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Maryland House Bill HB504

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1110 HOUSE BILL 504
12-F1 (5lr0455)
13-ENROLLED BILL
14-— Appropriations and Ways and Means/Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy,
15-and the Environment —
16-Introduced by The Speaker (By Request – Administration) and Delegates
17-Hornberger, McComas, and Tomlinson
18-
19-Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
20-
21-_______________________________________________
22-Proofreader.
23-_______________________________________________
24-Proofreader.
25-
26-Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
27-
28-_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
29-
30-______________________________________________
31-Speaker.
11+F1 5lr0455
12+ CF SB 429
13+By: The Speaker (By Request – Administration) and Delegates Hornberger,
14+McComas, and Tomlinson
15+Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2025
16+Assigned to: Appropriations and Ways and Means
17+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18+House action: Adopted
19+Read second time: February 26, 2025
3220
3321 CHAPTER ______
3422
3523 AN ACT concerning 1
3624
3725 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act 2
3826
39-FOR the purpose of authorizing local governing bodies to exceed certain tax and revenue 3
40-limitations for a certain purpose; altering the definitions of “target per pupil 4
41-foundation amount”, “collaborative time per pupil amount”, “compensatory education 5
42-per pupil amount”, “English learner per pupil amount”, “special education per pupil 6
43-amount”, “growth in the target per pupil foundation amount”, and “change in the per 7
44-pupil amount” for certain fiscal years; repealing certain provisions of law relating to 8
45-the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; altering the 9
46-definitions of target per pupil foundation amount, collaborative time per pupil 10
47-amount, and special education per pupil amount for certain fiscal years; altering the 11
48-source of funds for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund to include the interest 12
49-earnings of the Academic Excellence Fund; directing county boards of education to 13 2 HOUSE BILL 504
50-
51-
52-provide certain funding to local workforce development boards to support the Career 1
53-Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students; altering a certain 2
54-reporting requirement of local workforce development boards; requiring the 3
55-Accountability and Implementation Board to report to the Governor and the General 4
56-Assembly on the effectiveness of the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High 5
57-School Students; altering and adding methods for determining a certain limitation 6
58-on education funding increases under certain circumstances; freezing certain 7
59-increases in the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program for certain fiscal 8
60-years, authorizing certain county boards of education to spend Concentration of 9
61-Poverty School Grant Program grants on behalf of certain schools subject to certain 10
62-criteria, and requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a certain 11
63-evaluation of the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program; modifying the 12
64-school leadership training program; establishing the Collaborative Time Innovation 13
27+FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement 3
28+on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; altering the definitions of target per 4
29+pupil foundation amount, collaborative time per pupil amount, and special education 5
30+per pupil amount for certain fiscal years; altering the source of funds for the 6
31+Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the 7
32+Academic Excellence Fund; freezing certain increases in the Concentration of 8
33+Poverty School Grant Program for certain fiscal years, authorizing certain county 9
34+boards of education to spend Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program grants 10
35+on behalf of certain schools subject to certain criteria, and requiring the State 11
36+Department of Education to conduct a certain evaluation of the Concentration of 12
37+Poverty School Grant Program; establishing the Collaborative Time Innovation 13
6538 Demonstration Grant in the Department; modifying the school leadership training 14
6639 program; authorizing the Department to establish a national teacher recruitment 15
6740 campaign for certain years; establishing the Maryland Teacher Relocation Incentive 16
6841 Grant in the Department; delaying the phase–in of the minimum percentage of time 17
6942 that teachers on a certain career ladder must teach in a classroom beginning on a 18
70-certain date; altering mandated appropriations to the Coordinated Community 19
71-Supports Partnership Fund; providing that, for certain school years, certain 20
72-provisions relating to the procurement and use of certain digital tools do not apply 21
73-under certain circumstances; altering the definition of wraparound services to include 22
74-additional services provided by community schools; altering the definition of 23
75-wraparound services to include additional services provided by community schools; 24
76-authorizing a certain office in the Department to hire staff to support the Director of 25
77-Community Schools; altering the requirements of an implementation plan for 26
78-community schools; requiring local school systems to develop certain countywide 27
79-community school implementation plans; requiring the Governor to submit a certain 28
80-budget without revision; requiring local school systems to develop certain countywide 29
81-community school implementation plans; establishing the Academic Excellence 30
82-Program and the Academic Excellence Fund in the Department; altering the purpose 31
83-and eligibility criteria of the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program and altering 32
84-the distribution and use of Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program grants and 33
85-altering the distribution and use of Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program 34
86-grants; requiring the Department to consult with a certain entity to support the 35
87-development and implementation of grow–your–own programs; altering certain 36
88-plans and requirements that a certain collaborative must develop or provide; 37
89-prohibiting a local school system from reducing the compensation of certain teacher 38
90-candidates; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an 39
91-initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers under certain 40
92-circumstances; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the 41
93-purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in 42
94-each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; establishing 43
95-the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission and its powers and duties; 44
96-providing for the withdrawal from the Compact; requiring the Department to 45
97-contract with an independent entity to conduct a certain study of funding special 46
98-education by a certain date; requiring the Department to consult with a certain 47 HOUSE BILL 504 3
99-
100-
101-entity to evaluate a certain program and establish requirements for certain 1
102-implementation plans; requiring the Department to provide certain technical 2
103-assistance to local education agencies for a certain fiscal year; and generally relating 3
104-to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. 4
105-
106-BY repealing 5
107-Chapter 36 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021, as amended by Chapter 55 of 6
108-the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 7
109- Section 19 8
110-
111-BY repealing 9
112- Article – Education 10
113-Section 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 11
114-Qualifications of Educational Personnel” 12
115- Annotated Code of Maryland 13
116- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
117-
118-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
119- Article – Education 16
120-Section 5–201(a), 5–201(a) and (s), 5–206(a), 5–222(a)(1), 5–224(a)(1), 6–1002(a)(1), 17
121-7–447.1(p)(1) and (3), 7–447.1(b)(1) and (p)(1) and (3), 7–910(a)(1) and (2), 18
122-8–313(a)(1), 8–3A–09(a)(1), 8–710(a)(1), and 18–27A–05 19
123- Annotated Code of Maryland 20
124- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
125-
126-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
127- Article – Education 23
128-Section 5–104(d), 5–201(s), 5–201(s), 5–206(f) and (g)(2), 5–213, 5–222(a)(3), 5–223, 24
129-5–224(a)(3), 5–225, 6–124, 5–225, 6–124, 6–126, 6–1002(h), 7–447.1(p)(9), 25
130-8–313(a)(3) and (5), 8–3A–09(a)(3) and (4), 8–710(a)(2) and (4), 9.9–101 26
131-through 9.9–104, 18–27A–01 through 18–27A–04, and 18–27A–06 27
132- Annotated Code of Maryland 28
133- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 29
134-
135-BY adding to 30
136- Article – Education 31
137-Section 5–210, 6–123.1, 6–130, and 6–131; 6–601 to be under the new subtitle 32
138-“Subtitle 6. Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact”; 6–130, and 6–131; and 33
139-9.12–101 through 9.12–104 6–1101 through 6–1106 to be under the new title 34
140-subtitle “Title 9.12. Subtitle 11. Academic Excellence Program”; and 35
141-7–910(a–1) 36
142- Annotated Code of Maryland 37
143- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 38
144-
145-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 39
146- Article – State Finance and Procurement 40
147-Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 41 4 HOUSE BILL 504
43+certain date; altering the definition of wraparound services to include additional 19
44+services provided by community schools; authorizing a certain office in the 20
45+Department to hire staff to support the Director of Community Schools; altering the 21
46+requirements of an implementation plan for community schools; requiring local 22
47+school systems to develop certain countywide community school implementation 23
48+plans; establishing the Academic Excellence Program and the Academic Excellence 24 2 HOUSE BILL 504
49+
50+
51+Fund in the Department; altering the purpose and eligibility criteria of the Grow 1
52+Your Own Educators Grant Program and altering the distribution and use of Grow 2
53+Your Own Educators Grant Program grants; requiring the Department to consult 3
54+with a certain entity to support the development and implementation of 4
55+grow–your–own programs; altering certain plans and requirements that a certain 5
56+collaborative must develop or provide; prohibiting a local school system from 6
57+reducing the compensation of certain teacher candidates; providing that certain 7
58+provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply 8
59+to certain teachers under certain circumstances; entering into the Interstate Teacher 9
60+Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold 10
61+multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for 11
62+multistate licensure; establishing the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact 12
63+Commission and its powers and duties; providing for the withdrawal from the 13
64+Compact; requiring the Department to contract with an independent entity to 14
65+conduct a certain study of funding special education by a certain date; requiring the 15
66+Department to consult with a certain entity to evaluate a certain program and 16
67+establish requirements for certain implementation plans; and generally relating to 17
68+the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. 18
69+
70+BY repealing 19
71+ Article – Education 20
72+Section 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 21
73+Qualifications of Educational Personnel” 22
74+ Annotated Code of Maryland 23
75+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
76+
77+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 25
78+ Article – Education 26
79+Section 5–201(a), 5–201(a) and (s), 5–206(a), 6–1002(a)(1), 7–447.1(p)(1) and (3), and 27
80+18–27A–05 28
81+ Annotated Code of Maryland 29
82+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 30
83+
84+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 31
85+ Article – Education 32
86+Section 5–201(s), 5–206(f), 5–213, 5–223, 5–225, 6–124, 6–126, 6–1002(h), 33
87+7–447.1(p)(9), 9.9–101 through 9.9–104, 18–27A–01 through 18–27A–04, and 34
88+18–27A–06 35
89+ Annotated Code of Maryland 36
90+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 37
91+
92+BY adding to 38
93+ Article – Education 39
94+Section 6–123.1, 6–130, and 6–131; 6–601 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 6. 40
95+Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact”; 6–130 and 6–131; and 9.12–101 41
96+through 9.12–104 6–1101 through 6–1106 to be under the new title subtitle 42
97+“Title 9.12. Subtitle 11. Academic Excellence Program” 43 HOUSE BILL 504 3
14898
14999
150100 Annotated Code of Maryland 1
151- (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
152-
153-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
101+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
102+
103+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 3
154104 Article – State Finance and Procurement 4
155-Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)204. and 205. and 7–108 5
105+Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 5
156106 Annotated Code of Maryland 6
157107 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
158108
159-BY adding to 8
109+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
160110 Article – State Finance and Procurement 9
161-Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)206. 10
111+Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)204. and 205. 10
162112 Annotated Code of Maryland 11
163113 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
164114
165-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
166- Chapter 717 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 14
167- Section 8(85) and (86) 15
168-
169-BY adding to 16
170- Chapter 717 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 17
171- Section 8(87) 18
172-
173- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
174-That Section(s) 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 20
175-Qualifications of Educational Personnel” of Article – Education of the Annotated Code of 21
176-Maryland be repealed. 22
177-
178- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
179-That Section(s) 19 of Chapter 36 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021, as amended by 24
180-Chapter 55 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021, be repealed. 25
181-
182- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE 26
183-GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That the 27
184-Laws of Maryland read as follows: 28
185-
186-Article – Education 29
187-
188-5–104. 30
189-
190- (d) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of a county charter that places a limit on 31
191-that county’s property tax rate or revenues and subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a 32
192-county governing body may set a property tax rate that is higher than the rate authorized 33
193-under the county’s charter or collect more property tax revenues than the revenues authorized 34
194-under the county’s charter for the sole purpose of funding the approved budget of the county 35
195-board INCLUDING ANY PAYMEN TS BY THE COUNTY GOV ERNING BOD Y ON BEHALF OF 36 HOUSE BILL 504 5
196-
197-
198-THE COUNTY BOARD TO THE TEACHERS’ PENSION SYSTEM AND THE TEACHERS’ 1
199-RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 2
200-
201- (2) If the county governing body sets a county property tax rate that is 3
202-greater than the rate authorized under the county’s charter or collects more property tax 4
203-revenues than the revenues authorized under the county’s charter, the county: 5
204-
205- (i) May not reduce funding provided to the county board from any 6
206-other local revenue source below the funding level in the current county budget; and 7
207-
208- (ii) Shall appropriate to the county board all property tax revenues 8
209-exceeding the amount that would have been available if the county charter limitation had 9
210-applied. 10
211-
212- (3) On or before December 31 of any year in which a county sets a property 11
213-tax rate as provided in this subsection, the county shall report to the Governor and, in 12
214-accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the 13
215-property tax rate set, the additional amount of revenues generated, and the appropriation of 14
216-the additional revenues. 15
217-
218-5–201. 16
219-
220- (a) In this subtitle, except as otherwise provided, the following words have the 17
221-meanings indicated. 18
222-
223- (s) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means: 19
224-
225- (1) For fiscal year 2022, $7,991; 20
226-
227- (2) For fiscal year 2023, $8,310; 21
228-
229- (3) For fiscal year 2024, $8,642; 22
230-
231- (4) For fiscal year 2025, $8,789; 23
232-
233- (5) For fiscal year 2026, [$9,226] $9,063; 24
234-
235- (6) For fiscal year 2027, [$9,732] $9,398 $9,561; 25
236-
237- (7) For fiscal year 2028, [$10,138] $9,626 $9,789; 26
238-
239- (8) For fiscal year 2029, [$10,564] $9,866 $10,200; 27
240-
241- (9) For fiscal year 2030, [$11,004] $10,276 $10,625; 28
242-
243- (10) For fiscal year 2031, [$11,442] $10,683 $11,047; 29 6 HOUSE BILL 504
244-
245-
246-
247- (11) For fiscal year 2032, [$11,898] $11,104 $11,483; 1
248-
249- (12) For fiscal year 2033, [$12,365] $11,536 $11,931; [and] 2
250-
251- (13) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2034, $12,381; 3
252-
253- (14) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035, $12,843; AND 4
254-
255- (13) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2034, $11,946; 5
256-
257- (14) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035, $12,369; 6
258-
259- (15) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2036, $12,808; 7
260-
261- (16) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2037, $13,259; AND 8
262-
263- [(13) (15)] (17) For subsequent fiscal years, the target per pupil 9
264-foundation amount for the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment rounded 10
265-to the nearest whole dollar. 11
266-
267-5–206. 12
268-
269- (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund. 13
270-
271- (f) The Fund consists of: 14
272-
273- (1) Revenue distributed to the Fund under Title 9, Subtitles 1D and 1E of 15
274-the State Government Article and §§ 2–4A–02, 2–605.1, and 2–1303 of the Tax – General 16
275-Article; 17
276-
277- (2) Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund; 18
278-
279- (3) INTEREST EARNED BY TH E ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND 19
280-ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9.12–103 § 6–1105 OF THIS ARTICLE; and 20
281-
282- [(3)] (4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit 21
283-of the Fund. 22
284-
285- (g) (2) (I) The Fund may not be used for school construction under Subtitle 23
286-3 of this title. 24
287-
288- (II) THE FUND MAY NOT BE USED TO FUND THE ACADEMIC 25
289-EXCELLENCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED U NDER TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 11 OF THIS 26
290-ARTICLE. 27 HOUSE BILL 504 7
291-
292-
293-
294-5–210. 1
295-
296- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
297-INDICATED. 3
298-
299- (2) “BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND ESTIMATE ” MEANS 4
300-THE ESTIMATE OF REVE NUES TO BE DISTRIBUT ED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR 5
301-MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 5–206 OF THIS SUBTITLE BY 6
302-THE BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES AS REQUIRED BY § 6–106 OF THE STATE 7
303-FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 8
304-
305- (3) “GENERAL FUND ESTIMATE ” MEANS THE ESTIMATE O F GENERAL 9
306-FUND REVENUES BY THE BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES AS REQUIRED BY § 6–106 10
307-OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 11
308-
309- (B) BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 THEREAFTER , 12
310-FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , IF THERE IS A 13
311-CUMULATIVE REDUCTION IN THE DECEMBER GENERAL FUND ESTIMATE AND THE 14
312-BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND ESTIMATE IN THE DECEMBER BOARD 15
313-OF REVENUE ESTIMATES REPORT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR THA T IS AT LEAST 3.75% 16
314-BELOW THE MARCH GENERAL FUND ESTIMATE IN THE MARCH BOARD OF REVENUE 17
315-ESTIMATES REPORT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR , NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER 18
316-PROVISION OF LAW : 19
317-
318- (1) PER PUPIL FORMULA INC REASES IN MAJOR EDUCATION AI D 20
319-REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE 0%; AND 21
320-
321- (2) ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDIN G INCREASES REQUIRED UNDER THIS 22
322-SUBTITLE SHALL BE LI MITED TO 0%. 23
323-
324- (C) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E THE LIMITATION ON INCREASES 24
325-REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL 25
326-IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IMME DIATELY FOLLOWING TH E DECEMBER 26
327-BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES REPORT . 27
328-
329-5–213. 28
330-
331- (a) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share of the foundation 29
332-program to each county board. 30
333-
334- (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each fiscal year, 31
335-the county board shall distribute to each school the minimum school funding amount for 32
336-the foundation program calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 33 8 HOUSE BILL 504
337-
338-
339-
340- (c) (1) Each county board shall distribute to the local workforce development 1
341-board for the county the following amount multiplied by the enrollment count in the county: 2
342-
343- (i) For fiscal year 2024, $62; and 3
344-
345- (ii) For each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 FISCAL YEARS 2025 4
346-THROUGH 2028, the prior fiscal year amount increased by the inflation adjustment. 5
347-
348- (2) The funds distributed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 6
349-used to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students 7
350-established under § 7–126 § 7–127 of this article that is provided collaboratively by the 8
351-workforce development board, the school, any other relevant State or local agencies, and 9
352-employers. 10
353-
354- (3) On or before June 30, 2024, and in each of the next 2 4 fiscal years, the 11
355-local workforce development board, in collaboration with the county board and any other 12
356-relevant State or local agencies, shall report to the Accountability and Implementation 13
357-Board established under Subtitle 4 of this title on the use of the funds and the impact of 14
358-the funds on providing career counseling. 15
359-
360- (4) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 16
361-IMPLEMENTATION BOARD SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE 17
362-WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 18
363-THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND 19
364-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING: 20
365-
366- (I) WHETHER CAREER COUNSE LING SERVICES HAVE 21
367-ADEQUATELY PREPARED STUDENTS FOR POST –COLLEGE AND CAREER R EADINESS 22
368-PATHWAYS, INCLUDING: 23
369-
370- 1. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S WHO COMPLETED A 24
371-CAREER READINESS ASS ESSMENT; 25
372-
373- 2. STUDENT SELF –REPORTED CONFIDENCE LEVELS IN 26
374-CAREER READINESS ; 27
375-
376- 3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PA RTICIPATING IN CAREE R 28
377-COUNSELING SESSIONS AND COMPLETING A 6–YEAR CAREER PLAN BY THE END OF 29
378-8TH GRADE; 30
379-
380- 4. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WH O PARTICIPATED IN 31
381-CAREER EXPLORATION A CTIVITIES, INCLUDING FIELD TRIP S, COLLEGE OR TRAINING 32
382-CENTER VISITS, CAREER FAIRS, OR REGISTERED APPREN TICESHIP PROGRAMS ; 33
115+BY adding to 13
116+ Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
117+Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)206. 15
118+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
119+ (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
120+
121+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
122+ Chapter 717 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 19
123+ Section 8(85) and (86) 20
124+
125+BY adding to 21
126+ Chapter 717 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 22
127+ Section 8(87) 23
128+
129+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
130+That Section(s) 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 25
131+Qualifications of Educational Personnel” of Article – Education of the Annotated Code of 26
132+Maryland be repealed. 27
133+
134+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE 28
135+GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND , That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 29
136+
137+Article – Education 30
138+
139+5–201. 31
140+
141+ (a) In this subtitle, except as otherwise provided, the following words have the 32
142+meanings indicated. 33
143+
144+ (s) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means: 34
145+
146+ (1) For fiscal year 2022, $7,991; 35 4 HOUSE BILL 504
147+
148+
149+
150+ (2) For fiscal year 2023, $8,310; 1
151+
152+ (3) For fiscal year 2024, $8,642; 2
153+
154+ (4) For fiscal year 2025, $8,789; 3
155+
156+ (5) For fiscal year 2026, [$9,226] $9,063; 4
157+
158+ (6) For fiscal year 2027, [$9,732] $9,398; 5
159+
160+ (7) For fiscal year 2028, [$10,138] $9,626; 6
161+
162+ (8) For fiscal year 2029, [$10,564] $9,866; 7
163+
164+ (9) For fiscal year 2030, [$11,004] $10,276; 8
165+
166+ (10) For fiscal year 2031, [$11,442] $10,683; 9
167+
168+ (11) For fiscal year 2032, [$11,898] $11,104; 10
169+
170+ (12) For fiscal year 2033, [$12,365] $11,536; [and] 11
171+
172+ (13) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2034, $11,946; 12
173+
174+ (14) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035, $12,369; 13
175+
176+ (15) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2036, $12,808; 14
177+
178+ (16) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2037, $13,259; AND 15
179+
180+ [(13)] (17) For subsequent fiscal years, the target per pupil foundation 16
181+amount for the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment rounded to the 17
182+nearest whole dollar. 18
183+
184+5–206. 19
185+
186+ (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund. 20
187+
188+ (f) The Fund consists of: 21
189+
190+ (1) Revenue distributed to the Fund under Title 9, Subtitles 1D and 1E of 22
191+the State Government Article and §§ 2–4A–02, 2–605.1, and 2–1303 of the Tax – General 23
192+Article; 24
193+
194+ (2) Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund; 25 HOUSE BILL 504 5
195+
196+
197+
198+ (3) INTEREST EARNED BY TH E ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND 1
199+ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9.12–103 § 6–1105 OF THIS ARTICLE; and 2
200+
201+ [(3)] (4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit 3
202+of the Fund. 4
203+
204+5–213. 5
205+
206+ (a) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share of the foundation 6
207+program to each county board. 7
208+
209+ (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each fiscal year, 8
210+the county board shall distribute to each school the minimum school funding amount for 9
211+the foundation program calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 10
212+
213+ (c) (1) Each county board shall distribute to the local workforce development 11
214+board for the county the following amount multiplied by the enrollment count in the county: 12
215+
216+ (i) For fiscal year 2024, $62; and 13
217+
218+ (ii) For each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the prior fiscal year 14
219+amount increased by the inflation adjustment. 15
220+
221+ (2) The funds distributed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 16
222+used to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students 17
223+established under § 7–126 of this article that is provided collaboratively by the workforce 18
224+development board, the school, any other relevant State or local agencies, and employers. 19
225+
226+ (3) On or before June 30, 2024, and in each of the next 2 fiscal years, the 20
227+local workforce development board, in collaboration with the county board and any other 21
228+relevant State or local agencies, shall report to the Accountability and Implementation 22
229+Board established under Subtitle 4 of this title on the use of the funds and the impact of 23
230+the funds on providing career counseling. 24
231+
232+ (d) (1) In this subsection, “collaborative time per pupil amount” means: 25
233+
234+ (i) For fiscal year [2026] 2030, $163; 26
235+
236+ (ii) (I) For fiscal year [2027] 2031, $334; 27
237+
238+ (iii) (II) For fiscal year [2028] 2032, $512; 28
239+
240+ (iv) (III) For fiscal year [2029] 2033, $698; 29
241+
242+ (v) (IV) For fiscal year [2030] 2034, $891; 30 6 HOUSE BILL 504
243+
244+
245+
246+ (vi) (V) For fiscal year [2031] 2035, $1,093; 1
247+
248+ (vii) (VI) For fiscal year [2032] 2036, $1,306; 2
249+
250+ (viii) (VII) For fiscal year [2033] 2037, $1,527; and 3
251+
252+ (ix) (VIII) For each fiscal year thereafter, the collaborative time per 4
253+pupil amount in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 5
254+
255+ (2) The collaborative time per pupil amount multiplied by the enrollment 6
256+count in each county shall be distributed to and expended by schools in each county in 7
257+accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 10 of this article and the county’s collaborative time 8
258+implementation plan approved by the Accountability and Implementation Board. 9
259+
260+5–223. 10
261+
262+ (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
263+
264+ (2) “Community school” means a community school under Title 9.9 of this 12
265+article. 13
266+
267+ (3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 14
268+“concentration of poverty level” means the average percentage of eligible students of the 15
269+school’s enrollment for the 3 prior school years rounded to the nearest whole percent. 16
270+
271+ (ii) If the 3 prior school years includes the 2020–2021 school year, 17
272+“concentration of poverty level” means: 18
273+
274+ 1. The sum of the percentage of eligible students of the 19
275+school’s enrollment for the 4 prior school years minus the 2020–2021 school year percentage 20
276+of eligible students; divided by 21
277+
278+ 2. Three; and 22
279+
280+ 3. Rounded to the nearest whole percent. 23
281+
282+ (4) (i) “Eligible school” means: 24
283+
284+ 1. For the personnel grant, a public school, including a public 25
285+charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 26
286+
287+ A. For fiscal year 2020, at least 80%; 27
288+
289+ B. For fiscal year 2021, at least 75%; 28
290+
291+ C. For fiscal year 2022, at least 70%; 29 HOUSE BILL 504 7
292+
293+
294+
295+ D. For fiscal year 2023, at least 65%; 1
296+
297+ E. For fiscal year 2024, at least 60%; and 2
298+
299+ F. For fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 3
300+least 55%; and 4
301+
302+ 2. For the per pupil grant, a public school, including a public 5
303+charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 6
304+
305+ A. For fiscal year 2022, at least 80%; 7
306+
307+ B. For fiscal year 2023, at least 75%; 8
308+
309+ C. For fiscal year 2024, at least 70%; 9
310+
311+ D. For fiscal year 2025, at least 65%; 10
312+
313+ E. For fiscal year 2026, at least 60%; and 11
314+
315+ F. For fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 12
316+least 55%. 13
317+
318+ (ii) “Eligible school” includes an alternative option program in the 14
319+local school system if the students in the program are not included in the count of eligible 15
320+students for another program or school to determine eligibility for the concentration of 16
321+poverty grant. 17
322+
323+ (iii) “Eligible school” does not include a school that is eligible to 18
324+receive funding under this section but has closed. 19
325+
326+ (5) “Eligible student” means the compensatory education enrollment as 20
327+defined in § 5–222 of this subtitle in the second prior fiscal year rounded to the nearest 21
328+whole number. 22
329+
330+ (6) “Locally funded county” means a county board that receives a 23
331+compensatory education State share under § 5–221(c)(1)(ii) of this subtitle. 24
332+
333+ (7) “Needs assessment” means the assessment completed under § 9.9–104 25
334+of this article. 26
335+
336+ (8) “Per pupil grant amount” means, for all eligible schools in the county, 27
337+the per pupil amount for each eligible school calculated under subsection (d) of this section 28
338+multiplied by the number of eligible students in the school. 29
339+
340+ (9) “Per pupil maximum amount” means: 30 8 HOUSE BILL 504
341+
342+
343+
344+ (i) For fiscal year 2022, $3,374.48; and 1
345+
346+ (ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 2
347+increased by the inflation adjustment. 3
348+
349+ (10) “Program” means the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program 4
350+established under this section. 5
351+
352+ (11) “Sliding scale adjustment factor” means: 6
353+
354+ (i) For fiscal year 2022, $7,422.33; and 7
355+
356+ (ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 8
357+increased by the inflation adjustment. 9
358+
359+ (12) “Sliding scale upper limit” means: 10
360+
361+ (i) For fiscal year 2022, $13,495.15; and 11
362+
363+ (ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 12
364+increased by the inflation adjustment. 13
365+
366+ (13) “State funded county” means a county that is not a locally funded 14
367+county. 15
368+
369+ (14) “Wraparound services” includes the wraparound services defined under 16
370+§ 9.9–101 of this article. 17
371+
372+ (b) (1) There is a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in the State. 18
373+
374+ (2) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to eligible schools with 19
375+a high concentration of eligible students. 20
376+
377+ (3) The Program consists of the: 21
378+
379+ (i) Personnel grant; and 22
380+
381+ (ii) Per pupil grant. 23
382+
383+ (c) (1) (i) [1.] For fiscal year 2022, the State shall distribute a personnel 24
384+grant to each county board equal to $248,833 for each eligible school in the county. 25
385+
386+ [2.] (II) In each subsequent fiscal year, the personnel grant 26
387+equals the personnel grant in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 27
383388 HOUSE BILL 504 9
384389
385390
386- 5. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WH O IDENTIFIED 1
387-POST–COLLEGE AND CAREER R EADINESS PATHWAY PRE FERENCES; AND 2
388-
389- 6. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S APPLYING TO 3
390-POSTSECONDARY EDUCAT ION, CAREER TRAINING PROG RAMS, OR REGISTERED 4
391-APPRENTICESHIPS ; 5
392-
393- (II) WHETHER STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED HIGH –QUALITY 6
394-CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: 7
395-
396- 1. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PA RTICIPATING IN 8
397-REGISTERED APPRENTIC ESHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, JOB SHADOWING , OR OTHER 9
398-WORKPLACE OPPORTUNITIES FACILITATED BY THE PROGRAM; 10
399-
400- 2. EMPLOYER SATISFACTION RATINGS OF STUDENT 11
401-PREPAREDNESS AND PER FORMANCE; 12
402-
403- 3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS SE CURING A REGISTERED 13
404-APPRENTICESHIP OR PA RT–TIME EMPLOYMENT RELA TED TO THEIR FIELD O F 14
405-INTEREST AFTER ENGAGING WITH THE PROGRAM BEFORE GRADUA TION; AND 15
406-
407- 4. NUMBER OF NEW EMPLOYE R COLLABORATIONS EAC H 16
408-YEAR; AND 17
409-
410- (III) IDENTIFYING LONG –TERM METRICS FOR THE PROGRAM TO 18
411-DETERMINE THE PROGRAM’S EFFECTIVENESS IN G UIDING HIGH SCHOOL S TUDENTS 19
412-TOWARD SATISFACTO RY CAREER PATHS AFTE R COMPLETING HIGH SC HOOL, 20
413-INCLUDING CONSIDERAT ION OF: 21
414-
415- 1. EMPLOYMENT RATE OF PR OGRAM GRADUATES 22
416-WITHIN 6 TO 12 MONTHS POST GRADUATI ON; 23
417-
418- 2. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S EMPLOYED IN THEIR 24
419-FIELD OF INTEREST OR RELATED INDUSTRY WIT HIN 1 YEAR OF GRADUATION ; 25
420-
421- 3. STUDENT–REPORTED JOB SATISFA CTION AND 26
422-CAREER ALIGNMENT BAS ED ON FOLLOW –UP SURVEYS; 27
423-
424- 4. COLLEGE PERSISTENCE A ND COMPLETION RATES FOR 28
425-STUDENTS WHO PARTICI PATED IN THE PROGRAM; AND 29
426-
427- 5. REDUCTION IN THE NUMB ER OF STUDENTS WH O ARE 30
428-UNEMPLOYED OR NOT PA RTICIPATING IN A POS TSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM 31
429-COMPARED TO PRE –PROGRAM DATA . 32 10 HOUSE BILL 504
430-
431-
432-
433- (d) (1) In this subsection, “collaborative time per pupil amount” means: 1
434-
435- (i) For fiscal year [2026] 2030, $163; 2
436-
437- (ii) (I) For fiscal year [2027] 2031, $334; 3
438-
439- (iii) (II) For fiscal year [2028] 2032, $512; 4
440-
441- (iv) (III) For fiscal year [2029] 2033, $698; 5
442-
443- (v) (IV) For fiscal year [2030] 2034, $891; 6
444-
445- (vi) (V) For fiscal year [2031] 2035, $1,093; 7
446-
447- (vii) (VI) For fiscal year [2032] 2036, $1,306; 8
448-
449- (viii) (VII) For fiscal year [2033] 2037, $1,527; and 9
450-
451- (I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, $334; 10
452-
453- (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, $512; 11
454-
455- (III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, $698; 12
456-
457- (IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, $891; 13
458-
459- (V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, $1,093; 14
460-
461- (VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2034, $1,306; 15
462-
463- (VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035, $1,527; AND 16
464-
465- (ix) (VIII) For each fiscal year thereafter, the collaborative time per 17
466-pupil amount in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 18
467-
468- (2) The collaborative time per pupil amount multiplied by the enrollment 19
469-count in each county shall be distributed to and expended by schools in each county in 20
470-accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 10 of this article and the county’s collaborative time 21
471-implementation plan approved by the Accountability and Implementation Board. 22
472-
473-5–222. 23
474-
475- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
476- HOUSE BILL 504 11
477-
478-
479- (3) (I) [“Compensatory] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 1
480-“COMPENSATORY education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the 2
481-target per pupil foundation amount: 3
482-
483- [(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 91%; 4
484-
485- [(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 89%; 5
486-
487- [(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 87%; AND 6
488-
489- [(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 86%[;]. 7
490-
491- (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “COMPENSATORY 8
492-EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT” MEANS: 9
493-
494- [(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [85%] $7,842; 10
495-
496- [(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [80%] $7,786; 11
497-
498- [(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [78%] $7,908; 12
499-
500- [(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [76%] $8,029; 13
501-
502- [(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [76%] $8,363; 14
503-
504- [(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [75%] $8,582; 15
505-
506- [(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [71%] $8,448; [and] 16
507-
508- [(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 73%], 17
509-$9,026; AND 18
510-
511- 9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE 19
512-COMPENSATORY EDUCATI ON PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR 20
513-INCREASED BY THE INF LATION ADJUSTMENT RO UNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE 21
514-DOLLAR. 22
515-
516-5–223. 23
517-
518- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
519-
520- (2) “Community school” means a community school under Title 9.9 of this 25
521-article. 26
391+ [(ii)] (III) Except as provided in [subparagraph (iii) of this 1
392+paragraph] SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION , each county board shall distribute 2
393+directly to each eligible school the amount provided under paragraph (1)(i) AND (II) of this 3
394+subsection. 4
395+
396+ [(iii) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this 5
397+subparagraph, if a local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board 6
398+may, on behalf of eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed by the 7
399+State under this paragraph, provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the 8
400+eligible schools that ensures that the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (8) of this 9
401+subsection are met and the plan is submitted to the Accountability and Implementation 10
402+Board in accordance with § 5–402 of this title. 11
403+
404+ 2. Subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph does not apply 12
405+to a public charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the 13
406+plan.] 14
407+
408+ (2) (i) Each eligible school shall employ one community school 15
409+coordinator staff position in the eligible school. 16
410+
411+ (ii) 1. Each eligible school shall provide full–time coverage by at 17
412+least one professional health care practitioner during school hours, including any extended 18
413+learning time, who is a licensed physician, a licensed physician’s assistant, or a licensed 19
414+registered nurse, practicing within the scope of the health care practitioner’s license. 20
415+
416+ 2. A health care practitioner providing coverage under this 21
417+subparagraph may work under a school health services program, a county health 22
418+department, or a school–based health center. 23
419+
420+ 3. This subparagraph may not be construed to: 24
421+
422+ A. Require that an eligible school hire a full–time health care 25
423+practitioner staff position; or 26
424+
425+ B. Preclude the hiring of any other health care practitioners 27
426+that meet the needs of the students. 28
427+
428+ (3) Each eligible school shall use the personnel grant to fund the 29
429+requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 30
430+
431+ (4) If the personnel grant provided to an eligible school exceeds the cost to 31
432+employ the positions and provide the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 32
433+subsection, the eligible school may only use the excess funds to: 33
434+
435+ (i) Provide wraparound services to the students enrolled in the 34
436+eligible school; 35
437+ 10 HOUSE BILL 504
438+
439+
440+ (ii) Complete the needs assessment; and 1
441+
442+ (iii) In fiscal years 2021 through 2025, provide the requirements 2
443+under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 13A.04.16.01. 3
444+
445+ (5) (i) If an eligible school, prior to receiving a personnel grant, employs 4
446+an individual in a position or has the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 5
447+subsection, at least the same amount of funds shall be provided to the eligible school to be 6
448+used for those positions or coverage after receiving a personnel grant. 7
449+
450+ (ii) If an eligible school satisfies subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 8
451+then the school shall use the personnel grant in accordance with paragraph (4) of this 9
452+subsection. 10
453+
454+ (6) The community school coordinator shall be subject to the requirements 11
455+under § 9.9–104 of this article. 12
456+
457+ (7) A county that provides a school nurse, school health services, or 13
458+community school services from funds outside of those made in the fiscal year 2019 local 14
459+appropriation to the county board shall continue to provide at least the same resources to 15
460+an eligible school through fiscal year 2030. 16
461+
462+ (8) If an eligible school becomes ineligible, the school shall remain entitled 17
463+to the personnel grant for two school years after the school loses eligibility but may not 18
464+receive the per pupil grant. 19
465+
466+ (9) The personnel and per pupil grant may be used through fiscal year 2027 20
467+to provide the programs required under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 21
468+13A.04.16.01. 22
469+
470+ (d) (1) (i) 1. Eligible schools with a concentration of poverty level of at 23
471+least 80% shall receive a per pupil grant beginning in fiscal year 2022. 24
472+
473+ 2. All other eligible schools shall receive the per pupil grant 25
474+1 year after becoming eligible and on completion of the needs assessment required under § 26
475+9.9–104 of this article. 27
476+
