Section 16-503 - Establishment and function. - Maryland Statutes

§ 16-503. Establishment and function.
 

(a)  Establishment; services.- There is a Baltimore City Community College, formerly known as the New Community College of Baltimore located in Baltimore City, Maryland, which shall, with other educational institutions, provide the services and programs described in § 10-210 of this article. 

(b)  Institution of higher education.- The College is an institution of higher education of the State of Maryland. 

(c)  Classification as local educational agency.- Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the College shall be classified as a "local educational agency (LEA)", as defined in federal law, for purposes of federal subsidies, grants, contracts, and other programs of support for which a community college is eligible. 
 

[1990, ch. 220, § 3; 1991, ch. 55, § 1; 1992, ch. 208; 1995, ch. 3, § 1; 1996, ch. 10, § 16.]