Section 5-115 - Montgomery County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
§ 5-115. Montgomery County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
(a) Definitions.-
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) (i) "Payee" means any party who receives from the Montgomery County Board of Education an aggregate payment of $25,000 in a fiscal year.
(ii) "Payee" does not include:
1. A Montgomery County public school employee with respect to the employee's compensation; or
2. A Montgomery County public school retiree with respect to the retiree's retirement allowance.
(3) "Searchable website" means a website created in accordance with this section that displays and searches payment data of the Montgomery County Board of Education.
(b) Searchable website.- On or before January 1, 2011, the Montgomery County Board of Education shall develop and operate a single searchable website accessible to the public at no cost through the Internet.
(c) Searchable website - Payment data.- The searchable website shall contain Montgomery County Board of Education payment data including:
(1) The name of a payee receiving a payment;
(2) The location of a payee by postal zip code; and
(3) The amount of a payment.
(d) Searchable website - Searches by user.- The searchable website shall allow the user to:
(1) Search data for fiscal year 2010 and each year thereafter; and
(2) Search by the following data fields:
(i) A payee receiving a payment; and
(ii) The zip code of a payee receiving a payment.
(e) Construction.- This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is confidential under federal, State, or local law.
(f) Short title.- This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Montgomery County Public Schools Funding Accountability and Transparency Act".
[2009, ch. 424.]