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SENATE BILL 377
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CF HB 75
By: Senator King
Introduced and read first time: January 17, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Higher Education – Teacher Development and Retention Program – Definition 2
FOR the purpose of altering the definition of “institution of initial eligibility” to include 3
community colleges as eligible institutions as part of the criteria for applicants for 4
the Teacher Development and Retention Program; and generally relating to the 5
Teacher Development and Retention Program. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Education 8
Section 18–2701 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – Education 13
Section 18–2702(a) through (c) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Education 19
18–2701. 20
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(b) “Eligible individual” means an individual who is: 22
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(1) Enrolled in the first or second year at an institution of initial eligibility; 1
and 2
(2) Interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession. 3
(c) “Fund” means the Teacher Development and Retention Fund established 4
under this subtitle. 5
(d) “Institution of initial eligibility” means [an]: 6
(1) AN institution of higher education in the State where at least 40% of 7
the attendees receive federal Pell Grants; OR 8
(2) A COMMUNITY COLLEGE ES TABLISHED UNDER TITLE 16 OF THIS 9
ARTICLE. 10
(e) “Program” means the Teacher Development and Retention Program 11
established under this subtitle. 12
18–2702. 13
(a) (1) There is a Teacher Development and Retention Program. 14
(2) The Teacher Development and Retention Program is a pilot program 15
designed to incentivize a cohort of students to pursue a career in the teaching profession. 16
(b) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide support to eligible individuals 17
who ultimately pledge to fulfill a service obligation as a teacher employed full–time in a 18
high–needs school, grade level, or content area in the State in which there is a shortage of 19
teachers, as identified by the Department. 20
(2) The Program shall provide financial support to eligible individuals 21
interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession, beginning by offering eligible 22
individuals a one–time stipend for participation in an experiential learning opportunity in 23
a classroom and concluding by placing those individuals in high–needs schools, grade 24
levels, or content areas. 25
(c) The Office shall establish eligibility criteria for the Program, including 26
requirements for an applicant to: 27
(1) Be enrolled in the first or second year at an institution of initial 28
eligibility in an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree program; and 29
(2) Before receiving an educator internship stipend under § 18–2703 of this 30
subtitle, pledge to fulfill a service obligation as a teacher employed full–time in a 31 SENATE BILL 377 3
high–needs school, grade level, or content area in which there is a shortage of teachers, as 1
identified by the Department, for a minimum of 2 years. 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 3
1, 2024. 4