477+ (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, each 28
478+eligible school shall receive a per pupil grant each fiscal year equal to the product of the 29
479+total number of eligible students in the school and the per pupil amount based on the sliding 30
480+scale under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 31
481+
482+ (2) (i) The sliding scale per pupil amount shall be calculated as 32
483+provided in this paragraph. 33
484+
485+ (ii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level less than or 34
486+equal to 55%, the per pupil amount is $0. 35 HOUSE BILL 504 11
487+
488+
489+
490+ (iii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level greater than 1
491+55% but less than 80%, the per pupil amount is equal to the product of the concentration of 2
492+poverty level and the sliding scale upper limit minus the sliding scale adjustment factor. 3
493+
494+ (iv) For schools with a concentration of poverty level equal to or 4
495+greater than 80% the per pupil amount is the maximum per pupil amount. 5
496+
497+ (3) Except as provided in paragraph [(4)] (5) of this subsection, each 6
498+eligible school shall receive the following proportion of the per pupil grant calculated under 7
499+paragraph (2) of this subsection rounded to the nearest whole dollar: 8
500+
501+ (i) For the 1st year of eligibility, 16%; 9
502+
503+ (ii) For the 2nd year of eligibility, 32%; 10
504+
505+ (iii) For the 3rd year of eligibility, 37%; 11
506+
507+ (iv) For the 4th year of eligibility, 55%; 12
508+
509+ (v) For the 5th year of eligibility, 66%; 13
510+
511+ (vi) For the 6th year of eligibility, 75%; and 14
512+
513+ (vii) For the 7th year of eligibility and each year of eligibility 15
514+thereafter, 100%. 16
515+
516+ (4) (I) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 AND 2028, INCREASES IN THE 17
517+PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR E ACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL 18
518+CALCULATED UNDER PAR AGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL PAUSE AT THE 19
519+PROPORTION ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. 20
520+
521+ (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2029, THE INCREASES IN THE 21
522+PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR E ACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL SHALL 22
523+RESUME BASED ON THE AMOUNT THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE RE CEIVED IN 23
524+FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS CALCULATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 24
525+
526+ [(4)] (5) Beginning in fiscal year [2030] 2032, each eligible school shall 25
527+receive 100% of the per pupil grant calculated under paragraph (2) of this subsection 26
528+rounded to the nearest whole dollar. 27
529+
530+ (e) (1) For a locally funded county each fiscal year, the State shall distribute 28
531+the State share of the per pupil grant amount to each county board. 29
532+
533+ (2) For a State funded county: 30
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524536
525- (3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 1
526-“concentration of poverty level” means the average percentage of eligible students of the 2
527-school’s enrollment for the 3 prior school years rounded to the nearest whole percent. 3
528-
529- (ii) If the 3 prior school years includes the 2020–2021 school year, 4
530-“concentration of poverty level” means: 5
531-
532- 1. The sum of the percentage of eligible students of the 6
533-school’s enrollment for the 4 prior school years minus the 2020–2021 school year percentage 7
534-of eligible students; divided by 8
535-
536- 2. Three; and 9
537-
538- 3. Rounded to the nearest whole percent. 10
539-
540- (4) (i) “Eligible school” means: 11
541-
542- 1. For the personnel grant, a public school, including a public 12
543-charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 13
544-
545- A. For fiscal year 2020, at least 80%; 14
546-
547- B. For fiscal year 2021, at least 75%; 15
548-
549- C. For fiscal year 2022, at least 70%; 16
550-
551- D. For fiscal year 2023, at least 65%; 17
552-
553- E. For fiscal year 2024, at least 60%; and 18
554-
555- F. For fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 19
556-least 55%; and 20
557-
558- 2. For the per pupil grant, a public school, including a public 21
559-charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 22
560-
561- A. For fiscal year 2022, at least 80%; 23
562-
563- B. For fiscal year 2023, at least 75%; 24
564-
565- C. For fiscal year 2024, at least 70%; 25
566-
567- D. For fiscal year 2025, at least 65%; 26
568-
569- E. For fiscal year 2026, at least 60%; and 27
537+ (i) The State shall distribute 100% of the per pupil grant amount to 1
538+each county board; and 2
539+
540+ (ii) There is no local share of the per pupil grant amount. 3
541+
542+ (3) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school the 4
543+minimum school funding amount for the per pupil grant amount calculated under § 5–234 5
544+of this subtitle. 6
545+
546+ (f) (1) [Each] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS 7
547+SECTION, EACH eligible school shall use the per pupil grant to provide wraparound 8
548+services and other programs and services identified in the eligible school’s needs 9
549+assessment plan. 10
550+
551+ (2) [(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a 11
552+local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board may, on behalf of the 12
553+eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed for the per pupil grant, 13
554+provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the eligible schools that ensures that 14
555+the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection are met and the plan is submitted to 15
556+the Accountability and Implementation Board under § 5–402 of this title. 16
557+
558+ (ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to a public 17
559+charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the plan. 18
560+
561+ (3)] A local school system may request flexibility in distributing funds 19
562+through [the Accountability and Implementation Board appeal process under § 5–406 of 20
563+this title] AN APPEALS PROCESS E STABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 21
564+
565+ (g) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION 22
566+AND SUBJECT TO PARAG RAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM 23
567+HAS AT LEAST 2 10 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS : 24
568+
569+ (I) THE COUNTY BOARD MAY , ON BEHALF OF THE ELI GIBLE 25
570+SCHOOLS, EXPEND NO MORE THAN 50% 40% OF THE FUNDS DISTRIB UTED FOR THE 26
571+PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT A PLAN IS DEVELOPED IN CONS ULTATION WITH THE 27
572+ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS THA T ENSURES THAT THE R EQUIREMENTS OF SUBSE CTIONS 28
573+(C)(2) THROUGH (8) AND (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION ARE MET AND THE PLAN , 29
574+CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN TITLE 9.9 OF THIS ARTICLE , IS 30
575+SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 31
576+
577+ (II) THE COUNTY B OARD MAY NOT EXPEND A PORTION OF THE 32
578+FUNDS DISTRIBUTED FO R THE PROGRAM ON CENTRAL AD MINISTRATIVE COSTS , 33
579+INCLUDING TO BUT MAY: 34
570580 HOUSE BILL 504 13
571581
572582
573- F. For fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 1
574-least 55%. 2
575-
576- (ii) “Eligible school” includes an alternative option program in the 3
577-local school system if the students in the program are not included in the count of eligible 4
578-students for another program or school to determine eligibility for the concentration of 5
579-poverty grant. 6
580-
581- (iii) “Eligible school” does not include a school that is eligible to 7
582-receive funding under this section but has closed. 8
583-
584- (5) “Eligible student” means the compensatory education enrollment as 9
585-defined in § 5–222 of this subtitle in the second prior fiscal year rounded to the nearest 10
586-whole number. 11
587-
588- (6) “Locally funded county” means a county board that receives a 12
589-compensatory education State share under § 5–221(c)(1)(ii) of this subtitle. 13
590-
591- (7) “Needs assessment” means the assessment completed under § 9.9–104 14
592-of this article. 15
593-
594- (8) “Per pupil grant amount” means, for all eligible schools in the county, 16
595-the per pupil amount for each eligible school calculated under subsection (d) of this section 17
596-multiplied by the number of eligible students in the school. 18
597-
598- (9) “Per pupil maximum amount” means: 19
599-
600- (i) For fiscal year 2022, $3,374.48; and 20
601-
602- (ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 21
603-increased by the inflation adjustment. 22
604-
605- (10) “Program” means the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program 23
606-established under this section. 24
607-
608- (11) “Sliding scale adjustment factor” means: 25
609-
610- (i) For fiscal year 2022, $7,422.33; and 26
611-
612- (ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 27
613-increased by the inflation adjustment. 28
614-
615- (12) “Sliding scale upper limit” means: 29
616-
617- (i) For fiscal year 2022, $13,495.15; and 30
618- 14 HOUSE BILL 504
619-
620-
621- (ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 1
622-increased by the inflation adjustment. 2
623-
624- (13) “State funded county” means a county that is not a locally funded 3
625-county. 4
626-
627- (14) “Wraparound services” includes the wraparound services defined under 5
628-§ 9.9–101 of this article. 6
629-
630- (b) (1) There is a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in the State. 7
631-
632- (2) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to eligible schools with 8
633-a high concentration of eligible students. 9
634-
635- (3) The Program consists of the: 10
636-
637- (i) Personnel grant; and 11
638-
639- (ii) Per pupil grant. 12
640-
641- (c) (1) (i) [1.] For fiscal year 2022, the State shall distribute a personnel 13
642-grant to each county board equal to $248,833 for each eligible school in the county. 14
643-
644- [2.] (II) In each subsequent fiscal year, the personnel grant 15
645-equals the personnel grant in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 16
646-
647- [(ii)] (III) Except as provided in [subparagraph (iii) of this 17
648-paragraph] SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION , each county board shall distribute 18
649-directly to each eligible school the amount provided under paragraph (1)(i) AND (II) of this 19
650-subsection. 20
651-
652- [(iii) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this 21
653-subparagraph, if a local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board 22
654-may, on behalf of eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed by the 23
655-State under this paragraph, provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the 24
656-eligible schools that ensures that the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (8) of this 25
657-subsection are met and the plan is submitted to the Accountability and Implementation 26
658-Board in accordance with § 5–402 of this title. 27
659-
660- 2. Subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph does not apply 28
661-to a public charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the 29
662-plan.] 30
663-
664- (2) (i) Each eligible school shall employ one community school 31
665-coordinator staff position in the eligible school. 32
583+ 1. PROVIDE CENTRAL SUPPO RT TO EFFECTIVELY 1
584+MANAGE PROGRAM FUNDS ; 2
585+
586+ 2. ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OUTSIDE SERVICE 3
587+PROVIDERS THAT SUPPO RT AT LEAST 2 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ; AND 4
588+
589+ 3. 2. COORDINATE SPENDING O N BEHALF OF ELIGIBLE 5
590+SCHOOLS UNDER SUBPAR AGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 6
591+
592+ 4. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRAT IVE COST AS DEFINED BY 7
593+THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH RE GULATION. 8
594+
595+ (2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT APPLY TO A 9
596+PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOO L UNLESS THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CHOOS ES TO 10
597+PARTICIPATE IN THE P LAN. 11
598+
599+ (3) A COUNTY BOARD THAT EX PENDS FUNDS ON BEHAL F OF ELIGIBLE 12
600+SCHOOLS IN THE COUNT Y IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L PROVIDE 13
601+TO EACH ELIGIBLE SCH OOL: 14
602+
603+ (I) AN ITEMIZED LIST OF S ERVICES PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS 15
604+AND THEIR FAMILIES T HAT MEET THE NEEDS I DENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS 16
605+ASSESSMENT OF THE EL IGIBLE SCHOOL; AND 17
606+
607+ (II) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING SPENT ON EACH SERVIC E. 18
608+
609+ (4) (I) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES AND 19
610+PROCEDURES TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION . 20
611+
612+ (II) BY JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T 21
613+REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION . 22
614+
615+ (H) On or before October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department 23
616+shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of 24
617+Legislative Services the percentage and number of students at each school eligible for free 25
618+or reduced price meals in the prior school year and each public school’s eligibility for a grant 26
619+under this program in the upcoming fiscal year. 27
620+
621+ [(h)] (I) (1) On or before August 15, 2025, and each August 15 thereafter, 28
622+each community school coordinator of an eligible school shall submit to the Department 29
623+[and the Accountability and Implementation Board] an evaluation that provides for the 30
624+immediately preceding school year for the community school coordinator’s eligible school: 31
625+
626+ (i) How funds provided under this section were allocated at the 32
627+beginning of the school year compared to how the funds were actually used; 33 14 HOUSE BILL 504
628+
629+
630+
631+ (ii) The numbers of: 1
632+
633+ 1. Students identified as needing wraparound services; 2
634+
635+ 2. Students and families provided with wraparound services, 3
636+categorized by the type of service as described under § 9.9–101 of this article; and 4
637+
638+ 3. Families, organizations, and community members who 5
639+volunteered at the eligible school; 6
640+
641+ (iii) The rates of: 7
642+
643+ 1. Chronic absenteeism; and 8
644+
645+ 2. Student disciplinary action; and 9
646+
647+ (iv) Strategies for reducing the rate of chronic absenteeism identified 10
648+under item (iii) of this paragraph. 11
649+
650+ (2) Each community school coordinator shall use the evaluation form 12
651+developed by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this article. 13
652+
653+ (3) The Department [and the Accountability and Implementation Board] 14
654+shall: 15
655+
656+ (i) [Make] TRANSMIT THE FINAL RE PORT TO THE 16
657+ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE publicly available each 17
658+evaluation submitted under this subsection; and 18
659+
660+ (ii) On or before December 1, 2024, jointly submit a report to the 19
661+General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on 20
662+possible methods for ensuring that funds provided under this section are used 21
663+appropriately and effectively. 22
664+
665+ (4) (I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, THE DEPARTMENT 23
666+SHALL CONDUCT A STAT EWIDE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. 24
667+
668+ (II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT THE FINAL R EPORT 25
669+SUMMARIZE THE RESULTS OF THE F INDINGS IN A REPORT THAT THE DEPARTMENT 26
670+SHALL: 27
671+
672+ 1. TRANSMIT TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 28
673+IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE THE REPORT ; 29
666674 HOUSE BILL 504 15
667675
668676
669- (ii) 1. Each eligible school shall provide full–time coverage by at 1
670-least one professional health care practitioner during school hours, including any extended 2
671-learning time, who is a licensed physician, a licensed physician’s assistant, or a licensed 3
672-registered nurse, practicing within the scope of the health care practitioner’s license. 4
673-
674- 2. A health care practitioner providing coverage under this 5
675-subparagraph may work under a school health services program, a county health 6
676-department, or a school–based health center. 7
677-
678- 3. This subparagraph may not be construed to: 8
679-
680- A. Require that an eligible school hire a full–time health care 9
681-practitioner staff position; or 10
682-
683- B. Preclude the hiring of any other health care practitioners 11
684-that meet the needs of the students. 12
685-
686- (3) Each eligible school shall use the personnel grant to fund the 13
687-requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 14
688-
689- (4) If the personnel grant provided to an eligible school exceeds the cost to 15
690-employ the positions and provide the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 16
691-subsection, the eligible school may only use the excess funds to: 17
692-
693- (i) Provide wraparound services to the students enrolled in the 18
694-eligible school; 19
695-
696- (ii) Complete the needs assessment; and 20
697-
698- (iii) In fiscal years 2021 through 2025, provide the requirements 21
699-under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 13A.04.16.01. 22
700-
701- (5) (i) If an eligible school, prior to receiving a personnel grant, employs 23
702-an individual in a position or has the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 24
703-subsection, at least the same amount of funds shall be provided to the eligible school to be 25
704-used for those positions or coverage after receiving a personnel grant. 26
705-
706- (ii) If an eligible school satisfies subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 27
707-then the school shall use the personnel grant in accordance with paragraph (4) of this 28
708-subsection. 29
709-
710- (6) The community school coordinator shall be subject to the requirements 30
711-under § 9.9–104 of this article. 31
712-
713- (7) A county that provides a school nurse, school health services, or 32
714-community school services from funds outside of those made in the fiscal year 2019 local 33 16 HOUSE BILL 504
715-
716-
717-appropriation to the county board shall continue to provide at least the same resources to 1
718-an eligible school through fiscal year 2030. 2
719-
720- (8) If an eligible school becomes ineligible, the school shall remain entitled 3
721-to the personnel grant for two school years after the school loses eligibility but may not 4
722-receive the per pupil grant. 5
723-
724- (9) The personnel and per pupil grant may be used through fiscal year 2027 6
725-to provide the programs required under COMAR Title 13A, S ubtitle 04, including 7
726-13A.04.16.01. 8
727-
728- (d) (1) (i) 1. Eligible schools with a concentration of poverty level of at 9
729-least 80% shall receive a per pupil grant beginning in fiscal year 2022. 10
730-
731- 2. All other eligible schools shall receive the per pupil grant 11
732-1 year after becoming eligible and on completion of the needs assessment required under § 12
733-9.9–104 of this article. 13
734-
735- (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, each 14
736-eligible school shall receive a per pupil grant each fiscal year equal to the product of the 15
737-total number of eligible students in the school and the per pupil amount based on the sliding 16
738-scale under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 17
739-
740- (2) (i) The sliding scale per pupil amount shall be calculated as 18
741-provided in this paragraph. 19
742-
743- (ii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level less than or 20
744-equal to 55%, the per pupil amount is $0. 21
745-
746- (iii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level greater than 22
747-55% but less than 80%, the per pupil amount is equal to the product of the concentration of 23
748-poverty level and the sliding scale upper limit minus the sliding scale adjustment factor. 24
749-
750- (iv) For schools with a concentration of poverty level equal to or 25
751-greater than 80% the per pupil amount is the maximum per pupil amount. 26
752-
753- (3) Except as provided in paragraph [(4)] (5) of this subsection, each 27
754-eligible school shall receive the following proportion of the per pupil grant calculated under 28
755-paragraph (2) of this subsection rounded to the nearest whole dollar: 29
756-
757- (i) For the 1st year of eligibility, 16%; 30
758-
759- (ii) For the 2nd year of eligibility, 32%; 31
760-
761- (iii) For the 3rd year of eligibility, 37%; 32
762-
763- (iv) For the 4th year of eligibility, 55%; 33 HOUSE BILL 504 17
764-
765-
766-
767- (v) For the 5th year of eligibility, 66%; 1
768-
769- (vi) For the 6th year of eligibility, 75%; and 2
770-
771- (vii) For the 7th year of eligibility and each year of eligibility 3
772-thereafter, 100%. 4
773-
774- (4) (I) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 AND 2028, INCREASES IN THE 5
775-PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR E ACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL 6
776-CALCULATED UNDER PAR AGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL PAUSE AT THE 7
777-PROPORTION ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. 8
778-
779- (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2029, THE INCREASES IN THE 9
780-PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR E ACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL SHALL 10
781-RESUME BASED ON THE AMOUNT TH E ELIGIBLE SCHOOL WO ULD HAVE RECEIVED IN 11
782-FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS CALCULATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 12
783-
784- [(4)] (5) Beginning in fiscal year [2030] 2032, each eligible school shall 13
785-receive 100% of the per pupil grant calculated under paragraph (2) of this subsection 14
786-rounded to the nearest whole dollar. 15
787-
788- (e) (1) For a locally funded county each fiscal year, the State shall distribute 16
789-the State share of the per pupil grant amount to each county board. 17
790-
791- (2) For a State funded county: 18
792-
793- (i) The State shall distribute 100% of the per pupil grant amount to 19
794-each county board; and 20
795-
796- (ii) There is no local share of the per pupil grant amount. 21
797-
798- (3) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school the 22
799-minimum school funding amount for the per pupil grant amount calculated under § 5–234 23
800-of this subtitle. 24
801-
802- (f) (1) [Each] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS 25
803-SECTION, EACH eligible school shall use the per pupil grant to provide wraparound 26
804-services and other programs and services identified in the eligible school’s needs 27
805-assessment plan. 28
806-
807- (2) [(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a 29
808-local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board may, on behalf of the 30
809-eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed for the per pupil grant, 31
810-provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the eligible schools that ensures that 32 18 HOUSE BILL 504
811-
812-
813-the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection are met and the plan is submitted to 1
814-the Accountability and Implementation Board under § 5–402 of this title. 2
815-
816- (ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to a public 3
817-charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the plan. 4
818-
819- (3)] A local school system may request flexibility in distributing funds 5
820-through [the Accountability and Implementation Board appeal process under § 5–406 of 6
821-this title] AN APPEALS PROCESS E STABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 7
822-
823- (g) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION 8
824-AND SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM 9
825-HAS AT LEAST 2 10 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS OR IF AT LEAST 35% OF A LOCAL SCHOOL 10
826-SYSTEM’S SCHOOLS ARE ELIGIB LE SCHOOLS: 11
827-
828- (I) THE COUNTY BOARD MAY , ON BEHALF OF THE ELI GIBLE 12
829-SCHOOLS, EXPEND NO MORE THAN 50% 40% 50% OF THE FUNDS DISTRIB UTED FOR 13
830-THE PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT A PLAN IS DEVELOPED IN CONS ULTATION WITH 14
831-THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS THAT ENSURES THAT TH E REQUIREMENTS OF 15
832-SUBSECTIONS (C)(2) THROUGH (8) AND (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION ARE MET AND THE 16
833-PLAN, CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN TITLE 9.9 OF THIS ARTICLE , IS 17
834-SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 18
835-
836- (II) THE IN EXPENDING FUNDS ON BEHALF OF AN ELIGIBL E 19
837-SCHOOL A COUNTY BOARD MAY NOT EXPEND A PORTION OF THE SPEND FUNDS 20
838-DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PROGRAM ON CENTRAL ADMINISTR ATIVE COSTS, 21
839-INCLUDING TO BUT MAY THAT DIRECTLY BENEFI T AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL , INCLUDING 22
840-TO: 23
841-
842- 1. PROVIDE CENTRAL SUPPO RT TO EFFECTIVELY 24
843-MANAGE PROGRAM FUNDS ; PROVIDE CENTRAL SUPPO RT TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE 25
844-PROGRAM FUNDS ; 26
845-
846- 2. 2. ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OUTSIDE SERVICE 27
847-PROVIDERS THAT SUPPO RT AT LEAST 2 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ; AND 28
848-
849- 3. 2. 3. COORDINATE SPENDING O N BEHALF OF 29
850-ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS UND ER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 30
851-
852- 4. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRAT IVE COST AS DEFINED BY 31
853-THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH RE GULATION; AND 32
854-
855- 4. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRAT IVE COST AS DEFINED BY 33
856-THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH RE GULATION. 34 HOUSE BILL 504 19
857-
858-
859-
860- (2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT APPLY TO A 1
861-PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOO L UNLESS THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CHOOS ES TO 2
862-PARTICIPATE IN THE P LAN. 3
863-
864- (3) A COUNTY BOARD THAT EX PENDS FUNDS ON BEHAL F OF ELIGIBLE 4
865-SCHOOLS IN THE COUNT Y IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L PROVIDE 5
866-TO EACH ELIGIBLE SCH OOL: 6
867-
868- (I) AN ITEMIZED LIST OF S ERVICES PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS 7
869-AND THEIR FAMILIES T HAT MEET THE NEEDS I DENTIFIED IN THE NEE DS 8
870-ASSESSMENT OF THE EL IGIBLE SCHOOL; AND 9
871-
872- (II) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING SPENT ON EACH SERVIC E; AND 10
873-
874- (III) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING SPENT ON CENT RAL 11
875-ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPO RT FOR SERVICES PROV IDED TO THE SCHOOL . 12
876-
877- (4) (I) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES AND 13
878-PROCEDURES TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION . 14
879-
880- (II) BY JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T 15
881-REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION . 16
882-
883- (H) On or before October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department 17
884-shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of 18
885-Legislative Services the percentage and number of students at each school eligible for free 19
886-or reduced price meals in the prior school year and each public school’s eligibility for a grant 20
887-under this program in the upcoming fiscal year. 21
888-
889- [(h)] (I) (1) On or before August 15, 2025, and each August 15 thereafter, 22
890-each community school coordinator of an eligible school shall submit to the Department 23
891-[and the Accountability and Implementation Board] an evaluation that provides for the 24
892-immediately preceding school year for the community school coordinator’s eligible school: 25
893-
894- (i) How funds provided under this section were allocated at the 26
895-beginning of the school year compared to how the funds were actually used; 27
896-
897- (ii) The numbers of: 28
898-
899- 1. Students identified as needing wraparound services; 29
900-
901- 2. Students and families provided with wraparound services, 30
902-categorized by the type of service as described under § 9.9–101 of this article; and 31
903- 20 HOUSE BILL 504
904-
905-
906- 3. Families, organizations, and community members who 1
907-volunteered at the eligible school; 2
908-
909- (iii) The rates of: 3
910-
911- 1. Chronic absenteeism; and 4
912-
913- 2. Student disciplinary action; and 5
914-
915- (iv) Strategies for reducing the rate of chronic absenteeism identified 6
916-under item (iii) of this paragraph. 7
917-
918- (2) Each community school coordinator shall use the evaluation form 8
919-developed by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this article. 9
920-
921- (3) The Department [and the Accountability and Implementation Board] 10
922-shall: 11
923-
924- (i) [Make TRANSMIT THE FINAL RE PORT TO THE 12
925-ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE ] TRANSMIT THE FINAL 13
926-REPORT TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE 14
927-publicly available each evaluation submitted under this subsection; and 15
928-
929- (ii) On or before December 1, 2024, jointly submit a report to the 16
930-General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on 17
931-possible methods for ensuring that funds provided under this section are used 18
932-appropriately and effectively. 19
933-
934- (4) (I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, THE DEPARTMENT 20
935-SHALL CONDUCT A STAT EWIDE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. 21
936-
937- (II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT THE FINAL R EPORT 22
938-SUMMARIZE THE RESULT S OF THE FINDINGS IN A REPORT THAT THE DEPARTMENT 23
939-SHALL: 24
940-
941- 1. TRANSMIT TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 25
942-IMPLEMENTAT ION BOARD AND MAKE THE REPORT ; 26
943-
944- 2. SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 27
945-ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE; AND 28
946-
947- 3. MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE . 29
948-
949-5–224. 30
950-
951- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 31 HOUSE BILL 504 21
952-
953-
954-
955- (3) (I) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, “English learner per 1
956-pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per pupil foundation amount: 2
957-
958- [(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 100%; 3
959-
960- [(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 100%; 4
961-
962- [(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 100%; AND 5
963-
964- [(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 102%[;]. 6
965-
966- (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “ENGLISH LEARNER PER 7
967-PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS: 8
968-
969- [(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [98%] $9,041; 9
970-
971- [(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [94%] $9,148; 10
972-
973- [(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [92%] $9,327; 11
974-
975- [(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [91%] $9,613; 12
976-
977- [(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [89%] $9,794; 13
978-
979- [(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [88%] $10,069; 14
980-
981- [(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [86%] $10,232; [and] 15
982-
983- [(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 85%], 16
984-$10,510; AND 17
985-
986- 9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE ENGLISH 18
987-LEARNER PER PUPIL AM OUNT FOR THE PRIOR F ISCAL YEAR INCREASED BY THE 19
988-INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEARE ST WHOLE DOLLAR . 20
989-
990-5–225. 21
991-
992- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
993-
994- (2) (i) “Special education enrollment” means the number of students 23
995-enrolled in a public school in the prior fiscal year who required special education services as 24
996-defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 25
677+ 2. SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1
678+ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE; AND 2
679+
680+ 3. MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE . 3
681+
682+5–225. 4
683+
684+ (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
685+
686+ (2) (i) “Special education enrollment” means the number of students 6
687+enrolled in a public school in the prior fiscal year who required special education services 7
688+as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 8
689+
690+ (ii) “Special education enrollment” includes special education 9
691+students enrolled in a publicly funded prekindergarten program under Title 7, Subtitle 1A 10
692+of this article. 11
693+
694+ (iii) “Special education enrollment” does not include students who are 12
695+enrolled in or attend: 13
696+
697+ 1. The Maryland School for the Blind; 14
698+
699+ 2. The Maryland School for the Deaf; or 15
700+
701+ 3. An educational program operated by the State. 16
702+
703+ (3) (I) [“Special] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 17
704+“SPECIAL education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per 18
705+pupil foundation amount: 19
706+
707+ [(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 86%; 20
708+
709+ [(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 86%; 21
710+
711+ [(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 92%; AND 22
712+
713+ [(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 99%[;]. 23
714+
715+ (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “SPECIAL EDUCATION 24
716+PER PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS THE FOLLOWING : 25
717+
718+ [(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [103%] $9,503; 26
719+
720+ [(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [112%] $10,900; 27
721+
722+ [(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [122%] $12,368; 28 16 HOUSE BILL 504
723+
724+
725+
726+ [(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [136%] $14,367; 1
727+
728+ [(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [153%] $16,836; 2
729+
730+ [(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [151%] $17,277; 3
731+
732+ [(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [148%] $17,609; [and] 4
733+
734+ [(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 5
735+146%], $18,424; AND 6
736+
737+ 9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE SPECIAL 7
738+EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR INCREASE D BY THE 8
739+INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEARE ST WHOLE DOLLAR . 9
740+
741+ (b) Each school shall use the funds provided under this section to provide the 10
742+services required by each student’s individualized education program or 504 plans. 11
743+
744+ (c) (1) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share for special 12
745+education to each county board. 13
746+
747+ (2) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school or 14
748+publicly funded prekindergarten program the minimum school funding amount for special 15
749+education calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 16
750+
751+6–123.1. 17
752+
753+ (A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE COLLABORATIVE TIME 18
754+INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 19
755+
756+ (B) (1) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2029, THERE IS A 20
757+COLLABORATIVE TIME INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 21
758+
759+ (2) (I) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE F UNDS TO 22
760+ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT CAN BE R EPLICATED FOR TEACHE R 23
761+COLLABORATION AT THE SCHOOL OR LOCAL SCHO OL SYSTEM LEVEL THAT IMPROVE 24
762+TEACHER RETENTION AN D STUDENT LEARNING . 25
763+
764+ (II) INNOVATIVE MODELS MAY INCLUD E ELEMENTS, IN WHOLE 26
765+OR IN PART, OF THE FOLLOWING : 27
766+
767+ 1. A TEAM–BASED, EXPERT–LED STRUCTURE IN WHI CH 28
768+EDUCATORS SHARE THE WORK OF PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION AND THE 29
769+PROVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORTS, EDUCATING, AND SUPPORTING STUDE NTS; 30 HOUSE BILL 504 17
770+
771+
772+
773+ 2. REDUCED WORKLOADS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO 1
774+LEARN AND PRACTICE F OR NEW TEACHERS , TEACHERS IN LOW –PERFORMING 2
775+SCHOOLS, AND TEACHERS IN SCHO OLS RECEIVING THE CO NCENTRATION OF 3
776+POVERTY GRANT , GRADUALLY INCREASING TO FULL TEACHING RES PONSIBILITIES; 4
777+
778+ 3. MODIFIED TEACHING SCH EDULES THAT ALLOW TI ME 5
779+FOR REFLECTION , COLLABORATION , AND STUDENT CONNECTI ONS; 6
780+
781+ 4. MEANINGFUL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 7
782+EFFECTIVE, EXPERIENCED TEACHERS TO GROW IN THEIR CAR EERS, EXTEND THEIR 8
783+IMPACT, AND INCREASE THEIR C OMPENSATI ON IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CAREER 9
784+LADDER; OR 10
785+
786+ 5. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES AN D STAFFING PLANS THA T 11
787+ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME O R SMALLER GROUP SETT INGS FOR 12
788+STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. 13
789+
790+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE GRANT. 14
791+
792+ (4) ALLOWABLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE : 15
793+
794+ (I) COMPENSATION FOR ADDI TIONAL STAFF TO SUPP ORT 16
795+TEACHER RELEASE TIME ; 17
796+
797+ (II) PLANNING RELATED TO A NEW MASTER SCHEDULE AND 18
798+TEACHER STAFFING ASS IGNMENTS; 19
799+
800+ (III) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT; 20
801+
802+ (IV) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM AN APPROVED VEN DOR; 21
803+
804+ (V) COSTS INVOLVED WITH I NCREASED INTERACTION S 22
805+BETWEEN TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONN EL TO BENEFIT STUDEN TS; AND 23
806+
807+ (VI) ANY OTHER USE APPROVE D BY THE DEPARTMENT . 24
808+
809+ (C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 25
810+DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT TO ESTABLISH AN INNOVATIVE MODEL THAT 26
811+FURTHERS THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 27
812+
813+ (II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, AN APPLICATION MUST BE 28
814+SUBMITTED WITH A COS IGNED AGREEMENT FROM THE COUNTY BOARD ’S LOCAL 29
815+EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIO N AS DEFINED UNDER § 6–401 OF THIS TITLE. 30 18 HOUSE BILL 504
816+
817+
818+
819+ (III) ONLY APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS NOT ALR EADY IN 1
820+PLACE AT THE SCHOOL OR SYSTEM LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS. 2
821+
822+ (2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 3
823+
824+ (I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE P ROPOSED INNOVATIVE M ODEL; 4
825+
826+ (II) A FINANCIAL PLAN THAT DETAILS THE ESTIMATE D TOTAL 5
827+COST, INCLUDING ANY ONE –TIME COSTS, OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED 6
828+INNOVATIVE MODEL ; 7
829+
830+ (III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE G OALS AND METRICS USE D TO 8
831+EVALUATE THE EFFICAC Y OF THE GRANT AND I NNOVATIVE MODEL ; AND 9
832+
833+ (IV) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 10
834+DEPARTMENT . 11
835+
836+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 12
837+PROCEDURES FOR ACCEP TING AND EVALUATING APPLICATIONS. 13
838+
839+ (4) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE PLANNING GRANTS BEFO RE 14
840+AWARDING DEMONSTRATI ON GRANTS. 15
841+
842+ (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSU RE, TO THE EXTENT 16
843+PRACTICABLE , DIVERSITY AMONG THE GRANTEES FOR THE FOL LOWING 17
844+CATEGORIES: 18
845+
846+ (I) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION I N THE STATE; 19
847+
848+ (II) SIZE OF THE SCHOOL AN D LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTE M; AND 20
849+
850+ (III) SCHOOL GRADE BAND TO INCLUDE A MIX OF ELE MENTARY, 21
851+MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS . 22
852+
853+ (6) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE 23
854+INITIAL GRANT AWARDS . 24
855+
856+ (7) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COND UCT AN EVALUATION OF EACH 25
857+GRANT AWARD TO DETER MINE WHETHER TO RECO MMEND THAT ONE OR MULTIPLE 26
858+INNOVATIVE MODELS BE CONSIDERED AS A BEST PRACTICE TO BE REPLI CATED. 27
859+
860+ (D) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 28
861+SUBMIT AN INTERIM RE PORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 29 HOUSE BILL 504 19
862+
863+
864+2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 1
865+THE IMPLEMENTATION O F THE GRANT AWARDS A ND WHICH INNOVATIVE MODELS 2
866+HAVE DEMONSTRATED TH E MOST SIGNIFICANT S UCCESS IN ACHIEVING THE 3
867+PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 4
868+
869+ (2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2029, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 5
870+SUBMIT A FINAL REPOR T TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 6
871+OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE 7
872+IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E GRANT AWARDS . 8
873+
874+6–124. 9
875+
876+ (a) (1) The Department shall establish, in collaboration with the 10
877+Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of this article, a school 11
878+leadership training program for the State Superintendent, county superintendents, senior 12
879+instruction–related staff, members of the Accountability and Implementation Board, 13
880+members of the State Board, members of county boards, and school [principals] LEADERS. 14
881+
882+ (2) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM CON SISTS OF TWO 15
883+COMPONENTS : 16
884+
885+ (I) THE SCHOOL SYSTEM LEA DERSHIP TRAINING PRO GRAM; 17
886+AND 18
887+
888+ (II) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY . 19
889+
890+ [(2) (i)] (B) (1) The following individuals shall complete the school 20
891+SYSTEM leadership training program: 21
892+
893+ [1.] (I) The State Superintendent; 22
894+
895+ [2.] (II) A county superintendent; and 23
896+
897+ [3.] (III) The chair and vice chair of the State Board, a county 24
898+board, and the Accountability and Implementation Board. 25
899+
900+ [(ii) The individuals described in paragraph (1) of this subsection not 26
901+required to complete the training under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are, to the 27
902+extent practicable, encouraged to complete the school leadership training program.] 28
903+
904+ [(b)] (2) The school SYSTEM leadership training program shall BE: 29
905+
906+ [(1) Be:] 30
907+
908+ (i) For a duration of 12 months; 31 20 HOUSE BILL 504
909+
910+
911+
912+ (ii) Cohort–based to encourage collaboration and shared learning, 1
913+including through regional gatherings of education leaders and other meetings when 2
914+appropriate; 3
915+
916+ (iii) To the extent practicable, job–embedded to allow for application 4
917+of knowledge and techniques; 5
918+
919+ (iv) Tailored to program participants using self–diagnostics and 6
920+school–level diagnostics; 7
921+
922+ (v) Evidence–based in accordance with the guidelines for the federal 8
923+Every Student Succeeds Act; [and] 9
924+
925+ (vi) Provided through both in–person and virtual sessions; and 10
926+
927+ [(2)] (VII) Include training on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as 11
928+defined in § 5–401 of this article. 12
929+
930+ [(c)] (3) The school SYSTEM leadership training program shall include: 13
931+
932+ [(1)] (I) A review of education in the United States relative to countries 14
933+with top performing education systems and the implications of high performance for 15
934+students, the economic security of the United States, and quality of life; 16
935+
936+ [(2)] (II) A model for strategic thinking that will assist education leaders 17
937+to transform districts and redesign schools under their leadership; 18
938+
939+ [(3)] (III) Training to provide a working knowledge of research on how 19
940+students learn and the implications for instructional redesign, curriculum plans, and 20
941+professional learning; 21
942+
943+ [(4)] (IV) A research–based model for coaching school leaders and 22
944+instructional coaches; 23
945+
946+ [(5)] (V) A review of research regarding: 24
947+
948+ [(i)] 1. The benefits to students from access to high–quality and 25
949+diverse teachers; 26
950+
951+ [(ii)] 2. Methods to attract highly qualified teachers from diverse 27
952+backgrounds who reflect the demographics of the students they teach; and 28
953+
954+ [(iii)] 3. Best practices for teacher retention, including retention of 29
