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7	7	SENATE BILL 984
8	8	F1 4lr0840
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10	10	By: Senator Lewis Young
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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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	Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Labor to prioritize activities, programs, and 3
21	21	services that contribute to meeting a certain statewide goal when administering the 4
22	22	business of the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the State Board of 5
23	23	Education, rather than the Accountability and Implementation Board, to approve 6
24	24	certain specifications of teachers for spending time outside the classroom and 7
25	25	approving when a career ladder has become effective; authorizing a county board of 8
26	26	education to set a maximum cap and limit the dates of enrollment in institutions of 9
27	27	higher education for certain dually enrolled students; requiring the Accountability 10
28	28	and Implementation Board to study and report on certain issues related to publicly 11
29	29	provided prekindergarten and the educator career ladder in a certain manner; and 12
30	30	generally relating to alterations to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. 13
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32	32	BY adding to 14
33	33	Article – Business Regulation 15
34	34	Section 2–104.1 16
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
36	36	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
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38	38	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 19
39	39	Article – Education 20
40	40	Section 6–1002(a) and 7–205.1(a) and (c) 21
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
42	42	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 23
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44	44	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 24
45	45	Article – Education 25
46	46	Section 6–1002(h), 6–1003(a) and (b)(2), 6–1004(b)(4), (c)(4), and (d)(5), 6–1006(b)(3) 26
47	47	and (c)(3), 6–1009(a), 7–205.1(g), and 15–127 27
48	48	Annotated Code of Maryland 28 2 SENATE BILL 984
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51	51	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 1
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53	53	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
54	54	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
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56	56	Article – Business Regulation 4
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58	58	2–104.1. 5
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60	60	IN ESTABLISHING THE PLANNING OF ACTI VITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES 6
61	61	OF THE DEPARTMENT , THE SECRETARY SHALL PRIORITIZE ACTIVITIE S, PROGRAMS, 7
62	62	AND SERVICES THAT CO NTRIBUTE TO MEETING THE STATEWIDE GOAL , 8
63	63	ESTABLISHED IN § 21–204 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE, THAT BY THE 2030–2031 9
64	64	SCHOOL YEAR , 45% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDE NTS COMPLETE THE HIGH SCHOOL 10
65	65	LEVEL OF A REGISTERE D APPRENTICESHIP OR AN INDUSTRY –RECOGNIZED 11
66	66	OCCUPATIONAL CREDENT IAL BEFORE THEY GRAD UATE. 12
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68	68	Article – Education 13
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70	70	6–1002. 14
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72	72	(a) (1) On or before July 1, 2024, each county board shall implement a career 15
73	73	ladder that meets the requirements of this subtitle. 16
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75	75	(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the requirements of this 17
76	76	subtitle shall become effective in a county on the date the county board adopts a career 18
77	77	ladder under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 19
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79	79	(h) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, teachers at each level or tier 20
80	80	of the career ladder shall teach in the classroom for a minimum percentage of their total 21
81	81	working time, as specified in this subtitle. 22
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83	83	(2) The percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 23
84	84	become effective in phases over an 8–year period beginning July 1, 2025, as specified by a 24
85	85	county board on approval of the [Accountability and Implementation Board] STATE 25
86	86	BOARD. 26
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88	88	(3) The following teachers shall be given priority for working time outside 27
89	89	the classroom as the percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection are phased 28
90	90	in: 29
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92	92	(i) Newly licensed teachers, particularly new teachers in 30
93	93	low–performing schools or schools that have a high concentration of students living in 31
94	94	poverty; and 32
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96	96	(ii) Teachers in schools that: 33 SENATE BILL 984 3
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100	100	1. Are low–performing; 1
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102	102	2. Have a high concentration of students living in poverty; or 2
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104	104	3. Have large achievement gaps between subpopulations of 3
105	105	students. 4
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107	107	6–1003. 5
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109	109	(a) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) of this 6
110	110	subtitle, as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , a teacher on level one, two, or 7
111	111	three of the career ladder shall: 8
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113	113	(1) Teach in the classroom on average 60% of the teacher’s working time; 9
114	114	and 10
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116	116	(2) Spend the remaining time on other teacher activities, including: 11
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118	118	(i) Improving instruction; 12
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120	120	(ii) Identifying, working with, and tutoring students who need 13
121	121	additional help; 14
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123	123	(iii) Working with the most challenging students; 15
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125	125	(iv) Working with students living in concentrated poverty; and 16
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127	127	(v) Leading or participating in professional learning. 17
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129	129	(b) (2) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) 18
