Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 23-507
Withholding of State funds
Effective Apr 25, 2024Added as Education § 23-406 by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Renumbered as Education § 23-507 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 338, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2024, c. 129, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 130, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024.State of Maryland
(a) The State Librarian shall authorize the State Comptroller to withhold State funds from any county that fails:
- (1) To appropriate the amount of its share of the minimum program; or
- (2) To meet the requirements of the law or of the State Library Board for operating the county library.
(b)
- (1) The Comptroller shall withhold all State funds from a county that the State Library Board certifies has failed to operate the county library system consistent with the State standards for libraries.
- (2) The Comptroller shall continue to withhold funds under paragraph (1) of this subsection until the State Library Board certifies that the county has adopted a written policy for the operation of the county library system consistent with the State standards for libraries.
Added as Education § 23-406 by Acts 1978, c. 22, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978. Renumbered as Education § 23-507 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 338, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2024, c. 129, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 130, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024.
Formerly Art. 77, § 176.