955+teachers from diverse backgrounds; 30
956+ HOUSE BILL 504 21
957+
958+
959+ [(6)] (VI) Lessons in transformational leadership; 1
960+
961+ [(7)] (VII) A method for organizing schools to achieve high performance, 2
962+including: 3
963+
964+ [(i)] 1. Building instructional leadership teams; 4
965+
966+ [(ii)] 2. Implementing career ladders for teachers; 5
967+
968+ [(iii)] 3. Overseeing teacher induction and mentoring systems; and 6
969+
970+ [(iv)] 4. Identifying, recruiting, and retaining high–quality and 7
971+diverse school leaders; 8
972+
973+ [(8)] (VIII) Training to provide a deep understanding of standards–aligned 9
974+instructional systems; 10
975+
976+ [(9)] (IX) An overview of ethical leadership directly tied to the educational 11
977+leaders’ responsibility to drive equitable learning in their schools; and 12
978+
979+ [(10)] (X) A review of research regarding methods to attract and retain an 13
980+inclusive workforce. 14
981+
982+ (C) (1) (I) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY COMPLETE TH E 15
983+MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY : 16
984+
985+ 1. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ; 17
986+
987+ 2. SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRIN CIPALS; 18
988+
989+ 3. SCHOOL–BASED OR COUNTY BOAR D LEADERS 19
990+INTERESTED IN DEVELO PING THE INSTRUCTION AL LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BECOME 20
991+AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTA NT PRINCIPAL; AND 21
992+
993+ 4. OTHER INDIVIDUALS THE DEPARTMENT OR COUNTY 22
994+BOARD DETERMINES COU LD BENEFIT FROM THE ACADEMY. 23
995+
996+ (II) SCHOOL LEADERS WHO WO RK IN OR ARE INTERES TED IN 24
997+TRANSFERRING TO A CO MMUNITY SCHOOL OR A LOW –PERFORMING SCHOOL SH ALL 25
998+BE GIVEN PRIORITY IN PARTICIPATING IN THE ACADEMY. 26
999+
1000+ (2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL BE: 27
1001+
1002+ (I) FOR A DURATION OF 12 MONTHS; 28
9971003 22 HOUSE BILL 504
9981004
9991005
1000- (ii) “Special education enrollment” includes special education 1
1001-students enrolled in a publicly funded prekindergarten program under Title 7, Subtitle 1A 2
1002-of this article. 3
1003-
1004- (iii) “Special education enrollment” does not include students who are 4
1005-enrolled in or attend: 5
1006-
1007- 1. The Maryland School for the Blind; 6
1008-
1009- 2. The Maryland School for the Deaf; or 7
1010-
1011- 3. An educational program operated by the State. 8
1012-
1013- (3) (I) [“Special] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 9
1014-“SPECIAL education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per 10
1015-pupil foundation amount: 11
1016-
1017- [(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 86%; 12
1018-
1019- [(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 86%; 13
1020-
1021- [(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 92%; AND 14
1022-
1023- [(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 99%[;]. 15
1024-
1025- (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “SPECIAL EDUCATION 16
1026-PER PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS: 17
1027-
1028- [(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [103%] $9,503; 18
1029-
1030- [(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [112%] $10,900; 19
1031-
1032- [(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [122%] $12,368; 20
1033-
1034- [(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [136%] $14,367; 21
1035-
1036- [(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [153%] $16,836; 22
1037-
1038- [(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [151%] $17,277; 23
1039-
1040- [(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [148%] $17,609; [and] 24
1041-
1042- [(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 25
1043-146%], $18,053; AND 26
1006+ (II) COHORT–BASED TO ENCOURAGE C OLLABORATION AND 1
1007+SHARED LEARNING ; 2
1008+
1009+ (III) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, JOB–EMBEDDED TO ALLOW 3
1010+FOR APPLICATION OF K NOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQ UES; 4
1011+
1012+ (IV) TAILORED TO PARTICIPA NTS USING SELF –DIAGNOSTICS 5
1013+AND SCHOOL–LEVEL DIAGNOSTICS ; 6
1014+
1015+ (V) EVIDENCE–BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES 7
1016+FOR THE FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT; 8
1017+
1018+ (VI) PROVIDED THROUGH BOTH IN–PERSON AND VIRTUAL 9
1019+SESSIONS; AND 10
1020+
1021+ (VII) INCLUDE TRAINING ON B EST PRACTICES AND ST RATEGIES 11
1022+USED BY HIGHLY EFFEC TIVE SCHOOL LEADERS THAT WILL ENABLE SCH OOL 12
1023+LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT COMPONENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S 13
1024+FUTURE, AS DEFINED IN § 5–401 OF THIS ARTICLE. 14
1025+
1026+ (3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL 15
1027+INCLUDE: 16
1028+
1029+ (I) STRATEGIC PLANNING AN D CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO 17
1030+TRANSFORM AND REDESI GN SCHOOLS; 18
1031+
1032+ (II) INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS HIP, INCLUDING: 19
1033+
1034+ 1. ALIGNMENT BETWEEN STA NDARDS, ASSESSMENTS , 20
1035+AND INTERNALIZING CU RRICULUM; 21
1036+
1037+ 2. LESSON OBSERVATIONS , PROVIDING FEEDBACK , AND 22
1038+TEACHER COACHING ; AND 23
1039+
1040+ 3. DATA–INFORMED INSTRUCTION AND DRIVING 24
1041+EQUITABLE LEARNING O UTCOMES ACROSS STUDE NT GROUPS; 25
1042+
1043+ (III) BEST PRACTICES FOR FA CILITATING PROFESSIO NAL 26
1044+LEARNING AMONG TEACH ERS; 27
1045+
1046+ (IV) METHODS FOR RECRUITIN G AND RETAINING HIGH LY 28
1047+QUALIFIED TEACHERS A ND TEACHERS FROM DIV ERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO 29
1048+REFLECT THE DEMOGRAP HICS OF THE STUDENTS THEY TEACH; 30
10441049 HOUSE BILL 504 23
10451050
10461051
1047- 9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE SPECIAL 1
1048-EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR INCREASE D BY THE 2
1049-INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEARE ST WHOLE DOLLAR . 3
1050-
1051- (b) Each school shall use the funds provided under this section to provide the 4
1052-services required by each student’s individualized education program or 504 plans. 5
1053-
1054- (c) (1) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share for special 6
1055-education to each county board. 7
1056-
1057- (2) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school or 8
1058-publicly funded prekindergarten program the minimum school funding amount for special 9
1059-education calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 10
1060-
1061-6–124. 11
1062-
1063- (a) (1) The Department shall establish, in collaboration with the Accountability 12
1064-and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of this article, a school leadership 13
1065-training program for the State Superintendent, county superintendents, senior 14
1066- instruction–related staff, members of the Accountability and Implementation Board, 15
1067-members of the State Board, members of county boards, and school [principals] LEADERS. 16
1068-
1069- (2) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM CON SISTS OF TWO 17
1070-COMPONENTS : 18
1071-
1072- (I) THE SCHOOL SYSTEM LEA DERSHIP TRAINING PRO GRAM; 19
1073-AND 20
1074-
1075- (II) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY . 21
1076-
1077- [(2) (i)] (B) (1) The following individuals shall complete the school 22
1078-SYSTEM leadership training program: 23
1079-
1080- [1.] (I) The State Superintendent; 24
1081-
1082- [2.] (II) A county superintendent; and 25
1083-
1084- [3.] (III) The chair and vice chair of the State Board, a county 26
1085-board, and the Accountability and Implementation Board. 27
1086-
1087- [(ii) The individuals described in paragraph (1) of this subsection not 28
1088-required to complete the training under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are, to the extent 29
1089-practicable, encouraged to complete the school leadership training program.] 30
1090-
1091- [(b)] (2) The school SYSTEM leadership training program shall BE: 31 24 HOUSE BILL 504
1092-
1093-
1094-
1095- [(1) Be:] 1
1096-
1097- (i) For a duration of 12 months; 2
1098-
1099- (ii) Cohort–based to encourage collaboration and shared learning, 3
1100-including through regional gatherings of education leaders and other meetings when 4
1101-appropriate; 5
1102-
1103- (iii) To the extent practicable, job–embedded to allow for application 6
1104-of knowledge and techniques; 7
1105-
1106- (iv) Tailored to program participants using self–diagnostics and 8
1107-school–level diagnostics; 9
1108-
1109- (v) Evidence–based in accordance with the guidelines for the federal 10
1110-Every Student Succeeds Act; [and] 11
1111-
1112- (vi) Provided through both in–person and virtual sessions; and 12
1113-
1114- [(2)] (VII) Include training on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as 13
1115-defined in § 5–401 of this article. 14
1116-
1117- [(c)] (3) The school SYSTEM leadership training program shall include: 15
1118-
1119- [(1)] (I) A review of education in the United States relative to countries 16
1120-with top performing education systems and the implications of high performance for 17
1121-students, the economic security of the United States, and quality of life; 18
1122-
1123- [(2)] (II) A model for strategic thinking that will assist education leaders 19
1124-to transform districts and redesign schools under their leadership; 20
1125-
1126- [(3)] (III) Training to provide a working knowledge of research on how 21
1127-students learn and the implications for instructional redesign, curriculum plans, and 22
1128-professional learning; 23
1129-
1130- [(4)] (IV) A research–based model for coaching school leaders and 24
1131-instructional coaches; 25
1132-
1133- [(5)] (V) A review of research regarding: 26
1134-
1135- [(i)] 1. The benefits to students from access to high–quality and 27
1136-diverse teachers; 28
1137-
1138- [(ii)] 2. Methods to attract highly qualified teachers from diverse 29
1139-backgrounds who reflect the demographics of the students they teach; and 30 HOUSE BILL 504 25
1140-
1141-
1142-
1143- [(iii)] 3. Best practices for teacher retention, including retention of 1
1144-teachers from diverse backgrounds; 2
1145-
1146- [(6)] (VI) Lessons in transformational leadership; 3
1147-
1148- [(7)] (VII) A method for organizing schools to achieve high performance, 4
1149-including: 5
1150-
1151- [(i)] 1. Building instructional leadership teams; 6
1152-
1153- [(ii)] 2. Implementing career ladders for teachers; 7
1154-
1155- [(iii)] 3. Overseeing teacher induction and mentoring systems; and 8
1156-
1157- [(iv)] 4. Identifying, recruiting, and retaining high–quality and 9
1158-diverse school leaders; 10
1159-
1160- [(8)] (VIII) Training to provide a deep understanding of standards–aligned 11
1161-instructional systems; 12
1162-
1163- [(9)] (IX) An overview of ethical leadership directly tied to the educational 13
1164-leaders’ responsibility to drive equitable learning in their schools; and 14
1165-
1166- [(10)] (X) A review of research regarding methods to attract and retain an 15
1167-inclusive workforce. 16
1168-
1169- (C) (1) (I) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY COMPLETE THE 17
1170-MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY : 18
1171-
1172- 1. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ; 19
1173-
1174- 2. SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRIN CIPALS; 20
1175-
1176- 3. SCHOOL–BASED OR COUNTY BOAR D LEADERS 21
1177-INTERESTED IN DEVELO PING THE INSTRUCTION AL LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BECOME 22
1178-AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL; AND 23
1179-
1180- 4. OTHER INDIVIDUALS THE DEPARTMENT OR COUNTY 24
1181-BOARD DETERMINES COU LD BENEFIT FROM THE ACADEMY. 25
1182-
1183- (II) SCHOOL LEADERS WHO WO RK IN OR ARE INTERES TED IN 26
1184-TRANSFERRING TO A CO MMUNITY SCHOOL OR A LOW–PERFORMING SCHOOL SH ALL 27
1185-BE GIVEN PRIORITY IN PARTICIPATING IN THE ACADEMY. 28
1052+ (V) A METHOD FOR ORGANIZIN G SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE HIGH 1
1053+PERFORMANCE , INCLUDING: 2
1054+
1055+ 1. BUILDING INSTRUCTIONA L LEADERSHIP TEAMS ; 3
1056+
1057+ 2. UTILIZING TEACHERS ON THE CAREER LADDER ; AND 4
1058+
1059+ 3. MASTER SCHEDULING ; AND 5
1060+
1061+ (VI) STRATEGIES FOR EFFECT IVE PEER MENTORSHIP . 6
1062+
1063+ (4) (I) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY MAY 7
1064+INCLUDE A MENTORSHIP COMPONENT FOR PARTIC IPANTS. 8
1065+
1066+ (II) EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEAD ERS SHALL BE SELECTE D TO 9
1067+SERVE AS MENTORS . 10
1068+
1069+ (III) MENTORS MAY BE PAID A STIPEND TO PARTICIPA TE IN THE 11
1070+ACADEMY. 12
1071+
1072+6–130. 13
1073+
1074+ (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORI ZED TO ESTABLISH A N ATIONAL 14
1075+TEACHER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN TO BRING LI CENSED AND PROSPECTI VE 15
1076+TEACHERS TO THE STATE. 16
1077+
1078+ (2) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL EN D ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2029. 17
1079+
1080+ (3) THE PURPOSE OF THE CA MPAIGN IS TO BRING LICENS ED AND 18
1081+PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS TO THE STATE TO REDUCE THE N UMBER OF 19
1082+CONDITIONALLY LICENS ED TEACHERS AND MEET THE STATE’S TEACHER 20
1083+WORKFORCE NEEDS TO I MPLEMENT COLLABORATI VE TIME. 21
1084+
1085+ (B) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT 22
1086+WITH A NATIONAL EDUC ATION NONPROFIT THAT HAS EXPERIENCE IN GU IDING 23
1087+OTHER STATE EDUCATIO N AGENCIES IN TARGET ED, STATE–BASED RECRUITMENT 24
1088+CAMPAIGNS. 25
1089+
1090+ (2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 26
1091+SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DES IGN, 27
1092+IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E CAMPAIGN , INCLUDING THE 28
1093+DEVELOPMENT OF MARKE TING MATERIALS AND P ROCESSES TO HELP INT ERESTED 29
1094+TEACHER CANDIDATES T O BECOME A TEACHER I N THE STATE. 30
1095+ 24 HOUSE BILL 504
1096+
1097+
1098+ (3) THE ENTITY SHALL PROV IDE ONE–TO–ONE MENTORING AND 1
1099+SUPPORT SERVIC ES TO PROSPECTIVE CA NDIDATES AT NO COST TO THE CANDIDATE . 2
1100+
1101+ (4) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL IN CLUDE PUBLIC SERVICE 3
1102+ANNOUNCEMENT ADVERTI SING, DIGITAL MARKETING , AND DIRECT OUTREACH TO 4
1103+ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES TO TEACH IN THE STATE. 5
1104+
1105+6–131. 6
1106+
1107+ (A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE MARYLAND TEACHER 7
1108+RELOCATION INCENTIVE GRANT. 8
1109+
1110+ (B) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND TEACHER RELOCATION INCENTIVE 9
1111+GRANT. 10
1112+
1113+ (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE U P TO $2,000 IN 11
1114+REIMBURSEMENT TO PAR TIALLY OFFSET THE CO ST FOR TO INCENTIVIZE AN 12
1115+OUT–OF–STATE LICENSED TEACH ER TO MOVE TO THE STATE TO ADDRESS IN ORDER 13
1116+TO: 14
1117+
1118+ (I) ADDRESS THE STATE’S TEACHER WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 15
1119+AND REDUCE ; AND 16
1120+
1121+ (II) REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONDIT IONALLY LICENSED 17
1122+TEACHERS IN CLASSROO MS. 18
1123+
1124+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT. 19
1125+
1126+ (4) GRANTS MAY NOT BE AWA RDED AFTER JUNE 30, 2029. 20
1127+
1128+ (C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 21
1129+DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR A CANDID ATE. 22
1130+
1131+ (II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, A CANDIDATE SHALL : 23
1132+
1133+ 1. HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT TO TEACH IN A PUBLIC 24
1134+SCHOOL IN THE STATE; 25
1135+
1136+ 2. BE RECOGNIZED AS A LI CENSED TEACHER IN A 26
1137+PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN , ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL IN AN OTHER 27
1138+STATE TO PROVIDE INS TRUCTION IN A SPECIF IC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR 28
1139+FOR A SPECIFIC STUDENT POPULATION ; 29
1140+ HOUSE BILL 504 25
1141+
1142+
1143+ 3. HOLD AN UNENCUMBERED LICENSE THAT IS NOT 1
1144+RESTRICTED, PROBATIONARY , PROVISIONAL, TEMPORARY , OR IN ANY WAY SERVES 2
1145+AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR FULLY LICENSED TEACH ERS IN ANOTHER STATE ; AND 3
1146+
1147+ 4. AGREE TO TEACH IN A S CHOOL THAT HAS RECE IVED 4
1148+FUNDING UNDER § 5–223 OF THIS ARTICLE FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AFTER RECEIVIN G 5
1149+THE GRANT. 6
1150+
1151+ (2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 7
1152+
1153+ (I) ITEMIZED RECORDS OF E XPENSES THE CANDIDAT E 8
1154+INCURRED DURING THE MOVE; 9
1155+
1156+ (II) (I) A COPY OF THE TEACHER ’S LICENSE HELD BY THE 10
1157+CANDIDATE; 11
1158+
1159+ (III) (II) A COPY OF THE SIGNED C ONTRACT BETWEEN THE 12
1160+CANDIDATE AND THE CO UNTY BOARD; AND 13
1161+
1162+ (IV) (III) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 14
1163+DEPARTMENT . 15
1164+
1165+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 16
1166+PROCEDURES FOR ACCEP TING AND EVALUATING APPLICATI ONS. 17
1167+
1168+ (4) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 18
1169+MAKE INITIAL GRANT A WARDS. 19
1170+
1171+ (D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2029, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT 20
1172+A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 21
1173+GOVERNME NT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPLE MENTATION OF 22
1174+THE GRANT AWARDS , INCLUDING THE FOLLOW ING INFORMATION : 23
1175+
1176+ (1) THE NUMBER OF GRANT A PPLICATIONS RECEIVED ; 24
1177+
1178+ (2) THE NUMBER OF GRANTS AWARDED; AND 25
1179+
1180+ (3) THE NUMBER OF OUT –OF–STATE TEACHERS RECRU ITED TO THE 26
1181+STATE AFTER THE IMPLE MENTATION OF THE GRANT. 27
1182+
1183+6–1002. 28
1184+
1185+ (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2024, each county board shall implement a career 29
1186+ladder that meets the requirements of this subtitle. 30
11861187 26 HOUSE BILL 504
11871188
11881189
1189- (2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY : 1
1190-
1191- (I) SHALL BE: 2
1192-
1193- 1. FOR A DURATION OF 12 MONTHS; 3
1194-
1195- 2. COHORT–BASED TO ENCOURAGE C OLLABORATION 4
1196-AND SHARED LEARNING ; 5
1197-
1198- 3. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, JOB–EMBEDDED TO 6
1199-ALLOW FOR APPLICATIO N OF KNOWLEDGE AND T ECHNIQUES; 7
1200-
1201- 4. TAILORED TO PARTICIPA NTS USING 8
1202-SELF–DIAGNOSTICS AND SCHO OL–LEVEL DIAGNOSTICS ; 9
1203-
1204- 5. EVIDENCE–BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 10
1205-GUIDELINES FOR THE F EDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT; AND 11
1206-
1207- 6. PROVIDED THROUGH BOTH IN–PERSON AND VIRTUAL 12
1208-SESSIONS; AND 13
1209-
1210- (II) SHALL INCLUDE TRAININ G ON BEST PRACTICES AND 14
1211-STRATEGIES USED BY H IGHLY EFFECTIVE SCHO OL LEADERS THAT WILL ENABLE 15
1212-SCHOOL LEADERS TO IM PLEMENT COMPONENTS O F THE BLUEPRINT FOR 16
1213-MARYLAND’S FUTURE, AS DEFINED IN § 5–401 OF THIS ARTICLE. 17
1214-
1215- (3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL INCLUDE: 18
1216-
1217- (I) STRATEGIC PLANNING AN D CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO 19
1218-TRANSFORM AND REDESI GN SCHOOLS; 20
1219-
1220- (II) INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS HIP, INCLUDING: 21
1221-
1222- 1. ALIGNMENT BETWEEN STA NDARDS, ASSESSMENTS , 22
1223-AND INTERNALIZING CU RRICULUM; 23
1224-
1225- 2. LESSON OBSERVATIONS , PROVIDING FEEDBACK , AND 24
1226-TEACHER COACHING ; AND 25
1227-
1228- 3. DATA–INFORMED INSTRUCTION AND DRIVING 26
1229-EQUITABLE LEARNING O UTCOMES ACROSS STUDE NT GROUPS; 27
1230-
1231- (III) BEST PRACTICES FOR FA CILITATING PROFESSIO NAL 28
1232-LEARNING AMONG TEACH ERS; 29 HOUSE BILL 504 27
1233-
1234-
1235-
1236- (IV) METHODS FOR RECRUITIN G AND RETAINING HIGH LY 1
1237-QUALIFIED TEACHERS A ND TEACHERS FROM DIV ERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO REFLECT 2
1238-THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE STUDENTS THEY TE ACH; 3
1239-
1240- (V) A METHOD FOR ORGANIZING SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE H IGH 4
1241-PERFORMANCE , INCLUDING: 5
1242-
1243- 1. BUILDING INSTRUCTIONA L LEADERSHIP TEAMS ; 6
1244-
1245- 2. UTILIZING TEACHERS ON THE CAREER LADDER ; AND 7
1246-
1247- 3. MASTER SCHEDULING ; AND 8
1248-
1249- (VI) STRATEGIES FOR EFFECT IVE PEER MENTORSHIP . 9
1250-
1251- (4) (I) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY MAY 10
1252-INCLUDE A MENTORSHIP COMPONENT FOR PARTIC IPANTS. 11
1253-
1254- (II) EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEAD ERS SHALL BE SELECTE D TO 12
1255-SERVE AS MENTORS . 13
1256-
1257- (III) MENTORS MAY BE PAID A STIPEND TO PARTICIPA TE IN THE 14
1258-ACADEMY. 15
1259-
1260-5–225. 16
1261-
1262- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 17
1263-
1264- (2) (i) “Special education enrollment” means the number of students 18
1265-enrolled in a public school in the prior fiscal year who required special education services 19
1266-as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 20
1267-
1268- (ii) “Special education enrollment” includes special education 21
1269-students enrolled in a publicly funded prekindergarten program under Title 7, Subtitle 1A 22
1270-of this article. 23
1271-
1272- (iii) “Special education enrollment” does not include students who are 24
1273-enrolled in or attend: 25
1274-
1275- 1. The Maryland School for the Blind; 26
1276-
1277- 2. The Maryland School for the Deaf; or 27
1278-
1279- 3. An educational program operated by the State. 28 28 HOUSE BILL 504
1280-
1281-
1282-
1283- (3) (I) [“Special] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 1
1284-“SPECIAL education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per 2
1285-pupil foundation amount: 3
1286-
1287- [(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 86%; 4
1288-
1289- [(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 86%; 5
1290-
1291- [(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 92%; AND 6
1292-
1293- [(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 99%[;]. 7
1294-
1295- (II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “SPECIAL EDUCATION 8
1296-PER PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS THE FOLLOWING : 9
1297-
1298- [(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [103%] $9,503; 10
1299-
1300- [(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [112%] $10,900; 11
1301-
1302- [(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [122%] $12,368; 12
1303-
1304- [(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [136%] $14,367; 13
1305-
1306- [(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [153%] $16,836; 14
1307-
1308- [(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [151%] $17,277; 15
1309-
1310- [(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [148%] $17,609; [AND] 16
1311-
1312- [(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 17
1313-146%], $18,424; AND 18
1314-
1315- 9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE SPECIAL 19
1316-EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR INCREASE D BY THE 20
1317-INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEARE ST WHOLE DOLLAR . 21
1318-
1319- (b) Each school shall use the funds provided under this section to provide the 22
1320-services required by each student’s individualized education program or 504 plans. 23
1321-
1322- (c) (1) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share for special 24
1323-education to each county board. 25
1190+ (h) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, teachers at each level or tier 1
1191+of the career ladder shall teach in the classroom for a minimum percentage of their total 2
1192+working time, as specified in this subtitle. 3
1193+
1194+ (2) The percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 4
1195+become effective in phases over an 8–year period beginning July 1, [2025] 2029 2026, as 5
1196+specified by a county board on approval of the State Board. 6
1197+
1198+ (3) The following teachers shall be given priority for working time outside 7
1199+the classroom as the percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection are phased 8
1200+in: 9
1201+
1202+ (i) Newly licensed teachers, particularly new teachers in 10
1203+low–performing schools or schools that have a high concentration of students living in 11
1204+poverty; and 12
1205+
1206+ (ii) Teachers in schools that: 13
1207+
1208+ 1. Are low–performing; 14
1209+
1210+ 2. Have a high concentration of students living in poverty; or 15
1211+
1212+ 3. Have large achievement gaps between subpopulations of 16
1213+students. 17
1214+
1215+SUBTITLE 11. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 18
1216+
1217+6–1101. 19
1218+
1219+ (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
1220+INDICATED. 21
1221+
1222+ (B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFES SIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE 22
1223+OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO : 23
1224+
1225+ (1) IS A LICENSED EDUCATO R; 24
1226+
1227+ (2) DEVELOPS AND FACILITA TES PROFESSIONAL LEA RNING 25
1228+OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS IN THE STATE; AND 26
1229+
1230+ (3) AIMS TO IMPLEMENT EVI DENCE–BASED INSTRUCTIONAL 27
1231+PRACTICES IN THOSE A SSISTED. 28
1232+
1233+ (C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 29
1234+ HOUSE BILL 504 27
1235+
1236+
1237+ (D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SCHOOL 1
1238+SYSTEM WHO : 2
1239+
1240+ (1) IS A LICENSED EDUCATO R; 3
1241+
1242+ (2) PROVIDES COACHING TO TEACHERS AND OTHER E DUCATION 4
1243+PROFESSIONALS TO IMP ROVE INSTRUCTION ; AND 5
1244+
1245+ (3) HELPS EDUCATORS INTEG RATE EVIDENCE –BASED PRACTICES 6
1246+INTO THEIR PEDAGOGY . 7
1247+
1248+ (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 8
1249+
1250+ (F) “REGIONAL PROJECT MANAGER” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE 9
1251+DEPARTMENT WHO OVERSE ES INSTRUCTIONAL COA CHES AND COORDINATOR S OF 10
1252+PROFESSIONAL LEARNIN G IN A PARTICULAR RE GION. 11
1253+
1254+6–1102. 12
1255+
1256+ (A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 13
1257+
1258+ (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ACADEMIC 14
1259+NEEDS IN PUBLIC SCHO OLS AND ENSURE THAT MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E 15
1260+EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARGETED ACADEMI C 16
1261+SUPPORT BY: 17
1262+
1263+ (1) PROVIDING DIRECT COAC HING SUPPORT TO TEAC HERS AND 18
1264+ADMINISTRATORS ; 19
1265+
1266+ (2) GUARANTEEING THAT THE COA CHING SUPPORT IS 20
1267+CONSISTENTLY CONDUCT ED IN A MANNER THAT RESEARCH HAS DETERMI NED IS 21
1268+LIKELY TO RESULT IN POSITIVE STUDENT OUT COMES; AND 22
1269+
1270+ (3) DELIVERING PROFESSION AL LEARNING OPPORTUN ITIES FOR 23
1271+EDUCATORS AND ADMINI STRATORS TO IMPLEMEN T EVIDENCE–BASED 24
1272+INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTI CES. 25
1273+
1274+ (C) (1) UNDER THE PROGRAM, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S AND 26
1275+COORDINATORS OF PROF ESSIONAL LEARNING SH ALL PROVIDE EDUCATOR S IN 27
1276+SELECTED SCHOOLS WIT H: 28
1277+
1278+ (I) COACHING TO IMPROVE I NSTRUCTION AND THE 29
1279+INTEGRATION OF EVIDENCE–BASED PRACTICES INTO THE CLASSROOM ; AND 30
1280+ 28 HOUSE BILL 504
1281+
1282+
1283+ (II) ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED , AND 1
1284+SUSTAINED PROFESSION AL LEARNING OPPORTUN ITIES. 2
1285+
1286+ (2) UNDER THE PROGRAM, REGIONAL PROJECT MAN AGERS SHALL 3
1287+OVERSEE AND COORDINA TE THE ACTIVITY OF I NSTRUCTIONA L COACHES AND 4
1288+COORDINATORS OF PROF ESSIONAL LEARNING . 5
1289+
1290+ (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENTE R INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 6
1291+WITH A COUNTY BOARD THAT ELECTS TO PARTI CIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 7
1292+
1293+ (E) (1) USING ACCOUNTABILITY DATA, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 8
1294+COLLABORATION WITH P ARTICIPATING LOCAL SCH OOL SYSTEMS, SHALL IDENTIFY 9
1295+THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED OF SUPP ORT FROM THE PROGRAM. 10
1296+
1297+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE SCHOOLS WITH LOW 11
1298+PROFICIENCY RATES AN D SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SEEN DECLINING ACHIE VEMENT 12
1299+RESULTS IN RECENT YE ARS WHEN SELECTING SCH OOLS FOR THE PROGRAM. 13
1300+
1301+ (3) WITHIN A SELECTED SCH OOL, ADMINISTRATORS SHALL WORK 14
1302+WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIF Y THE TEACHERS AND O THER EDUCATORS WHO 15
1303+WILL BENEFIT MOST FR OM THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUN ITIES 16
1304+PROVIDED BY INSTRUCT IONAL COACHES . 17
1305+
1306+ (F) (1) DURING FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027, THE PROGRAM SHALL 18
1307+FOCUS ON EARLY LITER ACY INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT OF ELEMENTAR Y SCHOOL 19
1308+EDUCATORS . 20
1309+
1310+ (2) IN SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE PROGRAM SHALL EXPAND 21
1311+ITS FOCUS TO INCORPO RATE OTHER EDUCATIONAL TOPICS A ND OTHER GRADE 22
1312+LEVELS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTE NTION PAID TO FOUNDA TIONAL MATHEMATICS 23
1313+INSTRUCTION. 24
1314+
1315+6–1103. 25
1316+
1317+ (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP CRITERIA FOR THE 26
1318+SELECTION OF INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES . 27
1319+
1320+ (2) AT A MINIMUM THE SELE CTION CRITERIA SHALL INCLUDE : 28
1321+
1322+ (I) METHODS TO IDENTIFY H IGHLY QUALIFIED EDUC ATORS 29
1323+WITH EXPERTISE IN TH E INSTRUCTIONAL TOPI C AND GRADE LEVEL FO R WHICH THE 30
1324+EDUCATOR WILL BE PRO VIDING COACHING ; AND 31
13241325 HOUSE BILL 504 29
13251326
13261327
1327- (2) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school or 1
1328-publicly funded prekindergarten program the minimum school funding amount for special 2
1329-education calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 3
1330-
1331-6–123.1. 4
1332-
1333- (A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE COLLABORATIVE TIME 5
1334-INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 6
1335-
1336- (B) (1) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2029, THERE IS A 7
1337-COLLABORATIVE TIME INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 8
1338-
1339- (2) (I) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE F UNDS TO 9
1340-ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT CAN BE R EPLICATED FOR TEACHE R 10
1341-COLLABORATION AT THE SCHOOL OR LOCAL SCHO OL SYSTEM LEVEL THAT IMPROVE 11
1342-TEACHER RETENTION AN D STUDENT LEARNING . 12
1343-
1344- (II) INNOVATIVE MODELS MAY INCLUDE ELEMENTS , IN WHOLE 13
1345-OR IN PART, OF THE FOLLOWING : 14
1346-
1347- 1. A TEAM–BASED, EXPERT–LED STRUCTURE IN WHI CH 15
1348-EDUCATORS SHARE THE WORK OF PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION AND THE 16
1349-PROVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORTS, EDUCATING, AND SUPPORTING STUDE NTS; 17
1350-
1351- 2. REDUCED WORKLOADS AND OPPORTU NITIES TO 18
1352-LEARN AND PRACTICE F OR NEW TEACHERS , TEACHERS IN LOW –PERFORMING 19
1353-SCHOOLS, AND TEACHERS IN SCHO OLS RECEIVING THE CO NCENTRATION OF 20
1354-POVERTY GRANT , GRADUALLY INCREASING TO FULL TEACHING RES PONSIBILITIES; 21
1355-
1356- 3. MODIFIED TEACHING SCH EDULES THAT ALLOW TIME 22
1357-FOR REFLECTION , COLLABORATION , AND STUDENT CONNECTI ONS; 23
1358-
1359- 4. MEANINGFUL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 24
1360-EFFECTIVE, EXPERIENCED TEACHERS TO GROW IN THEIR CAR EERS, EXTEND THEIR 25
1361-IMPACT, AND INCREASE THEIR C OMPENSATION IN ALIGN MENT WITH THE CAREER 26
1362-LADDER; OR 27
1363-
1364- 5. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES AN D STAFFING PLANS THA T 28
1365-ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME O R SMALLER GROUP SETT INGS FOR 29
1366-STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. 30
1367-
1368- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE GRANT. 31
1328+ (II) A MEANS TO ASSESS THE CAPACITY OF AN EDUCA TOR FOR 1
1329+LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEV ELOPMENT THROUGH COA CHING. 2
1330+
1331+ (3) A REGIONAL PROJECT MAN AGER, IN COORDINATION WITH A 3
1332+PARTICIPATING COUNTY BOARD, SHALL USE THE DEPARTMENT ’S CRITERIA TO 4
1333+SELECT INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. 5
1334+
1335+ (B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH A TRAINING P LAN FOR 6
1336+INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S THAT PROVIDES EACH INSTRUCTIONAL COACH WITH THE 7
1337+TOOLS TO SUPPORT EDU CATORS USING RESEARC H–BASED STRATEGIES TAI LORED 8
1338+TO THE NEEDS OF EACH EDUCATOR AND THE EDU CATOR’S STUDENTS. 9
1339+
1340+ (2) EACH INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACH SHALL BE TRAINED USING THE 10
1341+DEPARTMENT ’S TRAINING PLAN. 11
1342+
1343+ (C) AN INSTRUCTIONAL COAC H SHALL OVERSEE EDUC ATORS AT TWO TO 12
1344+FOUR DIFFERENT PUBLI C SCHOOLS IN THE LOC AL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE 13
1345+COACH WORKS . 14
1346+
1347+ (D) AN INSTRUCTIONAL COAC H SHALL SUPPORT EDUC ATORS BY 15
1348+PROVIDING JOB –EMBEDDED FEEDBACK DESIGN ED TO: 16
1349+
1350+ (1) LEAD TO LONG–TERM INSTRUCTIONAL I MPROVEMENT ; 17
1351+
1352+ (2) CREATE A PEDAGOGY THA T IS INDIVIDUALLY TA ILORED TO MEET 18
1353+THE NEEDS OF EACH ST UDENT, REGARDLESS OF THE ST UDENT’S LINGUISTIC 19
1354+STATUS, DISABILITY STATUS , OR BACKGROUND ; AND 20
1355+
1356+ (3) HELP CLOSE STUDENT AC HIEVEMENT GAPS . 21
1357+
1358+6–1104. 22
1359+
1360+ (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EMPL OY REGIONAL PROJECT 23
1361+MANAGERS THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO OVERSEE TH E WORK OF INSTRUCTIO NAL 24
1362+COACHES. 25
1363+
1364+ (2) EACH REGIONAL PROJECT MANAGER SHALL ENSURE THAT 26
1365+INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE MEETING LOCAL EDUCATOR AND S TUDENT NEEDS 27
1366+AND WORKING IN ALIGN MENT WITH STATE PRIORITIES , INCLUDING THE 28
1367+PRINCIPLES FOR THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE. 29
1368+
1369+ (3) REGIONAL MANAGERS SHA LL SUPPORT INSTRUCTI ONAL 30
1370+COACHES BY PROVIDING : 31
13691371 30 HOUSE BILL 504
13701372
13711373
1372- (4) ALLOWABLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE : 1
1373-
1374- (I) COMPENSATION FOR ADDI TIONAL STAFF TO SUPP ORT 2
1375-TEACHER RELEASE TIME ; 3
1376-
1377- (II) PLANNING RELATED TO A NEW MASTER SCHEDULE AND 4
1378-TEACHER STAFFING ASS IGNMENTS; 5
1379-
1380- (III) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT; 6
1381-
1382- (IV) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM AN APPROVED VEN DOR; 7
1383-
1384- (V) COSTS INVOLVED WITH INCREA SED INTERACTIONS 8
1385-BETWEEN TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONN EL TO BENEFIT STUDEN TS; AND 9
1386-
1387- (VI) ANY OTHER USE APPROVE D BY THE DEPARTMENT . 10
1388-
1389- (C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 11
1390-DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT TO ESTABLISH AN INNOVAT IVE MODEL THAT 12
1391-FURTHERS THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 13
1392-
1393- (II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, AN APPLICATION MUST BE 14
1394-SUBMITTED WITH A COS IGNED AGREEMENT FROM THE COUNTY BOARD ’S LOCAL 15
1395-EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIO N AS DEFINED UNDER § 6–401 OF THIS TITLE. 16
1396-
1397- (III) ONLY APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS NOT ALR EADY IN 17
1398-PLACE AT THE SCHOOL OR SYSTEM LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS. 18
1399-
1400- (2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 19
1401-
1402- (I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE P ROPOSED INNOVATIVE M ODEL; 20
1403-
1404- (II) A FINANCIAL PLAN THAT DETAILS THE ESTIMATED T OTAL 21
1405-COST, INCLUDING ANY ONE –TIME COSTS, OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED 22
1406-INNOVATIVE MODEL ; 23
1407-
1408- (III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE G OALS AND METRICS USE D TO 24
1409-EVALUATE THE EFFICAC Y OF THE GRANT AND I NNOVATIVE MODEL ; AND 25
1410-
1411- (IV) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 26
1412-DEPARTMENT . 27
1413- HOUSE BILL 504 31
1414-
1415-
1416- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 1
1417-PROCEDURES FOR ACCEP TING AND EVALUATING APPLICATIONS. 2
1418-
1419- (4) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE PLANNING GRANTS BEFO RE 3
1420-AWARDING DEMONSTRATI ON GRANTS. 4
1421-
1422- (5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSU RE, TO THE EXTENT 5
1423-PRACTICABLE , DIVERSITY AMONG THE GRANTEES FOR THE FOL LOWING 6
1424-CATEGORIES: 7
1425-
1426- (I) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION I N THE STATE; 8
1427-
1428- (II) SIZE OF THE SCHOOL AN D LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTE M; AND 9
1429-
1430- (III) SCHOOL GRADE BAND TO INCLUDE A MIX OF ELE MENTARY, 10
1431-MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS . 11
1432-
1433- (6) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE 12
1434-INITIAL GRANT AWARDS . 13
1435-
1436- (7) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COND UCT AN EVALUATION OF EACH 14
1437-GRANT AWARD TO DETER MINE WHETHER TO RECO MMEND THAT ONE OR MU LTIPLE 15
1438-INNOVATIVE MODELS BE CONSIDERE D AS A BEST PRACTICE TO BE REPLICATED . 16
1439-
1440- (D) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 17
1441-SUBMIT AN INTERIM RE PORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 18
1442-2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 19
1443-THE IMPLEMENTATION O F THE GRANT AWARDS A ND WHICH INNOVATIVE MODELS 20
1444-HAVE DEMONSTRATED TH E MOST SIGNIFICANT S UCCESS IN ACHIEVING THE 21
1445-PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 22
1446-
1447- (2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2029, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 23
1448-SUBMIT A FINAL REPOR T TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 24
1449-OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE 25
1450-IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E GRANT AWARDS . 26
1451-
1452-6–124. 27
1453-
1454- (a) (1) The Department shall establish, in collaboration with the 28
1455-Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of this article, a school 29
1456-leadership training program for the State Superintendent, county superintendents, senior 30
1457-instruction–related staff, members of the Accountability and Implementation Board, 31
1458-members of the State Board, members of county boards, and school [principals] LEADERS. 32
1374+ (I) EVIDENCE–BASED TOOLS AND PROF ESSIONAL 1
1375+DEVELOPMENT MATERIAL S; 2
1376+
1377+ (II) AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCAT OR PRACTICES AND STU DENT 3
1378+OUTCOMES TO ENSURE T HAT INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACHES PROVIDE SUPPOR T IN A 4
1379+TARGETED MANNER ; 5
1380+
1381+ (III) ASSISTANCE WITH FAMIL Y AND COMMUNITY ENGA GEMENT; 6
1382+AND 7
1383+
1384+ (IV) GUIDANCE TO ENSURE PR OFESSIONAL DEVELOPME NT IS 8
1385+RESEARCH–BASED AND DESIGNED T O REFLECT THE DIVERS E LINGUISTIC AND 9
1386+CULTURAL NEEDS OF ST UDENTS IN THE STATE. 10
1387+
1388+ (B) (1) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2028, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 11
1389+EMPLOY COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THROUGH THE PROGRAM. 12
1390+
1391+ (2) A COORDINATOR OF PROFE SSIONAL LEARNING SHA LL PROVIDE 13
1392+PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MENT TO ADMINISTRATO RS AND COLLABORATE W ITH 14
1393+ADMINISTRATORS TO CO LLECT DATA IN ORDER TO CREATE A PROFESSI ONAL 15
1394+LEARNING PLAN THAT F ITS THE NEEDS OF A SCHOOL . 16
1395+
1396+ (3) A COORDINATOR OF PROFE SSIONAL LEARNING SHA LL ESTABLISH 17
1397+LEARNING MODULES AND OTHER TOOLS AND PLAT FORMS TO PROVIDE 18
1398+PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MENT OPPORTUNITIES T O ALL EDUCATORS IN A LOCAL 19
1399+SCHOOL SYSTEM . 20
1400+
1401+6–1105. 21
1402+
1403+ (A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 22
1404+
1405+ (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO ADDRESS 23
1406+CRITICAL ACADEMIC NE EDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 24
1407+LOW–PERFORMING . 25
1408+
1409+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 26
1410+
1411+ (4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 27
1412+SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 28
1413+
1414+ (II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 29
1415+SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 30
1416+
1417+ (5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 31 HOUSE BILL 504 31
1418+
1419+
1420+
1421+ (I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 1
1422+FUND; AND 2
1423+
1424+ (II) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 3
1425+FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 4
1426+
1427+ (6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR GRANTS TO COUNTY BOARDS, 5
1428+INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, OR OTHER 6
1429+ENTITIES FOR THE FOL LOWING PURPOSES : 7
1430+
1431+ (I) CONTRACTS WITH VENDOR S TO PROVIDE SERVICE S; 8
1432+
1433+ (II) TRAINING AND WORKSHOP S; 9
1434+
1435+ (III) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIO N; 10
1436+
1437+ (IV) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM; 11
1438+
1439+ (V) PROGRAM EVALUATION AN D REPORTING; AND 12
1440+
1441+ (VI) ANY OTHER COSTS APPRO VED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 13
1442+
1443+ (7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 14
1444+FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 15
1445+
1446+ (II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 16
1447+CREDITED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND UNDER § 5–206 OF 17
1448+THIS ARTICLE. 18
1449+
1450+ (8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 19
1451+ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 20
1452+
1453+ (B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 21
1454+
1455+ (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF M ONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 22
1456+DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 23
1457+
1458+ (2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF S CHOOLS SERVED BY THE FUND. 24
1459+
1460+6–1106. 25
1461+
1462+ THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 26
1463+TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 27
14591464 32 HOUSE BILL 504
14601465
14611466
1462- (2) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM CON SISTS OF TWO 1
1463-COMPONENTS : 2
1464-
1465- (I) THE SCHOOL SYSTEM LEA DERSHIP TRAINING PRO GRAM; 3
1466-AND 4
1467-
1468- (II) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY . 5
1469-
1470- [(2) (i)] (B) (1) The following individuals shall complete the school 6
1471-system leadership training program: 7
1472-
1473- [1.] (I) The State Superintendent; 8
1474-
1475- [2.] (II) A county superintendent; and 9
1476-
1477- [3.] (III) The chair and vice chair of the State Board, a county 10
1478-board, and the Accountability and Implementation Board. 11
1479-
1480- [(ii) The individuals described in paragraph (1) of this subsection not 12
1481-required to complete the training under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are, to the 13
1482-extent practicable, encouraged to complete the school leadership training program.] 14
1483-
1484- [(b)] (2) The school system leadership training program shall be: 15
1485-
1486- [(1) Be:] 16
1487-
1488- (i) For a duration of 12 months; 17
1489-
1490- (ii) Cohort–based to encourage collaboration and shared learning, 18
1491-including through regional gatherings of education leaders and other meetings when 19
1492-appropriate; 20
1493-
1494- (iii) To the extent practicable, job–embedded to allow for application 21
1495-of knowledge and techniques; 22
1496-
1497- (iv) Tailored to program participants using self–diagnostics and 23
1498-school–level diagnostics; 24
1499-
1500- (v) Evidence–based in accordance with the guidelines for the federal 25
1501-Every Student Succeeds Act; [and] 26
1502-
1503- (vi) Provided through both in–person and virtual sessions; and 27
1504-
1505- [(2)] (VII) Include training on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as 28
1506-defined in § 5–401 of this article. 29 HOUSE BILL 504 33
1507-
1508-
1509-
1510- [(c)] (3) The school system leadership training program shall include: 1
1511-
1512- [(1)] (I) A review of education in the United States relative to countries 2
1513-with top performing education systems and the implications of high performance for 3
1514-students, the economic security of the United States, and quality of life; 4
1515-
1516- [(2)] (II) A model for strategic thinking that will assist education leaders 5
1517-to transform districts and redesign schools under their leadership; 6
1518-
1519- [(3)] (III) Training to provide a working knowledge of research on how 7
1520-students learn and the implications for instructional redesign, curriculum plans, and 8