130	130	of this subtitle, as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , an assistant principal 19
131	131	shall: 20
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133	133	(i) Participate in classroom activity involving direct interactions 21
134	134	with students for at least 20% of their working hours; and 22
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136	136	(ii) Spend a portion of the remaining time on other teacher related 23
137	137	activities, including: 24
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139	139	1. Setting priorities for the subject level departments or 25
140	140	grade levels of the school; and 26
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142	142	2. Fulfilling specialized roles, such as head of professional 27
143	143	development. 28
144	144
145	145	6–1004. 29 4 SENATE BILL 984
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149	149	(b) (4) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) 1
150	150	of this subtitle as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , a lead teacher shall: 2
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152	152	(i) Teach in the classroom on average 50% of the teacher’s working 3
153	153	time; and 4
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155	155	(ii) Spend the remaining time on other teacher activities, including: 5
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157	157	1. Mentoring newer and struggling teachers and teachers 6
158	158	who are pursuing NBC; and 7
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160	160	2. Leading workshops and demonstrations at the school 8
161	161	level. 9
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163	163	(c) (4) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) 10
164	164	of this subtitle as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , a distinguished teacher 11
165	165	shall: 12
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167	167	(i) Teach in the classroom on average 40% of the teacher’s working 13
168	168	time; and 14
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170	170	(ii) Spend the remaining time on other teacher activities, including: 15
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172	172	1. Mentoring lead teachers; and 16
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174	174	2. Leading workshops and demonstrations at the school and 17
175	175	district level. 18
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177	177	(d) (5) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) 19
178	178	of this subtitle as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , a professor distinguished 20
179	179	teacher shall teach in a classroom on average 20% of the teacher’s working time. 21
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181	181	6–1006. 22
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183	183	(b) (3) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) 23
184	184	of this subtitle as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , a licensed principal is 24
185	185	encouraged to teach in the classroom for at least 10% of the principal’s working hours. 25
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187	187	(c) (3) Beginning with teachers listed under [§ 6–1002(f)(3)] § 6–1002(H)(3) 26
188	188	of this subtitle as specified by the [State Board] COUNTY BOARD , a distinguished principal 27
189	189	is encouraged to teach in a classroom for at least 10% of the principal’s working hours. 28
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191	191	6–1009. 29
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195	195	(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, beginning on July 1, 2022, 1
196	196	teacher salary increases associated with the career ladder shall at a minimum include the 2
197	197	following: 3
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199	199	(i) Becoming an NBC teacher – $10,000 salary increase; 4
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201	201	(ii) An NBC teacher teaching at a low –performing school as 5
202	202	identified by the county board – $7,000 salary increase; 6
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204	204	(iii) Becoming lead teacher – $5,000 salary increase; 7
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206	206	(iv) Becoming distinguished teacher – $10,000 salary increase; 8
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208	208	(v) Becoming professor distinguished teacher – $15,000 salary 9
209	209	increase; and 10
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211	211	(vi) Becoming a distinguished principal – $15,000 salary increase. 11
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213	213	(2) The teacher salary increases under paragraph (1) of this subsection do 12
214	214	not apply to paragraph (1)(iii) through (vi) of this subsection until § 6–1002(a) of this 13
215	215	subtitle becomes effective as recommended by the Department and approved by the 14
216	216	[Accountability and Implementation Board] STATE BOARD. 15
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218	218	7–205.1. 16
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220	220	(a) In this section, “CCR standard” means the college and career readiness 17
221	221	standards established under this section. 18
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223	223	(c) (1) (i) It is the goal of the State that students enrolled in public school 19
224	224	shall meet the CCR standard before the end of the 10th grade and no later than the time 20
225	225	the student graduates from high school. 21
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227	227	(ii) It is the goal of the State that each student enrolled in public 22
228	228	school, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, address, socioeconomic status, or 23
229	229	the language spoken in the student’s home, shall have equitable access to college and career 24
230	230	readiness and shall meet the CCR standard at an equal rate. 25
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232	232	(2) A student shall meet the CCR standard when the student meets a 26
233	233	standard in English language arts, mathematics, and, when practicable, science that 27
234	234	enables the student to be successful in entry level credit bearing courses or postsecondary 28
235	235	education training at a State community college. 29
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237	237	(3) The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the CCR standard established 30
238	238	under this section are not intended to alter the need for high quality programs and content 31
239	239	in fine arts, civics, physical education, and other areas that are necessary to provide a 32
240	240	holistic education and enable every student to be well–rounded and meet the CCR 33
241	241	standard. 34 6 SENATE BILL 984
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245	245	(4) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department shall develop and begin 1
