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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 429
11	8		F1 5lr0454
12	9		CF HB 504
13	10		By: The President (By Request – Administration) and Senators Charles, Kagan,
14	11		King, Lam, and West
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy, and the Environment
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 12, 2025
20		-
21		-	CHAPTER ______
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	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
22	16
23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
24	18
25	19		Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act 2
26	20
27	21		FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement 3
28	22		on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; altering the definitions of target per 4
29		-	pupil foundation amount, collaborative time per pupil amount, and compensatory 5
30		-	education per pupil amount, English learner per pupil amount, special education per 6
31		-	pupil amount, growth in the target per pupil foundation amount, and change in the 7
32		-	per pupil amount for certain fiscal years; altering the source of funds for the 8
33		-	Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the 9
34		-	Academic Excellence Fund; directing county boards of education to provide certain 10
35		-	funding to local workforce development boards to support the Career Counseling 11
36		-	Program for Middle and High School Students; altering a certain reporting 12
37		-	requirement of local workforce development boards; requiring the Accountability and 13
38		-	Implementation Board to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the 14
39		-	effectiveness of the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School 15
40		-	Students; freezing certain increases in the Concentration of Poverty School Grant 16
41		-	Program for certain fiscal years, altering and adding methods for determining a 17
42		-	certain limitation on education funding increases under certain circumstances; 18
43		-	authorizing certain county boards of education to spend Concentration of Poverty 19
44		-	School Grant Program grants on behalf of certain schools subject to certain criteria, 20
45		-	and requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a certain evaluation of 21
46		-	the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program; altering certain minimum 22
47		-	school funding reporting requirements; requiring the Accountability and 23
48		-	Implementation Board to establish a waiver process from compliance with the 24 2 SENATE BILL 429
49		-
50		-
51		-	minimum school funding requirements; establishing the Collaborative Time 1
52		-	Innovation Demonstration Grant in the Department; modifying the school 2
53		-	leadership training program; authorizing the Department to establish a national 3
54		-	teacher recruitment campaign for certain years; establishing the Maryland Teacher 4
55		-	Relocation Incentive Grant in the Department; delaying the phase–in of the 5
56		-	minimum percentage of time that teachers on a certain career ladder must teach in 6
57		-	a classroom beginning on a certain date; altering mandated appropriations to the 7
58		-	Coordinated Community Supports Partnership Fund; providing that, for certain 8
59		-	school years, certain provisions relating to the procurement and use of certain digital 9
60		-	tools do not apply under certain circumstances; altering the definition of wraparound 10
61		-	services to include additional services provided by community schools; authorizing a 11
62		-	certain office in the Department to hire staff to support the Director of Community 12
63		-	Schools; altering the requirements of an implementation plan for community schools; 13
64		-	requiring local school systems to develop certain countywide community school 14
65		-	implementation plans; establishing the Academic Excellence Program and the 15
66		-	Academic Excellence Fund in the Department; altering the purpose and eligibility 16
67		-	criteria of the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program and altering the 17
68		-	distribution and use of Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program grants; requiring 18
69		-	the Department to consult with a certain entity to support the development and 19
70		-	implementation of grow–your–own programs; altering certain plans and 20
71		-	requirements that a certain collaborative must develop or provide; prohibiting a local 21
72		-	school system from reducing the compensation of certain teacher candidates; 22
73		-	providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching 23
74		-	certificate do not apply to certain teachers under certain circumstances; entering into 24
75		-	the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated 25
76		-	teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing 26
77		-	requirements for multistate licensure; establishing the Interstate Teacher Mobility 27
78		-	Compact Commission and its powers and duties; providing for the withdrawal from 28
79		-	the Compact; requiring the Department to contract with an independent entity to 29
80		-	conduct a certain study of funding special education by a certain date; and generally 30
81		-	relating to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. 31
82		-
83		-	BY repealing 32
84		-	Article – Education 33
85		-	Section 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on34
86		-	Qualifications of Educational Personnel” 35
87		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 36
88		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 37
89		-
90		-	BY repealing 38
91		-	Chapter 36 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021, as amended by Chapter 39
92		-	55 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021 40
93		-	Section 19 41
94		-
95		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 42
96		-	Article – Education 43 SENATE BILL 429 3
97		-
98		-
99		-	Section 5–201(a), 5–206(a), 5–222(a)(1), 5–224(a)(1), 6–1002(a)(1), 7–447.1(b)(1) and 1
100		-	(p)(1) and (3), 7–910(a)(1) and (2), 8–313(a)(1), 8–3A–09(a)(1), 8–710(a)(1), and 2
101		-	18–27A–05 3
102		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 4
103		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
104		-
105		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
106		-	Article – Education 7
107		-	Section 5–201(s), 5–206(f), 5–213, 5–222(a)(3), 5–223, 5–224(a)(3), 5–225, 5–234(b) 8
108		-	and (c), 5–406(f), 6–124, 6–126, 6–1002(h), 7–447.1(p)(9), 8–313(a)(3) and (5), 9
109		-	8–3A–09(a)(3) and (4), 8–710(a)(2) and (4), 9.9–101 through 9.9–104, 10
110		-	18–27A–01 through 18–27A–04, and 18–27A–06 11
111		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
112		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
113		-
114		-	BY adding to 14
115		-	Article – Education 15
116		-	Section 5–210, 5–211, 5–211.1, 6–123.1, 6–130, and 6–131; 6–601 to be under the 16
117		-	new subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact”; and 9.12–101 17
118		-	through 9.12–104 6–1101 through 6–1106 to be under the new title subtitle 18
119		-	“Title 9.12 Subtitle 11. Academic Excellence Program”; and 7–910(a–1) 19
	23	+	pupil foundation amount, collaborative time per pupil amount, and special education 5
	24	+	per pupil amount for certain fiscal years; altering the source of funds for the 6
	25	+	Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund to include the interest earnings of the 7
	26	+	Academic Excellence Fund; freezing certain increases in the Concentration of 8
	27	+	Poverty School Grant Program for certain fiscal years, authorizing certain county 9
	28	+	boards of education to spend Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program grants 10
	29	+	on behalf of certain schools subject to certain criteria, and requiring the State 11
	30	+	Department of Education to conduct a certain evaluation of the Concentration of 12
	31	+	Poverty School Grant Program; establishing the Collaborative Time Innovation 13
	32	+	Demonstration Grant in the Department; modifying the school leadership training 14
	33	+	program; authorizing the Department to establish a national teacher recruitment 15
	34	+	campaign for certain years; establishing the Maryland Teacher Relocation Incentive 16
	35	+	Grant in the Department; delaying the phase–in of the minimum percentage of time 17
	36	+	that teachers on a certain career ladder must teach in a classroom beginning on a 18
	37	+	certain date; altering the definition of wraparound services to include additional 19
	38	+	services provided by community schools; authorizing a certain office in the 20
	39	+	Department to hire staff to support the Director of Community Schools; altering the 21
	40	+	requirements of an implementation plan for community schools; requiring local 22
	41	+	school systems to develop certain countywide community school implementation 23
	42	+	plans; establishing the Academic Excellence Program and the Academic Excellence 24
	43	+	Fund in the Department; altering the purpose and eligibility criteria of the Grow 25
	44	+	Your Own Educators Grant Program and altering the distribution and use of Grow 26
	45	+	Your Own Educators Grant Program grants; requiring the Department to consult 27
	46	+	with a certain entity to support the development and implementat ion of 28
	47	+	grow–your–own programs; altering certain plans and requirements that a certain 29
	48	+	collaborative must develop or provide; prohibiting a local school system from 30 2 SENATE BILL 429
	49	+
	50	+
	51	+	reducing the compensation of certain teacher candidates; providing that certain 1
	52	+	provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply 2
	53	+	to certain teachers under certain circumstances; entering into the Interstate Teacher 3
	54	+	Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold 4
	55	+	multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for 5
	56	+	multistate licensure; establishing the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact 6
	57	+	Commission and its powers and duties; providing for the withdrawal from the 7
	58	+	Compact; requiring the Department to contract with an independent entity to 8
	59	+	conduct a certain study of funding special education by a certain date; and generally 9
	60	+	relating to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. 10
	61	+
	62	+	BY repealing 11
	63	+	Article – Education 12
	64	+	Section 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 13
	65	+	Qualifications of Educational Personnel” 14
	66	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
	67	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
	68	+
	69	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
	70	+	Article – Education 18
	71	+	Section 5–201(a), 5–206(a), 6–1002(a)(1), and 18–27A–05 19
120	72		Annotated Code of Maryland 20
121	73		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
122	74
123		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 22
124		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 23
125		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 24
126		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
127		-	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 26
128		-
129		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27
130		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 28
131		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)204. and 205. 29
132		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 30
133		-	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 31
134		-
135		-	BY adding to 32
136		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 33
137		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)206. 34
138		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 35
139		-	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 36
140		-
141		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 37
142		-	Chapter 717 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 38
143		-	Section 8(85) and (86) 39
144		-
145		-	BY adding to 40 4 SENATE BILL 429
146		-
147		-
148		-	Chapter 717 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 1
149		-	Section 8(87) 2
150		-
151		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
152		-	That Section(s) 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 4
153		-	Qualifications of Educational Personnel” of Article – Education of the Annotated Code of 5
154		-	Maryland be repealed. 6
155		-
156		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER EN ACTED, That Section(s) 19 of Chapter 36 of 7
157		-	the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021, as amended by Chapter 55 of the Acts of the 8
158		-	General Assembly of 2021, be repealed. 9
159		-
160		-	SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 10
161		-	as follows: 11
162		-
163		-	Article – Education 12
164		-
165		-	5–201. 13
166		-
167		-	(a) In this subtitle, except as otherwise provided, the following words have the 14
168		-	meanings indicated. 15
169		-
170		-	(s) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means: 16
171		-
172		-	(1) For fiscal year 2022, $7,991; 17
173		-
174		-	(2) For fiscal year 2023, $8,310; 18
175		-
176		-	(3) For fiscal year 2024, $8,642; 19
177		-
178		-	(4) For fiscal year 2025, $8,789; 20
179		-
180		-	(5) For fiscal year 2026, [$9,226] $9,063; 21
181		-
182		-	(6) For fiscal year 2027, [$9,732] $9,398; 22
183		-
184		-	(7) For fiscal year 2028, [$10,138] $9,626; 23
185		-
186		-	(8) For fiscal year 2029, [$10,564] $9,866; 24
187		-
188		-	(9) For fiscal year 2030, [$11,004] $10,276; 25
189		-
190		-	(10) For fiscal year 2031, [$11,442] $10,683; 26
191		-
192		-	(11) For fiscal year 2032, [$11,898] $11,104; 27