1521-professional learning; 9
1522-
1523- [(4)] (IV) A research–based model for coaching school leaders and 10
1524-instructional coaches; 11
1525-
1526- [(5)] (V) A review of research regarding: 12
1527-
1528- [(i)] 1. The benefits to students from access to high–quality and 13
1529-diverse teachers; 14
1530-
1531- [(ii)] 2. Methods to attract highly qualified teachers from diverse 15
1532-backgrounds who reflect the demographics of the students they teach; and 16
1533-
1534- [(iii)] 3. Best practices for teacher retention, including retention of 17
1535-teachers from diverse backgrounds; 18
1536-
1537- [(6)] (VI) Lessons in transformational leadership; 19
1538-
1539- [(7)] (VII) A method for organizing schools to achieve high performance, 20
1540-including: 21
1541-
1542- [(i)] 1. Building instructional leadership teams; 22
1543-
1544- [(ii)] 2. Implementing career ladders for teachers; 23
1545-
1546- [(iii)] 3. Overseeing teacher induction and mentoring systems; and 24
1547-
1548- [(iv)] 4. Identifying, recruiting, and retaining high–quality and 25
1549-diverse school leaders; 26
1550-
1551- [(8)] (VIII) Training to provide a deep understanding of standards–aligned 27
1552-instructional systems; 28 34 HOUSE BILL 504
1553-
1554-
1555-
1556- [(9)] (IX) An overview of ethical leadership directly tied to the educational 1
1557-leaders’ responsibility to drive equitable learning in their schools; and 2
1558-
1559- [(10)] (X) A review of research regarding methods to attract and retain an 3
1560-inclusive workforce. 4
1561-
1562- (C) (1) (I) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY COMPLETE TH E 5
1563-MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY : 6
1564-
1565- 1. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ; 7
1566-
1567- 2. SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRIN CIPALS; 8
1568-
1569- 3. SCHOOL–BASED OR COUNTY BOAR D LEADERS 9
1570-INTERESTED IN DEVELO PING THE INSTRUCTION AL LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BECOME 10
1571-AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTA NT PRINCIPAL; AND 11
1572-
1573- 4. OTHER INDIVIDUALS THE DEPARTMENT OR COUNTY 12
1574-BOARD DETERMINES COU LD BENEFIT FROM THE ACADEMY. 13
1575-
1576- (II) SCHOOL LEADERS WHO WO RK IN OR ARE INTERES TED IN 14
1577-TRANSFERRING TO A CO MMUNITY SCHOOL OR A LOW –PERFORMING SCHOOL SH ALL 15
1578-BE GIVEN PRIORITY IN PARTICIPATING IN THE ACADEMY. 16
1579-
1580- (2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL BE: 17
1581-
1582- (I) FOR A DURATION OF 12 MONTHS; 18
1583-
1584- (II) COHORT–BASED TO ENCOURAGE C OLLABORATION AND 19
1585-SHARED LEARNING ; 20
1586-
1587- (III) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, JOB–EMBEDDED TO ALLOW 21
1588-FOR APPLICATION OF K NOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQ UES; 22
1589-
1590- (IV) TAILORED TO PARTICIPA NTS USING SELF –DIAGNOSTICS 23
1591-AND SCHOOL–LEVEL DIAGNOSTICS ; 24
1592-
1593- (V) EVIDENCE–BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES 25
1594-FOR THE FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT; 26
1595-
1596- (VI) PROVIDED THROUGH BOTH IN–PERSON AND VIRTUAL 27
1597-SESSIONS; AND 28 HOUSE BILL 504 35
1598-
1599-
1600-
1601- (VII) INCLUDE TRAINING ON B EST PRACTICES AND ST RATEGIES 1
1602-USED BY HIGHLY EFFEC TIVE SCHOOL LEADERS THAT WILL ENABLE SCH OOL 2
1603-LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT COMPONENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S 3
1604-FUTURE, AS DEFINED IN § 5–401 OF THIS ARTICLE. 4
1605-
1606- (3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL 5
1607-INCLUDE: 6
1608-
1609- (I) STRATEGIC PLANNING AN D CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO 7
1610-TRANSFORM AND REDESI GN SCHOOLS; 8
1611-
1612- (II) INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS HIP, INCLUDING: 9
1613-
1614- 1. ALIGNMENT BETWEEN STA NDARDS, ASSESSMENTS , 10
1615-AND INTERNALIZING CU RRICULUM; 11
1616-
1617- 2. LESSON OBSERVATIONS , PROVIDING FEEDBACK , AND 12
1618-TEACHER COACHING ; AND 13
1619-
1620- 3. DATA–INFORMED INSTRUCTION AND DRIVING 14
1621-EQUITABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES ACROSS STUD ENT GROUPS; 15
1622-
1623- (III) BEST PRACTICES FOR FA CILITATING PROFESSIO NAL 16
1624-LEARNING AMONG TEACH ERS; 17
1625-
1626- (IV) METHODS FOR RECRUITIN G AND RETAINING HIGH LY 18
1627-QUALIFIED TEACHERS A ND TEACHERS FROM DIV ERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO 19
1628-REFLECT THE DEMOGRAP HICS OF THE STUDENTS THEY TEA CH; 20
1629-
1630- (V) A METHOD FOR ORGANIZIN G SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE HIGH 21
1631-PERFORMANCE , INCLUDING: 22
1632-
1633- 1. BUILDING INSTRUCTIONA L LEADERSHIP TEAMS ; 23
1634-
1635- 2. UTILIZING TEACHERS ON THE CAREER LADDER ; AND 24
1636-
1637- 3. MASTER SCHEDULING ; AND 25
1638-
1639- (VI) STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PEER M ENTORSHIP. 26
1640-
1641- (4) (I) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY MAY 27
1642-INCLUDE A MENTORSHIP COMPONENT FOR PARTIC IPANTS. 28 36 HOUSE BILL 504
1643-
1644-
1645-
1646- (II) EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEAD ERS SHALL BE SELECTE D TO 1
1647-SERVE AS MENTORS . 2
1648-
1649- (III) MENTORS MAY BE PAID A STIPEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 3
1650-ACADEMY. 4
1651-
1652-6–130. 5
1653-
1654- (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORI ZED TO ESTABLISH A N ATIONAL 6
1655-TEACHER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN TO BRING LI CENSED AND PROSPECTI VE 7
1656-TEACHERS TO THE STATE. 8
1657-
1658- (2) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL EN D ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2029. 9
1659-
1660- (3) THE PURPOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO BRING LICENSED AND 10
1661-PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS TO THE STATE TO REDUCE THE N UMBER OF 11
1662-CONDITIONALLY LICENS ED TEACHERS AND MEET THE STATE’S TEACHER 12
1663-WORKFORCE NEEDS TO I MPLEMENT COLLABORATI VE TIME. 13
1664-
1665- (B) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT 14
1666-WITH A NATIONAL EDUC ATION NONPROFIT THAT HAS EXPERIENCE IN GU IDING 15
1667-OTHER STATE EDUCATIO N AGENCIES IN TARGET ED, STATE–BASED RECRUITMENT 16
1668-CAMPAIGNS. 17
1669-
1670- (2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 18
1671-SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DESIGN , 19
1672-IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E CAMPAIGN , INCLUDING THE 20
1673-DEVELOPMENT OF MARKE TING MATERIALS AND P ROCESSES TO HELP INT ERESTED 21
1674-TEACHER CANDIDATES T O BECOME A TEACHER I N THE STATE. 22
1675-
1676- (3) THE ENTITY SHALL PROV IDE ONE–TO–ONE MENTORING AND 23
1677-SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROSPECTIVE CANDIDAT ES AT NO COST TO THE CANDIDATE. 24
1678-
1679- (4) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL IN CLUDE PUBLIC SERVICE 25
1680-ANNOUNCEMENT ADVERTI SING, DIGITAL MARKETING , AND DIRECT OUTREACH TO 26
1681-ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES TO TEACH IN THE STATE. 27
1682-
1683-6–131. 28
1684-
1685- (A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE MARYLAND TEACHER 29
1686-RELOCATION INCENTIVE GRANT. 30
1467+7–447.1. 1
1468+
1469+ (p) (1) In this subsection, “Fund” means the Coordinated Community Supports 2
1470+Partnership Fund. 3
1471+
1472+ (3) The purpose of the Fund is to support the delivery of services and 4
1473+supports provided to students to meet their holistic behavioral health needs and address 5
1474+other related challenges. 6
1475+
1476+ (9) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill the following 7
1477+appropriations for the Fund: 8
1478+
1479+ (i) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2022; 9
1480+
1481+ (ii) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; 10
1482+
1483+ (iii) $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2024; AND 11
1484+
1485+ (iv) [$110,000,000 in fiscal year 2025; and 12
1486+
1487+ (v) $130,000,000] $40,000,000 in fiscal year [2026] 2025 and each 13
1488+fiscal year thereafter. 14
1489+
1490+9.9–101. 15
1491+
1492+ (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 16
1493+
1494+ (b) “Community school” means a public school that establishes a set of strategic 17
1495+partnerships between the school and other community resources that leverage shared 18
1496+accountability, collaborative leadership, capacity building, and authentic family and 19
1497+community engagement, using a student–centered framework to promote inclusive student 20
1498+achievement, positive learning conditions, and the well–being of students, families, 21
1499+educators, and the community through a variety of engaging practices including the 22
1500+provision of wraparound services. 23
1501+
1502+ (c) “School–community partnership” means a partnership between a local school 24
1503+system or an existing public school and a community–based organization or agency for the 25
1504+purpose of planning and implementing a community school. 26
1505+
1506+ (d) “Trauma–informed intervention” means a method for understanding and 27
1507+responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic 28
1508+stress. 29
1509+
1510+ (e) “Wraparound services” [means] INCLUDES: 30
1511+
1512+ (1) Extended learning time, including before and after school, weekends, 31
1513+summer school, and an extended school year; 32 HOUSE BILL 504 33
1514+
1515+
1516+
1517+ (2) Safe transportation to and from school and off –site learning 1
1518+opportunities, including apprenticeship programs; 2
1519+
1520+ (3) Vision, hearing, and dental care services; 3
1521+
1522+ (4) Establishing or expanding school–based health center services; 4
1523+
1524+ (5) Additional social workers, mentors, counselors, therapists, 5
1525+psychologists, and restorative practice coaches; 6
1526+
1527+ (6) Enhancing physical wellness, including providing healthy food for 7
1528+in–school and out–of–school time and linkages to community providers; 8
1529+
1530+ (7) Enhancing behavioral health services, including access to mental 9
1531+health practitioners and providing professional development to school staff to provide 10
1532+trauma–informed interventions; 11
1533+
1534+ (8) Providing family and community engagement and supports, including 12
1535+informing parents of academic course offerings, language classes, workforce development 13
1536+training, opportunities for children, and available social services as well as educating 14
1537+families on how to monitor a child’s learning; 15
1538+
1539+ (9) Establishing and enhancing linkages to Judy Centers and other early 16
1540+education programs that feed into the school; 17
1541+
1542+ (10) Enhancing student enrichment experiences, including educational field 18
1543+trips, partnerships, and programs with museums, arts organizations, and cultural 19
1544+institutions; 20
1545+
1546+ (11) OFFERING EVIDENCE –BASED IN–SCHOOL AND IN –PERSON 21
1547+TUTORING, PROVIDED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY; 22
1548+
1549+ (12) Improving student attendance AND CHRONIC ABSENTEE ISM; 23
1550+
1551+ (12) (13) Improving the learning environment AND NUMBER OF HIGHLY 24
1552+QUALIFIED TEA CHERS at the school; [and] 25
1553+
1554+ (13) (14) Any professional development for teachers and school staff to 26
1555+quickly identify students who are in need of these resources; AND 27
1556+
1557+ (14) OTHER SERVICES AS DEF INED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 28
1558+GUIDANCE OR REGULATI ON. 29
1559+
1560+9.9–102. 30
1561+ 34 HOUSE BILL 504
1562+
1563+
1564+ The purpose of a community school is to help students and families overcome the 1
1565+in–school and out–of–school barriers that prevent [children] STUDENTS from learning and 2
1566+succeeding over the course of their lives by having an integrated focus on academics, health 3
1567+and social services, youth and community development, and authentic family and 4
1568+community engagement. 5
1569+
1570+9.9–103. 6
1571+
1572+ (a) There are community schools in the State. 7
1573+
1574+ (b) A community school shall: 8
1575+
1576+ (1) Promote active family and community engagement, i ncluding 9
1577+educational opportunities for adults and family members of students at the school who live 10
1578+in the neighborhood of the school; 11
1579+
1580+ (2) Have at least one community school coordinator, as described under § 12
1581+9.9–104 of this title; 13
1582+
1583+ (3) Implement, in a manner responsive to the needs assessment required 14
1584+under § 9.9–104 of this title, expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities 15
1585+provided after school, during weekends, and in the summer that emphasize mastering 16
1586+21st–century skills through practical learning opportunities and community 17
1587+problem–solving; 18
1588+
1589+ (4) Implement collaborative leadership and accountability practices that 19
1590+empower parents, students, teachers, principals, and community partners to build a culture 20
1591+of professional learning, collective trust, and shared responsibility using strategies such as 21
1592+site–based leadership teams and teacher learning communities; 22
1593+
1594+ (5) Have a parent teacher organization or a school family council; and 23
1595+
1596+ (6) Have a community school leadership team, including members who 24
1597+represent students, families, and educators. 25
1598+
1599+ (c) (1) There shall be a Director of Community Schools WITHIN THE OFFICE 26
1600+OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED LEARNING TIME in the Department. 27
1601+
1602+ (2) The Director of Community Schools in the Department shall coordinate 28
1603+professional development for community school coordinators at each community school. 29
1604+
1605+ (3) The Director of Community Schools shall support the outreach and 30
1606+implementation of State programs for children in community schools. 31
1607+
1608+ (4) (i) The Director of Community Schools shall create a common needs 32
1609+assessment tool that each community school coordinator shall use in order to complete the 33
1610+needs assessment required under § 9.9–104 of this title. 34 HOUSE BILL 504 35
1611+
1612+
1613+
1614+ (ii) The Director of Community Schools shall consult with local 1
1615+school systems and members of the community schools’ leadership teams in order to 2
1616+determine the correct content to include in the common needs assessment tool. 3
1617+
1618+ (5) The Director of Community Schools shall develop an evaluation form to 4
1619+be used by [community school coordinators] LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS to complete the 5
1620+evaluation required under § 5–223 of this article. 6
1621+
1622+ (6) In addition to the funding provided for the Director of Community 7
1623+Schools position in the Department, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an 8
1624+appropriation [of at least $100,000] to the Department for the Director of Community 9
1625+Schools to provide training and technical assistance to community schools and for 10
1626+additional staff. 11
1627+
1628+ (7) THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED 12
1629+LEARNING TIME MAY HIRE STAFF T O SUPPORT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY 13
1630+SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING DIRECT GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO LOCAL S CHOOL 14
1631+SYSTEMS AND COMMUNIT Y SCHOOL COORDINATOR S. 15
1632+
1633+9.9–104. 16
1634+
1635+ (a) (1) A community school shall have an experienced and qualified 17
1636+community school coordinator who: 18
1637+
1638+ (i) Is hired at the appropriate administrative level; 19
1639+
1640+ (ii) Understands, respects, and demonstrates a high degree of 20
1641+cultural awareness of and competency in the diversity in the community and in 21
1642+cross–cultural practice with stakeholders; and 22
1643+
1644+ (iii) May be employed by the school district. 23
1645+
1646+ (2) A community school coordinator may be a social worker. 24
1647+
1648+ (b) (1) A community school coordinator shall be responsible for: 25
1649+
1650+ (i) Establishing a community school; 26
1651+
1652+ (ii) Completing an assessment of the needs of the students in the 27
1653+school for appropriate wraparound services to enhance the success of all students in the 28
1654+school; 29
1655+
1656+ (iii) Developing an implementation plan based on the assessment of 30
1657+needs for the community school, in cooperation with other interested stakeholders; and 31
1658+ 36 HOUSE BILL 504
1659+
1660+
1661+ (iv) Coordinating support programs that address out–of–school 1
1662+learning barriers for students and families, including: 2
1663+
1664+ 1. Wraparound services; and 3
1665+
1666+ 2. As appropriate: 4
1667+
1668+ A. Tutoring; 5
1669+
1670+ B. [English language] MULTILINGUAL learner courses; 6
1671+
1672+ C. Early childhood development and parenting classes; 7
1673+
1674+ D. College and career advising; 8
1675+
1676+ E. Employment opportunities; 9
1677+
1678+ F. Citizenship education; 10
1679+
1680+ G. Food pantries; 11
1681+
1682+ H. Rental assistance, in accordance with § 9.9–104.1 of this 12
1683+subtitle; and 13
1684+
1685+ I. School–based behavioral and physical health services. 14
1686+
1687+ (2) The needs assessment completed under this subsection shall: 15
1688+
1689+ (i) Be completed in collaboration with: 16
1690+
1691+ 1. The principal; 17
1692+
1693+ 2. A school health care practitioner; 18
1694+
1695+ 3. A parent teacher organization or a school council; and 19
1696+
1697+ 4. Members of the community schools’ leadership teams; 20
1698+
1699+ (ii) Include an assessment of the physical, behavioral, mental, social, 21
1700+and emotional health needs and wraparound service needs of students, their families, and 22
1701+their communities; 23
1702+
1703+ (iii) Be completed using the common needs assessment tool developed 24
1704+by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this title, when the tool is 25
1705+available; 26
16871706 HOUSE BILL 504 37
16881707
16891708
1690- (B) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND TEACHER RELOCATION INCENTIVE 1
1691-GRANT. 2
1692-
1693- (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE U P TO $2,000 IN 3
1694-REIMBURSEMENT TO PAR TIALLY OFFSET THE CO ST FOR TO INCENTIVIZE AN 4
1695-OUT–OF–STATE LICENSED TEACH ER TO MOVE TO THE STATE TO ADDRESS IN ORDER 5
1696-TO: 6
1697-
1698- (I) ADDRESS THE STATE’S TEACHER WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 7
1699-AND REDUCE ; AND 8
1700-
1701- (II) REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONDIT IONALLY LICENSED 9
1702-TEACHERS IN CLASSROO MS. 10
1703-
1704- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT. 11
1705-
1706- (4) GRANTS MAY NOT BE AWA RDED AFTER JUNE 30, 2029. 12
1707-
1708- (C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 13
1709-DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR A CANDID ATE. 14
1710-
1711- (II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, A CANDIDATE SHALL : 15
1712-
1713- 1. HAVE A SIGNED CONTRAC T TO TEACH IN A PUBL IC 16
1714-SCHOOL IN THE STATE; 17
1715-
1716- 2. BE RECOGNIZED AS A LI CENSED TEACHER IN A 18
1717-PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN , ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL IN AN OTHER 19
1718-STATE TO PROVIDE INS TRUCTION IN A SPECIF IC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR 20
1719-FOR A SPECIFIC STUDENT P OPULATION; 21
1720-
1721- 3. HOLD AN UNENCUMBERED LICENSE THAT IS NOT 22
1722-RESTRICTED, PROBATIONARY , PROVISIONAL, TEMPORARY , OR IN ANY WAY SERVES 23
1723-AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR FULLY LICENSED TEACH ERS IN ANOTHER STATE ; AND 24
1724-
1725- 4. AGREE TO TEACH IN A S CHOOL THA T HAS RECEIVED 25
1726-FUNDING UNDER § 5–223 OF THIS ARTICLE FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AFTER RECEIVIN G 26
1727-THE GRANT. 27
1728-
1729- (2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 28
1730-
1731- (I) ITEMIZED RECORDS OF E XPENSES THE CANDIDAT E 29
1732-INCURRED DURING THE MOVE; 30 38 HOUSE BILL 504
1733-
1734-
1735-
1736- (II) (I) A COPY OF THE TEACHER ’S LICENSE HELD BY THE 1
1737-CANDIDATE; 2
1738-
1739- (III) (II) A COPY OF THE SIGNED C ONTRACT BETWEEN THE 3
1740-CANDIDATE AND THE CO UNTY BOARD; AND 4
1741-
1742- (IV) (III) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 5
1743-DEPARTMENT . 6
1744-
1745- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 7
1746-PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTING AND EVALUA TING APPLICATIONS . 8
1747-
1748- (4) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 9
1749-MAKE INITIAL GRANT A WARDS. 10
1750-
1751- (D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2029, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT 11
1752-A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 12
1753-GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPLE MENTATION OF 13
1754-THE GRANT AWARDS , INCLUDING THE FOLLOW ING INFORMATION : 14
1755-
1756- (1) THE NUMBER OF GRANT A PPLICATIONS RECEIVED ; 15
1757-
1758- (2) THE NUMBER OF GRANTS AWARDED; AND 16
1759-
1760- (3) THE NUMBER OF OUT –OF–STATE TEACH ERS RECRUITED TO THE 17
1761-STATE AFTER THE IMPLE MENTATION OF THE GRANT. 18
1762-
1763-6–1002. 19
1764-
1765- (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2024, each county board shall implement a career 20
1766-ladder that meets the requirements of this subtitle. 21
1767-
1768- (h) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, teachers at each level or tier 22
1769-of the career ladder shall teach in the classroom for a minimum percentage of their total 23
1770-working time, as specified in this subtitle. 24
1771-
1772- (2) The percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 25
1773-become effective in phases over an 8–year A 7–YEAR period beginning July 1, [2025] 2029 26
1774-2026 2028, as specified by a county board on approval of the State Board. 27
1775-
1776- (3) The following teachers shall be given priority for working time outside 28
1777-the classroom as the percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection are phased 29
1778-in: 30 HOUSE BILL 504 39
1779-
1780-
1781-
1782- (i) Newly licensed teachers, particularly new teachers in 1
1783-low–performing schools or schools that have a high concentration of students living in 2
1784-poverty; and 3
1785-
1786- (ii) Teachers in schools that: 4
1787-
1788- 1. Are low–performing; 5
1789-
1790- 2. Have a high concentration of students living in poverty; or 6
1791-
1792- 3. Have large achievement gaps between subpopulations of 7
1793-students. 8
1794-
1795-SUBTITLE 11. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 9
1796-
1797-6–1101. 10
1798-
1799- (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 11
1800-INDICATED. 12
1801-
1802- (B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFES SIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE 13
1803-OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO : 14
1804-
1805- (1) IS A LICENSED EDUCATO R; 15
1806-
1807- (2) DEVELOPS AND FACILITA TES PROFESSIONAL LEA RNING 16
1808-OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS IN THE STATE; AND 17
1809-
1810- (3) AIMS TO IMPLEMENT EVI DENCE–BASED INSTRUCTIONAL 18
1811-PRACTICES IN THOSE A SSISTED ASSISTS ADMINISTRATOR S IN IMPLEMENTING 19
1812-EVIDENCE–BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTI CES. 20
1813-
1814- (C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 21
1815-
1816- (D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SCHOOL 22
1817-SYSTEM WHO : 23
1818-
1819- (1) IS A LICENSED EDUCATO R; 24
1820-
1821- (2) PROVIDES COACHING TO TEACHERS AND OTHER E DUCATION 25
1822-PROFESSIONALS TO IMP ROVE INSTRUCTION ; AND 26
1709+ (iv) Be submitted to the Department and the local school system 1
1710+within 1 year of receiving a personnel grant under § 5–223 of this article or within 1 year 2
1711+of becoming a community school; and 3
1712+
1713+ (v) Be published online. 4
1714+
1715+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABL ISH REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL 5
1716+IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND COUNTYWIDE COMMU NITY SCHOOL 6
1717+IMPLEMENTATION PLANS . 7
1718+
1719+ [(3)] (4) The implementation plan completed under this subsection shall 8
1720+include: 9
1721+
1722+ (i) A strategy for providing wraparound services to address the 10
1723+needs of the students, their families, and their communities, building on and strengthening 11
1724+community resources near the school; 12
1725+
1726+ (II) A SET OF MEASURABLE GO ALS TIED TO THE PRIO RITIES 13
1727+IDENTIFIED IN THE NE EDS ASSESSMENT THAT W ILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY AT 14
1728+LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS BY THE COMMUNITY SCH OOL COORDINATOR AND 15
1729+PRINCIPAL TO DETERMI NE PROGRESS TOWARD M EETING THE GOALS ; 16
1730+
1731+ [(ii)] (III) Inclusion, if possible and practicable, of community 17
1732+partners in geographic proximity to the school that can assist in meeting the needs 18
1733+identified in the assessment; 19
1734+
1735+ [(iii)] (IV) Ensure that time is made available to train staff on the 20
1736+supports available, the need for the supports, and how to engage with the community 21
1737+schools coordinator to access these supports; and 22
1738+
1739+ [(iv)] (V) Develop strategies to maximize external non–State or 23
1740+non–local education funding. 24
1741+
1742+ [(4) (i)] (5) The implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 25
1743+school system for approval within 1 year of completion of the needs assessment. 26
1744+
1745+ [(ii) After the implementation plan is approved by the local school 27
1746+system it shall be submitted to the Department for review. 28
1747+
1748+ (iii) The Department may provide comments to the community school 29
1749+coordinator on the implementation plan.] 30
1750+
1751+ [(5)] (6) (i) A community school coordinator shall review the 31
1752+implementation plan [at least once every 3 2 years] ANNUALLY to determine whether the 32
1753+community school is meeting students’ needs AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD THE 33 38 HOUSE BILL 504
1754+
1755+
1756+MEASURABLE GOALS EST ABLISHED UNDER PARAG RAPH (4)(II) OF THIS 1
1757+SUBSECTION . 2
1758+
1759+ (ii) A community school coordinator shall alter the implementation 3
1760+plan, using the common needs assessment tool, and the provision of wraparound services 4
1761+to address changes in students’ needs. 5
1762+
1763+ (iii) An updated implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 6
1764+school system for approval. 7
1765+
1766+ [(iv) After an updated implementation plan is approved, it shall be 8
1767+submitted to the Department for review. 9
1768+
1769+ (v) The Department may provide comments to the community school 10
1770+coordinator on the updated implementation plan.] 11
1771+
1772+ (7) (I) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHALL DEVELOP COUNTY WIDE 12
1773+COMMUNITY SCHOOL IMP LEMENTATION PLANS TH AT INCORPORATE 13
1774+SCHOOL–LEVEL IMPLEMENTAT ION PLANS. 14
1775+
1776+ (II) THE COUNTYWIDE IMPLEM ENTATION PLAN SHALL INCLUDE 15
1777+A SET OF MEASURABLE GOALS TIED TO THE PR IORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS 16
1778+ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY BY THE COMMUNITY SCH OOL 17
1779+COORDINATOR TO DETER MINE PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE GOALS. 18
1780+
1781+ (III) IF THE LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM FAILS TO PROVI DE THE 19
1782+DEPARTMENT WITH A COU NTYWIDE COMMUNITY SC HOOL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 20
1783+THAT MEETS THE REQUI REMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT ’S GUIDANCE AND 21
1784+REGULATIONS , THE DEPARTMENT MAY WITHHO LD FUNDS OR TAKE OTH ER 22
1785+COMPLIANCE ACTIONS A S NECESSARY. 23
1786+
1787+TITLE 9.12. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 24
1788+
1789+9.12–101. 25
1790+
1791+ (A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOL LOWING WORDS HAVE TH E MEANINGS 26
1792+INDICATED. 27
1793+
1794+ (B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFES SIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS A CERTIFIED 28
1795+EDUCATOR WHO DEVELOP S AND FACILITATE S PROFESSIONAL LEARN ING 29
1796+OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS IN THE STATE TO 30
1797+IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE –BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN EARLY C HILDHOOD 31
1798+EDUCATION, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS , SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES , AND SPECIAL 32
1799+EDUCATION. 33
1800+ HOUSE BILL 504 39
1801+
1802+
1803+ (C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 1
1804+
1805+ (D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS A CERTIFIED ED UCATOR WHO 2
1806+PROVIDES COACHING TO EDUCATORS , ADMINISTRATORS , AND OTHER EDUCATION 3
1807+PROFESSIONALS TO IMP ROVE INSTRUCTION AND INTEGRATE EVIDENCE –BASED 4
1808+PRACTICES. 5
1809+
1810+ (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 6
1811+
1812+9.12–102. 7
1813+
1814+ (A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 8
1815+
1816+ (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ACADEMIC 9
1817+NEEDS IN SCHOOLS TO ENSURE MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E EQUITABLE ACCESS T O 10
1818+HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARG ETED ACADEMIC SUPPOR T. 11
1819+
1820+ (C) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL ESTABLI SH SYSTEMS THAT ENSU RE 12
1821+EDUCATORS HAVE CONSI STENT ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED , AND 13
1822+SUSTAINED PROFESSION AL LEARNING OPPORTUN ITIES. 14
1823+
1824+ (2) THE PROGRAM SHALL USE COO RDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL 15
1825+LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES TO EN HANCE INSTRUCTIONAL 16
1826+PRACTICES AND COLLAB ORATE WITH SCHOOLS A ND COUNTY BOARDS TO 17
1827+STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS O F PROFESSIONAL DEVEL OPMENT. 18
1828+
1829+ (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 19
1830+
1831+ (1) PROMOTE THE PROGRAM TO COUNTY BOARDS; 20
1832+
1833+ (2) ESTABLISH CRITERIA FO R HIRING QUALIFIED E DUCATORS AND 21
1834+ADMINISTRATORS INTER ESTED IN BECOMING CO ORDINATORS OF PROFES SIONAL 22
1835+LEARNING OR INSTRUCT IONAL COACHES ; 23
1836+
1837+ (3) IDENTIFY SCHOOLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM BASED 24
1838+ON THE SCHOOL ’S ACCOUNTABILITY DATA; AND 25
1839+
1840+ (4) DEVELOP TRAINING FOR ALL COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL 26
1841+LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES . 27
1842+
1843+9.12–103. 28
1844+
1845+ (A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 29
18231846 40 HOUSE BILL 504
18241847
18251848
1826- (3) HELPS EDUCATORS INTEG RATE EVIDENCE –BASED PRACTICES 1
1827-INTO THEIR PEDAGOGY . 2
1828-
1829- (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 3
1830-
1831- (F) “REGIONAL PROJECT MANA GER” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE 4
1832-DEPARTMENT WHO OVERSE ES INSTRUCTIONAL COA CHES AND COORDINATOR S OF 5
1833-PROFESSIONAL LEARNIN G IN A PARTICULAR DESIGNATED REGION. 6
1834-
1835-6–1102. 7
1836-
1837- (A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 8
1838-
1839- (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS CRI TICAL ACADEMIC 9
1840-NEEDS IN PUBLIC SCHO OLS AND ENSURE THAT MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E 10
1841-EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARGETED ACADEMI C 11
1842-SUPPORT BY: 12
1843-
1844- (1) PROVIDING DIRECT COAC HING SUPPORT TO TEAC HERS AND 13
1845-ADMINISTRATORS ; 14
1846-
1847- (2) GUARANTEEING ENSURING THAT THE COACHING SU PPORT IS 15
1848-CONSISTENTLY CONDUCT ED IN A MANNER THAT RESEARCH HAS DETERMINED 16
1849-SHOWN IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN POSITIVE STUDENT OUTCOMES; AND 17
1850-
1851- (3) DELIVERING TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNIN G 18
1852-OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO IM PLEMENT 19
1853-EVIDENCE–BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. 20
1854-
1855- (C) (1) UNDER THE PROGRAM, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S AND 21
1856-COORDINATORS OF PROF ESSIONAL LEARNING SH ALL PROVIDE EDUCATOR S IN 22
1857-SELECTED SCHOOLS WIT H: 23
1858-
1859- (I) COACHING TO IMPROVE I NSTRUCTION AND THE 24
1860-INTEGRATION OF EVIDE NCE–BASED PRACTICES INTO THE CLASSROOM ; AND 25
1861-
1862- (II) ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED , AND 26
1863-SUSTAINED TARGETED PROFESSIONAL LEARNIN G OPPORTUNITIES . 27
1864-
1865- (2) UNDER THE PROGRAM, REGIONAL PROJECT PROGRAM 28
1866-MANAGERS SHALL OVERS EE AND COORDINATE THE ACTIV ITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL 29
1867-COACHES AND COORDINA TORS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN A DESIGNATED 30
1868-REGION TO ENSURE THA T LOCAL NEEDS ARE CO NSIDERED AND MET . 31 HOUSE BILL 504 41
1869-
1870-
1871-
1872- (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENTE R INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 1
1873-WITH A COUNTY BOARD THAT ELECTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 2
1874-
1875- (E) (1) USING ACCOUNTABILITY DATA, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 3
1876-COLLABORATION WITH P ARTICIPATING LOCAL S CHOOL SYSTEMS , SHALL IDENTIFY 4
1877-THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED OF SUPP ORT FROM THE PROGRAM. 5
1878-
1879- (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE SELECTING SCHOOLS 6
1880-WITH: 7
1881-
1882- (I) LOW LOW PROFICIENCY RATES ; AND 8
1883-
1884- (II) SCHOOLS THAT HAVE SE EN DECLINING DECLINING 9
1885-ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS IN RECENT YEARS WHEN SELECTING SCHOO LS FOR THE 10
1886-PROGRAM. 11
1887-
1888- (3) WITHIN A SELECTED SCH OOL, ADMINISTRATORS SHALL WORK 12
1889-WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIF Y THE TEACHERS AND O THER EDUCATORS WHO 13
1890-WILL BENEFIT MOST FR OM THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUN ITIES 14
1891-PROVIDED BY INSTRUCT IONAL COACHES . 15
1892-
1893- (F) (1) DURING FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027, THE PROGRAM SHALL 16
1894-FOCUS ON EARLY LITER ACY INSTRUCTION AND SU PPORT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 17
1895-EDUCATORS . 18
1896-
1897- (2) IN SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE PROGRAM SHALL EXPAND 19
1898-ITS FOCUS TO INCORPO RATE OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACADEMIC TOPICS AND OTHER 20
1899-GRADE LEVELS , WITH PARTICULAR ATTE NTION PAID TO FOUNDA TIONAL 21
1900-MATHEMATICS INSTRUCT ION. 22
1901-
1902-6–1103. 23
1903-
1904- (A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP CRITERIA FOR THE 24
1905-SELECTION OF INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES . 25
1906-
1907- (2) AT A MINIMUM THE SELE CTION CRITERIA SHALL INCLUDE: 26
1908-
1909- (I) METHODS TO IDENTIFY H IGHLY QUALIFIED EDUC ATORS 27
1910-WITH EXPERTISE IN TH E INSTRUCTIONAL TOPI C AND GRADE LEVEL FO R WHICH THE 28
1911-EDUCATOR WILL BE PRO VIDING COACHING ; AND 29
1912- 42 HOUSE BILL 504
1913-
1914-
1915- (II) A MEANS TO ASSESS THE CAPACITY POTENTIAL OF AN 1
1916-EDUCATOR FOR LEADERS HIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 2
1917-COACHING. 3
1918-
1919- (3) A REGIONAL PROJECT PROGRAM MANAGER, IN COORDINATION 4
1920-WITH A PARTICIPATING COUNTY BOARD , SHALL USE THE DEPARTMENT ’S CRITERIA 5
1921-TO SELECT INSTRUCTIO NAL COACHES . 6
1922-
1923- (B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH A TRAINING PLA N FOR 7
1924-INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S THAT PROVIDES EACH INSTRUCTIONAL COACH WITH THE 8
1925-TOOLS TO SUPPORT EDU CATORS USING RESEARC H–BASED STRATEGIES TAI LORED 9
1926-TO THE NEEDS OF EACH EDUCATOR AND THE EDU CATOR’S STUDENTS. 10
1927-
1928- (2) EACH INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACH SHALL BE TRAINED USING THE 11
1929-DEPARTMENT ’S TRAINING PLAN. 12
1930-
1931- (C) AN INSTRUCTIONAL COAC H SHALL OVERSEE EDUC ATORS AT TWO TO 13
1932-FOUR DIFFERENT PUBLI C SCHOOLS IN THE LOC AL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE 14
1933-COACH WORKS . 15
1934-
1935- (D) AN INSTRUCTIONAL COAC H SHALL SUPPORT EDUC ATORS BY 16
1936-PROVIDING JOB –EMBEDDED FEE DBACK DESIGNED TO : 17
1937-
1938- (1) LEAD TO LONG–TERM INSTRUCTIONAL I MPROVEMENT ; 18
1939-
1940- (2) CREATE ASSIST AN EDUCATOR IN CREATING A PEDAGOGY THAT IS 19
1941-INDIVIDUALLY TAILORE D TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT , REGARDLESS OF 20
1942-THE STUDENT ’S LINGUISTIC STATUS , DISABILITY STATU S, OR BACKGROUND ; AND 21
1943-
1944- (3) HELP CLOSE CLOSE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. 22
1945-
1946-6–1104. 23
1947-
1948- (A) (1) THE UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EMPL OY 24
1949-REGIONAL PROJECT PROGRAM MANAGERS THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO OVERSEE 25
1950-THE WORK OF INSTRUCT IONAL COACHES . 26
1951-
1952- (2) EACH REGIONAL PROJECT PROGRAM MANAGER SHALL ENSURE 27
1953-THAT INSTRUCTIONAL C OACHES ARE MEETING L OCAL EDUCATOR AND ST UDENT 28
1954-NEEDS AND WORKING IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE PRIORITIES , INCLUDING THE 29
1955-PRINCIPLES FOR THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE. 30
1956- HOUSE BILL 504 43
1957-
1958-
1959- (3) REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGERS SHALL SUPPO RT 1
1960-INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S BY PROVIDING: 2
1961-
1962- (I) EVIDENCE–BASED TOOLS AND STRATEGIES AND 3
1963-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MENT MATERIALS ; 4
1964-
1965- (II) AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCAT OR PRACTICES AND STU DENT 5
1966-OUTCOMES TO ENSURE T HAT INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACHES PROVIDE SUPPORT IN A 6
1967-TARGETED MANNER ; 7
1968-
1969- (III) ASSISTANCE WITH FAMIL Y AND COMMUNITY ENGA GEMENT; 8
1970-AND 9
1971-
1972- (IV) GUIDANCE TO ENSURE PR OFESSIONAL DEVELOPME NT IS 10
1973-RESEARCH–BASED AND DESIGNED T O REFLECT THE DIVERS E LINGUISTIC AND 11
1974-CULTURAL NEEDS OF ST UDENTS IN THE STATE. 12
1975-
1976- (B) (1) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2028, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 13
1977-EMPLOY COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL LEAR NING THROUGH THE PROGRAM. 14
1978-
1979- (2) A COORDINATOR OF PROFE SSIONAL LEARNING SHA LL: 15
1980-
1981- (I) PROVIDE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MENT TO 16
1982-EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM BY ESTABLISHING 17
1983-LEARNING MODULES AND THROUGH THE USE OF A PPROPRIATE TOOLS AND 18
1984-PLATFORMS; AND 19
1985-
1986- (II) AND COLLABORATE COLLABORATE WITH ADMINISTRATORS 20
1987-TO COLLECT DATA IN ORDER TO CREATE A PROFESSI ONAL LEARNING PLAN T HAT 21
1988-FITS ALIGNS WITH THE NEEDS OF A SCHOO L. 22
1989-
1990- (3) A COORDINATOR OF PROFE SSIONAL LEARNING SHA LL ESTABLISH 23
1991-LEARNING MODULES AND OTHER TOOLS AND PLAT FORMS TO PROVIDE 24
1992-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MENT OPPORTUNITIES T O ALL EDUCA TORS IN A LOCAL 25
1993-SCHOOL SYSTEM . 26
1994-
1995-6–1105. 27
1996-
1997- (A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 28
1998-
1999- (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO ADDRESS 29
2000-CRITICAL ACADEMIC NE EDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 30
2001-LOW–PERFORMING . 31 44 HOUSE BILL 504
2002-
2003-
2004-
2005- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 1
2006-
2007- (4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 2
2008-SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 3
2009-
2010- (II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 4
2011-SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 5
2012-
2013- (5) (I) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 6
2014-
2015- (I) 1. MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO 7
2016-THE FUND; AND 8
2017-
2018- (II) 2. ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE 9
2019-ACCEPTED FOR THE BEN EFIT OF THE FUND. 10
2020-
2021- (II) MONEY FROM THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE 11
2022-FUND ESTABLISHED UNDE R § 5–206 OF THIS ARTICLE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED 12
2023-INTO THE FUND. 13
1849+ (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO ADDRESS 1
1850+CRITICAL ACADEMIC NEEDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 2
1851+LOW–PERFORMING . 3
1852+
1853+ (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 4
1854+
1855+ (4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 5
1856+SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 6
1857+
1858+ (II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 7
1859+SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 8
1860+
1861+ (5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 9
1862+
1863+ (I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 10
1864+FUND; AND 11
1865+
1866+ (II) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 12
1867+FOR THE BEN EFIT OF THE FUND. 13
20241868
20251869 (6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR GRANTS TO COUNTY BOARDS, 14
20261870 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, OR OTHER 15
20271871 ENTITIES FOR THE FOL LOWING PURPOSES : 16
20281872
20291873 (I) CONTRACTS WITH VENDOR S TO PROVIDE SERVICE S; 17
20301874
20311875 (II) TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS ; 18
20321876
20331877 (III) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIO N; 19
20341878
20351879 (IV) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM; 20
20361880
20371881 (V) PROGRAM EVALUATION AN D REPORTING; AND 21
20381882
20391883 (VI) ANY OTHER COSTS APPRO VED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 22
20401884
20411885 (7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 23
20421886 FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 24
20431887
20441888 (II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 25
20451889 CREDITED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND UNDER § 5–206 OF 26
2046-THIS ARTICLE. 27 HOUSE BILL 504 45
2047-
2048-
2049-
2050- (8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 1
2051-ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 2
2052-
2053- (B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 3
2054-
2055- (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF M ONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 4
2056-DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 5
2057-
2058- (2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF S CHOOLS SERVED BY THE FUND. 6
2059-
2060-6–1106. 7
2061-
2062- THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 8
2063-TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 9
2064-
2065-7–447.1. 10
2066-
2067- (b) (1) There is a Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports 11
2068-in the Commission. 12
2069-
2070- (p) (1) In this subsection, “Fund” means the Coordinated Community Supports 13
2071-Partnership Fund. 14
2072-
2073- (3) The purpose of the Fund is to support the delivery of services and 15
2074-supports provided to students to meet their holistic behavioral health needs and address 16
2075-other related challenges. 17
2076-
2077- (9) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill the following 18
2078-appropriations for the Fund: 19
2079-
2080- (i) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2022; 20
2081-
2082- (ii) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; 21
2083-
2084- (iii) $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2024; AND 22
2085-
2086- (iv) [$110,000,000 $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2025; and 23
2087-
2088- (v) $130,000,000] $40,000,000 $70,000,000 in fiscal year [2026] 24
2089-2025; AND 25
2090-
2091- (VI) $100,000,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027 and each fiscal year 26
2092-thereafter. 27
2093- 46 HOUSE BILL 504
2094-
2095-
2096-8–313. 1
2097-
2098- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 2
2099-
2100- (3) “Growth in the target per pupil foundation amount” means: 3
2101-
2102- (I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 4.97%; 4
2103-
2104- (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, 5.48%; 5
2105-
2106- (III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, 4.17%; 6
2107-
2108- (IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, 4.20%; 7
2109-
2110- (V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, 4.17%; 8
2111-
2112- (VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, 3.98%; 9
2113-
2114- (VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, 3.99%; 10
2115-
2116- (VIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, 3.93%; AND 11
2117-
2118- (IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, the change in the per pupil 12
2119-amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per pupil amount 13
2120-from the prior fiscal year. 14
2121-
2122- (5) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for 15
