{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-5-329","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 5–329","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “High–density county” means one of the following jurisdictions:\n(i) Anne Arundel County;\n(ii) Baltimore City;\n(iii) Baltimore County;\n(iv) Howard County;\n(v) Montgomery County; or\n(vi) Prince George’s County.\n(3) “Low–density county” means any county not listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection.\n(b) (1) A county board in a high–density county seeking State funds for the construction of a new school, or the renovation of or an addition to an existing school that would increase the capacity of the school by more than 100 students, shall submit a pedestrian safety plan to the Interagency Commission.\n(2) A county board in a low–density county shall submit a pedestrian safety plan to the Interagency Commission if the county board is seeking State funds for the construction of a new school, or the renovation of or an addition to an existing school, in a city with more than 10,000 residents and the construction or renovation would increase the capacity of the school by more than 100 students.\n(3) The Interagency Commission shall approve a pedestrian safety plan if the pedestrian safety plan complies with subsection (c) of this section.\n(c) (1) A pedestrian safety plan shall:\n(i) Be developed in collaboration with:\n1. The county department of transportation or equivalent agency of the jurisdiction listed under subsection (a) of this section whose county board is submitting the plan; and\n2. The State Highway Administration;\n(ii) Be limited to the area surrounding the school for which the county board will not provide transportation to students;\n(iii) Identify existing and potential safe routes for students to walk or bike to the school;\n(iv) Evaluate the infrastructure, including sidewalk infrastructure, along existing and potential pedestrian or cyclist routes to the school to determine whether increased capacity is necessary;\n(v) Analyze existing and potential school zones, including the need for expanding school zones on State and county roads; and\n(vi) Include documentation of public participation and input related to the pedestrian safety plan, including minutes from a public hearing and written comments.\n(2) A county board, not the Interagency Commission, shall make all determinations about the contents of a pedestrian safety plan.\n(d) The Interagency Commission may adopt regulations to carry out this section.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=5-329","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"9af317a1d2e9672b50539b8435126e32ec216ab2958a79d67735535b6dd51fd6","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-5-328","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-5-330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}