193		-	SENATE BILL 429 5
194		-
195		-
196		-	(12) For fiscal year 2033, [$12,365] $11,536; [and] 1
197		-
198		-	(13) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2034, $11,946; 2
199		-
200		-	(14) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035, $12,369; 3
201		-
202		-	(15) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2036, $12,808; 4
203		-
204		-	(16) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2037, $13,259; AND 5
205		-
206		-	[(13)] (17) For subsequent fiscal years, the target per pupil foundation 6
207		-	amount for the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment rounded to the 7
208		-	nearest whole dollar. 8
209		-
210		-	5–206. 9
211		-
212		-	(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund. 10
213		-
214		-	(f) The Fund consists of: 11
215		-
216		-	(1) Revenue distributed to the Fund under Title 9, Subtitles 1D and 1E of 12
217		-	the State Government Article and §§ 2–4A–02, 2–605.1, and 2–1303 of the Tax – General 13
218		-	Article; 14
219		-
220		-	(2) Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund; 15
221		-
222		-	(3) INTEREST EARNED BY TH E ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND 16
223		-	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9.12–103 § 6–1105 OF THIS ARTICLE; and 17
224		-
225		-	[(3)] (4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit 18
226		-	of the Fund. 19
227		-
228		-	5–210. 20
229		-
230		-	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “GENERAL FUND ESTIMATE ” MEANS THE ESTIMATE 21
231		-	OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY THE BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES AS 22
232		-	REQUIRED BY § 6–106 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 23
233		-
234		-	(B) BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 THEREAFTER 24
235		-	FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , IF THE DECEMBER 25
236		-	GENERAL FUND ESTIMATE IN THE DECEMBER BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES 26
237		-	REPORT FOR THAT FISC AL YEAR IS MORE THAN 3.75% BELOW THE MARCH GENERAL 27
238		-	FUND ESTIMATE IN THE MARCH BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES REPORT FOR 28
239		-	THAT FISCAL YEAR , NOTWITHSTA NDING ANY OTHER PROV ISION OF LAW: 29
240		-	6 SENATE BILL 429
241		-
242		-
243		-	(1) PER PUPIL FORMULA INC REASES IN MAJOR EDUC ATION AID 1
244		-	REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE 0%; AND 2
245		-
246		-	(2) ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDIN G INCREASES REQUIRED UNDER THIS 3
247		-	SUBTITLE SHALL BE LI MITED TO 0%. 4
248		-
249		-	(C) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE THE LIMITATI ON ON INCREASES 5
250		-	REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION IN T HE ANNUAL BUDGET BIL L 6
251		-	IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IMME DIATELY FOLLOWING TH E DECEMBER 7
252		-	BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES REPORT . 8
253		-
254		-	5–211. 9
255		-
256		-	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THE GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL BUDGET BILL FOR 10
257		-	FISCAL YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2029. 11
258		-
259		-	(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, IF THE SECRETARY 12
260		-	OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT CERTIFIES THAT FEDERAL FUNDS R ECEIVED BY 13
261		-	THE STATE ARE REDUCED BY AT LEAST 3.75% DURING THE CURRENT F ISCAL YEAR, 14
262		-	THEN: 15
263		-
264		-	(1) PER PUPIL FORMULA INC REASES IN MAJOR EDUC ATION AID 16
265		-	REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE 0%; AND 17
266		-
267		-	(2) ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDIN G INCREASES REQUIRED UNDER THIS 18
268		-	SUBTITLE SHALL BE LI MITED TO 0%. 19
269		-
270		-	(C) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E THE LIMIT ATION ON INCREASES 20
271		-	REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION IN T HE ANNUAL BUDGET BIL L 21
272		-	IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IMME DIATELY FOLLOWING TH E 22
273		-	CERTIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL FUND REDUCTI ON. 23
274		-
275		-	5–211.1. 24
276		-
277		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 25
278		-	INDICATED. 26
279		-
280		-	(2) “FEDERAL FUND REDUCTIO N” MEANS, ON CERTIFICATION BY THE 27
281		-	SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT , A CUMULATIVE REDUCTI ON OF 28
282		-	FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIV ED BY THE STATE DURING THE CURR ENT FISCAL YEAR . 29
283		-
284		-	(3) “GENERAL FUND REDUCTION ” MEANS T HE GENERAL FUND 30
285		-	ESTIMATE IN THE DECEMBER BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES REPORT FOR THAT 31 SENATE BILL 429 7
286		-
287		-
288		-	FISCAL YEAR IS BELOW THE MARCH GENERAL FUND ESTIMATE IN THE MARCH 1
289		-	BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES REPORT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR . 2
290		-
291		-	(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THE GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL BUDGET BILL FOR 3
292		-	FISCAL YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2029. 4
293		-
294		-	(C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, IF THERE IS A 5
295		-	CUMULATIVE GENERAL FUND REDUCTION AND FE DERAL FUND REDUCTION OF AT 6
296		-	LEAST 5%, THEN: 7
297		-
298		-	(1) PER PUPIL FORMULA INC REASES IN MAJOR EDUC ATION AID 8
299		-	REQUIRED UNDER THIS S UBTITLE SHALL BE 0%; AND 9
300		-
301		-	(2) ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDIN G INCREASES REQUIRED UNDER THIS 10
302		-	SUBTITLE SHALL BE LI MITED TO 0%. 11
303		-
304		-	(D) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E THE LIMITATION ON INCREASES 12
305		-	REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (C) OF THIS SECTION IN T HE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL 13
306		-	IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IMME DIATELY FOLLOWING TH E 14
307		-	CERTIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL FUND REDUCTI ON. 15
308		-
309		-	5–213. 16
310		-
311		-	(a) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share of the foundation 17
312		-	program to each county board. 18
313		-
314		-	(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each fiscal year, 19
315		-	the county board shall distribute to each school the minimum school funding amount for 20
316		-	the foundation program calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 21
317		-
318		-	(c) (1) Each county board shall distribute to the local workforce development 22
319		-	board for the county the following amount multiplied by the enrollment count in the county: 23
320		-
321		-	(i) For fiscal year 2024, $62; and 24
322		-
323		-	(ii) For each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 FISCAL YEARS 2025 25
324		-	THROUGH 2028, the prior fiscal year amount increased by the inflation adjustment. 26
325		-
326		-	(2) The funds distributed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 27
327		-	used to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students 28
328		-	established under § 7–126 § 7–127 of this article that is provided collaboratively by the 29
329		-	workforce development board, the school, any other relevant State or local agencies, and 30
330		-	employers. 31
	75	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
	76	+	Article – Education 23
	77	+	Section 5–201(s), 5–206(f), 5–213, 5–223, 5–225, 6–124, 6–126, 6–1002(h), 9.9–101 24
	78	+	through 9.9–104, 18–27A–01 through 18–27A–04, and 18–27A–06 25
	79	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 26
	80	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27
	81	+
	82	+	BY adding to 28
	83	+	Article – Education 29
	84	+	Section 6–123.1, 6–130, and 6–131; 6–601 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 6. 30
	85	+	Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact”; and 9.12–101 through 9.12–104 to be 31
	86	+	under the new title “Title 9.12. Academic Excellence Program” 32
	87	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 33
	88	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 34
	89	+
	90	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 35
	91	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 36
	92	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 37
	93	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 38
	94	+	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 39
	95	+
	96	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 40
	97	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 41 SENATE BILL 429 3
	98	+
	99	+
	100	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)204. and 205. 1
	101	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 2
	102	+	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
	103	+
	104	+	BY adding to 4
	105	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 5
	106	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)206. 6
	107	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 7
	108	+	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 8
	109	+
	110	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 9
	111	+	That Section(s) 6–601 through 6–604 and the subtitle “Subtitle 6. Interstate Agreement on 10
	112	+	Qualifications of Educational Personnel” of Article – Education of the Annotated Code of 11
	113	+	Maryland be repealed. 12
	114	+
	115	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 13
	116	+	as follows: 14
	117	+
	118	+	Article – Education 15
	119	+
	120	+	5–201. 16
	121	+
	122	+	(a) In this subtitle, except as otherwise provided, the following words have the 17
	123	+	meanings indicated. 18
	124	+
	125	+	(s) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means: 19
	126	+
	127	+	(1) For fiscal year 2022, $7,991; 20
	128	+
	129	+	(2) For fiscal year 2023, $8,310; 21
	130	+
	131	+	(3) For fiscal year 2024, $8,642; 22
	132	+
	133	+	(4) For fiscal year 2025, $8,789; 23
	134	+
	135	+	(5) For fiscal year 2026, [$9,226] $9,063; 24
	136	+
	137	+	(6) For fiscal year 2027, [$9,732] $9,398; 25
	138	+
	139	+	(7) For fiscal year 2028, [$10,138] $9,626; 26
	140	+
	141	+	(8) For fiscal year 2029, [$10,564] $9,866; 27
	142	+
	143	+	(9) For fiscal year 2030, [$11,004] $10,276; 28
	144	+
	145	+	(10) For fiscal year 2031, [$11,442] $10,683; 29 4 SENATE BILL 429
	146	+
	147	+
	148	+
	149	+	(11) For fiscal year 2032, [$11,898] $11,104; 1
	150	+
	151	+	(12) For fiscal year 2033, [$12,365] $11,536; [and] 2
	152	+
	153	+	(13) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2034, $11,946; 3
	154	+
	155	+	(14) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2035, $12,369; 4
	156	+
	157	+	(15) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2036, $12,808; 5
	158	+
	159	+	(16) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2037, $13,259; AND 6
	160	+
	161	+	[(13)] (17) For subsequent fiscal years, the target per pupil foundation 7
	162	+	amount for the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment rounded to the 8
	163	+	nearest whole dollar. 9
	164	+
	165	+	5–206. 10
	166	+
	167	+	(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund. 11
	168	+
	169	+	(f) The Fund consists of: 12
	170	+
	171	+	(1) Revenue distributed to the Fund under Title 9, Subtitles 1D and 1E of 13
	172	+	the State Government Article and §§ 2–4A–02, 2–605.1, and 2–1303 of the Tax – General 14
	173	+	Article; 15
	174	+
	175	+	(2) Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund; 16
	176	+
	177	+	(3) INTEREST EARNED BY TH E ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND 17
	178	+	ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9.12–103 OF THIS ARTICLE; and 18
	179	+
	180	+	[(3)] (4) Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit 19
	181	+	of the Fund. 20
	182	+
	183	+	5–213. 21
	184	+
	185	+	(a) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share of the foundation 22
	186	+	program to each county board. 23
	187	+
	188	+	(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each fiscal year, 24
	189	+	the county board shall distribute to each school the minimum school funding amount for 25
	190	+	the foundation program calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 26
	191	+
	192	+	(c) (1) Each county board shall distribute to the local workforce development 27
	193	+	board for the county the following amount multiplied by the enrollment count in the county: 28 SENATE BILL 429 5
	194	+
	195	+
	196	+
	197	+	(i) For fiscal year 2024, $62; and 1
	198	+
	199	+	(ii) For each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the prior fiscal year 2
	200	+	amount increased by the inflation adjustment. 3
	201	+
	202	+	(2) The funds distributed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 4
	203	+	used to support the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students 5
	204	+	established under § 7–126 of this article that is provided collaboratively by the workforce 6
	205	+	development board, the school, any other relevant State or local agencies, and employers. 7
	206	+
	207	+	(3) On or before June 30, 2024, and in each of the next 2 fiscal years, the 8
	208	+	local workforce development board, in collaboration with the county board and any other 9
	209	+	relevant State or local agencies, shall report to the Accountability and Implementation 10
	210	+	Board established under Subtitle 4 of this title on the use of the funds and the impact of 11
	211	+	the funds on providing career counseling. 12
	212	+
	213	+	(d) (1) In this subsection, “collaborative time per pupil amount” means: 13
	214	+
	215	+	(i) For fiscal year [2026] 2030, $163; 14
	216	+
	217	+	(ii) For fiscal year [2027] 2031, $334; 15