2123-each fiscal year by the Department in accordance with [§ 5–202] § 5–201 of this article. 16
2124-
2125-8–3A–09. 17
2126-
2127- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
2128-
2129- (3) “Growth in the target per pupil foundation amount” means: 19
2130-
2131- (I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 4.97%; 20
2132-
2133- (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, 5.48%; 21
2134-
2135- (III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, 4.17%; 22
2136-
2137- (IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, 4.20%; 23
2138-
2139- (V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, 4.17%; 24 HOUSE BILL 504 47
2140-
2141-
2142-
2143- (VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, 3.98%; 1
2144-
2145- (VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, 3.99%; 2
2146-
2147- (VIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, 3.93%; AND 3
2148-
2149- (IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, the change in the per pupil 4
2150-amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per pupil amount 5
2151-from the prior fiscal year. 6
2152-
2153- (4) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for 7
2154-each fiscal year by the Department in accordance with [§ 5–202] § 5–201 of this article. 8
2155-
2156-8–710. 9
2157-
2158- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 10
2159-
2160- (2) “Change in the per pupil amount” means: 11
2161-
2162- (I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 4.97%; 12
2163-
2164- (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, 5.48%; 13
2165-
2166- (III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, 4.17%; 14
2167-
2168- (IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, 4.20%; 15
2169-
2170- (V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, 4.17%; 16
2171-
2172- (VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, 3.98%; 17
2173-
2174- (VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, 3.99%; 18
2175-
2176- (VIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, 3.93%; AND 19
2177-
2178- (IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, the change in the per pupil 20
2179-foundation amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per 21
2180-pupil foundation amount from the prior fiscal year. 22
2181-
2182- (4) “Per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for each 23
2183-fiscal year by the Department in accordance with [§ 5–202] § 5–201 of this article. 24
2184-
2185-9.9–101. 25 48 HOUSE BILL 504
2186-
2187-
2188-
2189- (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
2190-
2191- (b) “Community school” means a public school that establishes a set of strategic 2
2192-partnerships between the school and other community resources that leverage shared 3
2193-accountability, collaborative leadership, capacity building, and authentic family and 4
2194-community engagement, using a student–centered framework to promote inclusive student 5
2195-achievement, positive learning conditions, and the well–being of students, families, 6
2196-educators, and the community through a variety of engaging practices including the 7
2197-provision of wraparound services. 8
2198-
2199- (c) “School–community partnership” means a partnership between a local school 9
2200-system or an existing public school and a community–based organization or agency for the 10
2201-purpose of planning and implementing a community school. 11
2202-
2203- (d) “Trauma–informed intervention” means a method for understanding and 12
2204-responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic 13
2205-stress. 14
2206-
2207- (e) “Wraparound services” [means] INCLUDES: 15
2208-
2209- (1) Extended learning time, including before and after school, weekends, 16
2210-summer school, and an extended school year; 17
2211-
2212- (2) Safe transportation to and from school and off –site learning 18
2213-opportunities, including apprenticeship programs; 19
2214-
2215- (3) Vision, hearing, and dental care services; 20
2216-
2217- (4) Establishing or expanding school–based health center services; 21
2218-
2219- (5) Additional social workers, mentors, counselors, therapists, 22
2220-psychologists, and restorative practice coaches; 23
2221-
2222- (6) Enhancing physical wellness, including providing healthy food for 24
2223-in–school and out–of–school time and linkages to community providers; 25
2224-
2225- (7) Enhancing behavioral health services, including access to mental 26
2226-health practitioners and providing professional development to school staff to provide 27
2227-trauma–informed interventions; 28
2228-
2229- (8) Providing family and community engagement and supports, including 29
2230-informing parents of academic course offerings, language classes, workforce development 30
2231-training, opportunities for children, and available social services as well as educating 31
2232-families on how to monitor a child’s learning; 32
1890+THIS ARTICLE. 27
1891+
1892+ (8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 28
1893+ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 29 HOUSE BILL 504 41
1894+
1895+
1896+
1897+ (B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 1
1898+
1899+ (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF M ONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 2
1900+DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 3
1901+
1902+ (2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF S CHOOLS SERVED BY THE FUND. 4
1903+
1904+9.12–104. 5
1905+
1906+ THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 6
1907+TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 7
1908+
1909+18–27A–01. 8
1910+
1911+ (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 9
1912+
1913+ (b) “Collaborative” means an agreement outlining commitments of a partnership 10
1914+among: 11
1915+
1916+ (1) At least one local school system; 12
1917+
1918+ (2) At least one employee organization representing employees of a local 13
1919+school system in accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 4 or Subtitle 5 of this article; and 14
1920+
1921+ (3) At least one institution of higher education [with a teacher preparation 15
1922+program approved by the Department] IN THE STATE. 16
1923+
1924+ (c) [“Noncertified education support professional” means a noncertified public 17
1925+school employee designated as part of a bargaining unit under Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this 18
1926+article PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOY EE WHO IS NOT: 19
1927+
1928+ (1) A CERTIFICATED EMPLOYE E DESIGNATED AS PART OF A 20
1929+BARGAINING UNIT UNDE R TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 21
1930+
1931+ (2) A MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEE ; OR 22
1932+
1933+ (3) A CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYE E. 23
1934+
1935+ (d)] “Program” means the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program established 24
1936+under this subtitle. 25
1937+
1938+ (D) “TEACHER CANDIDATE ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATING IN THE 26
1939+PROGRAM. 27
1940+ 42 HOUSE BILL 504
1941+
1942+
1943+ [(e) “Provisional teacher” means an individual employed by a local school system 1
1944+through a provisional contract as a conditional teacher.] 2
1945+
1946+18–27A–02. 3
1947+
1948+ (a) There is a Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program. 4
1949+
1950+ (b) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide support to COLLABORATIVES 5
1951+THAT PRIORITIZE OFFER TEACHER LICENSURE PR OGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE WITH 6
1952+ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING FOR eligible individuals who: 7
1953+
1954+ (i) Are interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession; 8
1955+[and] 9
1956+
1957+ (ii) ARE HIRED EMPLOYED BY A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM IN THE 10
1958+STATE AS A SCHOOL –BASED PART–TIME OR FULL–TIME EMPLOYEE ; AND 11
1959+
1960+ (III) Ultimately pledge to fulfill a 3–YEAR service obligation as a 12
1961+teacher employed full–time in a high–needs school, grade level, or content area in the [State 13
1962+in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department] LOCAL SCHOOL 14
1963+SYSTEM IN WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOY ED. 15
1964+
1965+ (2) The Department shall administer the Program. 16
1966+
1967+ (c) [(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, to] TO be eligible for the 17
1968+Program, a teacher candidate applicant shall: 18
1969+
1970+ (1) MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REQ UIREMENTS: 19
1971+
1972+ (i) Be employed [as a noncertified education support professional or 20
1973+provisional teacher] by a participating local school system [on the effective date of the 21
1974+Program] IN A SCHOOL–BASED POSITION ; [and] OR 22
1975+
1976+ (ii) (2) [Meet the educational requirements determined by a 23
1977+collaborative] HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DI PLOMA OR ITS EQUIVAL ENT; AND 24
1978+
1979+ (2) (3) PURSUE A TEACHER LICE NSURE PATHWAY APPROV ED BY 25
1980+THE DEPARTMENT . 26
1981+
1982+ [(2) Not more than one quarter of the funds used to support teaching 27
1983+candidate applicants may be used to support teaching candidate applicants who are 28
1984+provisional teachers.] 29
1985+
1986+18–27A–03. 30
1987+ HOUSE BILL 504 43
1988+
1989+
1990+ (a) A collaborative shall negotiate an agreement that meets the requirements of 1
1991+subsection (b) of this section. 2
1992+
1993+ (b) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 3
1994+
1995+ (1) A plan [to] THAT INCLUDES : 4
1996+
1997+ (i) [Select] IDENTIFICATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE 5
1998+MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH MEMBER ; 6
1999+
2000+ (II) SCHOOL–BASED PART –TIME OR FULL –TIME POSITIONS 7
2001+THAT ALLOW THE A TEACHER CANDIDATE TO SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOP THE 8
2002+SKILLS OF A TEACH–THROUGH–EXPERIENTIAL –LEARNING AND DEMONST RATION 9
2003+OF DEVELOP TEACHING SKI LLS THROUGH EXPERIEN TIAL LEARNING AND 10
2004+ULTIMATELY DEMONSTRATE TEACHING COMPETENCIES ; 11
2005+
2006+ (III) IDENTIFICATION OF at least one content area in the local school 12
2007+system in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department; 13
2008+
2009+ [(ii) Select at least one teacher preparation program at an institution 14
2010+of higher education that satisfies the training requirements for teacher candidates; and 15
2011+
2012+ (iii) Designate an individual from a collaborative to assist teacher 16
2013+candidates and provide Program guidance;] 17
2014+
2015+ (IV) A MINIMUM RATIO OF ONE MENTOR WH O IS A REGULARLY 18
2016+EMPLOYED PER ONE TEACHER IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM ASSIGN ED FOR THE 19
2017+ENTIRETY OF THE PROGRAM TO A TEACHER CANDIDATE , CONSISTENT WITH 20
2018+PROPER SUPERVISION , TRAINING, AND CONTINUITY OF EM PLOYMENT AND 21
2019+APPLICABLE PROVISION S IN COLLECTIVE BARG AINING AGREEMENTS ; 22
2020+
2021+ (V) A SYSTEMIC PROGRAM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNIN G THAT 23
2022+RESULTS IN CREDITS F ROM THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IF CREDITS 24
2023+ARE REQUIRED FOR COM PLETION, INCLUDING CREDITS TO WARD THE PRACTICUM ; 25
2024+AND 26
2025+
2026+ (VI) THE DESIGNATION OF A PROGRAM A DMINISTRATOR FROM 27
2027+THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM TO ASSIST TEACHE R CANDIDATES , EVALUATE THE 28
2028+EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM, AND MANAGE THE ADMIN ISTRATION 29
2029+ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM; 30
2030+
2031+ (2) An estimate, BASED ON APPROPRIATE DATA, of the [numbers of: 31
2032+
2033+ (i) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 32
2034+noncertificated education support professionals; 33 44 HOUSE BILL 504
2035+
2036+
2037+
2038+ (ii) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 1
2039+provisional teachers; and 2
2040+
2041+ (iii) Mentor teachers necessary to support teacher candidates in the 3
2042+Program] NUMBER OF PROJECTED PARTICIPANTS TO INCL UDE IN THE PROGRAM; 4
2043+and 5
2044+
2045+ (3) Evidence of a written billing agreement with an institution of higher 6
2046+education that includes: 7
2047+
2048+ (i) The total cost to the collaborative for the cohort of teacher 8
2049+candidates; 9
2050+
2051+ (ii) Prorated tuition cost the collaborative shall pay the institution of 10
2052+higher education if a candidate does not complete the Program; and 11
2053+
2054+ (iii) A provision that no teacher candidate shall be required to pay 12
2055+tuition, books, or fees as part of the teacher candidate’s course of study. 13
2056+
2057+ (c) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 14
2058+
2059+ (1) An outreach plan to recruit teacher candidates and mentor teachers 15
2060+that: 16
2061+
2062+ (i) Prioritizes candidates and mentor teachers with linguistic 17
2063+diversity and from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the teaching 18
2064+profession; AND 19
2065+
2066+ (ii) [Estimates Program expenses by category, keeping program 20
2067+expenses related to provisional teachers at or below one quarter of total expenses; and 21
2068+
2069+ (iii) Identifies at least one source of long–term funding for the 22
2070+Program, including the process and timeline for obtaining long–term funding] INCLUDES 23
2071+RECRUITMENT INITIATI VES THAT TARGET HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES , ASSOCIATE 24
2072+OF ARTS AND T EACHING DEGREE CANDI DATES, CAREER CHANGERS , AND 25
2073+COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TERESTED IN THE TEAC HING PROFESSION ; AND 26
2074+
2075+ (III) IDENTIFIES A SUSTAINA BILITY PLAN TO CONTI NUE 27
2076+RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND MENTORING TEACHE R CANDIDATES AFTER 28
2077+COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM; and 29
2078+
2079+ (2) Any other materials required by the Department. 30
2080+
2081+18–27A–04. 31
2082+ HOUSE BILL 504 45
2083+
2084+
2085+ (A) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT 1
2086+WITH A NATIONAL NONP ROFIT ENTITY THAT HA S SUCCESSFULLY GUIDE D OTHER 2
2087+STATE EDUCATION AGEN CIES OR LOCAL EDUCAT ION AGENCIES THAT HAVE 3
2088+INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LICENSED TEACHERS BY: 4
2089+
2090+ (I) LAUNCHING SUSTAINABLE , COST–EFFECTIVE 5
2091+GROW–YOUR–OWN TEACHER PREPARAT ION PROGRAMS ; 6
2092+
2093+ (II) IMPLEMENTING REGISTER ED TEACHER APPRENTIC ESHIPS; 7
2094+AND 8
2095+
2096+ (III) IMPLEMENTING TEACHER RESIDENCIES. 9
2097+
2098+ (2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 10
2099+SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DES IGN, 11
2100+IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE 12
2101+DEVELOPMENT OF METRI CS FOR ESTABLISHING HIGH–QUALITY TEACHER 13
2102+PREPARATION AND LICE NSURE PROGR AMS THAT HAVE THE HI GHEST LIKELIHOOD 14
2103+OF INCREASING AIDING THE STATE BY: 15
2104+
2105+ (I) INCREASING THE TEACHER WORKFORC E IN THE STATE; 16
2106+AND 17
2107+
2108+ (II) IMPROVING TEACHER RET ENTION AND DIVERSITY . 18
2109+
2110+ (3) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 19
2111+SUBSECTION MAY WORK DIRECTLY WITH C OLLABORATIVES TO SUP PORT THE 20
2112+DEVELOPMENT AND IMPL EMENTATION OF GROW –YOUR–OWN TEACHER 21
2113+PREPARATION PROGRAMS . 22
2114+
2115+ [(a) (1)] (B) [The] BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, THE Department shall 23
2116+award a grant to a local school system OR INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION that is 24
2117+part of a collaborative for employees of the local school system to complete a [teacher 25
2118+preparation program at an institution of higher education] PATHWAY TO TEACHER 26
2119+LICENSURE under the agreement described in § 18–27A–03 of this subtitle. 27
2120+
2121+ [(2)] (C) The Department shall award a grant TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 28
2122+SYSTEM for: 29
2123+
2124+ [(i)] (1) Tuition, books, and fees for teacher candidates; 30
2125+
2126+ [(ii)] (2) Stipends for mentor teachers; and 31
2127+
2128+ [(iii)] (3) Costs associated with the administration of the Program. 32 46 HOUSE BILL 504
2129+
2130+
2131+
2132+ (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWAR D A GRANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF 1
2133+HIGHER EDUCATION FOR : 2
2134+
2135+ (1) CURRICULAR DEVELOPMEN T; 3
2136+
2137+ (2) DEVELOPMENT OF COMPET ENCY–BASED COURSEWORK AND 4
2138+ASSESSMENTS ; AND 5
2139+
2140+ (3) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELIVERY AND EVA LUATION OF 6
2141+ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING. 7
2142+
2143+ (E) (1) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARD ED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. 8
2144+
2145+ [(3)] (F) (2) In awarding a grant, the Department shall [take necessary steps 9
2146+to ensure that not more than one quarter of expenses awarded in the grant go to supporting 10
2147+provisional teacher participants in the Program] PRIORITIZE COLLABORA TIVES THAT 11
2148+PARTNER WITH INSTITU TIONS OF HIGHER EDUC ATION OFFERING TO NE GOTIATE A 12
2149+LOWER TUITION COST F OR TEACHER CANDIDATE S. 13
2150+
2151+ [(4) The Department, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of 14
2152+Labor, shall, on request, provide technical assistance to a collaborative in obtaining State, 15
2153+federal, or other funding for the operation of the Program. 16
2154+
2155+(b) (E) (1) A teacher candidate shall be paid a rate of pay and offered 17
2156+benefits that are at least equal to the rate of pay received by and benefits offered to a 18
2157+noncertified education support professional or provisional teacher of the equivalent 19
2158+classification and tenure in the local school system provided in the collective bargaining 20
2159+agreement. 21
2160+
2161+ (c) (1) A collaborative shall provide each teacher candidate a mentor teacher 22
2162+for the entirety of the Program. 23
2163+
2164+ (2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES N OT APPLY TO A PROVIS IONAL 24
2165+TEACHER. 25
2166+
2167+ (II) A EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS 26
2168+PARAGRAPH, A teacher candidate may not serve as a teacher of record or a substitute 27
2169+teacher for any teacher other than the mentor teacher assigned to the teacher candidate.] 28
2170+
2171+ (III) A TEACHER CANDIDATE MA Y SERVE AS A DAILY SUBSTITUTE 29
2172+TEACHER IF: 30
2173+
2174+ 1. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE DOES SO IN ACCORDANC E 31
2175+WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM; 32 HOUSE BILL 504 47
2176+
2177+
2178+
2179+ 2. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE AGREES TO THE 1
2180+ASSIGNMENT ; 2
2181+
2182+ 3. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE ’S MENTOR APPROVES OF 3
2183+THE ASSIGNMENT ; AND 4
2184+
2185+ 4. THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE 5
2186+TEACHER CANDIDATE IS EMPLOYED APPROVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT . 6
2187+
2188+ (G) (F) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY NOT REDUCE THE C OMPENSATION 7
2189+OR BENEFITS OF A TEA CHER CANDIDATE . 8
2190+
2191+ [(d)] (H) (G) A local school system and an employee organization that represents the 9
2192+teacher candidates shall negotiate a gradual release model that allows teacher candidates 10
2193+to focus primarily on internship and practicum requirements, IF APPLICABLE. 11
2194+
2195+ [(e)] (I) (H) A teacher candidate shall perform a service obligation to teach full–time 12
2196+in the State in a public school or a public prekindergarten program in a [high–needs school, 13
2197+as identified by the Department, or in a grade level or] content area in which there is a 14
2198+shortage of qualified educators, as identified by the Department for a minimum of 2 years. 15
2199+
2200+18–27A–05. 16
2201+
2202+ The Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the 17
2203+Program. 18
2204+
2205+18–27A–06. 19
2206+
2207+ (a) Each year, the Department shall collect [and publish on its website]: 20
2208+
2209+ (1) Data on teacher candidate race, gender, and linguistic status; 21
2210+
2211+ (2) Data on teacher candidate status and retention; 22
2212+
2213+ (3) Spending by category; 23
2214+
2215+ (4) A summary of teacher candidate recruitment methods; and 24
2216+
2217+ (5) If applicable, the hiring status and retention data of Program 25
2218+graduates. 26
2219+
2220+ (b) [In reporting] WHEN COLLECTING (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, 27
2221+AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT ON the data 28 48 HOUSE BILL 504
2222+
2223+
2224+COLLECTED under subsection (a) of this section TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 1
2225+ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 2
2226+
2227+ (2) IN ISSUING REPORTS UN DER THIS SECTION , the Department shall 3
2228+make reasonable efforts to anonymize the data to protect the privacy of teacher candidates. 4
2229+
2230+ SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 5
2231+as follows: 6
2232+
2233+Article – Education 7
2234+
2235+6–126. 8
2236+
2237+ (a) (1) This subsection applies to individuals who have graduated from a 9
2238+teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher preparation program. 10
2239+
2240+ (2) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to qualify for an initial certificate an 11
2241+individual shall: 12
2242+
2243+ (i) Pass the subject–specific examinations under § 6–125 of this 13
2244+subtitle; 14
2245+
2246+ (ii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 15
2247+
2248+ 1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, pass a 16
2249+nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability; or 17
2250+
2251+ 2. Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, complete a 18
2252+rigorous local school system teacher induction program that lasts for the lesser of: 19
2253+
2254+ A. 3 years; or 20
2255+
2256+ B. The amount of time a teacher may hold a conditional 21
2257+teacher certificate; 22
2258+
2259+ (iii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 23
2260+
2261+ 1. Pass a basic literacy skills assessment approved by the 24
2262+Department under § 6–125 of this subtitle; 25
2263+
2264+ 2. Hold a degree from a regionally accredited educational 26
2265+institution and have earned a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 27
2266+4.0 scale or its equivalent on the most recently earned degree; or 28
2267+
2268+ 3. Submit documentation to the Department of having 29
2269+received effective evaluations from a local school system for 3 years; 30
22332270 HOUSE BILL 504 49
22342271
22352272
2236- (9) Establishing and enhancing linkages to Judy Centers and other early 1
2237-education programs that feed into the school; 2
2238-
2239- (10) Enhancing student enrichment experiences, including educational field 3
2240-trips, partnerships, and programs with museums, arts organizations, and cultural 4
2241-institutions; 5
2242-
2243- (11) OFFERING EVIDENCE –BASED IN–SCHOOL AND IN –PERSON 6
2244-TUTORING, PROVIDED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY; 7
2245-
2246- (12) Improving student attendance AND CHRONIC ABSENTEE ISM; 8
2247-
2248- (12) (13) Improving the learning environment AND NUMBER OF HIGHLY 9
2249-QUALIFIED TEACHERS at the school; [and] 10
2250-
2251- (13) (14) Any professional development for teachers and school staff to 11
2252-quickly identify students who are in need of these resources; AND 12
2253-
2254- (14) OTHER SERVICES AS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 13
2255-GUIDANCE OR REGULATI ON. 14
2256-
2257-9.9–102. 15
2258-
2259- The purpose of a community school is to help students and families overcome the 16
2260-in–school and out–of–school barriers that prevent [children] STUDENTS from learning and 17
2261-succeeding over the course of their lives by having an integrated focus on academics, health 18
2262-and social services, youth and community development, and authentic family and 19
2263-community engagement. 20
2264-
2265-9.9–103. 21
2266-
2267- (a) There are community schools in the State. 22
2268-
2269- (b) A community school shall: 23
2270-
2271- (1) Promote active family and community engagement, including 24
2272-educational opportunities for adults and family members of students at the school who live 25
2273-in the neighborhood of the school; 26
2274-
2275- (2) Have at least one community school coordinator, as described under § 27
2276-9.9–104 of this title; 28
2277-
2278- (3) Implement, in a manner responsive to the needs assessment required 29
2279-under § 9.9–104 of this title, expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities 30
2280-provided after school, during weekends, and in the summer that emphasize mastering 31 50 HOUSE BILL 504
2281-
2282-
2283-21st–century skills through practical learning opportunities and community 1
2284-problem–solving; 2
2285-
2286- (4) Implement collaborative leadership and accountability practices that 3
2287-empower parents, students, teachers, principals, and community partners to build a culture 4
2288-of professional learning, collective trust, and shared responsibility using strategies such as 5
2289-site–based leadership teams and teacher learning communities; 6
2290-
2291- (5) Have a parent teacher organization or a school family council; and 7
2292-
2293- (6) Have a community school leadership team, including members who 8
2294-represent students, families, and educators. 9
2295-
2296- (c) (1) There shall be a Director of Community Schools WITHIN THE OFFICE 10
2297-OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED LEARNING Time in the Department. 11
2298-
2299- (2) The Director of Community Schools in the Department shall coordinate 12
2300-professional development for community school coordinators at each community school. 13
2301-
2302- (3) The Director of Community Schools shall support the outreach and 14
2303-implementation of State programs for children in community schools. 15
2304-
2305- (4) (i) The Director of Community Schools shall create a common needs 16
2306-assessment tool that each community school coordinator shall use in order to complete the 17
2307-needs assessment required under § 9.9–104 of this title. 18
2308-
2309- (ii) The Director of Community Schools shall consult with local 19
2310-school systems and members of the community schools’ leadership teams in order to 20
2311-determine the correct content to include in the common needs assessment tool. 21
2312-
2313- (5) The Director of Community Schools shall develop an evaluation form to 22
2314-be used by [community school coordinators] LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS to complete the 23
2315-evaluation required under § 5–223 of this article. 24
2316-
2317- (6) In addition to the funding provided for the Director of Community 25
2318-Schools position in the Department, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an 26
2319-appropriation [of at least $100,000] to the Department for the Director of Community 27
2320-Schools to provide training and technical assistance to community schools and for 28
2321-additional staff. 29
2322-
2323- (7) THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED 30
2324-LEARNING TIME MAY HIRE STAFF T O SUPPORT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY 31
2325-SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING DIRECT GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO LOCAL S CHOOL 32
2326-SYSTEMS AND COMMUNIT Y SCHOOL COORDINATOR S. 33
2327-
2328-9.9–104. 34 HOUSE BILL 504 51
2329-
2330-
2331-
2332- (a) (1) A community school shall have an experienced and qualified 1
2333-community school coordinator who: 2
2334-
2335- (i) Is hired at the appropriate administrative level; 3
2336-
2337- (ii) Understands, respects, and demonstrates a high degree of 4
2338-cultural awareness of and competency in the diversity in the community and in 5
2339-cross–cultural practice with stakeholders; and 6
2340-
2341- (iii) May be employed by the school district. 7
2342-
2343- (2) A community school coordinator may be a social worker. 8
2344-
2345- (b) (1) A community school coordinator shall be responsible for: 9
2346-
2347- (i) Establishing a community school; 10
2348-
2349- (ii) Completing an assessment of the needs of the students in the 11
2350-school for appropriate wraparound services to enhance the success of all students in the 12
2351-school; 13
2352-
2353- (iii) Developing an implementation plan based on the assessment of 14
2354-needs for the community school, in cooperation with other interested stakeholders; and 15
2355-
2356- (iv) Coordinating support programs that address out–of–school 16
2357-learning barriers for students and families, including: 17
2358-
2359- 1. Wraparound services; and 18
2360-
2361- 2. As appropriate: 19
2362-
2363- A. Tutoring; 20
2364-
2365- B. [English language] MULTILINGUAL learner courses; 21
2366-
2367- C. Early childhood development and parenting classes; 22
2368-
2369- D. College and career advising; 23
2370-
2371- E. Employment opportunities; 24
2372-
2373- F. Citizenship education; 25
2374-
2375- G. Food pantries; 26
2376- 52 HOUSE BILL 504
2377-
2378-
2379- H. Rental assistance, in accordance with § 9.9–104.1 of this 1
2380-subtitle; and 2
2381-
2382- I. School–based behavioral and physical health services. 3
2383-
2384- (2) The needs assessment completed under this subsection shall: 4
2385-
2386- (i) Be completed in collaboration with: 5
2387-
2388- 1. The principal; 6
2389-
2390- 2. A school health care practitioner; 7
2391-
2392- 3. A parent teacher organization or a school council; and 8
2393-
2394- 4. Members of the community schools’ leadership teams; 9
2395-
2396- (ii) Include an assessment of the physical, behavioral, mental, social, 10
2397-and emotional health needs and wraparound service needs of students, their families, and 11
2398-their communities; 12
2399-
2400- (iii) Be completed using the common needs assessment tool developed 13
2401-by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this title, when the tool is 14
2402-available; 15
2403-
2404- (iv) Be submitted to the Department and the local school system 16
2405-within 1 year of receiving a personnel grant under § 5–223 of this article or within 1 year 17
2406-of becoming a community school; and 18
2407-
2408- (v) Be published online. 19
2409-
2410- (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABL ISH REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL 20
2411-IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND COUNTYWIDE COMMU NITY SCHOOL 21
2412-IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND COUNTYWIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 22
2413-IMPLEMENTATION PLANS . 23
2414-
2415- [(3)] (4) The implementation plan completed under this subsection shall 24
2416-include: 25
2417-
2418- (i) A strategy for providing wraparound services to address the 26
2419-needs of the students, their families, and their communities, building on and strengthening 27
2420-community resources near the school; 28
2421-
2422- (II) A SET OF MEASURABLE GO ALS TIED TO THE PRIO RITIES 29
2423-IDENTIFIED IN THE NE EDS ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY AT 30 HOUSE BILL 504 53
2424-
2425-
2426-LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS BY THE COMMUNITY SCH OOL COORDINATOR AND 1
2427-PRINCIPAL TO DETERMI NE PROGRESS TOWARD M EETING THE GOALS ; 2
2428-
2429- [(ii)] (III) Inclusion, if possible and practicable, of community 3
2430-partners in geographic proximity to the school that can assist in meeting the needs 4
2431-identified in the assessment; 5
2432-
2433- [(iii)] (IV) Ensure that time is made available to train staff on the 6
2434-supports available, the need for the supports, and how to engage with the community 7
2435-schools coordinator to access these supports; and 8
2436-
2437- [(iv)] (V) Develop strategies to maximize external non–State or 9
2438-non–local education funding. 10
2439-
2440- [(4) (i)] (5) The implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 11
2441-school system for approval within 1 year of completion of the needs assessment. 12
2442-
2443- [(ii) After the implementation plan is approved by the local school 13
2444-system it shall be submitted to the Department for review. 14
2445-
2446- (iii) The Department may provide comments to the community school 15
2447-coordinator on the implementation plan.] 16
2448-
2449- [(5)] (6) (i) A community school coordinator shall review the 17
2450-implementation plan [at least once every 3 2 years] ANNUALLY to determine whether the 18
2451-community school is meeting students’ needs AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD THE 19
2452-MEASURABLE GOALS EST ABLISHED UNDER PARAG RAPH (4)(II) OF THIS 20
2453-SUBSECTION . 21
2454-
2455- (ii) A community school coordinator shall alter the implementation 22
2456-plan, using the common needs assessment tool, and the provision of wraparound services 23
2457-to address changes in students’ needs. 24
2458-
2459- (iii) An updated implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 25
2460-school system for approval. 26
2461-
2462- [(iv) After an updated implementation plan is approved, it shall be 27
2463-submitted to the Department for review. 28
2464-
2465- (v) The Department may provide comments to the community school 29
2466-coordinator on the updated implementation plan.] 30
2467-
2468- (7) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A COMMUNITY SCH OOL 31
2469-HAS NOT EXPENDED FUN DS IN ACCORDANCE WIT H AN APPROVED IMPLEM ENTATION 32 54 HOUSE BILL 504
2470-
2471-
2472-PLAN SUBMITTED UNDER § 5–223(H) OF THIS ARTICLE , THE DEPARTMENT MAY 1
2473-DIRECT A COUNTY BOAR D TO EXPEND A REASONABLE PERCENT AGE OF THE FUNDS 2
2474-DUE TO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL UNDER § 5–223(E) OF THIS ARTICLE ON B EHALF 3
2475-OF THE COMMUNITY SCH OOL IN ACCORDANCE WI TH THE APPROVED 4
2476-IMPLEMENTATION PLAN . 5
2477-
2478- (8) (I) A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT I S AUTHORIZED TO EXPE ND FUNDS 6
2479-ON BEHALF OF A COMMUNITY SCHOO L UNDER § 5–223(G) OF THIS ARTICLE SHAL L 7
2480-DEVELOP COUNTYWIDE C OMMUNITY SCHOOL IMPL EMENTATION PLANS THA T 8
2481-INCORPORATE SCHOOL –LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. 9
2482-
2483- (II) THE COUNTYWIDE IMPLEM ENTATION PLAN SHALL INCLUDE 10
2484-A SET OF MEASURABLE GOALS TIED TO THE PRIORITI ES IDENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS 11
2485-ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED AT LEAST EVERY 2 YEARS BY THE 12
2486-COMMUNITY SCHOOL COO RDINATOR TO DETERMIN E PROGRESS TOWARD ME ETING 13
2487-THE GOALS. 14
2488-
2489- (7) (I) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHALL DEVELOP COUNTY WIDE 15
2490-COMMUNITY S CHOOL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS THAT INCORPORA TE 16
2491-SCHOOL–LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. 17
2492-
2493- (II) THE COUNTYWIDE IMPLEM ENTATION PLAN SHALL INCLUDE 18
2494-A SET OF MEASURABLE GOALS TIED TO THE PR IORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS 19
2495-ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY BY THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 20
2496-COORDINATOR TO DETER MINE PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE GOALS . 21
2497-
2498- (III) IF THE LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM FAILS TO PROVI DE THE 22
2499-DEPARTMENT WITH A COU NTYWIDE COMMUNITY SC HOOL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 23
2500-THAT MEETS THE REQUI REMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT ’S GUIDANCE AND 24
2501-REGULATIONS , THE DEPARTMENT MAY WITHHO LD FUNDS OR TAKE OTH ER 25
2502-COMPLIANCE ACTIONS A S NECESSARY. 26
2503-
2504-TITLE 9.12. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 27
2505-
2506-9.12–101. 28
2507-
2508- (A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOL LOWING WORDS HAVE TH E MEANINGS 29
2509-INDICATED. 30
2510-
2511- (B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFE SSIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS A CERTIFIED 31
2512-EDUCATOR WHO DEVELOP S AND FACILITATES PR OFESSIONAL LEARNING 32
2513-OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS IN THE STATE TO 33
2514-IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE –BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN EARLY C HILDHOOD 34 HOUSE BILL 504 55
2515-
2516-
2517-EDUCATION, LITERACY, MATHEMAT ICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES , AND SPECIAL 1
2518-EDUCATION. 2
2519-
2520- (C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 3
2521-
2522- (D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS A CERTIFIED ED UCATOR WHO 4
2523-PROVIDES COACHING TO EDUCATORS , ADMINISTRATORS , AND OTHER EDUCATION 5
2524-PROFESSIONALS TO IMP ROVE INSTRUCTION AND INTEGR ATE EVIDENCE –BASED 6
2525-PRACTICES. 7
2526-
2527- (E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 8
2528-
2529-9.12–102. 9
2530-
2531- (A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 10
2532-
2533- (B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ACADEMIC 11
2534-NEEDS IN SCHOOLS TO ENSURE MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E EQUITABLE ACCESS T O 12
2535-HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARGETED ACADEMI C SUPPORT. 13
2536-
2537- (C) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL ESTABLI SH SYSTEMS THAT ENSU RE 14
2538-EDUCATORS HAVE CONSI STENT ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED , AND 15
2539-SUSTAINED PRO FESSIONAL LEARNING O PPORTUNITIES . 16
2540-
2541- (2) THE PROGRAM SHALL USE COO RDINATORS OF PROFESS IONAL 17
2542-LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES TO EN HANCE INSTRUCTIONAL 18
2543-PRACTICES AND COLLAB ORATE WITH SCHOOLS A ND COUNTY BOARDS TO 19
2544-STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS O F PROFESSIONAL DEVEL OPMENT. 20
2545-
2546- (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 21
2547-
2548- (1) PROMOTE THE PROGRAM TO COUNTY BOA RDS; 22
2549-
2550- (2) ESTABLISH CRITERIA FO R HIRING QUALIFIED E DUCATORS AND 23
2551-ADMINISTRATORS INTER ESTED IN BECOMING CO ORDINATORS OF PROFES SIONAL 24
2552-LEARNING OR INSTRUCT IONAL COACHES ; 25
2553-
2554- (3) IDENTIFY SCHOOLS FOR PARTICIP ATION IN THE PROGRAM BASED 26
2555-ON THE SCHOOL ’S ACCOUNTABILITY DAT A; AND 27
2556-
2557- (4) DEVELOP TRAINING FOR ALL COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL 28
2558-LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES . 29
2273+ (iv) Pass a rigorous State–specific examination of mastery of reading 1
2274+instruction and content for the grade level the individual will be teaching; and 2
2275+
2276+ (v) Satisfactorily complete any other requirements established by 3
2277+the State Board. 4
2278+
2279+ (3) An individual who graduates from a teacher preparation program in 5
2280+the State who passed a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment may not be 6
2281+required to take the assessment more than one time. 7
2282+
2283+ (4) (i) In order to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(ii)2 of this 8
2284+subsection, a candidate for an initial teacher certificate shall submit documentation to the 9
2285+Department that the candidate has completed a rigorous comprehen sive induction 10
2286+program, established in accordance with § 6–117 of this subtitle, that meets the 11
2287+requirements of this paragraph. 12
2288+
2289+ (ii) The comprehensive induction program shall be developed by a 13
2290+local school system, either independently or collaboratively with other local school systems. 14
2291+
2292+ (iii) Before establishing a comprehensive induction program, one or 15
2293+more local school systems shall submit a plan for the program to the Department and the 16
2294+Accountability and Implementation Board. 17
2295+
2296+ (iv) The comprehensive induction program shall include a locally 18
2297+developed portfolio component that is aligned with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and 19
2298+Support Consortium Standards. 20
2299+
2300+ (v) A teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher 21
2301+preparation program may use the locally developed portfolio component under 22
2302+subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph as meeting a portion of the coursework requirements 23
2303+of the program. 24
2304+
2305+ (vi) A candidate who satisfactorily completes a comprehensive 25
2306+induction program established in accordance with this paragraph may not be required to 26
2307+pass a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability. 27
2308+
2309+ (b) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A TEACH ER WHO HOLDS A 28
2310+PROFESSIONAL LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE FROM A STATE FOR WHICH THE LI CENSE 29
2311+OR CERTIFICATE IS AC CEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 30
2312+MOBILITY COMPACT UNDER SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS TITLE. 31
2313+
2314+ (2) In addition to any other requirements established by the State Board, 32
2315+to qualify for a certificate in the State, a teacher who graduated from an institution of 33
2316+higher education in another state or holds a professional license or certificate from another 34
2317+state shall: 35
2318+ 50 HOUSE BILL 504
2319+
2320+
2321+ [(1)] (I) Pass an examination of teaching ability within 18 months of 1
2322+being hired by a local school system; 2
2323+
2324+ [(2)] (II) Hold an active National Board Certification from the National 3
2325+Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or 4
2326+
2327+ [(3)] (III) Complete a comprehensive induction program in accordance with 5
2328+subsection (a)(4) of this section. 6
2329+
2330+ (c) (1) The Department, after a reasonable period of review and assessment, 7
2331+shall determine whether one of the assessments of teaching skill approved for initial 8
2332+teacher certification under this section more adequately measures the skills and knowledge 9
2333+required of a highly qualified teacher. 10
2334+
2335+ (2) If the Department makes a determination under paragraph (1) of this 11
2336+subsection that requires a revision to the statutory requirements for initial teacher 12
2337+certification, the Department shall, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 13
2338+Article, submit a report to the General Assembly on or before the next September 1 on its 14
2339+recommendations for revising the qualifications for initial teacher certification. 15
2340+
2341+ (d) (1) The Department shall actively monitor and assess, during their 16
2342+implementation and development, new teacher standards and assessments produced under 17
2343+this section for any negative impact on the diversity of teacher candidates passing the 18
2344+initial teacher certification assessments. 19
2345+
2346+ (2) The Department shall report the results of its monitoring and 20
2347+assessment to the Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of 21
2348+this article. 22
2349+
2350+SUBTITLE 6. INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT. 23
2351+
2352+6–601. 24
2353+
2354+ THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT IS HEREBY ENACTED AND 25
2355+ENTERED INTO WITH AL L OTHER JURISDICTION S THAT LEGALLY JOIN IN THIS 26
2356+COMPACT IN THE FORM S UBSTANTIALLY AS THE COMPACT APPEARS IN TH IS 27
2357+SECTION AS FOLLOWS : 28
2358+
2359+ARTICLE I. PURPOSE. 29
2360+
2361+ THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILIT ATE THE MOBILITY OF 30
2362+TEACHERS ACROSS THE MEMBER STATES, WITH THE GOAL OF SUP PORTING 31
2363+TEACHERS THROUGH A NE W PATHWAY TO LICENSU RE. THROUGH THIS COMPACT, 32
2364+THE MEMBER STATES SEEK TO ESTABL ISH A COLLECTIVE REG ULATORY 33
2365+FRAMEWORK THAT EXPED ITES AND ENHANCES TH E ABILITY OF TEACHERS TO M OVE 34
2366+ACROSS STATE LINES. 35 HOUSE BILL 504 51
2367+
2368+
2369+
2370+ THIS COMPACT IS INTENDED T O ACHIEVE THE FOLLOW ING OBJECTIVES AND 1
2371+SHOULD BE INTERPRETE D ACCORDINGLY . THE MEMBER STATES HEREBY RATIFY 2
2372+THE SAME INTENTIONS BY SUBSCRIBING HERET O. 3
2373+
2374+ A. CREATE A STREAMLINED PATHWAY TO LICENSURE MOBILITY FOR 4
2375+TEACHERS; 5
2376+
2377+ B. SUPPORT THE RELOCATIO N OF ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES; 6
2378+
2379+ C. FACILITATE AND ENHANC E THE EXCHANGE OF LI CENSURE, 7
2380+INVESTIGATIVE, AND DISCIPLINARY INF ORMATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER 8
2381+STATES; 9
2382+
2383+ D. ENHANCE THE POWER OF STATE AND DISTRICT LE VEL EDUCATION 10
2384+OFFICIALS TO HIRE QU ALIFIED, COMPETENT TEACHERS BY REMOVING BARRIERS 11
2385+TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF OUT–OF–STATE TEACHERS; 12
2386+
2387+ E. SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN THE PROFE SSION BY 13
2388+REMOVING BARRIERS TO RE–LICENSURE IN A NEW STATE; AND 14
2389+
2390+ F. MAINTAIN STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN THE R EGULATION OF THE TEA CHING 15
2391+PROFESSION. 16
2392+
2393+ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS. 17
2394+
