The Maryland State Library Agency shall provide library services to the blind and physically disabled. The Maryland State Library Agency shall receive and utilize the resources of federal agencies in accordance with policies governing these resources. It shall coordinate library service to the blind and physically disabled with those of public libraries and other educational institutions so as to provide an effective Statewide program. The service is provided by the State Library for the Physically Handicapped administered by the Maryland State Library Agency.

Authority: Education Article, §5-206 and Title 23, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 3, 1964

Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulation .01 adopted effective July 28, 1986 (13:15 Md. R. 1735)

Regulation .01 amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1511); April 3, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .02 effective September 1, 1954

Regulation .02 repealed and new Regulation .02 adopted effective January 1, 1987 (13:24 Md. R. 2561)

Regulation .02 amended effective November 8, 2004 (31:22 Md. R. 1596)

Regulation .02B amended effective June 30, 2008 (35:13 Md. R. 1181)

Regulation .02C amended effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2661); October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .03 adopted effective February 26, 1979 (6:4 Md. R. 278)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 7, 1993 (20:11 Md. R. 915); November 8, 2004 (31:22 Md. R. 1596)

Regulation .03D, F amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .04 amended effective February 22, 1980 (7:4 Md. R. 350)

Regulation .05 amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1511); October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .06 adopted effective May 30, 1988 (15:11 Md. R. 1331)

Regulation .06 amended effective June 30, 2008 (35:13 Md. R. 1181)

Regulation .06A amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1511)

Regulation .06A, B amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .07 adopted effective September 4, 1989 (16:17 Md. R. 1886)

Regulation .07 amended effective October 4, 1999 (26:20 Md. R. 1547); September 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1561)

Regulation .07B, D amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .08 adopted effective August 27, 2007 (34:17 Md. R. 1509)

Regulation .08 amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 976)

Annotation: COMAR 13A.05.04.06 cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 87-057 (December 9, 1987)

Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulation .01 adopted effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 455)

Regulation .02 repealed and new Regulation .02 adopted effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 455)

Regulation .03 repealed and new Regulation .03 adopted effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 455)