	218	+
	219	+	(iii) For fiscal year [2028] 2032, $512; 16
	220	+
	221	+	(iv) For fiscal year [2029] 2033, $698; 17
	222	+
	223	+	(v) For fiscal year [2030] 2034, $891; 18
	224	+
	225	+	(vi) For fiscal year [2031] 2035, $1,093; 19
	226	+
	227	+	(vii) For fiscal year [2032] 2036, $1,306; 20
	228	+
	229	+	(viii) For fiscal year [2033] 2037, $1,527; and 21
	230	+
	231	+	(ix) For each fiscal year thereafter, the collaborative time per pupil 22
	232	+	amount in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 23
	233	+
	234	+	(2) The collaborative time per pupil amount multiplied by the enrollment 24
	235	+	count in each county shall be distributed to and expended by schools in each county in 25
	236	+	accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 10 of this article and the county’s collaborative time 26
	237	+	implementation plan approved by the Accountability and Implementation Board. 27
	238	+
	239	+	5–223. 28
	240	+
	241	+	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 29 6 SENATE BILL 429
	242	+
	243	+
	244	+
	245	+	(2) “Community school” means a community school under Title 9.9 of this 1
	246	+	article. 2
	247	+
	248	+	(3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 3
	249	+	“concentration of poverty level” means the average percentage of eligible students of the 4
	250	+	school’s enrollment for the 3 prior school years rounded to the nearest whole percent. 5
	251	+
	252	+	(ii) If the 3 prior school years includes the 2020–2021 school year, 6
	253	+	“concentration of poverty level” means: 7
	254	+
	255	+	1. The sum of the percentage of eligible students of the 8
	256	+	school’s enrollment for the 4 prior school years minus the 2020–2021 school year percentage 9
	257	+	of eligible students; divided by 10
	258	+
	259	+	2. Three; and 11
	260	+
	261	+	3. Rounded to the nearest whole percent. 12
	262	+
	263	+	(4) (i) “Eligible school” means: 13
	264	+
	265	+	1. For the personnel grant, a public school, including a public 14
	266	+	charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 15
	267	+
	268	+	A. For fiscal year 2020, at least 80%; 16
	269	+
	270	+	B. For fiscal year 2021, at least 75%; 17
	271	+
	272	+	C. For fiscal year 2022, at least 70%; 18
	273	+
	274	+	D. For fiscal year 2023, at least 65%; 19
	275	+
	276	+	E. For fiscal year 2024, at least 60%; and 20
	277	+
	278	+	F. For fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 21
	279	+	least 55%; and 22
	280	+
	281	+	2. For the per pupil grant, a public school, including a public 23
	282	+	charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 24
	283	+
	284	+	A. For fiscal year 2022, at least 80%; 25
	285	+
	286	+	B. For fiscal year 2023, at least 75%; 26
	287	+
	288	+	C. For fiscal year 2024, at least 70%; 27
	289	+
	290	+	D. For fiscal year 2025, at least 65%; 28 SENATE BILL 429 7
	291	+
	292	+
	293	+
	294	+	E. For fiscal year 2026, at least 60%; and 1
	295	+
	296	+	F. For fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 2
	297	+	least 55%. 3
	298	+
	299	+	(ii) “Eligible school” includes an alternative option program in the 4
	300	+	local school system if the students in the program are not included in the count of eligible 5
	301	+	students for another program or school to determine eligibility for the concentration of 6
	302	+	poverty grant. 7
	303	+
	304	+	(iii) “Eligible school” does not include a school that is eligible to 8
	305	+	receive funding under this section but has closed. 9
	306	+
	307	+	(5) “Eligible student” means the compensatory education enrollment as 10
	308	+	defined in § 5–222 of this subtitle in the second prior fiscal year rounded to the nearest 11
	309	+	whole number. 12
	310	+
	311	+	(6) “Locally funded county” means a county board that receives a 13
	312	+	compensatory education State share under § 5–221(c)(1)(ii) of this subtitle. 14
	313	+
	314	+	(7) “Needs assessment” means the assessment completed under § 9.9–104 15
	315	+	of this article. 16
	316	+
	317	+	(8) “Per pupil grant amount” means, for all eligible schools in the county, 17
	318	+	the per pupil amount for each eligible school calculated under subsection (d) of this section 18
	319	+	multiplied by the number of eligible students in the school. 19
	320	+
	321	+	(9) “Per pupil maximum amount” means: 20
	322	+
	323	+	(i) For fiscal year 2022, $3,374.48; and 21
	324	+
	325	+	(ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 22
	326	+	increased by the inflation adjustment. 23
	327	+
	328	+	(10) “Program” means the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program 24
	329	+	established under this section. 25
	330	+
	331	+	(11) “Sliding scale adjustment factor” means: 26
	332	+
	333	+	(i) For fiscal year 2022, $7,422.33; and 27
	334	+
	335	+	(ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 28
	336	+	increased by the inflation adjustment. 29
	337	+
	338	+	(12) “Sliding scale upper limit” means: 30
331	339		8 SENATE BILL 429
332	340
333	341
334		-	(3) On or before June 30, 2024, and in each of the next 2 4 fiscal years, the 1
335		-	local workforce development board, in collaboration with the county board and any other 2
336		-	relevant State or local agencies, shall report to the Accountability and Implementation 3
337		-	Board established under Subtitle 4 of this title on the use of the funds and the impact of 4
338		-	the funds on providing career counseling. 5
339		-
340		-	(4) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 6
341		-	IMPLEMENTATION BOARD SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 7
342		-	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 8
343		-	ASSEMBLY ON THE EFFE CTIVENESS OF THE CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR 9
344		-	MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING: 10
345		-
346		-	(I) WHETHER CAREER COUNSE LING SERVICES HAVE 11
347		-	ADEQUATELY PREPARED STUDENTS FOR POST –COLLEGE AND CAREER R EADINESS 12
348		-	PATHWAYS, INCLUDING: 13
349		-
350		-	1. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S WHO COMPLETED A 14
351		-	CAREER READINESS ASS ESSMENT; 15
352		-
353		-	2. STUDENT SELF –REPORTED CONFIDENCE LEVELS IN 16
354		-	CAREER READINESS ; 17
355		-
356		-	3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PA RTICIPATING IN CAREE R 18
357		-	COUNSELING SESSIONS AND COMPLETING A 6–YEAR CAREER PLAN BY THE END OF 19
358		-	8TH GRADE; 20
359		-
360		-	4. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WH O PARTICIPATED IN 21
361		-	CAREER EXPLORATION A CTIVITIES, INCLUDING FIELD TRIP S, COLLEGE OR 22
362		-	TRAINING CENTER VISI TS, CAREER FAIRS , OR REGISTERED APPREN TICESHIP 23
363		-	PROGRAMS; 24
364		-
365		-	5. NUMBER OF STUDENTS WH O IDENTIFIED 25
366		-	POST–COLLEGE AND CAREER R EADINESS PATHWAY PREFERENC ES; AND 26
367		-
368		-	6. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S APPLYING TO 27
369		-	POSTSECONDARY EDUCAT ION, CAREER TRAINING PROG RAMS, OR REGISTERED 28
370		-	APPRENTICESHIPS ; 29
371		-
372		-	(II) WHETHER STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED HIGH –QUALITY 30
373		-	CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: 31
374		-
375		-	1. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PA RTICIPATING IN 32
376		-	REGISTERED APPRENTIC ESHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, JOB SHADOWING , OR OTHER 33
377		-	WORKPLACE OPPORTUNIT IES FACILITATED BY T HE PROGRAM; 34 SENATE BILL 429 9
378		-
379		-
380		-
381		-	2. EMPLOYER SATISFACTION RATINGS OF STUDENT 1
382		-	PREPAREDNESS AND PER FORMANCE ; 2
383		-
384		-	3. NUMBER OF STUDENTS SE CURING A REGISTERED 3
385		-	APPRENTICESHIP OR PA RT–TIME EMPLOYMENT RELA TED TO THEIR FIELD O F 4
386		-	INTEREST AFTER ENGAG ING WITH THE PROGRAM BEFORE GRADUA TION; AND 5
387		-
388		-	4. NUMBER OF NEW EMPLOYE R COLLABORATIONS EAC H 6
389		-	YEAR; AND 7
390		-
391		-	(III) IDENTIFYING LONG–TERM METRICS FOR THE PROGRAM TO 8
392		-	DETERMINE THE PROGRAM’S EFFECTIVENESS IN G UIDING HIGH SCHOOL S TUDENTS 9
393		-	TOWARD SATISFACTORY CAREER PATHS AFTER C OMPLETING HIGH SCHOO L, 10
394		-	INCLUDING CONSIDERAT ION OF: 11
395		-
396		-	1. EMPLOYMENT RATE OF PR OGRAM GRADUATES 12
397		-	WITHIN 6 TO 12 MONTHS POST GRADUATI ON; 13
398		-
399		-	2. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENT S EMPLOYED IN THEIR 14
400		-	FIELD OF INTEREST OR RELATED INDUSTRY WIT HIN 1 YEAR OF GRADUATION ; 15
401		-
402		-	3. STUDENT–REPORTED JOB SATISFA CTION AND 16
403		-	CAREER ALIGNMENT BAS ED ON FOLLOW –UP SURVEYS; 17
404		-
405		-	4. COLLEGE PERSIST ENCE AND COMPLETION RATES 18
406		-	FOR STUDENTS WHO PAR TICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM; AND 19
407		-
408		-	5. REDUCTION IN THE NUMB ER OF STUDENTS WHO A RE 20
409		-	UNEMPLOYED OR NOT PA RTICIPATING IN A POS TSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM 21
410		-	COMPARED TO PRE –PROGRAM DATA . 22
411		-
412		-	(d) (1) In this subsection, “collaborative time per pupil amount” means: 23
413		-
414		-	(i) For fiscal year [2026] 2030, $163; 24
415		-
416		-	(ii) For fiscal year [2027] 2031, $334; 25
417		-
418		-	(iii) For fiscal year [2028] 2032, $512; 26
419		-
420		-	(iv) For fiscal year [2029] 2033, $698; 27
421		-
422		-	(v) For fiscal year [2030] 2034, $891; 28
423		-
424		-	(vi) For fiscal year [2031] 2035, $1,093; 29 10 SENATE BILL 429
425		-
426		-
427		-
428		-	(vii) For fiscal year [2032] 2036, $1,306; 1
429		-
430		-	(viii) For fiscal year [2033] 2037, $1,527; and 2
431		-
432		-	(ix) For each fiscal year thereafter, the collaborative time per pupil 3
433		-	amount in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 4
434		-
435		-	(2) The collaborative time per pupil amount multiplied by the enrollment 5
436		-	count in each county shall be distributed to and expended by schools in each county in 6
437		-	accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 10 of this article and the county’s collaborative time 7
438		-	implementation plan approved by the Accountability and Implementation Board. 8
439		-
440		-	5–222. 9
441		-
442		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 10
443		-
444		-	(3) (I) [“Compensatory] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 11
445		-	“COMPENSATORY education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the 12
446		-	target per pupil foundation amount: 13
447		-
448		-	[(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 91%; 14
449		-
450		-	[(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 89%; 15
451		-
452		-	[(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 87%; AND 16
453		-
454		-	[(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 86%[;]. 17
455		-
456		-	(II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “COMPENSATORY 18
457		-	EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT” MEANS: 19
458		-
459		-	[(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [85%] $7,842; 20
460		-
461		-	[(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [80%] $7,786; 21
462		-
463		-	[(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [78%] $7,908; 22
464		-
465		-	[(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [76%] $8,029; 23
466		-
467		-	[(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [76%] $8,363; 24
468		-
469		-	[(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [75%] $8,582; 25
470		-
471		-	[(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [71%] $8,448; [and] 26
472		-	SENATE BILL 429 11
473		-
474		-
475		-	[(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 73%], 1
476		-	$9,026; AND 2
477		-
478		-	9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE 3
479		-	COMPENSATORY EDUCATI ON PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR 4
480		-	INCREASED BY THE INF LATION ADJUSTMENT RO UNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE 5
481		-	DOLLAR. 6
482		-
483		-	5–223. 7
484		-
485		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
486		-
487		-	(2) “Community school” means a community school under Title 9.9 of this 9
488		-	article. 10
489		-
490		-	(3) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 11
491		-	“concentration of poverty level” means the average percentage of eligible students of the 12
492		-	school’s enrollment for the 3 prior school years rounded to the nearest whole percent. 13
493		-
494		-	(ii) If the 3 prior school years includes the 2020–2021 school year, 14
495		-	“concentration of poverty level” means: 15
496		-
497		-	1. The sum of the percentage of eligible students of the 16
498		-	school’s enrollment for the 4 prior school years minus the 2020–2021 school year percentage 17
499		-	of eligible students; divided by 18
500		-
501		-	2. Three; and 19
502		-
503		-	3. Rounded to the nearest whole percent. 20
504		-
505		-	(4) (i) “Eligible school” means: 21
506		-
507		-	1. For the personnel grant, a public school, including a public 22
508		-	charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 23
509		-
510		-	A. For fiscal year 2020, at least 80%; 24
511		-
512		-	B. For fiscal year 2021, at least 75%; 25
513		-
514		-	C. For fiscal year 2022, at least 70%; 26
515		-
516		-	D. For fiscal year 2023, at least 65%; 27
517		-
518		-	E. For fiscal year 2024, at least 60%; and 28
519		-	12 SENATE BILL 429
520		-
521		-
522		-	F. For fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 1
523		-	least 55%; and 2
524		-
525		-	2. For the per pupil grant, a public school, including a public 3
526		-	charter school, with a concentration of poverty level of: 4
527		-
528		-	A. For fiscal year 2022, at least 80%; 5
529		-
530		-	B. For fiscal year 2023, at least 75%; 6
531		-
532		-	C. For fiscal year 2024, at least 70%; 7
533		-
534		-	D. For fiscal year 2025, at least 65%; 8
535		-
536		-	E. For fiscal year 2026, at least 60%; and 9
537		-
