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Chapter 733
(House Bill 139)
AN ACT concerning
State Personnel – Professional Service Correctional Education – Juvenile
Services Education Teachers Program and Correction Education Teachers
FOR the purpose of providing that certain teachers employed by the Department of
Juvenile Services and the Maryland Department of Labor are in the professional
service in the State Personnel Management System; requiring the Director of
Education and Workforce Skills Training for Correctional Institutions to set certain
qualification standards for certain teachers; clarifying that the Juvenile Services
Education Program is a public agency under certain provisions of law; and generally
relating to the State Personnel Management System education in correctional
facilities.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Education
Section 7–1101(a), 8–412(a)(1), and 8–413(a)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Education
Section 7–1101(e), 8–412(a)(7), and 8–413(a)(6)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Human Services
Section 9–602
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Human Services
Section 9–603
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Labor and Employment
Section 11–903
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) Ch. 733 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Education
7–1101.
(a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(e) “Public agency” means the Department, a local school system, THE JUVENILE
SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM, the Maryland School for the Deaf, or the Maryland
School for the Blind.
8–412.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(7) (i) “Public agency” includes the State Department of Education,
local education agencies, and other agencies that are responsible for providing education to
a child with a disability, including the Maryland Department of Health, the Behavioral
Health Administration, the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the [Department
of Juvenile Services] JUVENILE SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM, the Maryland
School for the Deaf, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services.
(ii) For the purpose of this section, the Maryland School for the Blind
shall be considered a public agency.
8–413.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(6) “Public agency” means the State Department of Education, a local
school system, THE JUVENILE SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM, or any State agency
responsible for providing education to students with disabilities, including the Maryland
School for the Blind and the Maryland School for the Deaf.
Article – Human Services
9–602.
There is a Juvenile Services Education Program within the Department.
9–603.
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(a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the Department and the Board, subject to the
memorandum of understanding, jointly shall have the authority and responsibility for
implementing the juvenile services educational programs in the State.
(2) The Superintendent shall provide and oversee educational services to
all juveniles in a residential facility.
(b) The Superintendent shall implement for each residential facility an
educational program as approved by the Board that:
(1) meets the special needs and circumstances of the juveniles in the
residential facility; and
(2) is accredited by an approved accrediting agency.
(c) (1) The Department, subject to the memorandum of understanding, shall
employ any staff necessary to carry out the Juvenile Services Education Program as
provided in the State budget.
(2) Educational staff in the Department shall be subject to the career
ladder and salary provisions under Title 6, Subtitle 10 of the Education Article.
(3) EACH NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISIONS OF L AW, EACH
TEACHER IN THE JUVENILE SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM WHO IS EMPLOY ED BY
THE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE STATE PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
(d) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of this
section.
(e) The Board may authorize the Department to contract with a nonprofit private
party or a county board of education to provide educational services for juveniles in a
residential facility.
(f) For fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include
in the annual budget bill an appropriation in an amount sufficient to meet the requirements
of this subtitle.
Article – Labor and Employment
11–903.
(a) The Department is responsible for the provision of education and workforce
skills training programs in the adult correctional institutions in the State.
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(b) The Secretary shall appoint a Director of Education and Workforce Skills
Training for Correctional Institutions.
(c) The Director shall receive the salary provided in the budget of the
Department.
(d) The Director shall:
(1) implement and operate the educational and workforce skills training
programs developed by the Council in the correctional institutions;
(2) meet with and advise the Council about the programs; and
(3) consult with the Commissioner of Correction and the warden of each
institution about the operation of the programs; AND
(4) SET QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR TEACHE RS IN WORKFORCE
SKILLS TRAINING PROG RAMS WHO ARE EMPLOYE D BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE
SIMILAR TO THE STAND ARDS FOR TEACHERS PR OVIDING CTE INSTRUCTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 7–205.1 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE.
(E) EACH NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, EACH
TEACHER IN AN EDUCAT IONAL AND WORKFORCE SKILLS TRAINING PROG RAM WHO
IS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE
STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
1, 2022.
Enacted under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution, May 29, 2022.