2395+ AS USED IN THIS COMPACT, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERW ISE PROVIDED, THE 18
2396+FOLLOWING DEFINITION S SHALL GOVERN THE T ERMS HEREIN: 19
2397+
2398+ A. “ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER” MEANS ANY PERSON WIT H FULL–TIME 20
2399+DUTY STATUS IN THE A RMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING 21
2400+MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 22
2401+
2402+ B. “ADVERSE ACTION” MEANS ANY LIMITATION OR RESTRICTION IMPOS ED 23
2403+BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY, SUCH AS REVOCATION , 24
2404+SUSPENSION, REPRIMAND, PROBATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE LICENSEE’S 25
2405+ABILITY TO WORK AS A TEACHER. 26
2406+
2407+ C. “BYLAWS” MEANS THOSE BYLAWS E STABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION. 27
2408+
2409+ D. “CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , 28
2410+VALID AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY 29
2411+ALLOWING AN INDIVIDU AL TO SERVE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 30
2412+SETTINGS IN A SPECIF IC CAREER AND TECHNI CAL EDUCATION AREA . 31 52 HOUSE BILL 504
2413+
2414+
2415+
2416+ E. “CHARTER MEMBER STATE” MEANS A MEMBER STATE THAT HAS 1
2417+ENACTED LEGISLATION TO ADOPT THIS COMPACT WHE RE SUCH LEGISLATION 2
2418+PREDATES THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE 3
2419+OF THE COMPACT. 4
2420+
2421+ F. “COMMISSION” MEANS THE INTERSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY 5
2422+WHOSE MEMBERSHIP CON SISTS OF DELEGATES O F ALL STATES THAT HAVE 6
2423+ENACTED THIS COMPACT, AND WHICH IS KNOWN AS TH E INTERSTATE TEACHER 7
2424+MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION. 8
2425+
2426+ G. “COMMISSIONER ” MEANS THE DELEGATE O F A MEMBER STATE. 9
2427+
2428+ H. “ELIGIBLE LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE TO E NGAGE IN THE TEACHIN G 10
2429+PROFESSION THAT REQU IRES AT LEAST A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE 11
2430+COMPLETION OF A STAT E APPROVED PROGRAM F OR TEACHER LICENSURE . 12
2431+
2432+ I. “ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSE” MEANS THE SPOUSE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL 13
2433+IN FULL–TIME DUTY STATUS IN THE ACTIVE ARMED FOR CES OF THE UNITED STATES 14
2434+INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MOVING AS A 15
2435+RESULT OF A MILITARY MISSION OR MILITARY CAREER PROGRESSION 16
2436+REQUIREMENTS OR ON M EMBER’S TERMINAL MOVE AS A RESULT OF SEPARATION 17
2437+OR RETIREMENT (TO INCLUDE SURVIVING SPOUSES OF DECEASED MILITARY 18
2438+MEMBERS). 19
2439+
2440+ J. “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE” MEANS A GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS 20
2441+ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF , AND WITHIN THE POWER S 21
2442+GRANTED TO THEM BY , THE COMMISSION AS PROVIDE D FOR HEREIN. 22
2443+
2444+ K. “LICENSING AUTHORITY” MEANS AN OFFICIAL , AGENCY, BOARD, OR 23
2445+OTHER ENTITY OF A STATE THAT IS RESPONS IBLE FOR THE LICENSING AND 24
2446+REGULATION OF TEACHERS AUTHORIZED T O TEACH IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 25
2447+SETTINGS. 26
2448+
2449+ L. “MEMBER STATE” MEANS ANY STATE THAT HAS ADOPTE D THIS 27
2450+COMPACT, INCLUDING ALL AGENCI ES AND OFFICIALS OF SUCH A STATE. 28
2451+
2452+ M. “RECEIVING STATE” MEANS ANY STATE WH ERE A TEACHER HAS 29
2453+APPLIED FOR LICENSUR E UNDER THIS COMPACT. 30
2454+
2455+ N. “RULE” MEANS ANY REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION 31
2456+UNDER THIS COMPACT, WHICH SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW IN EACH MEMBER 32
2457+STATE. 33
2458+ HOUSE BILL 504 53
2459+
2460+
2461+ O. “STATE” MEANS A STATE , TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED 1
2462+STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 2
2463+
2464+ P. “STATE PRACTICE LAWS” MEANS A MEMBER STATE’S LAWS, RULES, 3
2465+AND REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN THE TEACHING PROFESSION, DEFINE THE SCOPE 4
2466+OF SUCH PROFESSION , AND CREATE THE METHO DS AND GROUNDS FOR I MPOSING 5
2467+DISCIPLINE. 6
2468+
2469+ Q. “STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT ” MEANS A REQUIREMENT FOR 7
2470+LICENSURE COVERED IN COURSEWORK OR EXAMIN ATION THAT INCLUDES CONTENT 8
2471+OF UNIQUE INTEREST T O THE STATE. 9
2472+
2473+ R. “TEACHER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS AN 10
2474+AUTHORIZATION FROM A MEMBER STATE THAT FORMS THE BAS IS FOR 11
2475+EMPLOYMENT IN THE P–12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TH E STATE TO PROVIDE 12
2476+INSTRUCTION IN A SPE CIFIC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR STUDENT 13
2477+POPULATION . 14
2478+
2479+ S. “UNENCUMBERED LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , VALID 15
2480+AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY ALLOWING 16
2481+AN INDIVIDUAL TO SER VE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL S ETTINGS. 17
2482+AN UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IS NOT A REST RICTED, PROBATIONARY , 18
2483+PROVISIONAL, SUBSTITUTE, OR TEMPORARY CREDENT IAL. 19
2484+
2485+ARTICLE III. LICENSURE UNDER THE COMPACT. 20
2486+
2487+ A. LICENSURE UNDER THIS COMPACT PERTAINS ONLY TO THE INITIAL 21
2488+GRANT OF A LICENSE B Y THE RECEIVING STATE. NOTHING HEREIN APPLIE S TO ANY 22
2489+SUBSEQUENT OR ONGOIN G COMPLIANCE REQUIRE MENTS THAT A RECEIVING STATE 23
2490+MIGHT REQUIRE FOR TEACHERS. 24
2491+
2492+ B. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HE RULES OF 25
2493+THE COMMISSION, DEFINE, COMPILE, AND UPDATE AS NECESS ARY A LIST OF 26
2494+ELIGIBLE LICENSES AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSES THAT 27
2495+THE MEMBER STATE IS WILLING TO C ONSIDER FOR EQUIVALE NCY UNDER THIS 28
2496+COMPACT AND PROV IDE THE LIST TO THE COMMISSION. THE LIST SHALL INCLUD E 29
2497+THOSE LICENSES THAT A RECEIVING STATE IS WILLING TO G RANT TO TEACHERS 30
2498+FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES, PENDING A DETERMINAT ION OF EQUIVALENCY B Y 31
2499+THE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 32
2500+
2501+ C. UPON THE RECEIP T OF AN APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY A 33
2502+TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED ELIGIBLE LICENSE, THE RECEIVING 34
2503+STATE SHALL DETERMINE WHICH OF THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES 35
2504+THE TEACHER IS QUALIFIED TO HOLD AND SHALL GR ANT SUCH A LICENSE O R 36 54 HOUSE BILL 504
2505+
2506+
2507+LICENSES TO THE APPLICANT. SUCH A DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE 1
2508+SOLE DISCRETION OF T HE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY AND MAY 2
2509+INCLUDE A DETERMINAT ION THAT THE APPLICA NT IS NOT ELIGIBLE F OR ANY OF 3
2510+THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES. FOR ALL TEACHERS WHO H OLD AN 4
2511+UNENCUMBERED LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT ONE OR MORE 5
2512+UNENCUMBERED LICENSE(S) THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S SOLE DISCRETION , 6
2513+ARE EQUIVALENT TO TH E LICENSE(S) HELD BY THE TEACHER IN ANY OTHER 7
2514+MEMBER STATE. 8
2515+
2516+ D. FOR ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES 9
2517+WHO HOLD A LICENSE T HAT IS NOT UNENCUMBERED , THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL 10
2518+GRANT AN EQUIVALENT LICENSE OR LICENSES THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S 11
2519+SOLE DISCRETION , IS EQUIVALENT TO THE LICENSE OR LICENSES HELD BY THE 12
2520+TEACHER IN ANY OTHER MEMBER STATE, EXCEPT WHERE THE RECEIVING STATE 13
2521+DOES NOT HAVE AN EQU IVALENT LICENSE . 14
2522+
2523+ E. FOR A TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED CAREER AND 15
2524+TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT AN 16
2525+UNENCUMBERED LICENSE EQUIVALENT TO THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 17
2526+EDUCATION LICENSE HELD BY THE A PPLYING TEACHER AND ISSUED BY ANOTHER 18
2527+MEMBER STATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE RECEIVING STATE IN ITS SOLE 19
2528+DISCRETION, EXCEPT WHERE A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER 20
2529+DOES NOT HOLD A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE RECEIVING STATE REQUIRES A 21
2530+BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR LICENSE S TO TEACH CAREER AND TECHNICAL 22
2531+EDUCATION. A RECEIVING STATE MAY REQUIRE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 23
2532+EDUCATION TEACHERS TO MEET STATE INDUSTRY RECOGN IZED REQUIREMENTS , 24
2533+IF REQUIRED BY LAW I N THE RECEIVING STATE. 25
2534+
2535+ARTICLE IV. LICENSURE NOT UNDER T HE COMPACT. 26
2536+
2537+ A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III ABOVE, NOTHING IN THIS 27
2538+COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT OR IN HIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER 28
2539+STATE TO REGULATE LIC ENSURE OR ENDORSEMEN TS OVERSEEN BY THE MEMBER 29
2540+STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 30
2541+
2542+ B. WHEN A TEACHER IS REQUIRED T O RENEW A LICENSE RE CEIVED 31
2543+PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT, THE STATE GRANTING SUCH A LICENSE MAY 32
2544+REQUIRE THE TEACHER TO COMPLETE STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AS A 33
2545+CONDITION OF LICENSU RE RENEWAL OR ADVANC EMENT IN THAT STATE. 34
2546+
2547+ C. FOR THE PURPOSES OF D ETERMINING COMPENSAT ION, A RECEIVING 35
2548+STATE MAY REQUIRE ADD ITIONAL INFORMATION FROM TEACHERS RECEIVING A 36
2549+LICENSE UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT. 37
2550+ HOUSE BILL 504 55
2551+
2552+
2553+ D. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT THE 1
2554+POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS 2
2555+INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO TEACHERS, OR LIMIT THE APPLICA TION OF A 3
2556+MEMBER STATE’S LAWS OR REGULATION S GOVERNING THE OWNE RSHIP, USE, OR 4
2557+DISSEMINATION OF INF ORMATION PERTAINING TO TEACHERS. 5
2558+
2559+ E. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO INVALIDATE OR 6
2560+ALTER ANY EXISTING A GREEMENT OR OTHER CO OPERATIVE ARRANGEMEN T THAT A 7
2561+MEMBER STATE MAY ALREADY BE A PARTY TO, OR LIMIT THE ABILITY OF A MEMBER 8
2562+STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FUTURE AGREEM ENT OR OTHER COOPERATIVE 9
2563+ARRANGEMENT TO : 10
2564+
2565+ 1. AWARD TEACHING LICENS ES OR OTHER BENEFITS BASED ON 11
2566+ADDITIONAL PROFESSIO NAL CREDENTIALS INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , 12
2567+NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION; 13
2568+
2569+ 2. PARTICIPATE IN THE EX CHANGE OF NAMES OF TEACHERS WHOSE 14
2570+LICENSE HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO AN ADVERSE ACTION BY A MEMBER STATE; OR 15
2571+
2572+ 3. PARTICIPATE IN ANY AG REEMENT OR COOPERATI VE 16
2573+ARRANGEMENT WITH A N ON–MEMBER STATE. 17
2574+
2575+ARTICLE V. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE 18
2576+UNDER THE COMPACT. 19
2577+
2578+ A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FO R ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR ELIGIBLE 20
2579+MILITARY SPOUSES IN ARTICLE III.D ABOVE, A TEACHER MAY ONLY BE E LIGIBLE 21
2580+TO RECEIVE A LICENSE UNDER THIS COMPACT WHERE THAT TEACHER HOLDS AN 22
2581+UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IN A MEMBER STATE. 23
2582+
2583+ B. A TEACHER ELIGIBLE TO R ECEIVE A LICENSE UNDER THIS COMPACT 24
2584+SHALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE PRO VIDED FOR HEREIN : 25
2585+
2586+ 1. UPON THE TEACHER’S APPLICATION TO REC EIVE A LICENSE 26
2587+UNDER THIS COMPACT, UNDERGO A CRIMINAL H ISTORY BACKGROUND CH ECK IN 27
2588+THE RECEIVING STATE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH THE LAWS AND REG ULATIONS OF THE 28
2589+RECEIVING STATE; AND 29
2590+
2591+ 2. PROVIDE THE RECEIVING STATE WITH INFORMATIO N IN 30
2592+ADDITION TO THE INFO RMATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE FOR THE PU RPOSES OF 31
2593+DETERMINING COMPENSA TION, IF APPLICABLE. 32
2594+
2595+ARTICLE VI. DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS. 33
25592596 56 HOUSE BILL 504
25602597
25612598
2562-9.12–103. 1
2563-
2564- (A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 2
2565-
2566- (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO ADDRESS 3
2567-CRITICAL ACADEMIC NE EDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 4
2568-LOW–PERFORMING . 5
2569-
2570- (3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 6
2571-
2572- (4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 7
2573-SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 8
2574-
2575- (II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 9
2576-SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 10
2577-
2578- (5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 11
2579-
2580- (I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 12
2581-FUND; AND 13
2582-
2583- (II) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 14
2584-FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 15
2585-
2586- (6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR GRANTS TO COUNTY BOARDS, 16
2587-INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, OR OTHER 17
2588-ENTITIES FOR THE FOL LOWING PURPOSES : 18
2589-
2590- (I) CONTRACTS WITH VENDOR S TO PROVIDE SERVICE S; 19
2591-
2592- (II) TRAINING AND WORKSHOP S; 20
2593-
2594- (III) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIO N; 21
2595-
2596- (IV) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM; 22
2597-
2598- (V) PROGRAM EVALUATION AN D REPORTING; AND 23
2599-
2600- (VI) ANY OTHER COSTS APPRO VED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 24
2601-
2602- (7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 25
2603-FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 26
2599+ A. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE DEEM ED OR CONSTRUED TO 1
2600+LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF A MEMBER STATE TO INVESTIGATE OR IMPOSE 2
2601+DISCIPLINARY MEASURE S ON TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THE STATE PRACTICE 3
2602+LAWS THEREOF . 4
2603+
2604+ B. MEMBER STATES SHALL BE AUTHO RIZED TO RECEIVE , AND SHALL 5
2605+PROVIDE, FILES AND INFORMATIO N REGARDING THE INVE STIGATION AND 6
2606+DISCIPLINE, IF ANY, OF TEACHERS IN OTHER MEMBER STATES UPON REQUEST . ANY 7
2607+MEMBER STATE RECEIVING SUCH INFORMATION OR FILES SHALL PROTECT AND 8
2608+MAINTAIN THE SECURIT Y AND CONFIDENTIALIT Y THEREOF, IN AT LEAST THE SAME 9
2609+MANNER THAT IT MAINT AINS ITS OWN INVESTI GATORY OR DISCIPLINA RY FILES AND 10
2610+INFORMATION . PRIOR TO DISCLOSING A NY DISCIPLINARY OR I NVESTIGATORY 11
2611+INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, THE DISCLOSING STATE 12
2612+SHALL COMMUNICATE IT S INTENTION AND PURPOSE FOR SUCH DISCLOSURE TO T HE 13
2613+MEMBER STATE THAT ORIGINALLY PROVIDED THAT INFORM ATION. 14
2614+
2615+ARTICLE VII. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 15
2616+COMPACT COMMISSION. 16
2617+
2618+ A. THE INTERSTATE COMPAC T MEMBER STATES HEREBY CREATE AND 17
2619+ESTABLISH A JO INT PUBLIC AGENCY KN OWN AS THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 18
2620+MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION: 19
2621+
2622+ 1. THE COMMISSION IS A JOINT INTERSTATE GOVERNMEN TAL 20
2623+AGENCY COMPRISED OF STATES THAT HAVE ENAC TED THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 21
2624+MOBILITY COMPACT. 22
2625+
2626+ 2. NOTHING IN THIS INTER STATE COMPACT SHALL BE CONST RUED 23
2627+TO BE A WAIVER OF SO VEREIGN IMMUNITY . 24
2628+
2629+ B. MEMBERSHIP, VOTING, AND MEETINGS. 25
2630+
2631+ 1. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL HAVE AND BE LIMITED TO ONE (1) 26
2632+DELEGATE TO THE COMMISSION, WHO SHALL BE GIVEN T HE TITLE OF 27
2633+COMMISSIONER . 28
2634+
2635+ 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE THE PRIMARY ADMINIST RATIVE 29
2636+OFFICER OF THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY OR THEIR DE SIGNEE. 30
2637+
2638+ 3. ANY COMMISSIONER MAY BE R EMOVED OR SUSPENDED FROM 31
2639+OFFICE AS PROVIDED B Y THE LAW OF THE STA TE FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER 32
2640+IS APPOINTED. 33
26042641 HOUSE BILL 504 57
26052642
26062643
2607- (II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 1
2608-CREDITED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND UNDER § 5–206 OF 2
2609-THIS ARTICLE. 3
2610-
2611- (8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 4
2612-ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 5
2613-
2614- (B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 6
2615-
2616- (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF M ONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 7
2617-DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 8
2618-
2619- (2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF S CHOOLS SERVED BY THE FUND. 9
2620-
2621-9.12–104. 10
2622-
2623- THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 11
2624-TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 12
2625-
2626-18–27A–01. 13
2627-
2628- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 14
2629-
2630- (b) “Collaborative” means an agreement outlining commitments of a partnership 15
2631-among: 16
2632-
2633- (1) At least one local school system; 17
2634-
2635- (2) At least one employee organization representing employees of a local 18
2636-school system in accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 4 or Subtitle 5 of this article; and 19
2637-
2638- (3) (I) At least one institution of higher education [with a teacher 20
2639-preparation program approved by the Department] IN THE STATE; OR 21
2640-
2641- (II) AN ALTERNATIVE PARTNE RSHIP MODEL FORMED I N 22
2642-ACCORDANCE WITH § 18–27A–04(E) OR (F) OF THIS SUBTITLE . 23
2643-
2644- (c) [“Noncertified education support professional” means a noncertified public 24
2645-school employee designated as part of a bargaining unit under Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this 25
2646-article PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOY EE WHO IS NOT: 26
2647-
2648- (1) A CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE DESIGNATED AS PART OF A 27
2649-BARGAINING UNIT UNDE R TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 28
2650- 58 HOUSE BILL 504
2651-
2652-
2653- (2) A MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEE ; OR 1
2654-
2655- (3) A CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYE E. 2
2656-
2657- (d)] “Program” means the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program established 3
2658-under this subtitle. 4
2659-
2660- (D) “TEACHER CANDIDATE ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATING IN THE 5
2661-PROGRAM. 6
2662-
2663- [(e) “Provisional teacher” means an individual employed by a local school system 7
2664-through a provisional contract as a conditional teacher.] 8
2665-
2666-18–27A–02. 9
2667-
2668- (a) There is a Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program. 10
2669-
2670- (b) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide support to COLLABORATIVES 11
2671-THAT PRIORITIZE OFFER TEACHER LICENSURE PR OGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE WITH 12
2672-ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING FOR eligible individuals who: 13
2673-
2674- (i) Are interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession; 14
2675-[and] 15
2676-
2677- (ii) ARE HIRED EMPLOYED BY A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM IN THE 16
2678-STATE AS A SCHOOL –BASED PART–TIME OR FULL–TIME EMPLOYEE ; AND 17
2679-
2680- (III) Ultimately pledge to fulfill a 3–YEAR service obligation as a 18
2681-teacher employed full–time in a high–needs school, grade level, or content area in the [State 19
2682-in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department] LOCAL SCHOOL 20
2683-SYSTEM IN WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOY ED. 21
2684-
2685- (2) The Department shall administer the Program. 22
2686-
2687- (c) [(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, to] TO be eligible for the 23
2688-Program, a teacher candidate applicant shall: 24
2689-
2690- (1) MEET ONE OF THE FOLLO WING REQUIREMENTS : 25
2691-
2692- (i) Be employed [as a noncertified education support professional or 26
2693-provisional teacher] by a participating local school system [on the effective date of the 27
2694-Program] IN A SCHOOL–BASED POSITION ; [and] OR 28
2644+ 4. THE MEMBER STATE SHALL FILL ANY VACANCY OCCURRING IN 1
2645+THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS. 2
2646+
2647+ 5. EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE 3
2648+ABOUT THE PROMULGATI ON OF RULES AND CREATION OF BYLAWS AND SHALL 4
2649+OTHERWISE HAVE AN OP PORTUNITY TO PARTICI PATE IN THE BUSINESS AND 5
2650+AFFAIRS OF THE COMMISSION. A COMMISSIONER SHALL VO TE IN PERSON OR BY 6
2651+SUCH OTHER MEANS AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS. THE BYLAWS MAY PROVIDE FO R 7
2652+COMMISSIONERS ’ PARTICIPATION IN MEE TINGS BY TELEPHONE O R OTHER MEANS 8
2653+OF COMMUNICATION . 9
2654+
2655+ 6. THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET A T LEAST ONCE DURING EACH 10
2656+CALENDAR YEAR . ADDITIONAL MEETINGS S HALL BE HELD AS SET FORTH IN THE 11
2657+BYLAWS. 12
2658+
2659+ 7. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTA BLISH BY RULE A TERM OF OFFICE 13
2660+FOR COMMISSIONERS . 14
2661+
2662+ C. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES. 15
2663+
2664+ 1. ESTABLISH A CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE COMMISSION. 16
2665+
2666+ 2. ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMISSION. 17
2667+
2668+ 3. ESTABLISH BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION. 18
2669+
2670+ 4. MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIA L RECORDS IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THE 19
2671+BYLAWS OF THE COMMISSION. 20
2672+
2673+ 5. MEET AND TAKE SUCH ACTION S AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE 21
2674+PROVISIONS OF THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , THE BYLAWS, AND RULES OF THE 22
2675+COMMISSION. 23
2676+
2677+ 6. PROMULGATE UNIFORM RULES TO IMPLEMENT AN D ADMINISTER 24
2678+THIS INTERSTATE COMP ACT. THE RULES SHALL HAVE THE FORCE AND EFFECT O F 25
2679+LAW AND SHALL BE BIN DING IN ALL MEMBER STATES. IN THE EVENT THE 26
2680+COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 27
2681+BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPACT, OR THE POWERS 28
2682+GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 29
2683+INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW. 30
2684+
2685+ 7. BRING AND PROSECUTE L EGAL PROCEEDINGS OR ACTIONS IN 31
2686+THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT THE ST ANDING OF ANY MEMBER 32 58 HOUSE BILL 504
2687+
2688+
2689+STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY TO SUE OR B E SUED UNDER APPLICA BLE LAW MAY 1
2690+NOT BE AFFECTED. 2
2691+
2692+ 8. PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE AND BONDS . 3
2693+
2694+ 9. BORROW, ACCEPT, OR CONTRACT FOR SERV ICES OF PERSONNEL , 4
2695+INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , EMPLOYEES OF A MEMBER STATE, OR AN 5
2696+ASSOCIATED NONGOVERN MENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS OPEN TO MEMB ERSHIP 6
2697+BY ALL STATES. 7
2698+
2699+ 10. HIRE EMPLOYEES , ELECT OR APPOINT OFF ICERS, FIX 8
2700+COMPENSATION , DEFINE DUTIES , GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUA LS APPROPRIATE 9
2701+AUTHORITY TO CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT , AND ESTABLISH THE 10
2702+COMMISSION’S PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATIN G TO CONFLICTS OF 11
2703+INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS OF PE RSONNEL, AND OTHER RELATED PE RSONNEL 12
2704+MATTERS. 13
2705+
2706+ 11. LEASE, PURCHASE, ACCEPT APPROPRIATE G IFTS OR DONATIONS 14
2707+OF, OR OTHERWISE OWN , HOLD, IMPROVE, OR USE, ANY PROPERTY , REAL, 15
2708+PERSONAL OR MIXED , PROVIDED THAT AT AL L TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL 16
2709+AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY . 17
2710+
2711+ 12. SELL, CONVEY, MORTGAGE , PLEDGE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, 18
2712+ABANDON, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PROPERTY REAL , PERSONAL, OR MIXED. 19
2713+
2714+ 13. ESTABLISH A BUDGET AN D MAKE EXPENDITURES . 20
2715+
2716+ 14. BORROW MONEY. 21
2717+
2718+ 15. APPOINT COMMITTEES , INCLUDING STANDING C OMMITTEES 22
2719+COMPOSED OF MEMBERS AND SUCH OTHER INTER ESTED PERSONS AS MAY BE 23
2720+DESIGNATED IN THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , RULES, OR BYLAWS. 24
2721+
2722+ 16. PROVIDE AND RECEIVE I NFORMATION FROM , AND COOPERATE 25
2723+WITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES . 26
2724+
2725+ 17. ESTABLISH AND ELECT A N EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 27
2726+
2727+ 18. ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A CHARTER FOR AN EXECUTIVE 28
2728+INFORMATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO ADVISE O N FACILITATING EXCHA NGE 29
2729+OF INFORMATION , USE OF INFORMATION , DATA PRIVACY, AND TECHNI CAL SUPPORT 30
2730+NEEDS, AND PROVIDE REPORTS AS NEEDED. 31
26952731 HOUSE BILL 504 59
26962732
26972733
2698- (ii) (2) [Meet the educational requirements determined by a 1
2699-collaborative] HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DI PLOMA OR ITS EQUIVAL ENT; AND 2
2700-
2701- (2) (3) PURSUE COMMITS TO PURSUE A TEACHER LICENSURE 3
2702-PATHWAY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 4
2703-
2704- [(2) Not more than one quarter of the funds used to support teaching 5
2705-candidate applicants may be used to support teaching candidate applicants who are 6
2706-provisional teachers.] 7
2707-
2708-18–27A–03. 8
2709-
2710- (a) A collaborative shall negotiate an agreement that meets the requirements of 9
2711-subsection (b) of this section. 10
2712-
2713- (b) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 11
2714-
2715- (1) A plan [to] THAT INCLUDES : 12
2716-
2717- (i) [Select] IDENTIFICATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE 13
2718-MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH MEMBER ; 14
2719-
2720- (II) SCHOOL–BASED PART –TIME OR FULL –TIME POSITIONS 15
2721-THAT ALLOW THE A TEACHER CANDIDATE TO SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOP THE 16
2722-SKILLS OF A TEACH –THROUGH–EXPERIENTIAL –LEARNING AND DEMONST RATION 17
2723-OF DEVELOP TEACHING SKI LLS THROUGH EXPERIEN TIAL LEARNING AND 18
2724-ULTIMATELY DEMONSTRA TE TEACHING COMPETENCIES ; 19
2725-
2726- (III) IDENTIFICATION OF at least one content area in the local school 20
2727-system in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department; 21
2728-
2729- [(ii) Select at least one teacher preparation program at an institution 22
2730-of higher education that satisfies the training requirements for teacher candidates; and 23
2731-
2732- (iii) Designate an individual from a collaborative to assist teacher 24
2733-candidates and provide Program guidance;] 25
2734-
2735- (IV) A MINIMUM RATIO OF ONE MENTOR WHO IS A REGULARLY 26
2736-EMPLOYED PER ONE TEACHER IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM ASSIGNED FOR THE 27
2737-ENTIRETY OF THE PROGRAM TO A TEACHER CANDIDATE , CONSISTENT WITH 28
2738-PROPER SUPERVISION , TRAINING, AND CONTINUITY OF EM PLOYMENT AND 29
2739-APPLICABLE PROVISION S IN COLLECTIVE BARG AINING AGREEMENTS ; 30
2734+ 19. PERFORM SUCH OTHER FU NCTIONS AS MAY BE NE CESSARY OR 1
2735+APPROPRIATE TO ACHIE VE THE PURPOSES OF T HIS INTERSTATE COMPA CT 2
2736+CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE REGULATION OF TEACHER LICENSURE . 3
2737+
2738+ 20. DETERMINE WHETHER A STATE’S ADOPTED LANGUAGE I S 4
2739+MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPA CT LANGUAGE SUCH THA T THE 5
2740+STATE WOULD NOT QUALI FY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 6
2741+
2742+ D. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 7
2743+COMPACT COMMISSION. 8
2744+
2745+ 1. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON 9
2746+BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THIS INTERSTATE 10
2747+COMPACT. 11
2748+
2749+ 2. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CO MPOSED OF EIGHT 12
2750+VOTING MEMBERS : 13
2751+
2752+ A. THE COMMISSION CHAIR , VICE CHAIR, AND TREASURER ; 14
2753+AND 15
2754+
2755+ B. FIVE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE COMMISSION 16
2756+FROM THE CURRENT MEM BERSHIP: 17
2757+
2758+ I. FOUR VOTING MEMBERS R EPRESENTING 18
2759+GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS I N ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES; AND 19
2760+
2761+ II. ONE AT LARGE VOTING M EMBER IN ACCORDANCE 20
2762+WITH COMMISSION RULES. 21
2763+
2764+ 3. THE COMMISSION MAY ADD OR REMOVE MEMBERS OF TH E 22
2765+EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED IN COMMISSION RULES. 23
2766+
2767+ 4. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE 24
2768+ANNUALLY. 25
2769+
2770+ 5. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING 26
2771+DUTIES AND RESPONSIB ILITIES: 27
2772+
2773+ A. RECOMMEND TO THE ENTI RE COMMISSION CHANGES TO 28
2774+THE RULES OR BYLAWS, CHANGES TO THE COMPA CT LEGISLATION , FEES PAID BY 29
2775+INTERSTATE COMPACT MEMBER STATES SUCH AS ANNUAL DUES, AND ANY 30
2776+COMPACT FEE CHARGED BY THE MEMBER STATES ON BEHALF OF T HE COMMISSION. 31
27402777 60 HOUSE BILL 504
27412778
27422779
2743- (V) A SYSTEMIC PROGRAM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNIN G THAT 1
2744-RESULTS IN CREDITS F ROM THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IF CREDITS 2
2745-ARE REQUIRED FOR COM PLETION, INCLUDING CREDITS TO WARD THE PRACTICUM ; 3
2746-AND 4
2747-
2748- (VI) THE DESIGNATION OF A PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FROM 5
2749-THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM TO ASSIST TEACHE R CANDIDATE S, EVALUATE THE 6
2750-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM, AND MANAGE THE ADMIN ISTRATION 7
2751-ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM; 8
2752-
2753- (2) An estimate, BASED ON APPROPRIATE DATA, of the [numbers of: 9
2754-
2755- (i) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 10
2756-noncertificated education support professionals; 11
2757-
2758- (ii) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 12
2759-provisional teachers; and 13
2760-
2761- (iii) Mentor teachers necessary to support teacher candidates in the 14
2762-Program] NUMBER OF PROJECTED PARTICIPANTS TO INCL UDE IN THE PROGRAM; 15
2763-and 16
2764-
2765- (3) Evidence of a written billing agreement with an institution of higher 17
2766-education that includes: 18
2767-
2768- (i) The total cost to the collaborative for the cohort of teacher 19
2769-candidates; 20
2770-
2771- (ii) Prorated tuition cost the collaborative shall pay the institution of 21
2772-higher education if a candidate does not complete the Program; and 22
2773-
2774- (iii) A provision that no teacher candidate shall be required to pay 23
2775-tuition, books, or fees as part of the teacher candidate’s course of study. 24
2776-
2777- (c) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 25
2778-
2779- (1) An outreach plan to recruit teacher candidates and mentor teachers 26
2780-that: 27
2781-
2782- (i) Prioritizes candidates and mentor teachers with linguistic 28
2783-diversity and from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the teaching 29
2784-profession; AND 30
2785-
2786- (ii) [Estimates Program expenses by category, keeping program 31
2787-expenses related to provisional teachers at or below one quarter of total expenses; and 32 HOUSE BILL 504 61
2788-
2789-
2790-
2791- (iii) Identifies at least one source of long–term funding for the 1
2792-Program, including the process and timeline for obtaining long–term funding] INCLUDES 2
2793-RECRUITMENT INITIATI VES THAT TARGET HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES , ASSOCIATE 3
2794-OF ARTS AND TEACHING DEGREE CANDIDATES , CAREER CHANGERS , AND 4
2795-COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TERESTED IN THE TEACHIN G PROFESSION; AND 5
2796-
2797- (III) IDENTIFIES A SUSTAINA BILITY PLAN TO CONTI NUE 6
2798-RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND MENTORING TEACHE R CANDIDATES AFTER 7
2799-COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM; and 8
2800-
2801- (2) Any other materials required by the Department. 9
2802-
2803-18–27A–04. 10
2804-
2805- (A) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT 11
2806-WITH A NATIONAL NONP ROFIT ENTITY THAT HA S SUCCESSFULLY GUIDE D OTHER 12
2807-STATE EDUCATION AGEN CIES OR LOCAL EDUCAT ION AGENCIES THAT HA VE 13
2808-INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LICENSED TEACHERS BY: 14
2809-
2810- (I) LAUNCHING S USTAINABLE, COST–EFFECTIVE 15
2811-GROW–YOUR–OWN TEACHER PREPARAT ION PROGRAMS ; 16
2812-
2813- (II) IMPLEMENTING REGISTER ED TEACHER APPRENTIC ESHIPS; 17
2814-AND 18
2815-
2816- (III) IMPLEMENTING TEACHER RESIDENCIES. 19
2817-
2818- (2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 20
2819-SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DES IGN, 21
2820-IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE 22
2821-DEVELOPMENT OF METRI CS FOR ESTABLISHING HIGH–QUALITY TEACHER 23
2822-PREPARATION AND LICE NSURE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST LIK ELIHOOD 24
2823-OF INCREASING AIDING THE STATE BY: 25
2824-
2825- (I) INCREASING THE TEACHER WORKFORC E IN THE STATE; 26
2826-AND 27
2827-
2828- (II) IMPROVING TEACHER RET ENTION AND DIVERSITY . 28
2829-
2830- (3) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 29
2831-SUBSECTION MAY WORK DIRECTLY WITH COLLAB ORATIVES TO SUPPORT THE 30 62 HOUSE BILL 504
2832-
2833-
2834-DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GR OW–YOUR–OWN TEACHER 1
2835-PREPARATION PROGRAMS . 2
2836-
2837- [(a) (1)] (B) [The] BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, THE Department shall 3
2838-award a grant to a local school system OR INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION that is 4
2839-part of a collaborative for employees of the local school system to complete a [teacher 5
2840-preparation program at an institution of higher education] PATHWAY TO TEACHER 6
2841-LICENSURE under the agreement described in § 18–27A–03 of this subtitle. 7
2842-
2843- [(2)] (C) The Department shall award a grant TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 8
2844-SYSTEM for: 9
2845-
2846- [(i)] (1) Tuition, books, and fees for teacher candidates; 10
2847-
2848- [(ii)] (2) Stipends for mentor teachers; and 11
2849-
2850- [(iii)] (3) Costs associated with the administration of the Program. 12
2851-
2852- (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWAR D A GRANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF 13
2853-HIGHER EDUCATION FOR : 14
2854-
2855- (1) CURRICULAR DEVELOPMEN T; 15
2856-
2857- (2) DEVELOPMENT OF COMPET ENCY–BASED COURSEWORK AND 16
2858-ASSESSMENTS ; AND 17
2859-
2860- (3) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELIVERY AND EVA LUATION OF 18
2861-ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING. 19
2862-
2863- (E) (1) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED ON A COMPETI TIVE BASIS. 20
2864-
2865- [(3)] (F) (2) In awarding a grant, the Department shall [take necessary steps 21
2866-to ensure that not more than one quarter of expenses awarded in the grant go to supporting 22
2867-provisional teacher participants in the Program] PRIORITIZE COLLABORATIV ES THAT 23
2868-PARTNER WITH INSTITU TIONS OF HIGHER EDUC ATION OFFERING TO NE GOTIATE A 24
2869-LOWER TUITION COST F OR TEACHER CANDIDATE S. 25
2870-
2871- (E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY AWARD A GRANT TO A COLLABO RATIVE FORMED 26
2872-BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ONE EMPLOYEE 27
2873-ORGANIZATION REPRESE NTING EMPLOYEES OF A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 28
2874-ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 4 OR SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS ARTICLE, IF THE 29
2875-COLLABORATIVE USES A PROGRAM MODEL THAT A LLOWS CANDIDATES TO COMPLETE 30 HOUSE BILL 504 63
2876-
2877-
2878-COURSEWORK THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE ENROLLME NT IN AN INSTITUTION OF 1
2879-HIGHER EDUCATION . 2
2880-
2881- (F) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO COLLABORA TIVES THAT 3
2882-IMPLEMENT A REGISTER ED TEACHER APPRENTIC ESHIP PROGRAM MODEL UN DER 4
2883-THE PROGRAM. 5
2884-
2885- (2) IN AWARDING A GRANT U NDER THIS SUBSECTION , THE 6
2886-DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE COLLABORATIVE S THAT: 7
2887-
2888- (I) ARE COMPOSED OF A GRO UP OF MORE THAN ONE LOCAL 8
2889-SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MO RE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING 9
2890-EMPLOYEES OF A LOCAL SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 4 OR 10
2891-SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 11
2892-
2893- (II) IMPLEMENT A REGISTERE D TEACHER APPRENTICE SHIP 12
2894-PROGRAM TO BE ADMINI STERED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITH A STA NDARDIZED 13
2895-CURRICULUM THAT PROM OTES ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING TO BE 14
2896-LEVERAGED ACROSS THE STATE. 15
2897-
2898- (3) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION IN THE STATE MAY 16
2899-PROVIDE RELATED INST RUCTION FOR A REGIST ERED TEACHER APPRENT ICESHIP 17
2900-PROGRAM UNDER THIS S UBSECTION THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDIN G PROCESS. 18
2901-
2902- [(4) The Department, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of 19
2903-Labor, shall, on request, provide technical assistance to a collaborative in obtaining State, 20
2904-federal, or other funding for the operation of the Program. 21
2905-
2906- (b) (E) (G) (1) A teacher candidate shall be paid a rate of pay and offered 22
2907-benefits that are at least equal to the rate of pay received by and benefits offered to a 23
2908-noncertified education support professional or provisional teacher of the equivalent 24
2909-classification and tenure in the local school system provided in the collective bargaining 25
2910-agreement. 26
2911-
2912- (c) (1) A collaborative shall provide each teacher candidate a mentor teacher 27
2913-for the entirety of the Program. 28
2914-
2915- (2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES N OT APPLY TO A PROVIS IONAL 29
2916-TEACHER. 30
2917-
2918- (II) A EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS 31
2919-PARAGRAPH , A teacher candidate may not serve as a teacher of record or a substitute 32
2920-teacher for any teacher other than the mentor teacher assigned to the teacher candidate.] 33
2921- 64 HOUSE BILL 504
2922-
2923-
2924- (III) A TEACHER CANDIDATE MAY SERVE AS A DAILY SUB STITUTE 1
2925-TEACHER IF: 2
2926-
2927- 1. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE DOES SO IN ACCORDANC E 3
2928-WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM; 4
2929-
2930- 2. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE AGREES TO THE 5
2931-ASSIGNMENT ; 6
2932-
2933- 3. THE TEACHE R CANDIDATE’S MENTOR APPROVES OF 7
2934-THE ASSIGNMENT ; AND 8
2935-
2936- 4. THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE 9
2937-TEACHER CANDIDATE IS EMPLOYED APPROVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT . 10
2938-
2939- (G) (F) (H) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY NOT REDUCE THE C OMPENSATION 11
2940-OR BENEFITS OF A TEA CHER CANDIDATE. 12
2941-
2942- [(d)] (H) (G) (I) A local school system and an employee organization that 13
2943-represents the teacher candidates shall negotiate a gradual release model that allows 14
2944-teacher candidates to focus primarily on internship and practicum requirements, IF 15
2945-APPLICABLE. 16
2946-
2947- [(e)] (I) (H) (J) A teacher candidate shall perform a service obligation to teach 17
2948-full–time in the State in a public school or a public prekindergarten program in a 18
2949-[high–needs school, as identified by the Department, or in a grade level or] content area in 19
2950-which there is a shortage of qualified educators, as identified by the Department for a 20
2951-minimum of 2 years. 21
2952-
2953-18–27A–05. 22
2954-
2955- The Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the 23
2956-Program. 24
2957-
2958-18–27A–06. 25
2959-
2960- (a) Each year, the Department shall collect [and publish on its website]: 26
2961-
2962- (1) Data on teacher candidate race, gender, and linguistic status; 27
2963-
2964- (2) Data on teacher candidate status and retention; 28
2965-
2966- (3) Spending by category; 29
2967-
2968- (4) A summary of teacher candidate recruitment methods; and 30 HOUSE BILL 504 65
2969-
2970-
2971-
2972- (5) If applicable, the hiring status and retention data of Program 1
2973-graduates. 2
2974-
2975- (b) (1) [In reporting] WHEN COLLECTING ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, 3
2976-AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT ON the data 4
2977-COLLECTED under subsection (a) of this section TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 5
2978-ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 6
2979-
2980- (2) IN ISSUING REPORTS UN DER THIS SECTION , the Department shall 7
2981-make reasonable efforts to anonymize the data to protect the privacy of teacher candidates. 8
2982-
2983- SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 9
2984-as follows: 10
2985-
2986-Article – Education 11
2987-
2988-6–126. 12
2989-
2990- (a) (1) This subsection applies to individuals who have graduated from a 13
2991-teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher preparation program. 14
2992-
2993- (2) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to qualify for an initial certificate an 15
2994-individual shall: 16
2995-
2996- (i) Pass the subject–specific examinations under § 6–125 of this 17
2997-subtitle; 18
2998-
2999- (ii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 19
3000-
3001- 1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, pass a 20
3002-nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability; or 21
3003-
3004- 2. Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, complete a 22
3005-rigorous local school system teacher induction program that lasts for the lesser of: 23
3006-
3007- A. 3 years; or 24
3008-
3009- B. The amount of time a teacher may hold a conditional 25
3010-teacher certificate; 26
3011-
3012- (iii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 27
3013-
3014- 1. Pass a basic literacy skills assessment approved by the 28
3015-Department under § 6–125 of this subtitle; 29
3016- 66 HOUSE BILL 504
3017-
3018-
3019- 2. Hold a degree from a regionally accredited educational 1
3020-institution and have earned a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 2
3021-4.0 scale or its equivalent on the most recently earned degree; or 3
3022-
3023- 3. Submit documentation to the Department of having 4
3024-received effective evaluations from a local school system for 3 years; 5
3025-
3026- (iv) Pass a rigorous State–specific examination of mastery of reading 6
3027-instruction and content for the grade level the individual will be teaching; and 7
3028-
3029- (v) Satisfactorily complete any other requirements established by 8
3030-the State Board. 9
3031-
3032- (3) An individual who graduates from a teacher preparation program in 10
3033-the State who passed a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment may not be 11
3034-required to take the assessment more than one time. 12
3035-
3036- (4) (i) In order to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(ii)2 of this 13
3037-subsection, a candidate for an initial teacher certificate shall submit documentation to the 14
3038-Department that the candidate has completed a rigorous comprehensive induction 15
3039-program, established in accordance with § 6–117 of this subtitle, that meets the 16
3040-requirements of this paragraph. 17
3041-
3042- (ii) The comprehensive induction program shall be developed by a 18
3043-local school system, either independently or collaboratively with other local school systems. 19
3044-
3045- (iii) Before establishing a comprehensive induction program, one or 20
3046-more local school systems shall submit a plan for the program to the Department and the 21
3047-Accountability and Implementation Board. 22
3048-
3049- (iv) The comprehensive induction program shall include a locally 23
3050-developed portfolio component that is aligned with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and 24
3051-Support Consortium Standards. 25
3052-
3053- (v) A teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher 26
3054-preparation program may use the locally developed portfolio component under 27
3055-subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph as meeting a portion of the coursework requirements 28
3056-of the program. 29
3057-
3058- (vi) A candidate who satisfactorily completes a comprehensive 30
3059-induction program established in accordance with this paragraph may not be required to 31
3060-pass a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability. 32
3061-