538		-	F. For fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, at 10
539		-	least 55%. 11
540		-
541		-	(ii) “Eligible school” includes an alternative option program in the 12
542		-	local school system if the students in the program are not included in the count of eligible 13
543		-	students for another program or school to determine eligibility for the concentration of 14
544		-	poverty grant. 15
545		-
546		-	(iii) “Eligible school” does not include a school that is eligible to 16
547		-	receive funding under this section but has closed. 17
548		-
549		-	(5) “Eligible student” means the compensatory education enrollment as 18
550		-	defined in § 5–222 of this subtitle in the second prior fiscal year rounded to the nearest 19
551		-	whole number. 20
552		-
553		-	(6) “Locally funded county” means a county board that receives a 21
554		-	compensatory education State share under § 5–221(c)(1)(ii) of this subtitle. 22
555		-
556		-	(7) “Needs assessment” means the assessment completed under § 9.9–104 23
557		-	of this article. 24
558		-
559		-	(8) “Per pupil grant amount” means, for all eligible schools in the county, 25
560		-	the per pupil amount for each eligible school calculated under subsection (d) of this section 26
561		-	multiplied by the number of eligible students in the school. 27
562		-
563		-	(9) “Per pupil maximum amount” means: 28
564		-
565		-	(i) For fiscal year 2022, $3,374.48; and 29
566		-
567		-	(ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 30
568		-	increased by the inflation adjustment. 31 SENATE BILL 429 13
569		-
570		-
571		-
572		-	(10) “Program” means the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program 1
573		-	established under this section. 2
574		-
575		-	(11) “Sliding scale adjustment factor” means: 3
576		-
577		-	(i) For fiscal year 2022, $7,422.33; and 4
578		-
579		-	(ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 5
580		-	increased by the inflation adjustment. 6
581		-
582		-	(12) “Sliding scale upper limit” means: 7
583		-
584		-	(i) For fiscal year 2022, $13,495.15; and 8
585		-
586		-	(ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 9
587		-	increased by the inflation adjustment. 10
588		-
589		-	(13) “State funded county” means a county that is not a locally funded 11
590		-	county. 12
591		-
592		-	(14) “Wraparound services” includes the wraparound services defined under 13
593		-	§ 9.9–101 of this article. 14
594		-
595		-	(b) (1) There is a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in the State. 15
596		-
597		-	(2) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to eligible schools with 16
598		-	a high concentration of eligible students. 17
599		-
600		-	(3) The Program consists of the: 18
601		-
602		-	(i) Personnel grant; and 19
603		-
604		-	(ii) Per pupil grant. 20
605		-
606		-	(c) (1) (i) [1.] For fiscal year 2022, the State shall distribute a personnel 21
607		-	grant to each county board equal to $248,833 for each eligible school in the county. 22
608		-
609		-	[2.] (II) In each subsequent fiscal year, the personnel grant 23
610		-	equals the personnel grant in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 24
611		-
612		-	[(ii)] (III) Except as provided in [subparagraph (iii) of this 25
613		-	paragraph] SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION , each county board shall distribute 26
614		-	directly to each eligible school the amount provided under paragraph (1)(i) AND (II) of this 27
615		-	subsection. 28
616		-	14 SENATE BILL 429
617		-
618		-
619		-	[(iii) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this 1
620		-	subparagraph, if a local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board 2
621		-	may, on behalf of eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed by the 3
622		-	State under this paragraph, provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the 4
623		-	eligible schools that ensures that the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (8) of this 5
624		-	subsection are met and the plan is submitted to the Accountability and Implementation 6
625		-	Board in accordance with § 5–402 of this title. 7
626		-
627		-	2. Subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph does not apply 8
628		-	to a public charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the 9
629		-	plan.] 10
630		-
631		-	(2) (i) Each eligible school shall employ one community school 11
632		-	coordinator staff position in the eligible school. 12
633		-
634		-	(ii) 1. Each eligible school shall provide full–time coverage by at 13
635		-	least one professional health care practitioner during school hours, including any extended 14
636		-	learning time, who is a licensed physician, a licensed physician’s assistant, or a licensed 15
637		-	registered nurse, practicing within the scope of the health care practitioner’s license. 16
638		-
639		-	2. A health care practitioner providing coverage under this 17
640		-	subparagraph may work under a school health services program, a county health 18
641		-	department, or a school–based health center. 19
642		-
643		-	3. This subparagraph may not be construed to: 20
644		-
645		-	A. Require that an eligible school hire a full–time health care 21
646		-	practitioner staff position; or 22
647		-
648		-	B. Preclude the hiring of any other health care practitioners 23
649		-	that meet the needs of the students. 24
650		-
651		-	(3) Each eligible school shall use the personnel grant to fund the 25
652		-	requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 26
653		-
654		-	(4) If the personnel grant provided to an eligible school exceeds the cost to 27
655		-	employ the positions and provide the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 28
656		-	subsection, the eligible school may only use the excess funds to: 29
657		-
658		-	(i) Provide wraparound services to the students enrolled in the 30
659		-	eligible school; 31
660		-
661		-	(ii) Complete the needs assessment; and 32
662		-
663		-	(iii) In fiscal years 2021 through 2025, provide the requirements 33
664		-	under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 13A.04.16.01. 34
	342	+	(i) For fiscal year 2022, $13,495.15; and 1
	343	+
	344	+	(ii) For each subsequent fiscal year, the prior fiscal year amount 2
	345	+	increased by the inflation adjustment. 3
	346	+
	347	+	(13) “State funded county” means a county that is not a locally funded 4
	348	+	county. 5
	349	+
	350	+	(14) “Wraparound services” includes the wraparound services defined under 6
	351	+	§ 9.9–101 of this article. 7
	352	+
	353	+	(b) (1) There is a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in the State. 8
	354	+
	355	+	(2) The purpose of the Program is to provide grants to eligible schools with 9
	356	+	a high concentration of eligible students. 10
	357	+
	358	+	(3) The Program consists of the: 11
	359	+
	360	+	(i) Personnel grant; and 12
	361	+
	362	+	(ii) Per pupil grant. 13
	363	+
	364	+	(c) (1) (i) [1.] For fiscal year 2022, the State shall distribute a personnel 14
	365	+	grant to each county board equal to $248,833 for each eligible school in the county. 15
	366	+
	367	+	[2.] (II) In each subsequent fiscal year, the personnel grant 16
	368	+	equals the personnel grant in the prior fiscal year increased by the inflation adjustment. 17
	369	+
	370	+	[(ii)] (III) Except as provided in [subparagraph (iii) of this 18
	371	+	paragraph] SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION , each county board shall distribute 19
	372	+	directly to each eligible school the amount provided under paragraph (1)(i) AND (II) of this 20
	373	+	subsection. 21
	374	+
	375	+	[(iii) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this 22
	376	+	subparagraph, if a local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board 23
	377	+	may, on behalf of eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed by the 24
	378	+	State under this paragraph, provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the 25
	379	+	eligible schools that ensures that the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (8) of this 26
	380	+	subsection are met and the plan is submitted to the Accountability and Implementation 27
	381	+	Board in accordance with § 5–402 of this title. 28
	382	+
	383	+	2. Subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph does not apply 29
	384	+	to a public charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the 30
	385	+	plan.] 31
	386	+	SENATE BILL 429 9
	387	+
	388	+
	389	+	(2) (i) Each eligible school shall employ one community school 1
	390	+	coordinator staff position in the eligible school. 2
	391	+
	392	+	(ii) 1. Each eligible school shall provide full–time coverage by at 3
	393	+	least one professional health care practitioner during school hours, including any extended 4
	394	+	learning time, who is a licensed physician, a licensed physician’s assistant, or a licensed 5
	395	+	registered nurse, practicing within the scope of the health care practitioner’s license. 6
	396	+
	397	+	2. A health care practitioner providing coverage under this 7
	398	+	subparagraph may work under a school health services program, a county health 8
	399	+	department, or a school–based health center. 9
	400	+
	401	+	3. This subparagraph may not be construed to: 10
	402	+
	403	+	A. Require that an eligible school hire a full–time health care 11
	404	+	practitioner staff position; or 12
	405	+
	406	+	B. Preclude the hiring of any other health care practitioners 13
	407	+	that meet the needs of the students. 14
	408	+
	409	+	(3) Each eligible school shall use the personnel grant to fund the 15
	410	+	requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 16
	411	+
	412	+	(4) If the personnel grant provided to an eligible school exceeds the cost to 17
	413	+	employ the positions and provide the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 18
	414	+	subsection, the eligible school may only use the excess funds to: 19
	415	+
	416	+	(i) Provide wraparound services to the students enrolled in the 20
	417	+	eligible school; 21
	418	+
	419	+	(ii) Complete the needs assessment; and 22
	420	+
	421	+	(iii) In fiscal years 2021 through 2025, provide the requirements 23
	422	+	under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 13A.04.16.01. 24
	423	+
	424	+	(5) (i) If an eligible school, prior to receiving a personnel grant, employs 25
	425	+	an individual in a position or has the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 26
	426	+	subsection, at least the same amount of funds shall be provided to the eligible school to be 27
	427	+	used for those positions or coverage after receiving a personnel grant. 28
	428	+
	429	+	(ii) If an eligible school satisfies subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 29
	430	+	then the school shall use the personnel grant in accordance with paragraph (4) of this 30
	431	+	subsection. 31
	432	+
	433	+	(6) The community school coordinator shall be subject to the requirements 32
	434	+	under § 9.9–104 of this article. 33
	435	+	10 SENATE BILL 429
	436	+
	437	+
	438	+	(7) A county that provides a school nurse, school health services, or 1
	439	+	community school services from funds outside of those made in the fiscal year 2019 local 2
	440	+	appropriation to the county board shall continue to provide at least the same resources to 3
	441	+	an eligible school through fiscal year 2030. 4
	442	+
	443	+	(8) If an eligible school becomes ineligible, the school shall remain entitled 5
	444	+	to the personnel grant for two school years after the school loses eligibility but may not 6
	445	+	receive the per pupil grant. 7
	446	+
	447	+	(9) The personnel and per pupil grant may be used through fiscal year 2027 8
	448	+	to provide the programs required under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 9
	449	+	13A.04.16.01. 10
	450	+
	451	+	(d) (1) (i) 1. Eligible schools with a concentration of poverty level of at 11
	452	+	least 80% shall receive a per pupil grant beginning in fiscal year 2022. 12
	453	+
	454	+	2. All other eligible schools shall receive the per pupil grant 13
	455	+	1 year after becoming eligible and on completion of the needs assessment required under § 14
	456	+	9.9–104 of this article. 15
	457	+
	458	+	(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, each 16
	459	+	eligible school shall receive a per pupil grant each fiscal year equal to the product of the 17
	460	+	total number of eligible students in the school and the per pupil amount based on the sliding 18
	461	+	scale under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 19
	462	+
	463	+	(2) (i) The sliding scale per pupil amount shall be calculated as 20
	464	+	provided in this paragraph. 21
	465	+
	466	+	(ii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level less than or 22
	467	+	equal to 55%, the per pupil amount is $0. 23
	468	+
	469	+	(iii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level greater than 24
	470	+	55% but less than 80%, the per pupil amount is equal to the product of the concentration of 25
	471	+	poverty level and the sliding scale upper limit minus the sliding scale adjustment factor. 26
	472	+
	473	+	(iv) For schools with a concentration of poverty level equal to or 27
	474	+	greater than 80% the per pupil amount is the maximum per pupil amount. 28
	475	+
	476	+	(3) Except as provided in paragraph [(4)] (5) of this subsection, each 29
	477	+	eligible school shall receive the following proportion of the per pupil grant calculated under 30
	478	+	paragraph (2) of this subsection rounded to the nearest whole dollar: 31
	479	+
	480	+	(i) For the 1st year of eligibility, 16%; 32
	481	+
	482	+	(ii) For the 2nd year of eligibility, 32%; 33
	483	+
	484	+	(iii) For the 3rd year of eligibility, 37%; 34 SENATE BILL 429 11
	485	+
	486	+
	487	+