246	246	to implement a communication strategy to inform parents, students, educators, and the 2
247	247	wider public about the CCR standard developed under this section. 3
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249	249	(g) (1) Beginning in the 2023–2024 school year, each county board shall 4
250	250	provide all students who meet the CCR standard required under subsection (c) of this 5
251	251	section with access to the following post college and career readiness (post–CCR) pathways, 6
252	252	at no cost to the student or the student’s parents, including the cost of any fees: 7
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254	254	(i) A competitive entry college preparatory program, chosen by the 8
255	255	county board, consisting of: 9
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257	257	1. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program; 10
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259	259	2. The Cambridge AICE Diploma Program; or 11
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261	261	3. A comparable program consisting of Advanced Placement 12
262	262	courses specified by the College Board; 13
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264	264	(ii) [A] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A 14
265	265	program that allows a student, through an early college program or dual enrollment at a 15
266	266	student’s high school and an institution of higher education to earn: 16
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268	268	1. An associate degree; or 17
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270	270	2. At least 60 credits toward a bachelor’s degree; and 18
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272	272	(iii) A robust set of career and technology education programs that 19
273	273	are recommended by the CTE Skills Standards Advisory Committee and approved by the 20
274	274	CTE Committee and that allow students to complete: 21
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276	276	1. A credit or noncredit certificate or license program, course, 22
277	277	or sequence of courses, including a program, course, or courses taken through dual 23
278	278	enrollment under § 15–127 of this article, at a secondary or postsecondary institution, 24
279	279	through an Advanced Placement course at a secondary institution, or through an 25
280	280	apprenticeship sponsor that leads to an industry recognized occupational–credential or 26
281	281	postsecondary certificate; 27
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283	283	2. A registered apprenticeship program approved by the 28
284	284	Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning within the Maryland Department 29
285	285	of Labor; or 30
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287	287	3. A youth apprenticeship program, under Title 18, Subtitle 31
288	288	18 of this article. 32
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292	292	(2) Each public high school shall provide access to the programs described 1
293	293	under paragraph (1) of this subsection through that public school or through another public 2
294	294	school in the county. 3
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296	296	(3) (i) Each student who meets the CCR standard required under 4
297	297	subsection (c) of this section shall be enrolled in at least one post–CCR pathway described 5
298	298	in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 6
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300	300	(ii) Each student who enrolls in a post–CCR pathway shall remain 7
301	301	enrolled in the student’s public high school. 8
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303	303	(iii) Each public high school shall provide to every student, regardless 9
304	304	of whether the student is enrolled in a post–CCR pathway, the full range of services to 10
305	305	which the student is entitled, including: 11
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307	307	1. Personal, career, and academic advising; and 12
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309	309	2. Counseling, in accordance with § 7–126 of this title, to help 13
310	310	the student choose one or more post–CCR pathways, or courses within a post–CCR 14
311	311	pathway, that fits with the student’s educational and career goals. 15
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313	313	(iv) Priority for counseling and advising services described under 16
314	314	subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph shall be given to students who have not met the CCR 17
315	315	standard by the end of 10th grade. 18
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317	317	(v) Any high school graduation requirements that a student does not 19
318	318	meet by the time the student has completed the assessment required under subsection (d) 20
319	319	of this section shall be provided within the post–CCR pathway the student chooses. 21
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321	321	(4) A COUNTY BOARD MAY LIM IT THE NUMBER OF COURSE S THAT A 22
322	322	STUDENT DUALLY ENROL LED AT THE STUDENT ’S HIGH SCHOOL AND AT AN 23
323	323	INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION MAY ENROLL IN AT THE INSTITUTION O F 24
324	324	HIGHER EDUCATION AS PART OF THE POST–CCR PATHWAY IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 25
325	325	15–127 OF THIS ARTICLE. 26
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327	327	[(4)] (5) (i) The State Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this 27
328	328	subsection. 28
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330	330	(ii) The regulations shall include standards that: 29
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332	332	1. Guarantee, to the extent practicable, statewide uniformity 30
333	333	in the quality of the post–CCR pathways; 31
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335	335	2. Meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection; 32
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340	340	3. Require high school graduation credit to be awarded for 1
341	341	any programs administered in accordance with this subsection. 2
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343	343	15–127. 3
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345	345	(a) (1) In this section, “dually enrolled student” means a student who is dually 4
346	346	enrolled in: 5
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348	348	(i) A secondary school in the State; and 6
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350	350	(ii) An institution of higher education in the State. 7
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352	352	(2) “Dually enrolled student” includes a student enrolled in a credit or 8
353	353	noncredit certificate or license program, course, or sequence of courses that leads to 9
354	354	certification or licensure at an institution of higher education in the State. 10