3062- (b) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A TEACH ER WHO HOLDS A 33
3063-PROFESSIONAL LICENSE OR CE RTIFICATE FROM A STA TE FOR WHICH THE LIC ENSE 34 HOUSE BILL 504 67
3064-
3065-
3066-OR CERTIFICATE IS AC CEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 1
3067-MOBILITY COMPACT UNDER SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS TITLE. 2
3068-
3069- (2) In addition to any other requirements established by the State Board, 3
3070-to qualify for a certificate in the State, a teacher who graduated from an institution of 4
3071-higher education in another state or holds a professional license or certificate from another 5
3072-state shall: 6
3073-
3074- [(1)] (I) Pass an examination of teaching ability within 18 months of 7
3075-being hired by a local school system; 8
3076-
3077- [(2)] (II) Hold an active National Board Certification from the National 9
3078-Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or 10
3079-
3080- [(3)] (III) Complete a comprehensive induction program in accordance with 11
3081-subsection (a)(4) of this section. 12
3082-
3083- (c) (1) The Department, after a reasonable period of review and assessment, 13
3084-shall determine whether one of the assessments of teaching skill approved for initial 14
3085-teacher certification under this section more adequately measures the skills and knowledge 15
3086-required of a highly qualified teacher. 16
3087-
3088- (2) If the Department makes a determination under paragraph (1) of this 17
3089-subsection that requires a revision to the statutory requirements for initial teacher 18
3090-certification, the Department shall, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 19
3091-Article, submit a report to the General Assembly on or before the next September 1 on its 20
3092-recommendations for revising the qualifications for initial teacher certification. 21
3093-
3094- (d) (1) The Department shall actively monitor and assess, during their 22
3095-implementation and development, new teacher standards and assessments produced under 23
3096-this section for any negative impact on the diversity of teacher candidates passing the 24
3097-initial teacher certification assessments. 25
3098-
3099- (2) The Department shall report the results of its monitoring and 26
3100-assessment to the Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of 27
3101-this article. 28
3102-
3103-SUBTITLE 6. INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT. 29
3104-
3105-6–601. 30
3106-
3107- THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT IS HEREBY ENA CTED AND 31
3108-ENTERED INTO WITH AL L OTHER JURISDICTION S THAT LEGALLY JOIN IN THIS 32
3109-COMPACT IN THE FORM S UBSTANTIALLY AS THE COMPACT APPEARS IN TH IS 33
3110-SECTION AS FOLLOWS : 34 68 HOUSE BILL 504
3111-
3112-
3113-
3114-ARTICLE I. PURPOSE. 1
3115-
3116- THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILIT ATE THE MOBILITY OF 2
3117-TEACHERS ACROSS THE MEMBER STATES, WITH THE GOAL OF SUP PORTING 3
3118-TEACHERS THROUGH A NE W PATHWAY TO LICENSU RE. THROUGH THIS COMPACT, 4
3119-THE MEMBER STATES SEEK TO ESTABL ISH A COLLECTIVE REG ULATORY 5
3120-FRAMEWORK THAT EXPED ITES AND ENHANCES TH E ABILITY OF TEACHERS TO MOVE 6
3121-ACROSS STATE LINES. 7
3122-
3123- THIS COMPACT IS INTENDED T O ACHIEVE THE FOLLOW ING OBJECTIVES AND 8
3124-SHOULD BE INTERPRETE D ACCORDINGLY . THE MEMBER STATES HEREBY RATIFY 9
3125-THE SAME INTENTIONS BY SUBSCRIBING HERET O. 10
3126-
3127- A. CREATE A STREAMLINED PATHWAY TO LICENSURE MOBILITY FOR 11
3128-TEACHERS; 12
3129-
3130- B. SUPPORT THE RELOCATIO N OF ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES; 13
3131-
3132- C. FACILITATE AND ENHANC E THE EXCHANGE OF LI CENSURE, 14
3133-INVESTIGATIVE, AND DISCIPLINARY INF ORMATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER 15
3134-STATES; 16
3135-
3136- D. ENHANCE THE POWER OF STATE AND DISTRICT LE VEL EDUCATION 17
3137-OFFICIALS TO HIRE QU ALIFIED, COMPETENT TEACHERS BY REMOVING BARRIERS 18
3138-TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF OUT–OF–STATE TEACHERS; 19
3139-
3140- E. SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN THE PROFE SSION BY 20
3141-REMOVING BARRIERS TO RE–LICENSURE IN A NEW STATE; AND 21
3142-
3143- F. MAINTAIN STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN THE REGULATION OF TH E TEACHING 22
3144-PROFESSION. 23
3145-
3146-ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS. 24
3147-
3148- AS USED IN THIS COMPACT, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERW ISE PROVIDED, THE 25
3149-FOLLOWING DEFINITION S SHALL GOVERN THE T ERMS HEREIN: 26
3150-
3151- A. “ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER” MEANS ANY PERSON WIT H FULL–TIME 27
3152-DUTY STATUS IN THE A RMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING 28
3153-MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 29
3154- HOUSE BILL 504 69
3155-
3156-
3157- B. “ADVERSE ACTION” MEANS ANY LIMITATION OR RESTRICTION IMPOS ED 1
3158-BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY, SUCH AS REVOCATION , 2
3159-SUSPENSION, REPRIMAND , PROBATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE LICENSEE’S 3
3160-ABILITY TO WORK AS A TEACHER. 4
3161-
3162- C. “BYLAWS” MEANS THOSE BYLAWS E STABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION. 5
3163-
3164- D. “CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , 6
3165-VALID AUTHORIZATION IS SUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY 7
3166-ALLOWING AN INDIVIDU AL TO SERVE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 8
3167-SETTINGS IN A SPECIF IC CAREER AND TECHNI CAL EDUCATION AREA . 9
3168-
3169- E. “CHARTER MEMBER STATE” MEANS A MEMBER STATE THAT HAS 10
3170-ENACTED LEGISLATION TO ADOPT THIS COMPACT WHERE SUCH LE GISLATION 11
3171-PREDATES THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE 12
3172-OF THE COMPACT. 13
3173-
3174- F. “COMMISSION” MEANS THE INTERSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY 14
3175-WHOSE MEMBERSHIP CON SISTS OF DELEGATES O F ALL STATES THAT HAVE 15
3176-ENACTED THIS COMPACT, AND WHICH IS KNOWN A S THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 16
3177-MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION. 17
3178-
3179- G. “COMMISSIONER ” MEANS THE DELEGATE O F A MEMBER STATE. 18
3180-
3181- H. “ELIGIBLE LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE TO E NGAGE IN THE TEACHIN G 19
3182-PROFESSION THAT REQUIRES AT LEAST A BACHELOR’S DEGREE AND THE 20
3183-COMPLETION OF A STAT E APPROVED PROGRAM F OR TEACHER LICENSURE . 21
3184-
3185- I. “ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSE” MEANS THE SPOUSE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL 22
3186-IN FULL–TIME DUTY STATUS IN THE ACTIVE ARMED FOR CES OF THE UNITED STATES 23
3187-INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MOVING AS A 24
3188-RESULT OF A MILITARY MISSION OR MILITARY CAREER PROGRESSION 25
3189-REQUIREMENTS OR ON M EMBER’S TERMINAL MOVE AS A RESULT OF SEPARATION 26
3190-OR RETIREMENT (TO INCLUDE SURVIVING SPOUSES OF DECEASED MILITARY 27
3191-MEMBER S). 28
3192-
3193- J. “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE” MEANS A GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS 29
3194-ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF , AND WITHIN THE POWER S 30
3195-GRANTED TO THEM BY , THE COMMISSION AS PROVIDE D FOR HEREIN. 31
3196-
3197- K. “LICENSING AUTHORITY” MEANS AN OFFICIAL , AGENCY, BOARD, OR 32
3198-OTHER ENTITY OF A STATE THAT IS RESPONS IBLE FOR THE LICENSI NG AND 33 70 HOUSE BILL 504
3199-
3200-
3201-REGULATION OF TEACHERS AUTHORIZED T O TEACH IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 1
3202-SETTINGS. 2
3203-
3204- L. “MEMBER STATE” MEANS ANY STATE THAT HAS ADOPTE D THIS 3
3205-COMPACT, INCLUDING ALL AGENCI ES AND OFFICIALS OF SUCH A STATE. 4
3206-
3207- M. “RECEIVING STATE” MEANS ANY STATE WHERE A TEACHER HAS 5
3208-APPLIED FOR LICENSUR E UNDER THIS COMPACT. 6
3209-
3210- N. “RULE” MEANS ANY REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION 7
3211-UNDER THIS COMPACT, WHICH SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW IN EACH MEMBER 8
3212-STATE. 9
3213-
3214- O. “STATE” MEANS A STATE , TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED 10
3215-STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 11
3216-
3217- P. “STATE PRACTICE LAWS” MEANS A MEMBER STATE’S LAWS, RULES, 12
3218-AND REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN THE TEACHING PROFESSION, DEFINE THE SCOPE 13
3219-OF SUCH PROFESSION , AND CREATE THE METHODS AND GROU NDS FOR IMPOSING 14
3220-DISCIPLINE. 15
3221-
3222- Q. “STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT ” MEANS A REQUIREMENT FOR 16
3223-LICENSURE COVERED IN COURSEWORK OR EXAMIN ATION THAT INCLUDES CONTENT 17
3224-OF UNIQUE INTEREST T O THE STATE. 18
3225-
3226- R. “TEACHER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENT LY HOLDS AN 19
3227-AUTHORIZATION FROM A MEMBER STATE THAT FORMS THE BASIS FOR 20
3228-EMPLOYMENT IN THE P–12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TH E STATE TO PROVIDE 21
3229-INSTRUCTION IN A SPE CIFIC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR STUDENT 22
3230-POPULATION . 23
3231-
3232- S. “UNENCUMBERED LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , VALID 24
3233-AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY ALLOWING 25
3234-AN INDIVIDUAL TO SER VE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL S ETTINGS. 26
3235-AN UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IS NOT A REST RICTED, PROBATIONARY , 27
3236-PROVISIONAL, SUBSTITUTE, OR TEMPORARY CREDENT IAL. 28
3237-
3238-ARTICLE III. LICENSURE UNDER THE COMPACT. 29
3239-
3240- A. LICENSURE UNDER THIS COMPACT PERTAINS ONLY TO THE INITIAL 30
3241-GRANT OF A LICENSE B Y THE RECEIVING STATE. NOTHING HEREIN APPLIE S TO ANY 31
3242-SUBSEQUENT OR ONGOIN G COMPLIANCE REQUIRE MENTS THAT A RECEIVING STATE 32
3243-MIGHT REQUIRE FOR TEACHERS. 33 HOUSE BILL 504 71
3244-
3245-
3246-
3247- B. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HE RULES OF 1
3248-THE COMMISSION, DEFINE, COMPILE, AND UPDATE AS NECESS ARY A LIST OF 2
3249-ELIGIBLE LICENSES AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSES THAT 3
3250-THE MEMBER STATE IS WILLING TO C ONSIDER FOR EQUIVALENCY UN DER THIS 4
3251-COMPACT AND PROVIDE T HE LIST TO THE COMMISSION. THE LIST SHALL INCLUD E 5
3252-THOSE LICENSES THAT A RECEIVING STATE IS WILLING TO G RANT TO TEACHERS 6
3253-FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES, PENDING A DETERMINAT ION OF EQUIVALENCY B Y 7
3254-THE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 8
3255-
3256- C. UPON THE RECEIPT OF A N APPLICATION FOR LI CENSURE BY A 9
3257-TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED ELIGIBLE LICENSE, THE RECEIVING 10
3258-STATE SHALL DETERMINE WHICH OF THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES 11
3259-THE TEACHER IS QUALIFIED TO HOLD AND SHALL GRANT SUCH A L ICENSE OR 12
3260-LICENSES TO THE APPL ICANT. SUCH A DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE 13
3261-SOLE DISCRETION OF T HE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY AND MAY 14
3262-INCLUDE A DETERMINAT ION THAT THE APPLICA NT IS NOT ELIGIBLE F OR ANY OF 15
3263-THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES. FOR ALL TEACHERS WHO HOLD AN 16
3264-UNENCUMBERED LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT ONE OR MORE 17
3265-UNENCUMBERED LICENSE(S) THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S SOLE DISCRETION , 18
3266-ARE EQUIVALENT TO TH E LICENSE(S) HELD BY THE TEACHER IN ANY OTHER 19
2780+ B. ENSURE COMMISSION ADMINISTRA TION SERVICES ARE 1
2781+APPROPRIATELY PROVID ED, CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER WISE. 2
2782+
2783+ C. PREPARE AND RECOMMEND THE BUDGET. 3
2784+
2785+ D. MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RE CORDS ON BEHALF OF T HE 4
2786+COMMISSION. 5
2787+
2788+ E. MONITOR COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER STATES AND PROVIDE 6
2789+REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION. 7
2790+
2791+ F. PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS PROVIDED IN RULES OR 8
2792+BYLAWS. 9
2793+
2794+ 6. MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION. 10
2795+
2796+ A. ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , AND 11
2797+PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEE TINGS SHALL BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION 12
2798+BYLAWS. 13
2799+
2800+ B. THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR 14
2801+OTHER COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MAY CONVEN E IN A CLOSED , 15
2802+NON–PUBLIC MEETING IF TH E COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR OTHER 16
2803+COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MUST DISCU SS: 17
2804+
2805+ I. NONCOMPLIANCE OF A MEMBER STATE WITH ITS 18
2806+OBLIGATIONS UNDER TH E COMPACT. 19
2807+
2808+ II. THE EMPLOYMENT , COMPENSATION , DISCIPLINE OR 20
2809+OTHER MATTERS , PRACTICES OR PROCEDU RES RELATED TO SPECI FIC EMPLOYEES 21
2810+OR OTHER MATTERS REL ATED TO THE COMMISSION’S INTERNAL PERSONNEL 22
2811+PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES . 23
2812+
2813+ III. CURRENT, THREATENED , OR REASONABLY 24
2814+ANTICIPATED LITIGATI ON. 25
2815+
2816+ IV. NEGOTIATION OF CONTRA CTS FOR THE PURCHASE , 26
2817+LEASE, OR SALE OF GOODS , SERVICES, OR REAL ESTATE . 27
2818+
2819+ V. ACCUSING ANY PERSON O F A CRIME OR FORMALL Y 28
2820+CENSURING ANY PERSON . 29
2821+
2822+ VI. DISCLOSURE OF TRADE S ECRETS OR COMMERCIAL 30
2823+OR FINANCIAL INFORMA TION THAT IS PRIVILE GED OR CONFIDENTIAL . 31 HOUSE BILL 504 61
2824+
2825+
2826+
2827+ VII. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION OF A PERSONAL 1
2828+NATURE WHERE DISCLOS URE WOULD CONSTITUTE A CLEARLY UNWARRANTE D 2
2829+INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY. 3
2830+
2831+ VIII. DISCLOSURE OF INVESTI GATIVE RECORDS COMPI LED 4
2832+FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 5
2833+
2834+ IX. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION RELATED TO ANY 6
2835+INVESTIGATIVE REPORT S PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF OR FOR USE OF THE 7
2836+COMMISSION OR OTHER C OMMITTEE CHARGED WIT H RESPONSIBILITY OF 8
2837+INVESTIGATION OR DET ERMINATION OF COMPLI ANCE ISSUES PURSUANT TO THE 9
2838+COMPACT. 10
2839+
2840+ X. MATTERS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM 11
2841+DISCLOSURE BY FEDERA L OR MEMBER STATE STATUTE. 12
2842+
2843+ XI. OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH BY COMMISSION 13
2844+BYLAWS AND RULES. 14
2845+
2846+ C. IF A MEETING , OR PORTION OF A MEET ING, IS CLOSED 15
2847+PURSUANT TO THIS PRO VISION, THE COMMISSION’S LEGAL COUNSEL OR D ESIGNEE 16
2848+SHALL CERTIFY THAT T HE MEETING MAY BE CL OSED AND SHALL REFER ENCE EACH 17
2849+RELEVANT EXEMPTING P ROVISION. 18
2850+
2851+ D. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF COMMISSION 19
2852+MEETINGS AND SHALL P ROVIDE A FULL AND AC CURATE SUMMARY OF AC TIONS 20
2853+TAKEN, AND THE REASONS THER EFOR, INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF THE VIEWS 21
2854+EXPRESSED. ALL DOCUMENTS CONSIDE RED IN CONNECTION WI TH AN ACTION 22
2855+SHALL BE IDENTIFIED IN SUCH MINU TES. ALL MINUTES AND DOCUM ENTS OF A 23
2856+CLOSED MEETING SHALL REMAIN UNDER SEAL , SUBJECT TO RELEASE B Y A 24
2857+MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION OR ORDER O F A COURT OF COMPETE NT 25
2858+JURISDICTION. 26
2859+
2860+ 7. FINANCING OF THE COMMISSION. 27
2861+
2862+ A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY , OR PROVIDE FOR THE 28
2863+PAYMENT OF, THE REASONABLE EXPEN SES OF ITS ESTABLISH MENT, ORGANIZATION , 29
2864+AND ONGOING ACTIVITI ES. 30
2865+
2866+ B. THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT ALL APPROPRIATE 31
2867+DONATIONS AND GRANTS OF MONEY, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND 32
2868+SERVICES, AND RECEIVE, UTILIZE, AND DISPOSE OF THE S AME, PROVIDED THAT AT 33 62 HOUSE BILL 504
2869+
2870+
2871+ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL AVOI D ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY OR 1
2872+CONFLICT OF INTEREST . 2
2873+
2874+ C. THE COMMISSION MAY LEVY O N AND COLLECT AN ANN UAL 3
2875+ASSESSMENT FROM EACH MEMBER STATE OR IMPOSE FEES ON OTHER PART IES TO 4
2876+COVER THE COST OF TH E OPERATIONS AND ACT IVITIES OF THE COMMISSION, IN 5
2877+ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION RULES. 6
2878+
2879+ D. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT IN CUR OBLIGATIONS OF A NY 7
2880+KIND PRIOR TO SECURI NG THE FUNDS ADEQUAT E TO MEET THE SAME ; NOR SHALL 8
2881+THE COMMISSION P LEDGE THE CREDIT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES, EXCEPT 9
2882+BY AND WITH THE AUTH ORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE. 10
2883+
2884+ E. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF 11
2885+ALL RECEIPTS AND DIS BURSEMENTS . THE RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF THE 12
2886+COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO A CCOUNTING PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED 13
2887+UNDER COMMISSION BYLAWS. ALL RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF FUNDS O F 14
2888+THE COMMISSION SHALL BE R EVIEWED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 15
2889+COMMISSION BYLAWS, AND A REPORT OF THE REVIEW SHALL BE INCL UDED IN AND 16
2890+BECOME PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 17
2891+
2892+ 8. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION . 18
2893+
2894+ A. THE MEMBERS , OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , 19
2895+EMPLOYEES AND REPRES ENTATIVES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I MMUNE FROM 20
2896+SUIT AND LIABILITY , EITHER PERSONALLY OR IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPAC ITY, FOR 21
2897+ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPER TY OR PERSONAL INJUR Y OR 22
2898+OTHER CIVIL LIABILIT Y CAUSED BY OR ARISI NG OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED 23
2899+ACT, ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED , OR THAT THE PERSON A GAINST WHOM 24
2900+THE CLAIM IS MADE H AD A REASONABLE BASI S FOR BELIEVING OCCU RRED WITHIN 25
2901+THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES OR RESPONSIBI LITIES; 26
2902+PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O PROTECT 27
2903+ANY SUCH PERSON FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY FO R ANY DAMAGE , LOSS, INJURY, OR 28
2904+LIABILITY CAUSED BY THE INTENTIONAL OR W ILLFUL OR WANTON MIS CONDUCT OF 29
2905+THAT PERSON . 30
2906+
2907+ B. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEFE ND ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, 31
2908+EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION IN 32
2909+ANY CIVIL ACTION SEE KING TO IMPOSE LIABI LITY ARISING OUT OF ANY A CTUAL OR 33
2910+ALLEGED ACT , ERROR, OR OMISSION THAT OCC URRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF 34
2911+COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT THE PERSON 35
2912+AGAINST WHOM THE CLA IM IS MADE HAD A REA SONABLE BASIS FOR BE LIEVING 36
2913+OCCURRED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR 37
2914+RESPONSIBILITIES ; PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G HEREIN SHALL BE CO NSTRUED TO 38 HOUSE BILL 504 63
2915+
2916+
2917+PROHIBIT THAT PERSON FROM RETAINING HIS O R HER OWN COUNSEL ; AND 1
2918+PROVIDED FURTHER , THAT THE ACTUAL OR A LLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION 2
2919+DID NOT RESULT FROM THAT PER SON’S INTENTIONAL OR WIL LFUL OR WANTON 3
2920+MISCONDUCT . 4
2921+
2922+ C. THE COMMISSION SHALL INDE MNIFY AND HOLD HARML ESS 5
2923+ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE 6
2924+OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE AM OUNT OF ANY SETTLEME NT OR JUDGME NT 7
2925+OBTAINED AGAINST THA T PERSON ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALL EGED ACT, 8
2926+ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED WITHIN T HE SCOPE OF COMMISSION 9
2927+EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT SUCH PERSON HAD A 10
2928+REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN THE S COPE OF 11
2929+COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , PROVIDED THAT THE 12
2930+ACTUAL OR ALLEGED AC T, ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM THE 13
2931+INTENTIONAL OR WILLF UL OR WANTON MISCOND UCT OF THAT PERSON . 14
2932+
2933+ARTICLE VIII. RULEMAKING . 15
2934+
2935+ A. THE COMMISSION SHALL EXERCISE ITS RULEMAKING POWERS 16
2936+PURSUANT TO THE CRIT ERIA SET FORTH IN TH IS INTERSTATE COMPAC T AND THE 17
2937+RULES ADOPTED THEREUN DER. RULES AND AMENDMENTS SHALL BECOME 18
2938+BINDING AS OF THE DA TE SPECIFIED IN EACH RULE OR AMENDMENT . 19
2939+
2940+ B. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE REASONABLE RULES TO 20
2941+ACHIEVE THE INTENT A ND PURPOSE OF THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT . IN THE EVENT 21
2942+THE COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 22
2943+BEYOND PURPOSE AND I NTENT OF THIS INTERS TATE COMPACT , OR THE POWERS 23
2944+GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY TH E COMMISSION SHALL BE 24
2945+INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW IN THE MEMBER STATES. 25
2946+
2947+ C. IF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURES OF THE MEMBER STATES 26
2948+REJECTS A RULE, BY ENACTMENT OF A ST ATUTE OR RESOLUTION IN THE SAME 27
2949+MANNER USED TO ADOPT THE COMPACT WI THIN FOUR (4) YEARS OF THE DATE OF 28
2950+ADOPTION OF THE RULE, THEN SUCH RULE SHALL HAVE NO FU RTHER FORCE AND 29
2951+EFFECT IN ANY MEMBER STATE. 30
2952+
2953+ D. RULES OR AMENDMENTS T O THE RULES SHALL BE ADOPTE D OR 31
2954+RATIFIED AT A REGULA R OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION IN 32
2955+ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES AND BYLAWS. 33
2956+
2957+ E. UPON DETERMINATION TH AT AN EMERGENCY EXIS TS, THE 34
2958+COMMISSION MAY CONSID ER AND ADOPT AN EMER GENCY RULE WITH 48 HOURS’ 35
2959+NOTICE, WITH OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE US UAL 36
2960+RULEMAKING PR OCEDURES SHALL BE RE TROACTIVELY APPLIED TO THE RULE AS 37 64 HOUSE BILL 504
2961+
2962+
2963+SOON AS REASONABLY P OSSIBLE, IN NO EVENT LATER TH AN NINETY (90) DAYS 1
2964+AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS 2
2965+PROVISION, AN EMERGENCY RULE IS ONE THAT MUST BE ADOPTED IMMEDIATE LY 3
2966+IN ORDER TO: 4
2967+
2968+ 1. MEET AN IMMINENT THRE AT TO PUBLIC HEALTH , SAFETY, OR 5
2969+WELFARE; 6
2970+
2971+ 2. PREVENT A LOSS OF COMMISSION OR MEMBER STATE FUNDS; 7
2972+
2973+ 3. MEET A DEADLINE FOR T HE PROMULGATION OF A N 8
2974+ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT IS ESTABLIS HED BY FEDERAL LAW O R RULE; OR 9
2975+
2976+ 4. PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. 10
2977+
2978+ARTICLE IX. FACILITATING INFORMATION EXCHANGE. 11
2979+
2980+ A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE FOR FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE 12
2981+OF INFORMATION TO AD MINISTER AND IMPLEME NT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 13
2982+COMPACT IN ACCORDANC E WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, CONSISTENT 14
2983+WITH GENERALLY ACCEP TED DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES. 15
2984+
2985+ B. NOTHING IN THIS COMPA CT SHALL BE DEEMED O R CONSTRUED TO 16
2986+ALTER, LIMIT, OR INHIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND 17
2987+MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS LICENSEE INFOR MATION OR ALTER, LIMIT, OR 18
2988+INHIBIT THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS GOVERNIN G LICENSEE INFORMATI ON IN THE 19
32672989 MEMBER STATE. 20
32682990
3269- D. FOR ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES 21
3270-WHO HOLD A LICENSE T HAT IS NOT UNENCUMBERED , THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL 22
3271-GRANT AN EQUIVALENT LICENSE OR LICENSES THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S 23
3272-SOLE DISCRETION , IS EQUIVALENT TO THE LICENSE OR LICENSES HELD BY THE 24
3273-TEACHER IN ANY OTHER MEMBER STATE, EXCEPT WHERE THE RECEIVING STATE 25
3274-DOES NOT HAVE AN EQU IVALENT LICENSE . 26
3275-
3276- E. FOR A TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED CAREER AND 27
3277-TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT AN 28
3278-UNENCUMBERED LICENSE EQUIVALENT TO THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 29
3279-EDUCATION LICENSE HELD BY THE A PPLYING TEACHER AND ISSUED BY ANOTHER 30
3280-MEMBER STATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE RECEIVING STATE IN ITS SOLE 31
3281-DISCRETION, EXCEPT WHERE A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER 32
3282-DOES NOT HOLD A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE RECEIVING STATE REQUIRES A 33
3283-BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR LICENSE S TO TEACH CAREER AND TECHNICAL 34
3284-EDUCATION. A RECEIVING STATE MAY REQUIRE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 35
3285-EDUCATION TEACHERS TO MEET STATE INDUSTRY RECOGN IZED REQUIREME NTS, 36
3286-IF REQUIRED BY LAW I N THE RECEIVING STATE. 37
3287-
3288-ARTICLE IV. LICENSURE NOT UNDER T HE COMPACT. 38 72 HOUSE BILL 504
3289-
3290-
3291-
3292- A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III ABOVE, NOTHING IN THIS 1
3293-COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT OR IN HIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER 2
3294-STATE TO REGULATE LIC ENSURE OR ENDORSEMENTS OVERSEE N BY THE MEMBER 3
3295-STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 4
3296-
3297- B. WHEN A TEACHER IS REQUIRED T O RENEW A LICENSE RE CEIVED 5
3298-PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT, THE STATE GRANTING SUCH A LICENSE MAY 6
3299-REQUIRE THE TEACHER TO COMPLETE STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AS A 7
3300-CONDITION OF LICENSURE RENEWAL OR ADVANCEME NT IN THAT STATE. 8
3301-
3302- C. FOR THE PURPOSES OF D ETERMINING COMPENSAT ION, A RECEIVING 9
3303-STATE MAY REQUIRE ADD ITIONAL INFORMATION FROM TEACHERS RECEIVING A 10
3304-LICENSE UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT. 11
3305-
3306- D. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT THE 12
3307-POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS 13
3308-INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO TEACHERS, OR LIMIT THE APPLICA TION OF A 14
3309-MEMBER STATE’S LAWS OR REGULATION S GOVERNING THE OWNE RSHIP, USE, OR 15
3310-DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO TEACHERS. 16
3311-
3312- E. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO INVALIDATE OR 17
3313-ALTER ANY EXISTING A GREEMENT OR OTHER CO OPERATIVE ARRANGEMEN T THAT A 18
3314-MEMBER STATE MAY ALREADY BE A PARTY TO, OR LIMIT THE ABILITY OF A MEMBER 19
3315-STATE TO PART ICIPATE IN ANY FUTUR E AGREEMENT OR OTHER COOPERATIVE 20
3316-ARRANGEMENT TO : 21
3317-
3318- 1. AWARD TEACHING LICENS ES OR OTHER BENEFITS BASED ON 22
3319-ADDITIONAL PROFESSIO NAL CREDENTIALS INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , 23
3320-NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION; 24
3321-
3322- 2. PARTICIPATE IN THE EX CHANGE OF NAMES OF TEACHERS WHOSE 25
3323-LICENSE HAS BEEN SUB JECT TO AN ADVERSE ACTION BY A MEMBER STATE; OR 26
3324-
3325- 3. PARTICIPATE IN ANY AG REEMENT OR COOPERATI VE 27
3326-ARRANGEMENT WITH A N ON–MEMBER STATE. 28
3327-
3328-ARTICLE V. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE 29
3329-UNDER THE COMPACT. 30
3330-
3331- A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FO R ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR ELIGIBLE 31
3332-MILITARY SPOUSES IN ARTICLE III.D ABOVE, A TEACHER MAY ONLY BE E LIGIBLE 32 HOUSE BILL 504 73
3333-
3334-
3335-TO RECEIVE A LICENSE UNDER THIS COMPACT WHERE THAT TEACHER HOLDS AN 1
3336-UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IN A MEMBER STATE. 2
3337-
3338- B. A TEACHER ELIGIBLE TO R ECEIVE A LICENSE UND ER THIS COMPACT 3
3339-SHALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE PRO VIDED FOR HEREIN : 4
3340-
3341- 1. UPON THE TEACHER’S APPLICATION TO REC EIVE A LICENSE 5
3342-UNDER THIS COMPACT, UNDERGO A CRIMINAL H ISTORY BACKGROUND CH ECK IN 6
3343-THE RECEIVING STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE 7
3344-RECEIVING STATE; AND 8
3345-
3346- 2. PROVIDE THE RECEIVING STATE WITH INFORMATIO N IN 9
3347-ADDITION TO THE INFO RMATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE FOR THE PU RPOSES OF 10
3348-DETERMINING COMPENSA TION, IF APPLICABLE. 11
3349-
3350-ARTICLE VI. DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS. 12
3351-
3352- A. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE DEEM ED OR CONSTRUED TO 13
3353-LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF A MEMBER STATE TO INVESTIGATE OR IMPOSE 14
3354-DISCIPLINARY MEASURE S ON TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THE STATE PRACTICE 15
3355-LAWS THEREOF . 16
3356-
3357- B. MEMBER STATES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIV E, AND SHALL 17
3358-PROVIDE, FILES AND INFORMATIO N REGARDING THE INVE STIGATION AND 18
3359-DISCIPLINE, IF ANY, OF TEACHERS IN OTHER MEMBER STATES UPON REQUEST . ANY 19
3360-MEMBER STATE RECEIVING SUCH INFORMATION OR FILES SHALL PROTECT AND 20
3361-MAINTAIN THE SECURI TY AND CONFIDENTIALI TY THEREOF, IN AT LEAST THE SAME 21
3362-MANNER THAT IT MAINT AINS ITS OWN INVESTI GATORY OR DISCIPLINA RY FILES AND 22
3363-INFORMATION . PRIOR TO DISCLOSING A NY DISCIPLINARY OR I NVESTIGATORY 23
3364-INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, THE DISCLOSING STATE 24
3365-SHALL COMMUNICATE IT S INTENTION AND PURP OSE FOR SUCH DISCLOS URE TO THE 25
3366-MEMBER STATE THAT ORIGINALLY PROVIDED THAT INFORM ATION. 26
3367-
3368-ARTICLE VII. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 27
3369-COMPACT COMMISSION. 28
3370-
3371- A. THE INTERSTATE COMPAC T MEMBER STATES HEREBY CREATE AND 29
3372-ESTABLISH A JOINT PU BLIC AGENCY KNOWN AS THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 30
3373-MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION: 31
3374-
3375- 1. THE COMMISSION IS A JOINT INTERSTATE GOVERNMEN TAL 32
3376-AGENCY COMPRISED OF STATES THAT HAVE ENAC TED THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 33
3377-MOBILITY COMPACT. 34 74 HOUSE BILL 504
3378-
3379-
3380-
3381- 2. NOTHING IN THIS INTER STATE COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED 1
3382-TO BE A WAIVER OF SO VEREIGN IMMUNITY . 2
3383-
3384- B. MEMBERSHIP, VOTING, AND MEETINGS. 3
3385-
3386- 1. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL HAVE AND BE LIMITED TO ONE (1) 4
3387-DELEGATE TO THE COMMISSION, WHO SHALL BE GIVEN T HE TITLE OF 5
3388-COMMISSIONER . 6
3389-
3390- 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE THE PRIMARY ADMINIST RATIVE 7
3391-OFFICER OF THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY OR THEIR DE SIGNEE. 8
3392-
3393- 3. ANY COMMISSIONER MAY BE R EMOVED OR SUSPENDED FROM 9
3394-OFFICE AS PROVIDED B Y THE LAW OF THE STA TE FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER 10
3395-IS APPOINTED. 11
3396-
3397- 4. THE MEMBER STATE SHALL FILL ANY VACANCY OCCURRING IN 12
3398-THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS. 13
3399-
3400- 5. EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE 14
3401-ABOUT THE PROMULGATI ON OF RULES AND CREATION OF BYLAWS AND SHALL 15
3402-OTHERWISE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTI CIPATE IN THE BUSINE SS AND 16
3403-AFFAIRS OF THE COMMISSION. A COMMISSIONER SHALL VO TE IN PERSON OR BY 17
3404-SUCH OTHER MEANS AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS. THE BYLAWS MAY PROVIDE FO R 18
3405-COMMISSIONERS ’ PARTICIPATION IN MEE TINGS BY TELEPHONE O R OTHER MEANS 19
3406-OF COMMUNICATION . 20
3407-
3408- 6. THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE DURING EACH 21
3409-CALENDAR YEAR . ADDITIONAL MEETINGS S HALL BE HELD AS SET FORTH IN THE 22
3410-BYLAWS. 23
3411-
3412- 7. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTA BLISH BY RULE A TERM OF OFFICE 24
3413-FOR COMMISSIONERS . 25
3414-
3415- C. THE COMMISSION SH ALL HAVE THE FOLLOWI NG POWERS AND DUTIES . 26
3416-
3417- 1. ESTABLISH A CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE COMMISSION. 27
3418-
3419- 2. ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMISSION. 28
3420-
3421- 3. ESTABLISH BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION. 29
3422- HOUSE BILL 504 75
3423-
3424-
3425- 4. MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIA L RECORDS IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THE 1
3426-BYLAWS OF THE COMMISSION. 2
3427-
3428- 5. MEET AND TAKE SUCH AC TIONS AS ARE CONSIST ENT WITH THE 3
3429-PROVISIONS OF THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , THE BYLAWS, AND RULES OF THE 4
3430-COMMISSION. 5
3431-
3432- 6. PROMULGATE UNIFORM RULES TO IMPLEMENT AN D ADMINISTER 6
3433-THIS INTERSTATE COMP ACT. THE RULES SHALL HAVE THE FORCE AN D EFFECT OF 7
3434-LAW AND SHALL BE BIN DING IN ALL MEMBER STATES. IN THE EVENT THE 8
3435-COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 9
3436-BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPACT, OR THE POWERS 10
3437-GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 11
3438-INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW. 12
3439-
3440- 7. BRING AND PROSECUTE L EGAL PROCEEDINGS OR ACTIONS IN 13
3441-THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT THE ST ANDING OF ANY MEMBER 14
3442-STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY TO SUE OR B E SUED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW MAY 15
3443-NOT BE AFFECTED . 16
3444-
3445- 8. PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE AND BONDS . 17
3446-
3447- 9. BORROW, ACCEPT, OR CONTRACT FOR SERV ICES OF PERSONNEL , 18
3448-INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , EMPLOYEES OF A MEMBER STATE, OR AN 19
3449-ASSOCIATED NONGOVERN MENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS OPEN TO MEMBERS HIP 20
3450-BY ALL STATES. 21
3451-
3452- 10. HIRE EMPLOYEES , ELECT OR APPOINT OFF ICERS, FIX 22
3453-COMPENSATION , DEFINE DUTIES , GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUA LS APPROPRIATE 23
3454-AUTHORITY TO CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT , AND ESTABLISH THE 24
3455-COMMISSION’S PERSONNEL POLICI ES AND PROGRAMS RELA TING TO CONFLICTS OF 25
3456-INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS OF PE RSONNEL, AND OTHER RELATED PE RSONNEL 26
3457-MATTERS. 27
3458-
3459- 11. LEASE, PURCHASE, ACCEPT APPROPRIATE G IFTS OR DONATIONS 28
3460-OF, OR OTHERWISE OWN , HOLD, IMPROVE, OR USE, ANY PROPERTY , REAL, 29
3461-PERSONAL OR MIXED, PROVIDED THAT AT ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL 30
3462-AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY . 31
3463-
3464- 12. SELL, CONVEY, MORTGAGE , PLEDGE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, 32
3465-ABANDON, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PROPERTY REAL , PERSONAL, OR MIXED. 33
3466-
3467- 13. ESTABLISH A BUDGET AN D MAKE EXPENDITURES . 34 76 HOUSE BILL 504
3468-
3469-
3470-
3471- 14. BORROW MONEY . 1
3472-
3473- 15. APPOINT COMMITTEES , INCLUDING STANDING C OMMITTEES 2
3474-COMPOSED OF MEMBERS AND SUCH OTHER INTER ESTED PERSONS AS MAY BE 3
3475-DESIGNATED IN THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , RULES, OR BYLAWS. 4
3476-
3477- 16. PROVIDE AND RECEIVE I NFORMATION FROM , AND COOPERATE 5
3478-WITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES. 6
3479-
3480- 17. ESTABLISH AND ELECT A N EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 7
3481-
3482- 18. ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A CHARTER FOR AN EXECUTIVE 8
3483-INFORMATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO ADVISE O N FACILITATING EXCHA NGE 9
3484-OF INFORMATION , USE OF INFORMATION , DATA PRIVACY, AND TECHNICAL SUPPOR T 10
3485-NEEDS, AND PROVIDE REPORTS AS NEEDED. 11
3486-
3487- 19. PERFORM SUCH OTHER FU NCTIONS AS MAY BE NE CESSARY OR 12
3488-APPROPRIATE TO ACHIE VE THE PURPOSES OF T HIS INTERSTATE COMPA CT 13
3489-CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE REGULATION OF TEACHER LICENSURE. 14
3490-
3491- 20. DETERMINE WHETHER A STATE’S ADOPTED LANGUAGE I S 15
3492-MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPA CT LANGUAGE SUCH THA T THE 16
3493-STATE WOULD NOT QUALI FY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 17
3494-
3495- D. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 18
3496-COMPACT COMMISSION. 19
3497-
3498- 1. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON 20
3499-BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THIS INTERSTATE 21
3500-COMPACT. 22
3501-
3502- 2. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CO MPOSED OF EIGHT 23
3503-VOTING MEMBERS : 24
3504-
3505- A. THE COMMISSION CHAI R, VICE CHAIR, AND TREASURER ; 25
3506-AND 26
3507-
3508- B. FIVE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE COMMISSION 27
3509-FROM THE CURRENT MEM BERSHIP: 28
3510-
3511- I. FOUR VOTING MEMBERS R EPRESENTING 29
3512-GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS I N ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES; AND 30 HOUSE BILL 504 77
3513-
3514-
3515-
3516- II. ONE AT LARGE VOTING M EMBER IN ACCORDANCE 1
3517-WITH COMMISSION RULES. 2
3518-
3519- 3. THE COMMISSION MAY ADD OR REMOVE MEMBERS OF TH E 3
3520-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED IN COMMISSION RULES. 4
3521-
3522- 4. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE 5
3523-ANNUALLY. 6
3524-
3525- 5. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING 7
3526-DUTIES AND RESPONSIB ILITIES: 8
3527-
3528- A. RECOMMEND TO THE ENTI RE COMMISSION CHANGES TO 9
3529-THE RULES OR BYLAWS, CHANGES TO THE COMPA CT LEGISLATION , FEES PAID BY 10
3530-INTERSTATE COMPACT MEMBER STATES SUCH AS ANNUAL DUES, AND ANY 11
3531-COMPACT FEE CHARGED BY THE MEMBER STATES ON BEHALF OF T HE COMMISSION. 12
3532-
3533- B. ENSURE COMMISSION ADMINISTRA TION SERVICES ARE 13
3534-APPROPRIATELY PROVID ED, CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER WISE. 14
3535-
3536- C. PREPARE AND RECOMMEND THE BUDGET. 15
3537-
3538- D. MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RE CORDS ON BEHALF OF T HE 16
3539-COMMISSION. 17
3540-
3541- E. MONITOR COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER STATES AND PROVIDE 18
3542-REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION. 19
3543-
3544- F. PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS PROVIDED IN RULES OR 20
3545-BYLAWS. 21
3546-
3547- 6. MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION. 22
3548-
3549- A. ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , AND 23
3550-PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEE TINGS SHALL BE GIV EN IN ACCORDANCE WIT H COMMISSION 24
3551-BYLAWS. 25
3552-
3553- B. THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR 26
3554-OTHER COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MAY CONVEN E IN A CLOSED , 27
3555-NON–PUBLIC MEETING IF TH E COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR OTHER 28
3556-COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MUST DISCUSS: 29
3557- 78 HOUSE BILL 504
3558-
3559-
3560- I. NONCOMPLIANCE OF A MEMBER STATE WITH ITS 1
3561-OBLIGATIONS UNDER TH E COMPACT. 2
3562-
3563- II. THE EMPLOYMENT , COMPENSATION , DISCIPLINE OR 3
3564-OTHER MATTERS , PRACTICES OR PROCEDU RES RELATED TO SPECI FIC EMPLOYEES 4
3565-OR OTHER MATTERS REL ATED TO THE COMMISSION’S INTERNAL PERSONNEL 5
3566-PRACTICES AND PROCED URES. 6
3567-
3568- III. CURRENT, THREATENED , OR REASONABLY 7
3569-ANTICIPATED LITIGATI ON. 8
3570-
3571- IV. NEGOTIATION OF CONTRA CTS FOR THE PURCHASE , 9
3572-LEASE, OR SALE OF GOODS , SERVICES, OR REAL ESTATE . 10
3573-
3574- V. ACCUSING ANY PERSON O F A CRIME OR FORMALLY 11
3575-CENSURING ANY PERSON . 12
3576-
3577- VI. DISCLOSURE OF TRADE S ECRETS OR COMMERCIAL 13
3578-OR FINANCIAL INFORMA TION THAT IS PRIVILE GED OR CONFIDENTIAL . 14
3579-
3580- VII. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION OF A PERSONAL 15
3581-NATURE WHERE DISCLOS URE WOULD CONSTITUTE A CLEARLY UNWARRAN TED 16
3582-INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY. 17
3583-
3584- VIII. DISCLOSURE OF INVESTI GATIVE RECORDS COMPI LED 18
3585-FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 19
3586-
3587- IX. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION RELATED TO ANY 20
3588-INVESTIGATIVE REPORT S PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF OR FOR USE OF THE 21
3589-COMMISSION OR OTHE R COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITY OF 22
3590-INVESTIGATION OR DET ERMINATION OF COMPLI ANCE ISSUES PURSUANT TO THE 23
3591-COMPACT. 24
3592-
3593- X. MATTERS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM 25
3594-DISCLOSURE BY FEDERA L OR MEMBER STATE STATUTE. 26
3595-
3596- XI. OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH BY COMMISSION 27
3597-BYLAWS AND RULES. 28
3598-
3599- C. IF A MEETING , OR PORTION OF A MEET ING, IS CLOSED 29
3600-PURSUANT TO THIS PRO VISION, THE COMMISSION’S LEGAL COUNSEL OR D ESIGNEE 30
3601-SHALL CERTIFY THAT T HE MEETING MAY BE CL OSED AND SHALL REFER ENCE EACH 31
3602-RELEVANT EXEMPTING P ROVISION. 32 HOUSE BILL 504 79
3603-
3604-
3605-
3606- D. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF COMMISSION 1
3607-MEETINGS AND SHALL P ROVIDE A FULL AND AC CURATE SUMMARY OF AC TIONS 2
3608-TAKEN, AND THE REASONS THER EFOR, INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF THE VIEWS 3
3609-EXPRESSED. ALL DOCUMENTS CONSIDE RED IN CONNECTION WI TH AN ACTION 4
3610-SHALL BE IDENTIFIED IN SUCH MINUTES. ALL MINUTES AND DOCUM ENTS OF A 5
3611-CLOSED MEETING SHALL REMAIN UNDER SEAL , SUBJECT TO RELEASE B Y A 6
3612-MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION OR ORDER O F A COURT OF COMPETE NT 7
3613-JURISDICTION. 8
3614-
3615- 7. FINANCING OF THE COMMISSION. 9
3616-
3617- A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY , OR PROVIDE FOR THE 10
3618-PAYMENT OF, THE REASONABLE EXPEN SES OF ITS ESTABLISH MENT, ORGANIZATION , 11
3619-AND ONGOING ACTIVITI ES. 12
3620-
3621- B. THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT ALL APPROPRIATE 13
3622-DONATIONS AND GRANTS OF MONEY, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND 14
3623-SERVICES, AND RECEIVE, UTILIZE, AND DISPOSE OF THE S AME, PROVIDED THAT AT 15
3624-ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL AVOI D ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY OR 16
3625-CONFLICT OF INTEREST . 17
3626-
3627- C. THE COMMISSION MAY LEVY O N AND COLLECT AN ANN UAL 18
3628-ASSESSMENT FROM EACH MEMBER STATE OR IMPOSE FEES ON OTHER PARTIE S TO 19
3629-COVER THE COST OF TH E OPERATIONS AND ACT IVITIES OF THE COMMISSION, IN 20
3630-ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION RULES. 21
3631-
3632- D. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT IN CUR OBLIGATIONS OF A NY 22
3633-KIND PRIOR TO SECURI NG THE FUNDS ADEQUAT E TO MEET THE SAME ; NOR SHALL 23
3634-THE COMMISSION PLEDGE THE CREDIT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES, EXCEPT 24
3635-BY AND WITH THE AUTH ORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE. 25
3636-
3637- E. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF 26
3638-ALL RECEIPTS AND DIS BURSEMENTS . THE RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF THE 27
3639-COMMISSION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE S ESTABLISHED 28
3640-UNDER COMMISSION BYLAWS. ALL RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF FUNDS O F 29
3641-THE COMMISSION SHALL BE R EVIEWED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 30
3642-COMMISSION BYLAWS, AND A REPORT OF THE REVIEW SHALL BE INCL UDED IN AND 31
3643-BECOME PART OF THE AN NUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 32
3644-
3645- 8. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION . 33
3646- 80 HOUSE BILL 504
3647-
3648-
3649- A. THE MEMBERS , OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , 1
3650-EMPLOYEES AND REPRES ENTATIVES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I MMUNE FROM 2
3651-SUIT AND LIABILITY , EITHER PER SONALLY OR IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY , FOR 3
3652-ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPER TY OR PERSONAL INJUR Y OR 4
3653-OTHER CIVIL LIABILIT Y CAUSED BY OR ARISI NG OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED 5
3654-ACT, ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED , OR THAT THE PERSON A GAINST WHOM 6
3655-THE CLAIM IS MADE HAD A R EASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN 7
3656-THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES OR RESPONSIBI LITIES; 8
3657-PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O PROTECT 9
3658-ANY SUCH PERSON FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY FO R ANY DAMAGE , LOSS, INJURY, OR 10
3659-LIABILITY CAUSED BY THE INTENTIONAL OR W ILLFUL OR WANTON MIS CONDUCT OF 11
3660-THAT PERSON . 12
3661-
3662- B. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEFE ND ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, 13
3663-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION IN 14