	488	+	(iv) For the 4th year of eligibility, 55%; 1
	489	+
	490	+	(v) For the 5th year of eligibility, 66%; 2
	491	+
	492	+	(vi) For the 6th year of eligibility, 75%; and 3
	493	+
	494	+	(vii) For the 7th year of eligibility and each year of eligibility 4
	495	+	thereafter, 100%. 5
	496	+
	497	+	(4) (I) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 AND 2028, INCREASES IN THE 6
	498	+	PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR E ACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL 7
	499	+	CALCULATED UNDER PAR AGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL PAUSE AT THE 8
	500	+	PROPORTION ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. 9
	501	+
	502	+	(II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2029, THE INCREASES IN THE 10
	503	+	PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR E ACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL SHALL 11
	504	+	RESUME BASED ON THE AMOUNT THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE RE CEIVED IN 12
	505	+	FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS CALCULATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 13
	506	+
	507	+	[(4)] (5) Beginning in fiscal year [2030] 2032, each eligible school shall 14
	508	+	receive 100% of the per pupil grant calculated under paragraph (2) of this subsection 15
	509	+	rounded to the nearest whole dollar. 16
	510	+
	511	+	(e) (1) For a locally funded county each fiscal year, the State shall distribute 17
	512	+	the State share of the per pupil grant amount to each county board. 18
	513	+
	514	+	(2) For a State funded county: 19
	515	+
	516	+	(i) The State shall distribute 100% of the per pupil grant amount to 20
	517	+	each county board; and 21
	518	+
	519	+	(ii) There is no local share of the per pupil grant amount. 22
	520	+
	521	+	(3) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school the 23
	522	+	minimum school funding amount for the per pupil grant amount calculated under § 5–234 24
	523	+	of this subtitle. 25
	524	+
	525	+	(f) (1) [Each] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS 26
	526	+	SECTION, EACH eligible school shall use the per pupil grant to provide wraparound 27
	527	+	services and other programs and services identified in the eligible school’s needs 28
	528	+	assessment plan. 29
	529	+
	530	+	(2) [(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a 30
	531	+	local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board may, on behalf of the 31
	532	+	eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed for the per pupil grant, 32 12 SENATE BILL 429
	533	+
	534	+
	535	+	provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the eligible schools that ensures that 1
	536	+	the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection are met and the plan is submitted to 2
	537	+	the Accountability and Implementation Board under § 5–402 of this title. 3
	538	+
	539	+	(ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to a public 4
	540	+	charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the plan. 5
	541	+
	542	+	(3)] A local school system may request flexibility in distributing funds 6
	543	+	through [the Accountability and Implementation Board appeal process under § 5–406 of 7
	544	+	this title] AN APPEALS PROCESS ESTABLIS HED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 8
	545	+
	546	+	(g) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF 9
	547	+	A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTE M HAS AT LEAST 2 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS : 10
	548	+
	549	+	(I) THE COUNTY BOARD MAY , ON BEHALF OF THE ELI GIBLE 11
	550	+	SCHOOLS, EXPEND NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE FUNDS DISTRIB UTED FOR THE 12
	551	+	PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT A PLAN IS DEVELOPED IN CONS ULTATION WITH THE 13
	552	+	ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS THA T ENSURES THAT THE R EQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION S 14
	553	+	(C)(2) THROUGH (8) AND (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION ARE MET AND THE PLAN , 15
	554	+	CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN TITLE 9.9 OF THIS ARTICLE , IS 16
	555	+	SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 17
	556	+
	557	+	(II) THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPEND A PORTION OF THE 18
	558	+	FUNDS DISTRIBUTED FO R THE PROGRAM ON CENTRA L ADMINISTRATIVE COS TS, 19
	559	+	INCLUDING TO: 20
	560	+
	561	+	1. PROVIDE CENTRAL SUPPO RT TO EFFECTIVELY 21
	562	+	MANAGE PROGRAM FUNDS ; 22
	563	+
	564	+	2. ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OUTSIDE SERVICE 23
	565	+	PROVIDERS THAT SUPPO RT AT LEAST 2 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ; 24
	566	+
	567	+	3. COORDINATE SPENDING O N BEHALF OF ELIGIB LE 25
	568	+	SCHOOLS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 26
	569	+
	570	+	4. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRAT IVE COST AS DEFINED BY 27
	571	+	THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH RE GULATION. 28
	572	+
	573	+	(2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A 29
	574	+	PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOO L UNLESS THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHO OL CHOOSES TO 30
	575	+	PARTICIPATE IN THE P LAN. 31
	576	+
	577	+	(3) (I) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES AND 32
	578	+	PROCEDURES TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION. 33 SENATE BILL 429 13
	579	+
	580	+
	581	+
	582	+	(II) BY JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T 1
	583	+	REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION. 2
	584	+
	585	+	(H) On or before October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department 3
	586	+	shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of 4
	587	+	Legislative Services the percentage and number of students at each school eligible for free 5
	588	+	or reduced price meals in the prior school year and each public school’s eligibility for a grant 6
	589	+	under this program in the upcoming fiscal year. 7
	590	+
	591	+	[(h)] (I) (1) On or before August 15, 2025, and each August 15 thereafter, 8
	592	+	each community school coordinator of an eligible school shall submit to the Department 9
	593	+	[and the Accountability and Implementation Board] an evaluation that provides for the 10
	594	+	immediately preceding school year for the community school coordinator’s eligible school: 11
	595	+
	596	+	(i) How funds provided under this section were allocated at the 12
	597	+	beginning of the school year compared to how the funds were actually used; 13
	598	+
	599	+	(ii) The numbers of: 14
	600	+
	601	+	1. Students identified as needing wraparound services; 15
	602	+
	603	+	2. Students and families provided with wraparound services, 16
	604	+	categorized by the type of service as described under § 9.9–101 of this article; and 17
	605	+
	606	+	3. Families, organizations, and community members who 18
	607	+	volunteered at the eligible school; 19
	608	+
	609	+	(iii) The rates of: 20
	610	+
	611	+	1. Chronic absenteeism; and 21
	612	+
	613	+	2. Student disciplinary action; and 22
	614	+
	615	+	(iv) Strategies for reducing the rate of chronic absenteeism identified 23
	616	+	under item (iii) of this paragraph. 24
	617	+
	618	+	(2) Each community school coordinator shall use the evaluation form 25
	619	+	developed by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this article. 26
	620	+
	621	+	(3) The Department [and the Accountability and Implementation Board] 27
	622	+	shall: 28
	623	+
	624	+	(i) [Make] TRANSMIT THE FINAL RE PORT TO THE 29
	625	+	ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE publicly available each 30
	626	+	evaluation submitted under this subsection; and 31 14 SENATE BILL 429
	627	+
	628	+
	629	+
	630	+	(ii) On or before December 1, 2024, jointly submit a report to the 1
	631	+	General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on 2
	632	+	possible methods for ensuring that funds provided under this section are used 3
	633	+	appropriately and effectively. 4
	634	+
	635	+	(4) (I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, THE DEPARTMENT 5
	636	+	SHALL CONDUCT A STAT EWIDE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. 6
	637	+
	638	+	(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRAN SMIT THE FINAL REPOR T TO 7
	639	+	THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE THE RE PORT 8
	640	+	PUBLICLY AVAILABLE . 9
	641	+
	642	+	5–225. 10
	643	+
	644	+	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
	645	+
	646	+	(2) (i) “Special education enrollment” means the number of students 12
	647	+	enrolled in a public school in the prior fiscal year who required special education services 13
	648	+	as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 14
	649	+
	650	+	(ii) “Special education enrollment” includes special education 15
	651	+	students enrolled in a publicly funded prekindergarten program under Title 7, Subtitle 1A 16
	652	+	of this article. 17
	653	+
	654	+	(iii) “Special education enrollment” does not include students who are 18
	655	+	enrolled in or attend: 19
	656	+
	657	+	1. The Maryland School for the Blind; 20
	658	+
	659	+	2. The Maryland School for the Deaf; or 21
	660	+
	661	+	3. An educational program operated by the State. 22
	662	+
	663	+	(3) (I) [“Special] FOR FISCAL YEA RS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 23
	664	+	“SPECIAL education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per 24
	665	+	pupil foundation amount: 25
	666	+
	667	+	[(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 86%; 26
	668	+
	669	+	[(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 86%; 27
	670	+
	671	+	[(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 92%; AND 28
	672	+
	673	+	[(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 99%[;]. 29
665	674		SENATE BILL 429 15
666	675
667	676
668		-	(5) (i) If an eligible school, prior to receiving a personnel grant, employs 1
669		-	an individual in a position or has the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this 2
670		-	subsection, at least the same amount of funds shall be provided to the eligible school to be 3
671		-	used for those positions or coverage after receiving a personnel grant. 4
672		-
673		-	(ii) If an eligible school satisfies subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 5
674		-	then the school shall use the personnel grant in accordance with paragraph (4) of this 6
675		-	subsection. 7
676		-
677		-	(6) The community school coordinator shall be subject to the requirements 8
678		-	under § 9.9–104 of this article. 9
679		-
680		-	(7) A county that provides a school nurse, school health services, or 10
681		-	community school services from funds outside of those made in the fiscal year 2019 local 11
682		-	appropriation to the county board shall continue to provide at least the same resources to 12
683		-	an eligible school through fiscal year 2030. 13
684		-
685		-	(8) If an eligible school becomes ineligible, the school shall remain entitled 14
686		-	to the personnel grant for two school years after the school loses eligibility but may not 15
687		-	receive the per pupil grant. 16
688		-
689		-	(9) The personnel and per pupil grant may be used through fiscal year 2027 17
690		-	to provide the programs required under COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 04, including 18
691		-	13A.04.16.01. 19
692		-
693		-	(d) (1) (i) 1. Eligible schools with a concentration of poverty level of at 20
694		-	least 80% shall receive a per pupil grant beginning in fiscal year 2022. 21
695		-
696		-	2. All other eligible schools shall receive the per pupil grant 22
697		-	1 year after becoming eligible and on completion of the needs assessment required under § 23
698		-	9.9–104 of this article. 24
699		-
700		-	(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, each 25
701		-	eligible school shall receive a per pupil grant each fiscal year equal to the product of the 26
702		-	total number of eligible students in the school and the per pupil amount based on the sliding 27
703		-	scale under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 28
704		-
705		-	(2) (i) The sliding scale per pupil amount shall be calculated as 29
706		-	provided in this paragraph. 30
707		-
708		-	(ii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level less than or 31
709		-	equal to 55%, the per pupil amount is $0. 32
710		-
711		-	(iii) For schools with a concentration of poverty level greater than 33
712		-	55% but less than 80%, the per pupil amount is equal to the product of the concentration of 34
713		-	poverty level and the sliding scale upper limit minus the sliding scale adjustment factor. 35
714		-	16 SENATE BILL 429
715		-
716		-
717		-	(iv) For schools with a concentration of poverty level equal to or 1
718		-	greater than 80% the per pupil amount is the maximum per pupil amount. 2
719		-
720		-	(3) Except as provided in paragraph [(4)] (5) of this subsection, each 3
721		-	eligible school shall receive the following proportion of the per pupil grant calculated under 4
722		-	paragraph (2) of this subsection rounded to the nearest whole dollar: 5
723		-
724		-	(i) For the 1st year of eligibility, 16%; 6
725		-
726		-	(ii) For the 2nd year of eligibility, 32%; 7
727		-
728		-	(iii) For the 3rd year of eligibility, 37%; 8
729		-
730		-	(iv) For the 4th year of eligibility, 55%; 9
731		-
732		-	(v) For the 5th year of eligibility, 66%; 10
733		-
734		-	(vi) For the 6th year of eligibility, 75%; and 11
735		-
736		-	(vii) For the 7th year of eligibility and each year of eligibility 12
737		-	thereafter, 100%. 13
738		-
