- A. The affidavit shall be in the following form: I, the undersigned, am 18 years old or older and competent to testify to the facts and matters set forth in this statement. _________________ (name of child), whose date of birth is _________________, is living with me because of the following serious family hardship: (check each that is applicable) ______ death of father/mother/legal guardian ______ serious illness of father/mother/legal guardian ______ drug addiction of father/mother/legal guardian ______ incarceration of father/mother/legal guardian ______ abandonment by father/mother/legal guardian ______ assignment of a parent or legal guardian of a child to active military duty The name and last known address of the child's parent(s) or legal guardian is: ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ My kinship relation to the child is _________________________________ My address is ___________________________________________________________ Street Apt. No. ___________________________________________________________ City State Zip Code I assumed informal kinship care of this child for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week on __________ (day/month/year). The name and address of the last school that the child attended is: ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________The county superintendent may verify the facts contained in the foregoing affidavit and conduct an audit on a case-by-case basis after the child has been enrolled in the public school or county public school system. If the county superintendent discovers fraud or misrepresentation, the child shall be removed from the public school or county public school system roll. I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the foregoing statement are true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. ___________________________________________________________ Signature of affiant ___________________________________________________________ (Day/month/year) Any person who willfully makes a material misrepresentation in this affidavit shall be subject to a penalty payable to the county for three times the prorated share of tuition for the time the child fraudulently attends a public school in the county.
B. Each local school system shall:
- (1) Make affidavit forms, with attached instructions, available free of charge at the offices of each county board of education; and
- (2) Advise inquirers that affidavit forms are also available at the local department of social services and the local area agency on aging.
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 4-122.1, and 7-101, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 37)
Regulation .02A amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900)
Regulation .04B amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900)
Regulation .05A amended effective June 29, 2009 (36:13 Md. R. 900)