A county board or a sponsoring agency for an eligible nonpublic school shall:
    (1)   Apply to the Department for funds for schools within the jurisdiction of the board or for schools that are under the sponsoring agency that:
      (i)   Are eligible to participate in the Program; and
      (ii)   Apply to the board or to the sponsoring agency to participate in the Program; and
    (2)   Submit an annual report to the Department on the Program, including the manner in which the funds have been expended.
  (f)   A school that participates in the Program shall:
    (1)   Implement an in-classroom breakfast program in which all students in the school may participate regardless of family income;
    (2)   Serve a breakfast that meets the guidelines of the Department and the nutritional standards of the United States Department of Agriculture for schools that participate in the federal school breakfast program;
    (3)   Serve the breakfast in the classroom upon the arrival of students to the school;
    (4)   Collect the data that the county board or the sponsoring agency and the Department require from participants in the Program; and
    (5)   Submit an annual report to the county board or the sponsoring agency.
  (g)   The employee organization that is the exclusive representative of the certificated public school employees of a county board and the employee organization that is the exclusive representative of the noncertificated employees of a county board and the county board shall negotiate the terms of the participation of the employees in the Program.