739		-	(4) (I) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 AND 2028, INCREASES IN THE 14
740		-	PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT FOR EACH ELIG IBLE SCHOOL 15
741		-	CALCULATED UNDER PAR AGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL PAUSE AT THE 16
742		-	PROPORTION ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2026. 17
743		-
744		-	(II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2029, THE INCREASES IN THE 18
745		-	PROPORTION OF THE PE R PUPIL AMOUNT F OR EACH ELIGIBLE SCH OOL SHALL 19
746		-	RESUME BASED ON THE AMOUNT THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE RE CEIVED IN 20
747		-	FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS CALCULATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 21
748		-
749		-	[(4)] (5) Beginning in fiscal year [2030] 2032, each eligible school shall 22
750		-	receive 100% of the per pupil grant calculated under paragraph (2) of this subsection 23
751		-	rounded to the nearest whole dollar. 24
752		-
753		-	(e) (1) For a locally funded county each fiscal year, the State shall distribute 25
754		-	the State share of the per pupil grant amount to each county board. 26
755		-
756		-	(2) For a State funded county: 27
757		-
758		-	(i) The State shall distribute 100% of the per pupil grant amount to 28
759		-	each county board; and 29
760		-
761		-	(ii) There is no local share of the per pupil grant amount. 30
762		-	SENATE BILL 429 17
763		-
764		-
765		-	(3) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school the 1
766		-	minimum school funding amount for the per pupil grant amount calculated under § 5–234 2
767		-	of this subtitle. 3
768		-
769		-	(f) (1) [Each] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS 4
770		-	SECTION, EACH eligible school shall use the per pupil grant to provide wraparound 5
771		-	services and other programs and services identified in the eligible school’s needs 6
772		-	assessment plan. 7
773		-
774		-	(2) [(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a 8
775		-	local school system has at least 40 eligible schools, the county board may, on behalf of the 9
776		-	eligible schools, expend no more than 50% of the funds distributed for the per pupil grant, 10
777		-	provided that a plan is developed in consultation with the eligible schools that ensures that 11
778		-	the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection are met and the plan is submitted to 12
779		-	the Accountability and Implementation Board under § 5–402 of this title. 13
780		-
781		-	(ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to a public 14
782		-	charter school unless the public charter school chooses to participate in the plan. 15
783		-
784		-	(3)] A local school system may request flexibility in distributing funds 16
785		-	through [the Accountability and Implementation Board appeal process under § 5–406 of 17
786		-	this title] AN APPEALS PROCESS ESTABLISHE D BY THE DEPARTMENT . 18
787		-
788		-	(g) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF 19
789		-	A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTE M HAS AT LEAST 2 10 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS OR IF AT LEAST 20
790		-	35% OF A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM’S SCHOOLS ARE ELIGIB LE SCHOOLS: 21
791		-
792		-	(I) THE COUNTY BOARD MAY , ON BEHALF OF THE ELI GIBLE 22
793		-	SCHOOLS, EXPEND NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE FUNDS DISTRIB UTED FOR THE 23
794		-	PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT A PLAN IS DEVELOPED IN CONS ULTATION WITH THE 24
795		-	ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS THA T ENSURES THAT THE R EQUIREMENTS OF SUBSE CTIONS 25
796		-	(C)(2) THROUGH (8) AND (F)(1) OF THIS SECTION ARE MET AND THE PLAN , 26
797		-	CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN TITLE 9.9 OF THIS ARTICLE , IS 27
798		-	SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 28
799		-
800		-	(II) THE COUNTY BOARD MAY EXPEND A PORTION OF THE 29
801		-	FUNDS DISTRIBUTED FO R THE PROGRAM ON CENTRAL AD MINISTRATIVE COSTS , 30
802		-	INCLUDING TO: 31
803		-
804		-	1. PROVIDE CENTRAL SUPPO RT TO EFFECTIVELY 32
805		-	MANAGE PROGRAM FUNDS ; 33
806		-
807		-	2. ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH OUTSIDE SERVICE 34
808		-	PROVIDERS THAT SUPPO RT AT LEAST 2 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ; 35
	677	+	(II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “SPECIAL EDUCATION 1
	678	+	PER PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS THE FOLLOWING : 2
	679	+
	680	+	[(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [103%] $9,503; 3
	681	+
	682	+	[(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [112%] $10,900; 4
	683	+
	684	+	[(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [122%] $12,368; 5
	685	+
	686	+	[(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [136%] $14,367; 6
	687	+
	688	+	[(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [153%] $16,836; 7
	689	+
	690	+	[(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [151%] $17,277; 8
	691	+
	692	+	[(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [148%] $17,609; [and] 9
	693	+
	694	+	[(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 10
	695	+	146%], $18,424; AND 11
	696	+
	697	+	9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE SPECIAL 12
	698	+	EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR INCREASE D BY THE 13
	699	+	INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE DOLLAR . 14
	700	+
	701	+	(b) Each school shall use the funds provided under this section to provide the 15
	702	+	services required by each student’s individualized education program or 504 plans. 16
	703	+
	704	+	(c) (1) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share for special 17
	705	+	education to each county board. 18
	706	+
	707	+	(2) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school or 19
	708	+	publicly funded prekindergarten program the minimum school funding amount for special 20
	709	+	education calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 21
	710	+
	711	+	6–123.1. 22
	712	+
	713	+	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE COLLABORATIVE TIME 23
	714	+	INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 24
	715	+
	716	+	(B) (1) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2029, THERE IS A 25
	717	+	COLLABORATIVE TIME INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 26
	718	+
	719	+	(2) (I) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO 27
	720	+	ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT CAN BE REPLICAT ED FOR TEACHER 28 16 SENATE BILL 429
	721	+
	722	+
	723	+	COLLABORATION AT THE SCHOOL OR LOCAL SCHO OL SYSTEM LEVEL THAT IMPROVE 1
	724	+	TEACHER RETENTION AN D STUDENT LEARNING . 2
	725	+
	726	+	(II) INNOVATIVE MODELS MAY INCLUDE ELEMENTS , IN WHOLE 3
	727	+	OR IN PART, OF THE FOLLOWING : 4
	728	+
	729	+	1. A TEAM–BASED, EXPERT–LED STRUCTURE IN WHI CH 5
	730	+	EDUCATORS SHARE THE WORK OF PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION AND THE 6
	731	+	PROVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORTS, EDUCATING, AND SUPPORTING STUDE NTS; 7
	732	+
	733	+	2. REDUCED WORKLOADS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO 8
	734	+	LEARN AND PRACTICE FOR NEW TEACHERS, TEACHERS IN LOW –PERFORMING 9
	735	+	SCHOOLS, AND TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS RECEIVING TH E CONCENTRATION OF 10
	736	+	POVERTY GRANT , GRADUALLY INCREASING TO FULL TEACHING RES PONSIBILITIES; 11
	737	+
	738	+	3. MODIFIED TEACHING SCH EDULES THAT ALLOW TI ME 12
	739	+	FOR REFLECT ION, COLLABORATION , AND STUDENT CONNECTI ONS; 13
	740	+
	741	+	4. MEANINGFUL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 14
	742	+	EFFECTIVE, EXPERIENCED TEACHERS TO GROW IN THEIR CAR EERS, EXTEND THEIR 15
	743	+	IMPACT, AND INCREASE THEIR C OMPENSATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH TH E CAREER 16
	744	+	LADDER; OR 17
	745	+
	746	+	5. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES AN D STAFFING PLANS THA T 18
	747	+	ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME OR SMALLER GROUP SETTIN GS FOR 19
	748	+	STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. 20
	749	+
	750	+	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE GRANT. 21
	751	+
	752	+	(4) ALLOWABLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE : 22
	753	+
	754	+	(I) COMPENSATION FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF TO SUPPORT 23
	755	+	TEACHER RELEASE TIME ; 24
	756	+
	757	+	(II) PLANNING RELATED TO A NEW MASTER SCHEDULE AND 25
	758	+	TEACHER STAFFING ASS IGNMENTS; 26
	759	+
	760	+	(III) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT; 27
	761	+
	762	+	(IV) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM AN APPROVED VEN DOR; 28
	763	+
	764	+	(V) COSTS INVOLVED WI TH INCREASED INTERAC TIONS 29
	765	+	BETWEEN TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONN EL TO BENEFIT STUDEN TS; AND 30 SENATE BILL 429 17
	766	+
	767	+
	768	+
	769	+	(VI) ANY OTHER USE APPROVE D BY THE DEPARTMENT . 1
	770	+
	771	+	(C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 2
	772	+	DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT TO ESTABLISH AN INNO VATIVE MODEL THAT 3
	773	+	FURTHERS THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 4
	774	+
	775	+	(II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, AN APPLICATION MUST BE 5
	776	+	SUBMITTED WITH A COS IGNED AGREEMENT FROM THE COUNTY BOARD’S LOCAL 6
	777	+	EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIO N AS DEFINED UNDER § 6–401 OF THIS TITLE. 7
	778	+
	779	+	(III) ONLY APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS NOT ALREADY IN 8
	780	+	PLACE AT THE SCHOOL OR SYSTEM LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS. 9
	781	+
	782	+	(2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 10
	783	+
	784	+	(I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE P ROPOSED INNOVATIVE M ODEL; 11
	785	+
	786	+	(II) A FINANCIAL PLAN THAT DETAILS THE ESTIMATED TOTAL 12
	787	+	COST, INCLUDING ANY ONE –TIME COSTS, OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED 13
	788	+	INNOVATIVE MODEL; 14
	789	+
	790	+	(III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE G OALS AND METRICS USE D TO 15
	791	+	EVALUATE THE EFFICAC Y OF THE GRANT AND INNOVATIVE MODEL; AND 16
	792	+
	793	+	(IV) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 17
	794	+	DEPARTMENT . 18
	795	+
	796	+	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 19
	797	+	PROCEDURES FOR ACCEP TING AND EVALUATING APPLICATIONS. 20
	798	+
	799	+	(4) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE PLANNING GRANTS BEFORE 21
	800	+	AWARDING DEMONSTRATI ON GRANTS. 22
	801	+
	802	+	(5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE, TO THE EXTENT 23
	803	+	PRACTICABLE , DIVERSITY AMONG THE GRANTEES FOR THE FOL LOWING 24
	804	+	CATEGORIES: 25
	805	+
	806	+	(I) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION I N THE STATE; 26
	807	+
	808	+	(II) SIZE OF THE SCHOOL AN D LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTE M; AND 27
809	809		18 SENATE BILL 429
810		-
811		-
812		-	3. COORDINATE SPENDING O N BEHALF OF ELIGIBLE 1
813		-	SCHOOLS UNDER SUBPAR AGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ; AND 2
814		-
815		-	4. ANY OTHER ADMINISTRAT IVE COST AS DEFINED BY 3
816		-	THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH RE GULATION. 4
817		-
818		-	(2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT APPLY TO A 5
819		-	PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOO L UNLESS THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL CHOOSES TO 6
820		-	PARTICIPATE IN THE P LAN. 7
821		-
822		-	(3) A COUNTY BOARD THAT EX PENDS FUNDS ON BEHAL F OF ELIGIBLE 8
823		-	SCHOOLS IN THE COUNT Y IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L PROVIDE 9
824		-	TO EACH ELIGIBLE SCH OOL: 10
825		-
826		-	(I) AN ITEMIZED LIST OF S ERVICES PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS 11
827		-	AND THEIR FAMILIES TH AT MEET THE NEEDS ID ENTIFIED IN THE NEED S 12
828		-	ASSESSMENT OF THE EL IGIBLE SCHOOL; AND 13
829		-
830		-	(II) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING SPENT ON EACH SERVIC E. 14
831		-
832		-	(4) (I) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES AND 15
833		-	PROCEDURES TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION . 16
834		-
835		-	(II) BY JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T 17
836		-	REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SUBSECTION . 18
837		-
838		-	(H) On or before October 1, 2021, and each October 1 thereafter, the Department 19
839		-	shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of 20
840		-	Legislative Services the percentage and number of students at each school eligible for free 21
841		-	or reduced price meals in the prior school year and each public school’s eligibility for a grant 22
842		-	under this program in the upcoming fiscal year. 23
843		-
844		-	[(h)] (I) (1) On or before August 15, 2025, and each August 15 thereafter, 24
845		-	each community school coordinator of an eligible school shall submit to the Department 25
846		-	[and the Accountability and Implementation Board] an evaluation that provides for the 26
847		-	immediately preceding school year for the community school coordinator’s eligible school: 27
848		-
849		-	(i) How funds provided under this section were allocated at the 28
850		-	beginning of the school year compared to how the funds were actually used; 29
851		-
852		-	(ii) The numbers of: 30
853		-
854		-	1. Students identified as needing wraparound services; 31
855		-	SENATE BILL 429 19
856		-
857		-
858		-	2. Students and families provided with wraparound services, 1
