Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1233 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1233
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1233
8	8	C3, F1, F2 3lr2963
9	9	CF SB 668
10	10	By: Delegate Kerr
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 15, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Teacher Degree Apprenticeship 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Startup Grant Program in the 3
21	21	Maryland Department of Labor; requiring a sponsor participating in a teacher 4
22	22	apprenticeship program to establish an apprenticeship that develops certain career 5
23	23	paths and to pay apprentices certain compensation; requiring a sponsor, in 6
24	24	coordination with the Career and Technical Education Committee, to develop a high 7
25	25	school level apprenticeship; requiring a sponsor to partner with institutions of higher 8
26	26	education to offer postsecondary education credits under a teacher apprenticeship 9
27	27	program; requiring the Department to award a certain amount in a certain fiscal 10
28	28	year for a certain purpose; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget 11
29	29	bill an appropriation for the Grant Program; and generally relating to teacher 12
30	30	apprenticeships in the State. 13
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32	32	BY adding to 14
33	33	Article – Labor and Employment 15
34	34	Section 11–607 16
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
36	36	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 18
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38	38	Preamble 19
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40	40	WHEREAS, Apprenticeship is an effective mode of learning academic, employability, 20
41	41	and occupational skills for most professions. Apprenticeships widen access to rewarding 21
42	42	careers, enhance the productivity of workers, and strengthen the engagement of learners 22
43	43	as they apply what they learn in a career–oriented job. Apprenticeships meet the demand 23
44	44	by employers for skilled professionals with experience who understand all aspects of an 24
45	45	occupation; and 25
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47	47	WHEREAS, Apprenticeships in the teaching profession can help meet the demand 26
48	48	for teachers in Maryland in ways that encourage diversity and ensure quality. Becoming a 27 2 HOUSE BILL 1233
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51	51	K–12 teacher through apprenticeship lowers financial barriers to full certification, thereby 1
52	52	attracting qualified individuals from low–income, bilingual, and African American 2
53	53	communities. Teacher apprenticeships increase substantially the time prospective teachers 3
54	54	apply what they learn in classroom settings. Teacher apprenticeships take full advantage 4
55	55	of the enthusiasm of young people who begin their apprenticeships in high school. By the 5
56	56	time they become fully qualified, teachers trained through apprenticeship would have 3 to 6
57	57	5 years of classroom experience; and 7
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59	59	WHEREAS, Apprenticeships benefit local education agencies by expanding the 8
60	60	availability and mix of teaching talent and by attracting teachers who have ties and 9
61	61	commitment to local communities. Another benefit is the ability of local education agencies 10
62	62	to tailor the teacher training to best meet the needs of the school system; and 11
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64	64	WHEREAS, Teacher apprenticeships are already successful in the United Kingdom 12
65	65	and Australia and are starting to penetrate U.S. school systems. The U.S. Department of 13
66	66	Labor currently recognizes teaching apprenticeship programs of 12 states, including 14
67	67	Arkansas, California, Colorado, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 15
68	68	The specifications of well–developed functions and competencies for effective teachers are 16
69	69	increasingly available and can help a teacher apprenticeship program yield an increased 17
70	70	supply of committed and capable pre–K and K–12 teachers; now, therefore, 18
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72	72	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
73	73	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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75	75	Article – Labor and Employment 21
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77	77	11–607. 22
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79	79	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23
80	80	INDICATED. 24
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82	82	(2) “GRANT PROGRAM” MEANS THE TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP 25
83	83	STARTUP GRANT PROGRAM. 26
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85	85	(3) “SPONSOR” MEANS AN ORGANIZATIO N THAT DEVELOPS AND 27
86	86	IMPLEMENTS A TEACHER APPRENTICESH IP PROGRAM. 28
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88	88	(B) THERE IS A TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP STARTUP GRANT PROGRAM IN 29
89	89	THE DEPARTMENT . 30
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91	91	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT PROGRAM IS TO: 31
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93	93	(1) PROVIDE YOUNG INDIVI DUALS WITH OPPORTUNI TIES TO BEGIN A 32
