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2017 Maryland Code
Education
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 5 - Financing
Subtitle 1 - Budget and Reporting Requirements
§ 5-116. Howard County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Universal Citation: MD Educ Code § 5-116 (2017)
- (a) Definitions. --
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (2)
- (i) "Payee" means any party who receives from the Howard County Board of Education an aggregate payment of $ 25,000 in a fiscal year.
- (ii) "Payee" does not include:
- 1. A Howard County public school employee with respect to the employee's compensation; or
- 2. A Howard 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 Howard County Board of Education.
- (b) Searchable Web site. -- On or before January 1, 2012, the Howard 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 Howard 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) Searchable Web site -- Searches by user. -- The searchable Web site shall allow the user to:
- (1) Search data for fiscal year 2011 and each 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) 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 "Howard County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act".
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