859		-	categorized by the type of service as described under § 9.9–101 of this article; and 2
860		-
861		-	3. Families, organizations, and community members who 3
862		-	volunteered at the eligible school; 4
863		-
864		-	(iii) The rates of: 5
865		-
866		-	1. Chronic absenteeism; and 6
867		-
868		-	2. Student disciplinary action; and 7
869		-
870		-	(iv) Strategies for reducing the rate of chronic absenteeism identified 8
871		-	under item (iii) of this paragraph. 9
872		-
873		-	(2) Each community school coordinator shall use the evaluation form 10
874		-	developed by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this article. 11
875		-
876		-	(3) The Department [and the Accountability and Implementation Board] 12
877		-	shall: 13
878		-
879		-	(i) [Make] TRANSMIT THE FINAL RE PORT TO THE 14
880		-	ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE publicly available each 15
881		-	evaluation submitted under this subsection; and 16
882		-
883		-	(ii) On or before December 1, 2024, jointly submit a report to the 17
884		-	General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on 18
885		-	possible methods for ensuring that funds provided under this section are used 19
886		-	appropriately and effectively. 20
887		-
888		-	(4) (I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2028, THE DEPARTMENT 21
889		-	SHALL CONDUCT A STAT EWIDE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. 22
890		-
891		-	(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT THE FINAL R EPORT 23
892		-	SUMMARIZE THE RESULT S OF THE FINDINGS IN A REPORT THAT THE DEPARTMENT 24
893		-	SHALL: 25
894		-
895		-	1. TRANSMIT TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 26
896		-	IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND MAKE THE REPORT ; 27
897		-
898		-	2. SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 28
899		-	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE; AND 29
900		-
901		-	3. MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE . 30
902		-
903		-	5–224. 31 20 SENATE BILL 429
904		-
905		-
906		-
907		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
908		-
909		-	(3) (I) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, “English learner 2
910		-	per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per pupil foundation 3
911		-	amount: 4
912		-
913		-	[(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 100%; 5
914		-
915		-	[(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 100%; 6
916		-
917		-	[(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 100%; AND 7
918		-
919		-	[(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 102%[;]. 8
920		-
921		-	(II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “ENGLISH LEARNER PER 9
922		-	PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS: 10
923		-
924		-	[(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [98%] $9,041; 11
925		-
926		-	[(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [94%] $9,148; 12
927		-
928		-	[(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [92%] $9,327; 13
929		-
930		-	[(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [91%] $9,613; 14
931		-
932		-	[(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [89%] $9,794; 15
933		-
934		-	[(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [88%] $10,069; 16
935		-
936		-	[(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [86%] $10,232; [and] 17
937		-
938		-	[(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 85%], 18
939		-	$10,510; AND 19
940		-
941		-	9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE ENGLISH 20
942		-	LEARNER PER PUPIL AM OUNT FOR THE PRIOR F ISCAL YEAR INCREASED BY THE 21
943		-	INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEARE ST WHOLE DOLLAR . 22
944		-
945		-	5–225. 23
946		-
947		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 24
948		-	SENATE BILL 429 21
949		-
950		-
951		-	(2) (i) “Special education enrollment” means the number of students 1
952		-	enrolled in a public school in the prior fiscal year who required special education services 2
953		-	as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 3
954		-
955		-	(ii) “Special education enrollment” includes special education 4
956		-	students enrolled in a publicly funded prekindergarten program under Title 7, Subtitle 1A 5
957		-	of this article. 6
958		-
959		-	(iii) “Special education enrollment” does not include students who are 7
960		-	enrolled in or attend: 8
961		-
962		-	1. The Maryland School for the Blind; 9
963		-
964		-	2. The Maryland School for the Deaf; or 10
965		-
966		-	3. An educational program operated by the State. 11
967		-
968		-	(3) (I) [“Special] FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2025, 12
969		-	“SPECIAL education per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per 13
970		-	pupil foundation amount: 14
971		-
972		-	[(i)] 1. For fiscal year 2022, 86%; 15
973		-
974		-	[(ii)] 2. For fiscal year 2023, 86%; 16
975		-
976		-	[(iii)] 3. For fiscal year 2024, 92%; AND 17
977		-
978		-	[(iv)] 4. For fiscal year 2025, 99%[;]. 18
979		-
980		-	(II) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2026, “SPECIAL EDUCATION 19
981		-	PER PUPIL AMOUNT ” MEANS THE FOLLOWING : 20
982		-
983		-	[(v)] 1. For fiscal year 2026, [103%] $9,503; 21
984		-
985		-	[(vi)] 2. For fiscal year 2027, [112%] $10,900; 22
986		-
987		-	[(vii)] 3. For fiscal year 2028, [122%] $12,368; 23
988		-
989		-	[(viii)] 4. For fiscal year 2029, [136%] $14,367; 24
990		-
991		-	[(ix)] 5. For fiscal year 2030, [153%] $16,836; 25
992		-
993		-	[(x)] 6. For fiscal year 2031, [151%] $17,277; 26
994		-
995		-	[(xi)] 7. For fiscal year 2032, [148%] $17,609; [and] 27
996		-	22 SENATE BILL 429
997		-
998		-
999		-	[(xii)] 8. For fiscal year 2033 [and each fiscal year thereafter, 1
1000		-	146%], $18,424 $18,053; AND 2
1001		-
1002		-	9. FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE SPECIAL 3
1003		-	EDUCATION PER PUPIL AMOUNT FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR INCREASE D BY THE 4
1004		-	INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ROUNDED TO THE NEARE ST WHOLE DOLLAR. 5
1005		-
1006		-	(b) Each school shall use the funds provided under this section to provide the 6
1007		-	services required by each student’s individualized education program or 504 plans. 7
1008		-
1009		-	(c) (1) Each fiscal year, the State shall distribute the State share for special 8
1010		-	education to each county board. 9
1011		-
1012		-	(2) Each fiscal year, the county board shall distribute to each school or 10
1013		-	publicly funded prekindergarten program the minimum school funding amount for special 11
1014		-	education calculated under § 5–234 of this subtitle. 12
1015		-
1016		-	5–234. 13
1017		-
1018		-	(b) (1) For each school, the county board shall distribute the minimum school 14
1019		-	funding amount for the applicable program multiplied by the school enrollment for the 15
1020		-	applicable program. 16
1021		-
1022		-	(2) On or before July 1, 2024, for fiscal year 2025, and each July 1 17
1023		-	thereafter, each county board shall report on the county board’s compliance with this 18
1024		-	section to the Department and the Accountability and Implementation Board established 19
1025		-	under Subtitle 4 of this title. 20
1026		-
1027		-	(3) A county board may request a waiver under § 5–406 of this title from 21
1028		-	this provision for reasons including: 22
1029		-
1030		-	(i) A significant shift in total school–level enrollment between the 23
1031		-	prior year and the current year; 24
1032		-
1033		-	(ii) A significant shift in school–level enrollment of at–promise 25
1034		-	students between the prior year and the current year; [and] 26
1035		-
1036		-	(iii) A significant difference in the amount of funding provided 27
1037		-	through the formula and the amount of expenditures necessary for a category of at–promise 28
1038		-	students; 29
1039		-
1040		-	(IV) COUNTYWIDE OBLIGATION S OR CONTRACT S FOR GOODS OR 30
1041		-	SERVICES THAT CANNOT BE ALLOCATED AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL THAT EX CEED 25% 31
1042		-	OF ANY FUNDING REQUI REMENT; 32
1043		-	SENATE BILL 429 23
1044		-
1045		-
1046		-	(V) FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ANY REQUIREMENT OF T HE 1
1047		-	BLUEPRINT BEFORE A RE QUIRED DEADLINE IN L AW OR THE COMPREHENS IVE 2
1048		-	IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT HAS IMPACTED THE COUN TY BOARD’S ABILITY TO 3
1049		-	MEET THE MINIMUM SCH OOL FUNDING REQUIREM ENT; 4
1050		-
1051		-	(VI) A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL FRO M 5
1052		-	SPECIFIED SCHOOLS TO OTHER SCHOOLS BETWEE N THE PRIOR YEAR AND THE 6
1053		-	CURRENT YEAR IS NECE SSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT ; OR 7
1054		-
1055		-	(VII) ANY OTHER REASON . 8
1056		-
1057		-	(4) IF THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD GRANTS 9
1058		-	A WAIVER UNDER PARAG RAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IT SHALL DETERMINE T HE 10
1059		-	DURATION AND CONDITI ONS OF ANY WAIVER GR ANTED. 11
1060		-
1061		-	(c) On or before July 1, 2023, the Department shall, in collaboration with the 12
1062		-	Accountability and Implementation Board established under Subtitle 4 of this title: 13
1063		-
1064		-	(1) Implement a financial management system and student data system 14
1065		-	capable of tracking and analyzing the requirements under this section and integrating local 15
1066		-	school system data; [and] 16
1067		-
1068		-	(2) Update the “Financial Reporting Manual for Maryland Public Schools” 17
1069		-	to ensure uniformity in reporting expenditures for each school; AND 18
1070		-
1071		-	(3) ALLOW REPORTING OF EX PENDITURES IN THE AG GREGATE FOR 19
1072		-	EACH SCHOOL . 20
1073		-
1074		-	5–406. 21
1075		-
1076		-	(f) The Board shall develop [an appeals] A WAIVER process through which local 22
1077		-	school systems may request greater flexibility in meeting this requirement for reasons 23
1078		-	[including a significant shift in total enrollment or at–promise enrollment between schools 24
1079		-	from the prior school year to the current school year] DESCRIBED UNDER § 5–234(B) OF 25
1080		-	THIS TITLE. 26
1081		-
1082		-	6–123.1. 27
1083		-
1084		-	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE COLLABORATIVE TIME 28
1085		-	INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 29
1086		-
1087		-	(B) (1) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2029, THERE IS A 30
1088		-	COLLABORATIVE TIME INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION GRANT. 31
1089		-	24 SENATE BILL 429
1090		-
1091		-
1092		-	(2) (I) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVI DE FUNDS TO 1
1093		-	ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE MODELS THAT CAN BE R EPLICATED FOR TEACHE R 2
1094		-	COLLABORATION AT THE SCHOOL OR LOCAL SCHO OL SYSTEM LEVEL THAT IMPROVE 3
1095		-	TEACHER RETENTION AN D STUDENT LEARNING . 4
1096		-
1097		-	(II) INNOVATIVE MODELS MAY INCLUDE ELEMENTS , IN WHOLE 5
1098		-	OR IN PART, OF THE FOLLOWING : 6
1099		-
1100		-	1. A TEAM–BASED, EXPERT–LED STRUCTURE IN WHI CH 7
1101		-	EDUCATORS SHARE THE WORK OF PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION AND THE 8
1102		-	PROVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORTS, EDUCATING, AND SUPPORTING STUDE NTS; 9
1103		-
1104		-	2. REDUCED WORKLOADS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO 10
1105		-	LEARN AND PRACTICE FOR NEW TEA CHERS, TEACHERS IN LOW –PERFORMING 11
1106		-	SCHOOLS, AND TEACHERS IN SCHO OLS RECEIVING THE CO NCENTRATION OF 12
1107		-	POVERTY GRANT , GRADUALLY INCREASING TO FULL TEACHING RES PONSIBILITIES; 13
1108		-
1109		-	3. MODIFIED TEACHING SCH EDULES THAT ALLOW TI ME 14
1110		-	FOR REFLECTION , COLLABORATION , AND STUDENT CONNECTI ONS; 15
1111		-
1112		-	4. MEANINGFUL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 16
1113		-	EFFECTIVE, EXPERIENCED TEACHERS TO GROW IN THEIR CAR EERS, EXTEND THEIR 17
1114		-	IMPACT, AND INCREASE THEIR C OMPENSATION IN ALIGN MENT WITH THE CAREER 18
1115		-	LADDER; OR 19
1116		-
1117		-	5. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES AND STAFFI NG PLANS THAT 20
1118		-	ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME O R SMALLER GROUP SETT INGS FOR 21
1119		-	STUDENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. 22
1120		-
1121		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE GRANT. 23
1122		-
1123		-	(4) ALLOWABLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE : 24
1124		-
1125		-	(I) COMPENSATION FOR ADD ITIONAL STAFF TO SUP PORT 25
1126		-	TEACHER RELEASE TIME ; 26
1127		-
1128		-	(II) PLANNING RELATED TO A NEW MASTER SCHEDULE AND 27
1129		-	TEACHER STAFFING ASS IGNMENTS; 28
1130		-
1131		-	(III) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT; 29
1132		-
1133		-	(IV) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM AN APPROVED VEN DOR; 30
1134		-	SENATE BILL 429 25
1135		-
1136		-
1137		-	(V) COSTS INVOLVED WITH I NCREASED INTERACTIONS 1
1138		-	BETWEEN TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONN EL TO BENEFIT STUDEN TS; AND 2
1139		-
1140		-	(VI) ANY OTHER USE APPROVE D BY THE DEPARTMENT . 3
1141		-
1142		-	(C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 4
1143		-	DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT TO ESTABLISH AN INNOVATIVE MODEL THAT 5
1144		-	FURTHERS THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 6
1145		-
1146		-	(II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, AN APPLICATION MUST BE 7
1147		-	SUBMITTED WITH A COS IGNED AGREEMENT FROM THE COUNTY BOARD ’S LOCAL 8
1148		-	EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIO N AS DEFINED UNDER § 6–401 OF THIS TITLE. 9
1149		-