94	94	CAREER IN PRIMARY AN D SECONDARY ED UCATION; 33
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98	98	(2) DEVELOP A COHORT OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFIE D TO WORK AS 1
99	99	TEACHERS IN THE STATE; AND 2
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101	101	(3) ENCOURAGE COUNTY BOA RDS OF EDUCATION TO HIRE 3
102	102	APPRENTICES . 4
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104	104	(D) A SPONSOR PARTICIPATIN G IN A TEACHER APPRE NTICESHIP PROGRAM : 5
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106	106	(1) SHALL CONSIST OF : 6
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108	108	(I) THE MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION; AND 7
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110	110	(II) AT LEAST THREE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS ; AND 8
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112	112	(2) MAY CONSIST OF : 9
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114	114	(I) OTHER UNIONS REPRESE NTING SCHOOL SYSTEM 10
115	115	EMPLOYEES; 11
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117	117	(II) ADDITIONAL LOCAL SCH OOL SYSTEMS; AND 12
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119	119	(III) INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS. 13
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121	121	(E) (1) A SPONSOR PARTICIPATIN G IN A TEACHER APPRE NTICESHIP 14
122	122	PROGRAM SHALL ESTABL ISH AN APPRENTICESHI P THAT DEVELOPS A CA REER PATH 15
123	123	FOR: 16
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125	125	(I) TUTORS; 17
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127	127	(II) TEACHER’S AIDES; AND 18
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129	129	(III) TEACHERS. 19
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131	131	(2) AN EMPLOYER IN THE AP PRENTICESHIP PRO GRAM SHALL PAY 20
132	132	APPRENTICES COMPENSA TION CONSISTENT WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS IN T HE SAME 21
133	133	FIELD. 22
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135	135	(3) (I) A SPONSOR, IN COORDINATION WITH THE CAREER AND 23
136	136	TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 21–209 OF THE 24
137	137	EDUCATION ARTICLE, SHALL DEVELOP A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL APPRENTICE SHIP. 25
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139	139	(II) A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AP PRENTICESHIP UNDER A 26
140	140	TEACHER APPRENTICESH IP PROGRAM SHALL : 27 4 HOUSE BILL 1233
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144	144	1. ALLOW A STUDENT PART ICIPATING IN THE TEA CHER 1
145	145	APPRENTICESHIP TO MA XIMIZE ATTAINMENT IN : 2
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147	147	A. COLLEGE LEVEL GENERA L EDUCATION CREDI TS 3
148	148	THROUGH ADVANCED PLA CEMENT COURSES , AN EARLY COLLEGE PRO GRAM, OR 4
149	149	DUAL ENROLLMENT AT A STUDENT’S HIGH SCHOOL AND AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R 5
150	150	EDUCATION; AND 6
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152	152	B. A TEACHER CTE PROGRAM; AND 7
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154	154	2. ALLOW A STUDENT TO C OMPLETE COURSEWORK A ND 8
155	155	TRAINING THROUG H AN INNOVATIVE SCHO OL SCHEDULING MODEL SO THAT THE 9
156	156	STUDENT CAN COMPLETE THE APPRENTICESHIP ’S TUTORING REQUIREME NTS 10
157	157	DURING REGULAR SCHOO L HOURS AND OUTSIDE REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS . 11
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159	159	(4) A SPONSOR SHALL PARTNE R WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 12
160	160	EDUCATION TO OFFER POSTSECONDARY EDUCAT ION CREDITS UNDER A TEACHER 13
161	161	APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AM. 14
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163	163	(F) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 15
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165	165	(I) ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM; AND 16
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167	167	(II) AWARD A GRANT TO A S PONSOR THAT MEETS TH E 17
168	168	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 18
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170	170	(2) TO RECEIVE A GRANT UNDER THE GRANT PROGRAM, A 19
171	171	SPONSOR’S APPRENTICESHIP SHA LL BE APPROVED BY TH E MARYLAND 20
172	172	APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL. 21
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174	174	(G) (1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE DEPARTMENT MAY AWARD UP TO 22
175	175	$250,000 TO A SPONSOR FOR DEV ELOPMENT AND IMPLEME NTATION OF A TEACHER 23
176	176	APPRENTICESHI P PROGRAM. 24
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178	178	(2) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 25
179	179	THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION 26
180	180	OF $750,000 FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM TO: 27
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182	182	(I) PROVIDE GRANTS TO SP ONSORS; AND 28
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184	184	(II) COVER THE ADMINISTRA TIVE COSTS OF OPERATING THE 29
185	185	GRANT PROGRAM. 30 HOUSE BILL 1233 5
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189	189	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
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