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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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EDUCATION |
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DIVISION II. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
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TITLE 5. FINANCING |
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SUBTITLE 1. BUDGET AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
§ 5-118. Prince George's County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
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(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".