2017 Maryland Code
Education
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 5 - Financing
Subtitle 1 - Budget and Reporting Requirements
§ 5-119. Anne Arundel County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.

Universal Citation: MD Educ Code § 5-119 (2017)
  • (a) Definitions. --
    • (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
    • (2)
      • (i) "Payee" means any party who receives from the Anne Arundel County Board of Education an aggregate payment of $ 25,000 in a fiscal year.
      • (ii) "Payee" does not include:
        • 1. An Anne Arundel County public school employee with respect to the employee's compensation; or
        • 2. An Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
  • (b) Duty to provide searchable Web site. -- On or before January 1, 2017, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education shall develop and operate a single searchable Web site accessible to the public at no cost through the Internet.
  • (c) Contents. -- The searchable Web site shall contain Anne Arundel 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) Searches. -- The searchable Web site shall allow the user to:
    • (1) Search data for fiscal year 2016 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) Duty of Board to post payment date. -- The Board shall post in a timely manner on the searchable Web site the payment data required under this section.
  • (f) Disclosure of confidential information not required. -- This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is confidential under federal, State, or local law.
  • (g) Short title. -- This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Anne Arundel County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act".
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