3664-ANY CIVIL ACTION SEE KING TO IMPOSE LIABILITY ARISIN G OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR 15
3665-ALLEGED ACT , ERROR, OR OMISSION THAT OCC URRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF 16
3666-COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT THE PERSON 17
3667-AGAINST WHOM THE CLA IM IS MADE HAD A REA SONABLE BASIS FOR BE LIEVING 18
3668-OCCURRED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR 19
3669-RESPONSIBILITIES ; PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G HEREIN SHALL BE CO NSTRUED TO 20
3670-PROHIBIT THAT PERSON FROM RETAINING HIS O R HER OWN COUNSEL ; AND 21
3671-PROVIDED FURTHER , THAT THE ACTUAL OR A LLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION 22
3672-DID NOT RESULT FROM THAT PERSON ’S INTENTIONAL OR WIL LFUL OR WANTON 23
3673-MISCONDUCT . 24
3674-
3675- C. THE COMMISSION SHALL INDE MNIFY AND HOLD HARML ESS 25
3676-ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE 26
3677-OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE AM OUNT OF ANY SETTLEME NT OR JUDGMENT 27
3678-OBTAINED AGAINST THA T PERSON ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALL EGED ACT, 28
3679-ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED WITHIN T HE SCOPE OF COMMISSION 29
3680-EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT SUCH PERSON HAD A 30
3681-REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN THE SCOPE OF 31
3682-COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , PROVIDED THAT THE 32
3683-ACTUAL OR ALLEGED AC T, ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM THE 33
3684-INTENTIONAL OR WILLF UL OR WANTON MISCOND UCT OF THAT PERSON . 34
3685-
3686-ARTICLE VIII. RULEMAKING . 35
3687-
3688- A. THE COMMISSION SHALL EXERCISE I TS RULEMAKING POWERS 36
3689-PURSUANT TO THE CRIT ERIA SET FORTH IN TH IS INTERSTATE COMPAC T AND THE 37
3690-RULES ADOPTED THEREUN DER. RULES AND AMENDMENTS SHALL BECOME 38
3691-BINDING AS OF THE DA TE SPECIFIED IN EACH RULE OR AMENDMENT . 39 HOUSE BILL 504 81
3692-
3693-
3694-
3695- B. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE REASONABL E RULES TO 1
3696-ACHIEVE THE INTENT A ND PURPOSE OF THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT . IN THE EVENT 2
3697-THE COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 3
3698-BEYOND PURPOSE AND I NTENT OF THIS INTERS TATE COMPACT , OR THE POWERS 4
3699-GRANTED HEREUN DER, THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 5
3700-INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW IN THE MEMBER STATES. 6
3701-
3702- C. IF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURES OF THE MEMBER STATES 7
3703-REJECTS A RULE, BY ENACTMENT OF A ST ATUTE OR RESOLUTION IN THE SAME 8
3704-MANNER USE D TO ADOPT THE COMPA CT WITHIN FOUR (4) YEARS OF THE DATE OF 9
3705-ADOPTION OF THE RULE, THEN SUCH RULE SHALL HAVE NO FU RTHER FORCE AND 10
3706-EFFECT IN ANY MEMBER STATE. 11
3707-
3708- D. RULES OR AMENDMENTS T O THE RULES SHALL BE ADOPTE D OR 12
3709-RATIFIED AT A REGULA R OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION IN 13
3710-ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES AND BYLAWS. 14
3711-
3712- E. UPON DETERMINATION TH AT AN EMERGENCY EXIS TS, THE 15
3713-COMMISSION MAY CONSID ER AND ADOPT AN EMER GENCY RULE WITH 48 HOURS’ 16
3714-NOTICE, WITH OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE US UAL 17
3715-RULEMAKING PROCEDURES SHALL BE RETROACTIVELY APP LIED TO THE RULE AS 18
3716-SOON AS REASONABLY P OSSIBLE, IN NO EVENT LATER TH AN NINETY (90) DAYS 19
3717-AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS 20
3718-PROVISION, AN EMERGENCY RULE IS ONE THAT MUST BE ADOPTED IMMEDIA TELY 21
3719-IN ORDER TO: 22
3720-
3721- 1. MEET AN IMMINENT THRE AT TO PUBLIC HEALTH , SAFETY, OR 23
3722-WELFARE; 24
3723-
3724- 2. PREVENT A LOSS OF COMMISSION OR MEMBER STATE FUNDS; 25
3725-
3726- 3. MEET A DEADLINE FOR T HE PROMULGATION OF A N 26
3727-ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT IS ESTABLIS HED BY FEDERAL LAW O R RULE; OR 27
3728-
3729- 4. PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. 28
3730-
3731-ARTICLE IX. FACILITATING INFORMATION EXCHANGE. 29
3732-
3733- A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE FOR FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE 30
3734-OF INFORMATION TO AD MINISTER AND IMPLEME NT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 31
3735-COMPACT IN ACCORDANC E WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, CONSISTENT 32
3736-WITH GENERALLY ACCEP TED DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES. 33 82 HOUSE BILL 504
3737-
3738-
3739-
3740- B. NOTHING IN THIS COMPA CT SHALL BE DEEMED O R CONSTRUED TO 1
3741-ALTER, LIMIT, OR INHIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND 2
3742-MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS LICENSEE INFOR MATION OR ALTER , LIMIT, OR 3
3743-INHIBIT THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS GOVERNIN G LICENSEE INFORMATI ON IN THE 4
3744-MEMBER STATE. 5
3745-
3746-ARTICLE X. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT . 6
3747-
3748- A. OVERSIGHT. 7
3749-
3750- 1. THE EXECUTIVE AND JUD ICIAL BRANCHES OF STATE 8
3751-GOVERNMENT IN EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL ENFORCE T HIS COMPACT AND TAKE 9
3752-ALL ACTIONS NECESSAR Y AND APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE COMPACT’S 10
3753-PURPOSES AND INTENT . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL HAVE 11
3754-STANDING AS STATUTOR Y LAW. 12
3755-
3756- 2. VENUE IS PROPER AND J UDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BY OR AGAINST 13
3757-THE COMMISSION SHALL BE B ROUGHT SOLELY AND EX CLUSIVELY IN A COURT OF 14
3758-COMPETENT JURISDICTI ON WHERE THE PRINCIP AL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION IS 15
3759-LOCATED. THE COMMISSION MAY WAIVE VENUE AND JURISDICTI ONAL DEFENSES 16
3760-TO THE EXTENT IT ADO PTS OR CONSENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALTER NATIVE 17
3761-DISPUTE RESOLUTION P ROCEEDINGS . NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT OR LIMIT 18
3762-THE SELECTION OR PRO PRIETY OF VENUE IN A NY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE FOR 19
3763-PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC TICE, MISCONDUCT OR ANY SU CH SIMILAR MATTER . 20
3764-
3765- 3. ALL COURTS AND A LL ADMINISTRATIVE AG ENCIES SHALL TAKE 21
3766-JUDICIAL NOTICE OF T HE COMPACT, THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, AND ANY 22
3767-INFORMATION PROVIDED TO A MEMBER STATE PURSUANT THERET O IN ANY 23
3768-JUDICIAL OR QUASI –JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IN A MEMBER STATE PERTAINING TO 24
3769-THE SUBJECT MATT ER OF THIS COMPACT, OR WHICH MAY AFFECT THE POWERS , 25
3770-RESPONSIBILITIES , OR ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. 26
3771-
3772- 4. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE E NTITLED TO RECEIVE S ERVICE OF 27
3773-PROCESS IN ANY PROCE EDING REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OR 28
3774-INTERPRETATION OF TH E COMPACT AND SHALL HAVE STANDING TO INT ERVENE IN 29
3775-SUCH A PROCEEDING FO R ALL PURPOSES . FAILURE TO PROVIDE TH E COMMISSION 30
3776-SERVICE OF PROCESS S HALL RENDER A JUDGME NT OR ORDER VOID AS TO THE 31
3777-COMMISSION, THIS COMPACT, OR PROMULGATED RULES. 32
3778-
3779- B. DEFAULT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TERMINATION. 33
3780- HOUSE BILL 504 83
3781-
3782-
3783- 1. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT A MEMBER STATE HAS 1
3784-DEFAULTED IN THE PER FORMANCE OF ITS OBLI GATIONS OR RESPONSIB ILITIES 2
3785-UNDER THIS COMPACT OR THE PROMUL GATED RULES, THE COMMISSION SHALL : 3
3786-
3787- A. PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIC E TO THE DEFAULTING STATE 4
3788-AND OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE NATURE OF THE DEFAULT , THE PROPOSED 5
3789-MEANS OF CURING THE DEFAULT OR ANY OTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN B Y THE 6
3790-COMMISSION; AND 7
3791-
3792- B. PROVIDE REMEDIAL TRAI NING AND SPECIFIC TE CHNICAL 8
3793-ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE DEFAULT . 9
3794-
3795- C. IF A STATE IN DEFAULT FAIL S TO CURE THE DEFAUL T, THE DEFAULTING 10
3796-STATE MAY BE TERMINAT ED FROM THE COMPACT UPON AN AFFIR MATIVE VOTE OF 11
3797-A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MEMBER STATES, AND ALL RIGHTS , 12
3798-PRIVILEGES AND BENEF ITS CONFERRED ON THA T STATE BY THIS COMPACT MAY BE 13
3799-TERMINATED ON THE EF FECTIVE DATE OF TERM INATION. A CURE OF THE DEFAULT 14
3800-DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OFFENDING STATE OF OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES 15
3801-INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEFAULT . 16
3802-
3803- D. TERMINATION OF MEMBER SHIP IN THE COMPACT SHALL BE IMPO SED 17
3804-ONLY AFTER ALL OTHER ME ANS OF SECURING COMP LIANCE HAVE BEEN 18
3805-EXHAUSTED. NOTICE OF INTENT TO S USPEND OR TERMINATE SHALL BE GIVEN BY 19
3806-THE COMMISSION TO THE GOV ERNOR, THE MAJORITY AND MIN ORITY LEADERS OF 20
3807-THE DEFAULTING STATE’S LEGISLATURE , THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY AND 21
3808-EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES. 22
3809-
3810- E. A STATE THAT HAS BEEN T ERMINATED IS RESPONS IBLE FOR ALL 23
3811-ASSESSMENTS , OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABILITIES INCU RRED THROUGH THE 24
3812-EFFECTIVE DATE OF TE RMINATION, INCLUDING OBLIGATION S THAT EXTEND 25
3813-BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION. 26
3814-
3815- F. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE AR ANY COSTS RELATED TO A STATE 27
3816-THAT IS FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT OR THAT H AS BEEN TERMINATED F ROM THE 28
3817-COMPACT, UNLESS AGREED UPON I N WRITING BETWEEN TH E COMMISSION AND THE 29
3818-DEFAULTING STATE. 30
3819-
3820- G. THE DEFAULTING STATE MAY APPEAL THE ACTIO N OF THE 31
3821-COMMISSION BY PETITIO NING THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF 32
3822-COLUMBIA OR THE FEDER AL DISTRICT WHERE TH E COMMISSION HAS ITS 33
3823-PRINCIPAL OFFICES . THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF 34
3824-SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNE Y’S FEES. 35
3825- 84 HOUSE BILL 504
3826-
3827-
3828- H. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 1
3829-
3830- 1. UPON REQUEST BY A MEMBER STATE, THE COMMISSION SHALL 2
3831-ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE D ISPUTES RELATED TO T HE COMPACT THAT ARISE AM ONG 3
3832-MEMBER STATES AND BETWEEN MEMBER AND NON –MEMBER STATES. 4
3833-
3834- 2. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE A RULE PROVIDING FOR 5
3835-BOTH BINDING AND NON –BINDING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION F OR 6
3836-DISPUTES AS APPROPRI ATE. 7
3837-
3838- I. ENFORCEMENT . 8
3839-
3840- 1. THE COMMISSION, IN THE REASONABLE EX ERCISE OF ITS 9
3841-DISCRETION, SHALL ENFORCE THE PR OVISIONS AND RULES OF THIS COMPACT. 10
3842-
3843- 2. BY MAJORITY VOTE , THE COMMISSION MAY INITIA TE LEGAL 11
3844-ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
3845-OR THE FEDERAL DISTR ICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES 13
3846-AGAINST A MEMBER STATE IN DEFAULT TO E NFORCE COMPLIANCE WIT H THE 14
3847-PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT AND ITS PROMU LGATED RULES AND BYLAWS. THE 15
3848-RELIEF SOUGHT MAY IN CLUDE BOTH INJUNCTIV E RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE 16
3849-EVENT JUDICIAL ENFOR CEMENT IS NECESSARY , THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE 17
3850-AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S 18
3851-FEES. THE REMEDIES HEREIN M AY NOT BE THE EXCLUS IVE REMEDIES OF THE 19
3852-COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MAY PURSUE ANY OTHER REMEDIES A VAILABLE 20
3853-UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. 21
3854-
3855-ARTICLE XI. EFFECTUATION , WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT . 22
3856-
3857- A. THE COMPACT SHALL COME IN TO EFFECT ON THE DAT E ON WHICH THE 23
3858-COMPACT STATUTE IS EN ACTED INTO LAW IN TH E TENTH MEMBER STATE. 24
3859-
3860- 1. ON OR AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE COMPACT, THE 25
3861-COMMISSION SHALL CONV ENE AND REVIEW THE E NACTMENT OF EACH OF THE 26
3862-CHARTER MEMBER STATES TO DETERMINE I F THE STATUTE ENACTE D BY EACH 27
3863-SUCH CHARTER MEMBER STATE IS MATERIALLY D IFFERENT FROM THE MO DEL 28
3864-COMPACT STATUTE . 29
3865-
3866- 2. A CHARTER MEMBER STATE WHOSE ENACTMENT IS FOUND TO BE 30
3867-MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE SHALL BE 31
3868-ENTITLED TO THE DEFA ULT PROCESS SET FORT H IN ARTICLE X. 32
3869- HOUSE BILL 504 85
3870-
3871-
3872- 3. MEMBER STATES ENACTING THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE 1
3873-CHARTER MEMBER STATES SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE PROCESS SE T FORTH IN 2
3874-ARTICLE VII.C.20 TO DETERMINE IF THEI R ENACTMENTS ARE MA TERIALLY 3
3875-DIFFERENT FROM THE M ODEL COMPACT STATUTE AND W HETHER THEY QUALIFY 4
3876-FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 5
3877-
3878- B. IF ANY MEMBER STATE IS LATER FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT , OR IS 6
3879-TERMINATED OR WITHDR AWS FROM THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL 7
3880-REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AND THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN IF TH E 8
3881-NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE LESS THAN TEN. 9
3882-
3883- C. ANY STATE THAT JOINS THE COMPACT AFTER THE COMMISSION’S 10
3884-INITIAL ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND BYLAWS SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE RULES 11
3885-AND BYLAWS AS THEY EXIST ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPACT BECOMES LAW 12
3886-IN THAT STATE. ANY RULE THAT HAS BEEN PR EVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE 13
3887-COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND E FFECT OF LAW ON THE DAY THE 14
3888-COMPACT BECOMES LAW I N THAT STATE, AS THE RULES AND BYLAWS MAY BE 15
3889-AMENDED AS PROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT. 16
3890-
3891- D. ANY MEMBER STATE MAY WITHDRAW FR OM THIS COMPACT BY 17
3892-ENACTING A STATUTE R EPEALING THE SAME . 18
3893-
3894- 1. A MEMBER STATE’S WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 19
3895-SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER ENACTME NT OF THE REPEALING STATUTE. 20
3896-
3897- 2. WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT AFFECT THE C ONTINUING REQUIREMEN T 21
3898-OF THE WITHDRAWING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY TO COMPLY W ITH THE 22
3899-INVESTIGATIVE AND ADVERSE ACTION REPORTING REQU IREMENTS OF THIS ACT 23
3900-PRIOR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF WITHDRAWA L. 24
3901-
3902- E. THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDE D BY THE MEMBER STATES. NO 25
3903-AMENDMENT TO THIS COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDIN G UPON 26
3904-ANY MEMBER STATE UNTIL IT IS ENACTED INTO THE LAWS O F ALL MEMBER STATES. 27
3905-
3906-ARTICLE XII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 28
3907-
3908- THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIBE RALLY CONSTRUED TO E FFECTUATE THE 29
3909-PURPOSES THEREOF . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL BE SEVE RABLE 30
3910-AND IF ANY PHRASE , CLAUSE, SENTENCE, OR PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT IS 31
3911-DECLARED TO BE CONTR ARY TO THE CONSTITUT ION OF ANY MEMBER STATE OR A 32
3912-STATE SEEKING MEMBERS HIP IN THE COMPACT , OR OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE 33
3913-APPLICABILITY THEREO F TO ANY OTHER GOVER NMENT, AGENCY, PERSON OR 34
3914-CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS 35 86 HOUSE BILL 504
3915-
3916-
3917-COMPACT AND THE APPLI CABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVERNMENT , AGENCY, 1
3918-PERSON, OR CIRCUMSTANCE M AY NOT BE AFFECTED T HEREBY. IF THIS COMPACT 2
3919-SHALL BE HELD CONTRA RY TO THE CONSTITUTI ON OF ANY MEMBER STATE, THE 3
3920-COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EF FECT AS TO THE REMAI NING 4
3921-MEMBER STATES AND IN FULL FO RCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE MEMBER STATE 5
3922-AFFECTED AS TO ALL SEVERABLE MAT TERS. 6
3923-
3924-ARTICLE XIII. CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS. 7
3925-
3926- A. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT OR INHIBIT T HE ENFORCEMENT OF 8
3927-ANY OTHER LAW OF A MEMBER STATE THAT IS NOT INC ONSISTENT WITH THE 9
3928-COMPACT. 10
3929-
3930- B. ANY LAWS , STATUTES, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER LEGAL 11
3931-REQUIREMENTS IN A MEMBER STATE IN CONFLICT WIT H THE COMPACT ARE 12
3932-SUPERSEDED TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT . 13
3933-
3934- C. ALL PERMISSIBLE AGREE MENTS BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE 14
3935-MEMBER STATES ARE BINDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEI R TERMS. 15
3936-
3937-Article – State Finance and Procurement 16
3938-
3939-6–226. 17
3940-
3941- (a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 18
3942-through 2028. 19
3943-
3944- 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 20
3945-inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 21
3946-terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 22
3947-State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 23
3948-receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 24
3949-Fund of the State. 25
3950-
3951- (ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 26
3952-to the following funds: 27
3953-
3954- 204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 28
3955-[and] 29
3956-
3957- 205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 30
3958-
3959- 206. THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 31
3960- HOUSE BILL 504 87
3961-
3962-
3963- SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 1
3964-as follows: 2
3965-
3966-Article – State Finance and Procurement 3
3967-
3968-6–226. 4
3969-
3970- (a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 5
3971-through 2028. 6
3972-
3973- 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 7
3974-inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 8
3975-terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the State 9
3976-Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to receive 10
3977-interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General Fund of 11
3978-the State. 12
3979-
3980- (ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 13
3981-to the following funds: 14
3982-
3983- 204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 15
3984-[and] 16
3985-
3986- 205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 17
3987-
3988- 206. THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 18
3989-
3990-7–108. 19
3991-
3992- (a) In accordance with the Maryland Constitution and other law, the Governor 20
3993-shall include in each budget bill: 21
3994-
3995- (1) an appropriation to pay the principal of and interest on the State debt; 22
3996-
3997- (2) without revision, the appropriations requested for public schools, as 23
3998-certified by the State Superintendent of Schools; 24
3999-
4000- (3) without revision, the appropriations requested for the Legislative 25
4001-Branch of the State government, as certified by the presiding officers of the General 26
4002-Assembly; 27
4003-
4004- (4) without revision, the appropriations requested for the Judicial Branch 28
4005-of the State government, as certified by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; 29
4006-
4007- (5) the appropriations requested by the Governor for the Executive Branch 30
4008-of the State government; 31 88 HOUSE BILL 504
4009-
4010-
4011-
4012- (6) the appropriations required by law to be included with the 1
4013-appropriations for the Executive Branch; 2
4014-
4015- (7) appropriations for the salaries required by law to be paid by the State; 3
4016-[and] 4
4017-
4018- (8) WITHOUT REVISION , APPROPRIATIONS FOR T HE ACCOUNTABILITY 5
4019-AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD, AS JOINTLY CERTIFIED BY THE PRESIDING 6
4020-OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR; AND 7
4021-
4022- (9) any other appropriations required by the Maryland Constitution or other 8
4023-law to be included in the budget bill. 9
4024-
4025- (b) The Governor shall use the current salary plan of the Secretary of Budget and 10
4026-Management as the basis for the appropriations to pay those salaries to which the plan 11
4027-applies. 12
4028-
4029-Chapter 717 of the Acts of 2024 13
4030-
4031- SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other 14
4032-provision of law, and unless inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other 15
4033-federal requirement, or with the terms of a gift or settlement agreement, for fiscal years 16
4034-2024 through 2028, net interest on all State money allocated by the State Treasurer under 17
4035-§ 6–226 of the State Finance and Procurement Article to special funds or accounts, and 18
4036-otherwise entitled to receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall 19
4037-accrue to the General Fund of the State, with the exception of the following funds: 20
4038-
4039- (85) the Bus Rapid Transit Fund; [and] 21
4040-
4041- (86) the Transit–Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan 22
4042-Fund; AND 23
4043-
4044- (87) THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 24
4045-
4046- SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 25
4047-as follows: 26
4048-
4049-Article – Education 27
4050-
4051-7–910. 28
4052-
4053- (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 29
4054-
4055- (2) “Digital tool” means: 30 HOUSE BILL 504 89
4056-
4057-
4058-
4059- (i) An online platform; 1
4060-
4061- (ii) An online course; 2
4062-
4063- (iii) Information and communication technology services, including 3
4064-software and operating systems, that are directly connected to student instruction; 4
4065-
4066- (iv) Digital content; or 5
4067-
4068- (v) Other digital technologies not requiring sight in an equally 6
4069-effective and integrated manner. 7
4070-
4071- (A–1) BEGINNING WITH THE 2025–2026 SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE 8
4072-2027–2028 SCHOOL YEAR , THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO THE PROCU REMENT 9
4073-AND USE OF A DIGITAL TOOL THAT UTILIZES A RTIFICIAL INTELLIGEN CE, AS DEFINED 10
4074-IN § 3.5–801 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE, TO SUPPORT 11
4075-STUDENT LEARNING . 12
4076-
4077- SECTION 4. 3. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 13
4078-
4079- (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the State Department of Education, in 14
4080-consultation with the Accountability and Implementation Board, shall contract with an 15
4081-independent public or private entity to conduct a study of funding for special education in 16
4082-the State. 17
4083-
4084- (2) At a minimum, the study shall review and make recommendations on 18
4085-the following: 19
4086-
4087- (i) the costs of special education in the State; 20
4088-
4089- (ii) the rising costs of special education for prekindergarten students 21
4090-and the appropriate funding formula for those students assumed to be covered in the 22
4091-prekindergarten per pupil funding allocation under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future; 23
4092-
4093- (iii) the implications of the design assumptions in the existing special 24
4094-education funding structure related to long–term spending and costs; 25
4095-
4096- (iv) the establishment of a system of multiple weights for special 26
4097-education funding based on disability and level of services and support needed; and 27
4098-
4099- (v) the feasibility of complying with the minimum school funding 28
4100-requirement under § 5–234 of the Education Article as it relates to special education 29
4101-funding. 30
4102- 90 HOUSE BILL 504
4103-
4104-
4105- (b) The entity conducting the study shall seek input from county boards of 1
4106-education, nonpublic special education schools, special education advocates, and special 2
4107-education organizations. 3
4108-
4109- (c) The Governor shall include sufficient funds in the State budget for the 4
4110-appropriate fiscal years for the State Department of Education to cover the costs of the 5
4111-study. 6
4112-
4113- (d) On or before December 15, 2026, the State Department of Education shall 7
4114-report the findings and recommendations of the study to the General Assembly in 8
4115-accordance with § § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 9
4116-
4117- SECTION 5. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act is 10
4118-contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in 10 other states. The 11
4119-State Department of Education shall notify the Department of Legislative Services within 12
4120-10 days after 10 states have enacted legislation that is substantially similar to Section 3 of 13
4121-this Act it is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Department of Education 14
4122-shall consult with the Maryland Center for Community Schools within Towson University 15
4123-to: 16
4124-
4125- (1) evaluate the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in 17
4126-accordance with § 5–223(i)(4) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act; 18
4127-and 19
4128-
4129- (2) establish requirements for community school implementation plans in 20
4130-accordance with § 9.9–104(b)(3) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 21
4131-
4132- SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 22
4133-Assembly that the State Department of Education, after consulting with institutions of 23
4134-higher education in the State with programs that conduct research regarding community 24
4135-schools, shall: 25
4136-
4137- (1) evaluate the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in 26
4138-accordance with § 5–223(i)(4) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 2 of this Act; 27
4139-and 28
4140-
4141- (2) establish requirements for community school implementation plans in 29
4142-accordance with § 9.9–104(b)(3) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 2 of this Act. 30
4143-
4144- SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 31
4145-
4146- (a) For fiscal year 2026 only, the State Department of Education shall provide 32
4147-technical assistance to local education agencies to develop innovative models that can be 33
4148-replicated for teacher collaboration at the school or local school system level that improve 34
4149-teacher retention and student learning. 35
4150- HOUSE BILL 504 91
4151-
4152-
4153- (b) (1) The Department is authorized to contract with an external partner that 1
4154-has experience in innovative teacher collaboration models. 2
4155-
4156- (2) The entity selected under this subsection shall support the Department 3
4157-and may work directly with local school systems to develop their innovative models of teach 4
4158-collaboration. 5
4159-
4160- SECTION 6. 5. 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except as provided in 6
4161-Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. Section 4 of this Act shall remain 7
4162-effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2028, Section 4 of this Act, with 8
4163-no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further 9
4164-force and effect. 10
2991+ARTICLE X. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT . 21
2992+
2993+ A. OVERSIGHT. 22
2994+
2995+ 1. THE EXECUTIVE AND JUD ICIAL BRANCHES OF STATE 23
2996+GOVERNMENT IN EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL ENFORCE T HIS COMPACT AND TAKE 24
2997+ALL ACTIONS NECESSAR Y AND APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE COMPACT’S 25
2998+PURPOSES AND INTENT . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL HAVE 26
2999+STANDING AS STATUTOR Y LAW. 27
3000+
3001+ 2. VENUE IS PROPER AND J UDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BY OR AGAINST 28
3002+THE COMMISSION SHALL BE B ROUGHT SOLELY AND EX CLUSIVELY IN A COURT OF 29
3003+COMPETENT JURISDICTI ON WHERE THE PRINCIP AL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION IS 30
3004+LOCATED. THE COMMISSION MAY WAIVE VENUE AND JURISDICTI ONAL DEFENSES 31
3005+TO THE EXTENT IT ADO PTS OR CONSENTS TO P ARTICIPATE IN ALTERN ATIVE 32
3006+DISPUTE RESOLUTION P ROCEEDINGS . NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT OR LIMIT 33 HOUSE BILL 504 65
3007+
3008+
3009+THE SELECTION OR PRO PRIETY OF VENUE IN A NY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE FOR 1
3010+PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC TICE, MISCONDUCT OR ANY SU CH SIMILAR MATTER . 2
3011+
3012+ 3. ALL COURTS AND AL L ADMINISTRATIVE AGE NCIES SHALL TAKE 3
3013+JUDICIAL NOTICE OF T HE COMPACT, THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, AND ANY 4
3014+INFORMATION PROVIDED TO A MEMBER STATE PURSUANT THERET O IN ANY 5
3015+JUDICIAL OR QUASI –JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IN A MEMBER STATE PERTAINING TO 6
3016+THE SUBJECT MATTE R OF THIS COMPACT, OR WHICH MAY AFFECT THE POWERS , 7
3017+RESPONSIBILITIES , OR ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. 8
3018+
3019+ 4. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE E NTITLED TO RECEIVE S ERVICE OF 9
3020+PROCESS IN ANY PROCE EDING REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OR 10
3021+INTERPRETATION OF TH E COMPACT AND SHALL H AVE STANDING TO INTE RVENE IN 11
3022+SUCH A PROCEEDING FO R ALL PURPOSES . FAILURE TO PROVIDE TH E COMMISSION 12
3023+SERVICE OF PROCESS S HALL RENDER A JUDGME NT OR ORDER VOID AS TO THE 13
3024+COMMISSION, THIS COMPACT, OR PROMULGATED RULES. 14
3025+
3026+ B. DEFAULT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TERMINATION. 15
3027+
3028+ 1. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT A MEMBER STATE HAS 16
3029+DEFAULTED IN THE PER FORMANCE OF ITS OBLI GATIONS OR RESPONSIB ILITIES 17
3030+UNDER THIS COMPACT OR THE PROMUL GATED RULES, THE COMMISSION SHALL : 18
3031+
3032+ A. PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIC E TO THE DEFAULTING STATE 19
3033+AND OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE NATURE OF THE DEFAULT , THE PROPOSED 20
3034+MEANS OF CURING THE DEFAULT OR ANY OTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN B Y THE 21
3035+COMMISSION; AND 22
3036+
3037+ B. PROVIDE REMEDIAL TRAI NING AND SPECIFIC TE CHNICAL 23
3038+ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE DEFAULT . 24
3039+
3040+ C. IF A STATE IN DEFAULT FAIL S TO CURE THE DEFAUL T, THE DEFAULTING 25
3041+STATE MAY BE TERMINAT ED FROM THE COMPACT UPON AN AFFIR MATIVE VOTE OF 26
3042+A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MEMBER STATES, AND ALL RIGHTS , 27
3043+PRIVILEGES AND BENEF ITS CONFERRED ON THA T STATE BY THIS COMPACT MAY BE 28
3044+TERMINATED ON THE EF FECTIVE DATE OF TERM INATION. A CURE OF THE DEFAULT 29
3045+DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OFFENDING STATE OF OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES 30
3046+INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEFAULT . 31
3047+
3048+ D. TERMINATION OF MEMBER SHIP IN THE COMPACT SHALL BE IMPO SED 32
3049+ONLY AFTER ALL OTHER ME ANS OF SECURING COMP LIANCE HAVE BEEN 33
3050+EXHAUSTED. NOTICE OF INTENT TO S USPEND OR TERMINATE SHALL BE GIVEN BY 34
3051+THE COMMISSION TO THE GOV ERNOR, THE MAJORITY AND MIN ORITY LEADERS OF 35 66 HOUSE BILL 504
3052+
3053+
3054+THE DEFAULTING STATE’S LEGISLATURE , THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY AND 1
3055+EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES. 2
3056+
3057+ E. A STATE THAT HAS BEEN T ERMINATED IS RESPONS IBLE FOR ALL 3
3058+ASSESSMENTS , OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABILITIES INCU RRED THROUGH THE 4
3059+EFFECTIVE DATE OF TE RMINATION, INCLUDING OBLIGATION S THAT EXTEND 5
3060+BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION . 6
3061+
3062+ F. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE AR ANY COSTS RELATED TO A STATE 7
3063+THAT IS FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT OR THAT H AS BEEN TERMINATED F ROM THE 8
3064+COMPACT, UNLESS AGREED UPON I N WRITING BETWEEN TH E COMMISSION AND THE 9
3065+DEFAULTING STATE. 10
3066+
3067+ G. THE DEFAULTING STATE MAY APPEAL THE ACTIO N OF THE 11
3068+COMMISSION BY PETITIO NING THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF 12
3069+COLUMBIA OR THE FEDER AL DISTRICT WHERE TH E COMMISSION HAS ITS 13
3070+PRINCIPAL OFFICES . THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF 14
3071+SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORN EY’S FEES. 15
3072+
3073+ H. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 16
3074+
3075+ 1. UPON REQUEST BY A MEMBER STATE, THE COMMISSION SHALL 17
3076+ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE D ISPUTES RELATED TO T HE COMPACT THAT ARISE AM ONG 18
3077+MEMBER STATES AND BETWEEN MEMBER AND NON –MEMBER STATES. 19
3078+
3079+ 2. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE A RULE PROVIDING FOR 20
3080+BOTH BINDING AND NON –BINDING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION F OR 21
3081+DISPUTES AS APPROPRI ATE. 22
3082+
3083+ I. ENFORCEMENT . 23
3084+
3085+ 1. THE COMMISSION, IN THE REASONABLE EX ERCISE OF ITS 24
3086+DISCRETION, SHALL ENFORCE THE PR OVISIONS AND RULES OF THIS COMPACT. 25
3087+
3088+ 2. BY MAJORITY VOTE , THE COMMISSION MAY INITIA TE LEGAL 26
3089+ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 27
3090+OR THE FEDERAL DISTR ICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES 28
3091+AGAINST A MEMBER STATE IN DEFAULT TO E NFORCE COMPLIANCE WI TH THE 29
3092+PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT AND ITS PROMU LGATED RULES AND BYLAWS. THE 30
3093+RELIEF SOUGHT MAY IN CLUDE BOTH INJUNCTIV E RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE 31
3094+EVENT JUDICIAL ENFOR CEMENT IS NECESSARY , THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE 32
3095+AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S 33
3096+FEES. THE REMEDIES HEREIN M AY NOT BE THE EXCLUS IVE REMEDIES OF THE 34 HOUSE BILL 504 67
3097+
3098+
3099+COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MAY PURSUE ANY OTHER REMEDIES A VAILABLE 1
3100+UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. 2
3101+
3102+ARTICLE XI. EFFECTUATION , WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT. 3
3103+
3104+ A. THE COMPACT SHALL COME IN TO EFFECT ON THE DAT E ON WHICH THE 4
3105+COMPACT STATUTE IS EN ACTED INTO LAW IN TH E TENTH MEMBER STATE. 5
3106+
3107+ 1. ON OR AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE COMPACT, THE 6
3108+COMMISSION SHALL CONV ENE AND REVIEW THE E NACTMENT OF EACH OF THE 7
3109+CHARTER MEMBER STATES TO DETERMINE I F THE STATUTE ENACTE D BY EACH 8
3110+SUCH CHARTER MEMBER STATE IS MATERIALLY D IFFERENT FROM THE MO DEL 9
3111+COMPACT STATUTE . 10
3112+
3113+ 2. A CHARTER MEMBER STATE WHOSE ENACTMENT IS FOUND TO BE 11
3114+MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE SHALL BE 12
3115+ENTITLED TO THE DEFA ULT PROCESS SET FORT H IN ARTICLE X. 13
3116+
3117+ 3. MEMBER STATES ENACTING THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE 14
3118+CHARTER MEMBER STATES SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE PROCESS SE T FORTH IN 15
3119+ARTICLE VII.C.20 TO DETERMINE IF THEI R ENACTMENTS ARE MAT ERIALLY 16
3120+DIFFERENT FROM THE M ODEL COMPACT STATUTE AND W HETHER THEY QUALIFY 17
3121+FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 18
3122+
3123+ B. IF ANY MEMBER STATE IS LATER FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT , OR IS 19
3124+TERMINATED OR WITHDR AWS FROM THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL 20
3125+REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AND THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN IF TH E 21
3126+NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE LESS THAN TEN. 22
3127+
3128+ C. ANY STATE THAT JOINS THE COMPACT AFTER THE COMMISSION’S 23
3129+INITIAL ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND BYLAWS SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE RULES 24
3130+AND BYLAWS AS THEY EXIST ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPACT BECOMES LAW 25
3131+IN THAT STATE. ANY RULE THAT HAS BEEN PR EVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE 26
3132+COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND E FFECT OF LAW ON THE DAY THE 27
3133+COMPACT BECOMES LAW I N THAT STATE, AS THE RULES AND BYLAWS MAY BE 28
3134+AMENDED AS PROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT. 29
3135+
3136+ D. ANY MEMBER STATE MAY WITHDRAW FR OM THIS COMPACT BY 30
3137+ENACTING A STATUTE R EPEALING THE SAME . 31
3138+
3139+ 1. A MEMBER STATE’S WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 32
3140+SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER ENACTME NT OF THE REPEALING STATUTE. 33
3141+ 68 HOUSE BILL 504
3142+
3143+
3144+ 2. WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT AFFECT THE C ONTINUING REQUIREMEN T 1
3145+OF THE WITHDRAWING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY TO COMPLY W ITH THE 2
3146+INVESTIGATIVE AND ADVERSE ACTION REPORTING REQU IREMENTS OF THIS ACT 3
3147+PRIOR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF WITHDRAWA L. 4
3148+
3149+ E. THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDE D BY THE MEMBER STATES. NO 5
3150+AMENDMENT TO THIS COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDIN G UPON 6
3151+ANY MEMBER STATE UNTIL IT IS ENACTED INTO THE LAWS O F ALL MEMBER STATES. 7
3152+
3153+ARTICLE XII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 8
3154+
3155+ THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIBE RALLY CONSTRUED TO E FFECTUATE THE 9
3156+PURPOSES THEREOF . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL BE SEVE RABLE 10
3157+AND IF ANY PHRASE , CLAUSE, SENTENCE, OR PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT IS 11
3158+DECLARED TO BE CONTR ARY TO THE CONSTITUT ION OF ANY MEMBER STATE OR A 12
3159+STATE SEEKING MEMBERS HIP IN THE COMPACT , OR OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE 13
3160+APPLICABILITY THEREO F TO ANY OTHER GOVER NMENT, AGENCY, PERSON OR 14
3161+CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS 15
3162+COMPACT AND THE APPLI CABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVERNMENT , AGENCY, 16
3163+PERSON, OR CIRCUMSTANCE M AY NOT BE AFFECTED T HEREBY. IF THIS COMPACT 17
3164+SHALL BE HELD CONTRA RY TO THE CONSTITUTI ON OF ANY MEMBER STATE, THE 18
3165+COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EF FECT AS TO THE REMAI NING 19
3166+MEMBER STATES AND IN FULL FO RCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE MEMBER STATE 20
3167+AFFECTED AS TO ALL SEVERABLE MAT TERS. 21
3168+
3169+ARTICLE XIII. CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS. 22
3170+
3171+ A. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT OR INHIBIT T HE ENFORCEMENT OF 23
3172+ANY OTHER LAW OF A MEMBER STATE THAT IS NOT INC ONSISTENT WITH THE 24
3173+COMPACT. 25
3174+
3175+ B. ANY LAWS , STATUTES, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER LEGAL 26
3176+REQUIREMENTS IN A MEMBER STATE IN CONFLICT WIT H THE COMPACT ARE 27
3177+SUPERSEDED TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT . 28
3178+
3179+ C. ALL PERMISSIBLE AGREE MENTS BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE 29
3180+MEMBER STATES ARE BINDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEI R TERMS. 30
3181+
3182+Article – State Finance and Procurement 31
3183+
3184+6–226. 32
3185+
3186+ (a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 33
3187+through 2028. 34 HOUSE BILL 504 69
3188+
3189+
3190+
3191+ 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 1
3192+inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 2
3193+terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 3
3194+State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 4
3195+receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 5
3196+Fund of the State. 6
3197+
3198+ (ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 7
3199+to the following funds: 8
3200+
3201+ 204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 9
3202+[and] 10
3203+
3204+ 205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 11
3205+
3206+ 206. THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 12
3207+
3208+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 13
3209+as follows: 14
3210+
3211+Chapter 717 of the Acts of 2024 15
3212+
3213+ SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other 16
3214+provision of law, and unless inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other 17
3215+federal requirement, or with the terms of a gift or settlement agreement, for fiscal years 18
3216+2024 through 2028, net interest on all State money allocated by the State Treasurer under 19
3217+§ 6–226 of the State Finance and Procurement Article to special funds or accounts, and 20
3218+otherwise entitled to receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall 21
3219+accrue to the General Fund of the State, with the exception of the following funds: 22
3220+
3221+ (85) the Bus Rapid Transit Fund; [and] 23
3222+
3223+ (86) the Transit–Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan 24
3224+Fund; AND 25
3225+
3226+ (87) THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 26
3227+
3228+ SECTION 4. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 27
3229+
3230+ (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the State Department of Education, in 28
3231+consultation with the Accountability and Implementation Board, shall contract with an 29
3232+independent public or private entity to conduct a study of funding for special education in 30
3233+the State. 31
3234+ 70 HOUSE BILL 504
3235+
3236+
3237+ (2) At a minimum, the study shall review and make recommendations on 1
3238+the following: 2
3239+
3240+ (i) the costs of special education in the State; 3
3241+
3242+ (ii) the rising costs of special education for prekindergarten students 4
3243+and the appropriate funding formula for those students assumed to be covered in the 5
3244+prekindergarten per pupil funding allocation under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future; 6
3245+
3246+ (iii) the implications of the design assumptions in the existing special 7
3247+education funding structure related to long–term spending and costs; 8
3248+
3249+ (iv) the establishment of a system of multiple weights for special 9
3250+education funding based on disability and level of services and support needed; and 10
3251+
3252+ (v) the feasibility of complying with the minimum school funding 11
3253+requirement under § 5–234 of the Education Article as it relates to special education 12
3254+funding. 13
3255+
3256+ (b) The entity conducting the study shall seek input from county boards of 14
3257+education, nonpublic special education schools, special education advocates, and special 15
3258+education organizations. 16
3259+
3260+ (c) The Governor shall include sufficient funds in the State budget for the 17
3261+appropriate fiscal years for the State Department of Education to cover the costs of the 18
3262+study. 19
3263+
3264+ (d) On or before December 15, 2026, the State Department of Education shall 20
3265+report the findings and recommendations of the study to the General Assembly in 21
3266+accordance with § § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 22
3267+
3268+ SECTION 5. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACT ED, That Section 3 of this Act is 23
3269+contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in 10 other states. The 24
3270+State Department of Education shall notify the Department of Legislative Services within 25
3271+10 days after 10 states have enacted legislation that is substantially similar to Section 3 of 26
3272+this Act it is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Department of Education 27
3273+shall consult with the Maryland Center for Community Schools within Towson University 28
3274+to: 29
3275+
3276+ (1) evaluate the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in 30
3277+accordance with § 5–223(i)(4) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act; 31
3278+and 32
3279+
3280+ (2) establish requirements for community school implementation plans in 33
3281+accordance with § 9.9–104(b)(3) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 34
3282+ HOUSE BILL 504 71
3283+
3284+
3285+ SECTION 6. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except as provided in 1
3286+Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 2
3287+
41653288
41663289
41673290
41683291 Approved:
41693292 ________________________________________________________________________________
41703293 Governor.
41713294 ________________________________________________________________________________
41723295 Speaker of the House of Delegates.
41733296 ________________________________________________________________________________
41743297 President of the Senate.