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356	356	(b) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, A public 11
357	357	institution of higher education may not charge tuition to a dually enrolled student. 12
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359	359	(c) [Subject] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION 13
360	360	AND SUBJECT to subsection (d) of this section, for each dually enrolled student who is 14
361	361	enrolled in a public school in the county, the county board shall pay 75% of the cost of tuition 15
362	362	for a public institution of higher education in the State. 16
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364	364	(d) (1) If there is an agreement before July 1, 2020, between a public school 17
365	365	and a public institution of higher education in which the public institution of higher 18
366	366	education charges less than 75% of the cost of tuition to a dually enrolled student, the 19
367	367	county board shall pay the cost of tuition under the existing agreement. 20
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369	369	(2) Every 2 years, a public school and a public institution of higher 21
370	370	education may evaluate and modify an agreement made under paragraph (1) of this 22
371	371	subsection. 23
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373	373	(E) (1) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SET A MAXIMUM CAP ON THE NUMBER OF 24
374	374	COURSES THAT A DUALL Y ENROLLED STUDENT M AY ENROLL IN AT AN I NSTITUTION 25
375	375	OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE. 26
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377	377	(2) A COUNTY BOARD MAY LIM IT THE DATES DURING WHICH A 27
378	378	DUALLY ENROLLED STUD ENT MAY ENROLL IN CO URSES AT AN INSTITUT ION OF 28
379	379	HIGHER EDUCATION TO ALIGN WITH THE COUNTY BOAR D’S SCHOOL YEAR . 29
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381	381	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That : 30
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383	383	(a) The Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with the State 31
384	384	Department of Education, shall study the feasibility of providing publicly funded 32
385	385	prekindergarten, as currently defined in Title 7, Subtitle 1A of the Education Article. 33 SENATE BILL 984 9
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389	389	(b) The Accountability and Implementation Board’s study shall include 1
390	390	examination of: 2
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392	392	(1) an increased role for public prekindergarten providers, including: 3
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394	394	(i) increases in funding for the Interagency Commission on School 4
395	395	Construction to local school systems to increase the number of spaces in which local school 5
396	396	systems are able to provide prekindergarten classes; and 6
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398	398	(ii) alterations in the plans, rules, and guidelines adopted by the 7
399	399	Interagency Commission on School Construction for public prekindergarten–related 8
400	400	projects to increase the number of available spaces in public prekindergarten programs, 9
401	401	including plans to lease available spaces within a local school system and to allow converted 10
402	402	mobile trailers to serve as public prekindergarten spaces; 11
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404	404	(2) the role of private prekindergarten providers, including: 12
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406	406	(i) altering the per pupil allocation received by private 13
407	407	prekindergarten providers in § 5–229 of the Education Article; and 14
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409	409	(ii) altering the requirement that at least 50% of eligible 15
410	410	prekindergarten slots be provided by eligible private prekindergarten providers; and 16
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412	412	(3) any changes to statute, regulation, or guidelines necessary to better 17
413	413	provide publicly funded prekindergarten in the State. 18
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415	415	(c) In conducting its study, the Accountability and Implementation Board’s 19
416	416	considerations shall comply with the State’s goal of providing publicly funded 20
417	417	prekindergarten to every family with children of eligible age that wishes to utilize 21
418	418	prekindergarten. 22
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420	420	(d) On or before January 1, 2025, the Accountability and Implementation Board 23
421	421	shall report the results of its study and any recommendations to the Governor and, in 24
422	422	accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 25
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424	424	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 26
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426	426	(a) The Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with the 27
427	427	Maryland State Education Association, shall study the feasibility of the career ladder for 28
428	428	educators established under Title 6, Subtitle 10 of the Education Article. 29
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430	430	(b) The Accountability and Implementation Board’s study shall include 30
431	431	examination of: 31
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435	435	(1) the feasibility of allowing teachers to spend time outside the classroom 1
436	436	in the percentages required under Title 6, Subtitle 10 and whether any part of that 2
437	437	calculation should include working time that is outside the school year; 3
438	438
439	439	(2) whether school systems require additional personnel, such as 4
440	440	consulting teachers, in order to aid educators on the career ladder; 5
441	441
442	442	(3) if additional personnel or other methods of professional development 6
443	443	are necessary in order to make the career ladder function as intended, how the target per 7
444	444	pupil foundation amount required under § 5–212 of the Education Article should be 8
445	445	adjusted; and 9
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447	447	(4) any changes to statute, regulation, or guidelines necessary to ensure 10
448	448	that the career ladder for educators works as intended. 11
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450	450	(c) On or before January 1, 2025, the Accountability and Implementation Board 12
451	451	shall report the results of its study and any recommendations to the Governor and, in 13
452	452	accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 14
453	453
454	454	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 15
455	455	1, 2024. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 1 month 16
456	456	and, at the end of June 30, 2025, Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, with no further action required 17
457	457	by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 18