2013 Maryland Code
EDUCATION
§ 5-118 - Prince George's County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act [Subject to amendment effective July 1, 2013; amended version follows this section.]

§5-118. IN EFFECT

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) (i) “Payee” means any party who receives from the Prince George’s County Board of Education an aggregate payment of $25,000 in a fiscal year.

(ii) “Payee” does not include:

1. A Prince George’s County public school employee with respect to the employee’s compensation; or

2. A Prince George’s County public school retiree with respect to the retiree’s retirement allowance.

(3) “Searchable Web site” means a Web site created in accordance with this section that displays and searches payment data of the Prince George’s County Board of Education.

(b) On or before January 1, 2013, the Prince George’s County Board of Education shall develop and operate a single searchable Web site accessible to the public at no cost through the Internet.

(c) The searchable Web site shall contain Prince George’s County Board of Education payment data including:

(1) The name of a payee receiving a payment;

(2) The location of a payee by zip code; and

(3) The amount of a payment.

(d) The searchable Web site shall allow the user to:

(1) Search data for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter; and

(2) Search by the following data fields:

(i) A payee receiving a payment; and

(ii) The zip code of a payee receiving a payment.

(e) This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is confidential under federal, State, or local law.

(f) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Prince George’s County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act”.

5-118.

** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2013 PER CHAPTER 394 OF 2012 **

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) (i) “Payee” means any party who receives from the Prince George’s County Board of Education an aggregate payment of $25,000 in a fiscal year.

(ii) “Payee” does not include:

1. A Prince George’s County public school employee with respect to the employee’s compensation; or

2. A Prince George’s County public school retiree with respect to the retiree’s retirement allowance.

(3) “Searchable Web site” means a Web site created in accordance with this section that displays and searches payment and budget data of the Prince George’s County Board of Education.

(b) On or before January 1, 2013, the Prince George’s County Board of Education shall develop and operate a single searchable Web site accessible to the public at no cost through the Internet.

(c) The searchable Web site shall contain Prince George’s County Board of Education annual data including:

(1) The name of a payee receiving a payment;

(2) The location of a payee by zip code;

(3) The amount of a payment; and

(4) The budget data prepared under § 5-101 of this subtitle.

(d) The searchable Web site shall allow the user to:

(1) Search data for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter; and

(2) Search by the following data fields:

(i) A payee receiving a payment;

(ii) The zip code of a payee receiving a payment; and

(iii) Individual schools.

(e) This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is confidential under federal, State, or local law.

(f) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Prince George’s County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act”.

§ 5-118 - Prince George's County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Amendment effective July 1, 2013.)

(a) Definitions. --

(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) (i) "Payee" means any party who receives from the Prince George's County Board of Education an aggregate payment of $ 25,000 in a fiscal year.

(ii) "Payee" does not include:

1. A Prince George's County public school employee with respect to the employee's compensation; or

2. A Prince George's County public school retiree with respect to the retiree's retirement allowance.

(3) "Searchable Web site" means a Web site created in accordance with this section that displays and searches payment and budget data of the Prince George's County Board of Education.

(b) Searchable Web site. -- On or before January 1, 2013, the Prince George's County Board of Education shall develop and operate a single searchable Web site accessible to the public at no cost through the Internet.

(c) Searchable Web site -- Payment data. -- The searchable Web site shall contain Prince George's County Board of Education annual data including:

(1) The name of a payee receiving a payment;

(2) The location of a payee by zip code;

(3) The amount of a payment; and

(4) The budget data prepared under § 5-101 of this subtitle.

(d) Searchable Web site -- Searches by user. -- The searchable Web site shall allow the user to:

(1) Search data for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter; and

(2) Search by the following data fields:

(i) A payee receiving a payment;

(ii) The zip code of a payee receiving a payment; and

(iii) Individual schools.

(e) Construction. -- This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is confidential under federal, State, or local law.

(f) Short title. -- This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Prince George's County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act".