The Maryland Code contains the laws passed by the legislature (the "General Assembly") and signed into law by the Governor.  The Maryland Code is divided into "Articles," such as "Education."  The Articles are divided into "Titles" and "Subtitles."  At the smallest level, the Code is made up of "Sections," which are individual laws or portions of individual laws.

The Education Article of the Maryland Code is divided into twenty-six Titles.  At the elementary and secondary school levels, the most important parts of the Maryland Code are Title 2, "State Department of Education," Title 7, "Public Schools," and Title 8, "Special Programs for Exceptional Children."

For career, college, and professional education, the most important parts are "Title 18, "Student Financial Assistance"  and Title 21, "Career and Technology Education Programs."

Where specific sections of the Maryland Code are key to the discussion of topics such as school discipline, special education, and enrollment in school, you will find links to the applicable laws.  For general reading or research about Maryland's education laws, see the Peoples Law Library's section on "Looking For The Law."

The State Department of Education is given the power to write "regulations," rules that have the same force as laws passed by the General Assembly.  The regulations are collected in a collection of books called the "Code Of Maryland Agency Regulations," usually just called "COMAR."  The Maryland Department of Education's regulations are in Title 13A of COMAR.

Information about the State Department of Education's regulations at Title 13A of COMAR

Date of last legal review: 3/31/08 (PLL/M.A.J.)

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