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Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIESSubtitle 39 - INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 14.39.02 - Administration of the Public School Construction Program
Section 14.39.02.19 - Maintenance

Md. Code Regs. 14.39.02.19

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Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024
Section 14.39.02.19 - Maintenance
A. Comprehensive Maintenance Plan.
(1) A comprehensive maintenance plan is a written plan approved by the local board of education that describes a strategy for maintaining public school facilities.
(2) Annually, each LEA shall submit to the IAC a comprehensive maintenance plan that is compatible with the local educational facilities master plan and the local capital improvement program.
(3) The IAC or its designee shall notify the LEA of concerns and recommendations about the comprehensive maintenance plan.
(4) The LEA shall resolve the IAC's issues to the reasonable satisfaction of the IAC or its designee.
B. The IAC may determine a project is ineligible for planning approval or funding approval for an existing school if:
(1) The school is not properly maintained; or
(2) The LEA does not have an adequate preventive maintenance program.
C. Maintenance Surveys.
(1) Annual Surveys.
(a) The IAC shall annually survey the maintenance conditions at selected schools in each LEA. The survey shall rate:
(i) Buildings and site components at the schools surveyed; and
(ii) Each school overall.
(b) Within 45 days of receiving notice from the IAC or its designee that a school has been rated less than adequate in any category of building or site component, the LEA shall submit to the IAC a plan of how and when the deficiencies will be corrected.
(c) If a condition is identified that presents a hazard to occupants of the building or the threat of serious damage to the building, the LEA shall take immediate corrective action and notify the IAC of the steps it has taken.
(2) Annual Report. The IAC shall annually publish a report summarizing the annual surveys.

Md. Code Regs. 14.39.02.19

Regulation .19 amended and recodified from 23.03.02.19 effective 46:22 Md. R. 976, eff. 11/4/2019; amended and recodified from .18 effective 48:13 Md. R. 509, eff. 6/28/2021; recodified from .18 effective 51:15 Md. R. 711, eff. 8/5/2024.