1150		-	(III) ONLY APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS NOT ALREADY IN 10
1151		-	PLACE AT THE SCHOOL OR SYSTEM LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS. 11
1152		-
1153		-	(2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 12
1154		-
1155		-	(I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE P ROPOSED INNOVATIVE M ODEL; 13
1156		-
1157		-	(II) A FINANCIAL PLAN THAT DETAILS THE ESTIMATE D TOTAL 14
1158		-	COST, INCLUDING ANY ONE –TIME COSTS, OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED 15
1159		-	INNOVATIVE MODEL ; 16
1160		-
1161		-	(III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE G OALS AND METRICS USE D TO 17
1162		-	EVALUATE THE EFFICAC Y OF THE GRANT AND I NNOVATIVE MODEL ; AND 18
1163		-
1164		-	(IV) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 19
1165		-	DEPARTMENT . 20
1166		-
1167		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 21
1168		-	PROCEDURES FOR ACCEP TING AND EVALUATING APPLICATIONS. 22
1169		-
1170		-	(4) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE PLANNING GRANTS BEFO RE 23
1171		-	AWARDING DEMONSTRATI ON GRANTS. 24
1172		-
1173		-	(5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSU RE, TO THE EXTENT 25
1174		-	PRACTICABLE, DIVERSITY AMONG THE GRANTEES FOR THE FOL LOWING 26
1175		-	CATEGORIES: 27
1176		-
1177		-	(I) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION I N THE STATE; 28
1178		-
1179		-	(II) SIZE OF THE SCHOOL AN D LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTE M; AND 29
1180		-	26 SENATE BILL 429
1181	810
1182	811
1183	812		(III) SCHOOL GRADE BAND TO INCLUDE A MIX OF ELE MENTARY, 1
1184	813		MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS . 2
1185	814
1186	815		(6) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE 3
1187	816		INITIAL GRANT AWARDS. 4
1188	817
1189	818		(7) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COND UCT AN EVALUATION OF EACH 5
1190	819		GRANT AWARD TO DETER MINE WHETHER TO RECO MMEND THAT ONE OR MU LTIPLE 6
1191	820		INNOVATIVE MODELS BE CONSIDERED AS A BEST PRACTICE T O BE REPLICATED . 7
1192	821
1193	822		(D) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 8
1194	823		SUBMIT AN INTERIM RE PORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 9
1195	824		2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON 10
1196	825		THE IMPLEMENTATION O F THE GRANT AWARDS A ND WHICH INNOVATIVE MODELS 11
1197	826		HAVE DEMONSTRATED TH E MOST SIGNIFICANT S UCCESS IN ACHIEVING THE 12
1198	827		PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. 13
1199	828
1200	829		(2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2029, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 14
1201	830		SUBMIT A FINAL REPOR T TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 15
1202	831		OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE 16
1203	832		IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E GRANT AWARDS . 17
1204	833
1205	834		6–124. 18
1206	835
1207	836		(a) (1) The Department shall establish, in collaboration with the 19
1208	837		Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of this article, a school 20
1209	838		leadership training program for the State Superintendent, county superintendents, senior 21
1210	839		instruction–related staff, members of the Accountability and Implementation Board, 22
1211	840		members of the State Board, members of county boards, and school [principals] LEADERS. 23
1212	841
1213	842		(2) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM CON SISTS OF TWO 24
1214	843		COMPONENTS : 25
1215	844
1216	845		(I) THE SCHOOL SYSTEM LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM; 26
1217	846		AND 27
1218	847
1219	848		(II) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 28
1220	849
1221	850		[(2) (i)] (B) (1) The following individuals shall complete the school 29
1222	851		SYSTEM leadership training program: 30
1223	852
1224	853		[1.] (I) The State Superintendent; 31
1225	854
1226		-	[2.] (II) A county superintendent; and 32
1227		-	~~SENATE BILL 429 27~~
	855	+	[2.] (II) A county superintendent; and 32 SENATE BILL 429 19
	856	+
1228	857
1229	858
1230	859		[3.] (III) The chair and vice chair of the State Board, a county 1
1231	860		board, and the Accountability and Implementation Board. 2
1232	861
1233	862		[(ii) The individuals described in paragraph (1) of this subsection not 3
1234	863		required to complete the training under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are, to the 4
1235	864		extent practicable, encouraged to complete the school leadership training program.] 5
1236	865
1237	866		[(b)] (2) The school SYSTEM leadership training program shall BE: 6
1238	867
1239	868		[(1) Be:] 7
1240	869
1241	870		(i) For a duration of 12 months; 8
1242	871
1243	872		(ii) Cohort–based to encourage collaboration and shared learning, 9
1244	873		including through regional gatherings of education leaders and other meetings when 10
1245	874		appropriate; 11
1246	875
1247	876		(iii) To the extent practicable, job–embedded to allow for application 12
1248	877		of knowledge and techniques; 13
1249	878
1250	879		(iv) Tailored to program participants using self–diagnostics and 14
1251	880		school–level diagnostics; 15
1252	881
1253	882		(v) Evidence–based in accordance with the guidelines for the federal 16
1254	883		Every Student Succeeds Act; [and] 17
1255	884
1256	885		(vi) Provided through both in–person and virtual sessions; and 18
1257	886
1258	887		[(2)] (VII) Include training on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as 19
1259	888		defined in § 5–401 of this article. 20
1260	889
1261	890		[(c)] (3) The school SYSTEM leadership training program shall include: 21
1262	891
1263	892		[(1)] (I) A review of education in the United States relative to countries 22
1264	893		with top performing education systems and the implications of high performance for 23
1265	894		students, the economic security of the United States, and quality of life; 24
1266	895
1267	896		[(2)] (II) A model for strategic thinking that will assist education leaders 25
1268	897		to transform districts and redesign schools under their leadership; 26
1269	898
1270	899		[(3)] (III) Training to provide a working knowledge of research on how 27
1271	900		students learn and the implications for instructional redesign, curriculum plans, and 28
1272	901		professional learning; 29
1273		-
1274		-	[(4)] (IV) A research–based model for coaching school leaders and 30
1275		-	instructional coaches; 31 28 SENATE BILL 429
1276		-
1277		-
1278		-
1279		-	[(5)] (V) A review of research regarding: 1
1280		-
1281		-	[(i)] 1. The benefits to students from access to high–quality and 2
1282		-	diverse teachers; 3
1283		-
1284		-	[(ii)] 2. Methods to attract highly qualified teachers from diverse 4
1285		-	backgrounds who reflect the demographics of the students they teach; and 5
1286		-
1287		-	[(iii)] 3. Best practices for teacher retention, including retention of 6
1288		-	teachers from diverse backgrounds; 7
1289		-
1290		-	[(6)] (VI) Lessons in transformational leadership; 8
1291		-
1292		-	[(7)] (VII) A method for organizing schools to achieve high performance, 9
1293		-	including: 10
1294		-
1295		-	[(i)] 1. Building instructional leadership teams; 11
1296		-
1297		-	[(ii)] 2. Implementing career ladders for teachers; 12
1298		-
1299		-	[(iii)] 3. Overseeing teacher induction and mentoring systems; and 13
1300		-
1301		-	[(iv)] 4. Identifying, recruiting, and retaining high–quality and 14
1302		-	diverse school leaders; 15
1303		-
1304		-	[(8)] (VIII) Training to provide a deep understanding of standards–aligned 16
1305		-	instructional systems; 17
1306		-
1307		-	[(9)] (IX) An overview of ethical leadership directly tied to the educational 18
1308		-	leaders’ responsibility to drive equitable learning in their schools; and 19
1309		-
1310		-	[(10)] (X) A review of research regarding methods to attract and retain an 20
1311		-	inclusive workforce. 21
1312		-
1313		-	(C) (1) (I) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY COMPLETE TH E 22
1314		-	MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY : 23
1315		-
1316		-	1. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ; 24
1317		-
1318		-	2. SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRIN CIPALS; 25
1319		-
1320		-	3. SCHOOL–BASED OR COUNTY BOAR D LEADERS 26
1321		-	INTERESTED IN DEVELO PING THE INSTRUCTION AL LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BECOME 27
1322		-	AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTA NT PRINCIPAL; AND 28 SENATE BILL 429 29
1323		-
1324		-
1325		-
1326		-	4. OTHER INDIVIDUALS THE DEPARTMENT OR COUNTY 1
1327		-	BOARD DETERMINES COU LD BENEFIT FROM THE ACADEMY . 2
1328		-
1329		-	(II) SCHOOL LEADERS WHO WO RK IN OR ARE INTERES TED IN 3
1330		-	TRANSFERRING TO A CO MMUNITY SCHOOL OR A LOW–PERFORMING SCHOOL SH ALL 4
1331		-	BE GIVEN PRIORITY IN PARTICIPATING IN THE ACADEMY. 5
1332		-
1333		-	(2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL BE: 6
1334		-
1335		-	(I) SHALL BE: 7
1336		-
1337		-	1. FOR A DURATION OF 12 MONTHS; 8
1338		-
1339		-	(II) 2. COHORT–BASED TO ENCOURAGE C OLLABORATION 9
1340		-	AND SHARED LEARNING ; 10
1341		-
1342		-	(III) 3. TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, JOB–EMBEDDED TO 11
1343		-	ALLOW FOR APPLICATIO N OF KNOWLEDGE AND T ECHNIQUES; 12
1344		-
1345		-	(IV) 4. TAILORED TO PARTICIPA NTS USING 13
1346		-	SELF–DIAGNOSTICS AND SCHO OL–LEVEL DIAGNOSTICS ; 14
1347		-
1348		-	(V) 5. EVIDENCE–BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 15
1349		-	GUIDELINES FOR THE F EDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT; AND 16
1350		-
1351		-	(VI) 6. PROVIDED THROUGH BOTH IN–PERSON AND VIRTUAL 17
1352		-	SESSIONS; AND 18
1353		-
1354		-	(VII) (II) INCLUDE SHALL INCLUDE TRAINING ON BEST 19
1355		-	PRACTICES AND STRATE GIES USED BY HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEA DERS THAT 20
1356		-	WILL ENABLE SCHOOL L EADERS TO IMPLEMENT COMPONENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT 21
1357		-	FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE, AS DEFINED IN § 5–401 OF THIS ARTICLE. 22
1358		-
1359		-	(3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL 23
1360		-	INCLUDE: 24
1361		-
1362		-	(I) STRATEGIC PLANNING AN D CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO 25
1363		-	TRANSFORM AND REDESI GN SCHOOLS; 26
1364		-
1365		-	(II) INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS HIP, INCLUDING: 27
1366		-
1367		-	1. ALIGNMENT BETWEEN STA NDARDS, ASSESSMENTS , 28
1368		-	AND INTERNALIZIN G CURRICULUM ; 29
1369		-	30 SENATE BILL 429
1370		-
1371		-
1372		-	2. LESSON OBSERVATIONS , PROVIDING FEEDBACK , AND 1
1373		-	TEACHER COACHING ; AND 2
1374		-
1375		-	3. DATA–INFORMED INSTRUCTION AND DRIVING 3
1376		-	EQUITABLE LEARNING O UTCOMES ACROSS STUDE NT GROUPS; 4
1377		-
1378		-	(III) BEST PRACTICES FOR FA CILITATING PROFESSIO NAL 5
1379		-	LEARNING AMONG TEACHERS; 6
1380		-
1381		-	(IV) METHODS FOR RECRUITIN G AND RETAINING HIGH LY 7
1382		-	QUALIFIED TEACHERS A ND TEACHERS FROM DIV ERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO 8
1383		-	REFLECT THE DEMOGRAP HICS OF THE STUDENTS THEY TEACH; 9
1384		-
1385		-	(V) A METHOD FOR ORGANIZIN G SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE HIGH 10
1386		-	PERFORMANCE , INCLUDING: 11
1387		-
1388		-	1. BUILDING INSTRUCTIONA L LEADERSHIP TEAMS ; 12
1389		-
1390		-	2. UTILIZING TEACHERS ON THE CAREER LADDER ; AND 13
1391		-
1392		-	3. MASTER SCHEDULING ; AND 14
1393		-
1394		-	(VI) STRATEGIES FOR EFFECT IVE PEER MENTORSHIP . 15
1395		-
1396		-	(4) (I) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY MAY 16
1397		-	INCLUDE A MENTORSHIP COMPONENT FOR PARTICIPANTS . 17
1398		-
1399		-	(II) EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEAD ERS SHALL BE SELECTE D TO 18
1400		-	SERVE AS MENTORS . 19
1401		-
1402		-	(III) MENTORS MAY BE PAID A STIPEND TO PARTICIPA TE IN THE 20
1403		-	ACADEMY. 21
1404		-
1405		-	6–130. 22
1406		-
1407		-	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORI ZED TO ESTABLISH A N ATIONAL 23
1408		-	TEACHER RECRUITMENT CA MPAIGN TO BRING LICE NSED AND PROSPECTIVE 24
1409		-	TEACHERS TO THE STATE. 25
1410		-
1411		-	(2) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL EN D ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2029. 26
1412		-
1413		-	(3) THE PURPOSE OF THE CA MPAIGN IS TO BRING L ICENSED AND 27
1414		-	PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS TO THE STATE TO REDUCE THE N UMBER OF 28 SENATE BILL 429 31
1415		-
1416		-
1417		-	CONDITIONALLY LICENS ED TEACHERS AND MEET THE STATE’S TEACHER 1
1418		-	WORKFORCE NEEDS TO I MPLEMENT COLLABORATI VE TIME. 2
1419		-
1420		-	(B) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT 3
1421		-	WITH A NATIONAL EDUC ATION NONPROFIT THAT HAS EXPERIENCE IN GU IDING 4
1422		-	OTHER STATE E DUCATION AGENCIES IN TARGETED, STATE–BASED RECRUITMENT 5
1423		-	CAMPAIGNS. 6
1424		-
1425		-	(2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 7
1426		-	SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DES IGN, 8
1427		-	IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E CAMPAIGN , INCLUDING THE 9
1428		-	DEVELOPMENT OF MAR KETING MATERIALS AND PROCESSES TO HELP IN TERESTED 10
1429		-	TEACHER CANDIDATES T O BECOME A TEACHER I N THE STATE. 11
1430		-
1431		-	(3) THE ENTITY SHALL PROV IDE ONE–TO–ONE MENTORING AND 12
1432		-	SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROSPECTIVE CANDIDAT ES AT NO COST TO THE CANDIDATE. 13
1433		-
1434		-	(4) THE CAMPAIGN SHAL L INCLUDE PUBLIC SER VICE 14
1435		-	ANNOUNCEMENT ADVERTI SING, DIGITAL MARKETING , AND DIRECT OUTREACH TO 15
1436		-	ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES TO TEACH IN THE STATE. 16
1437		-
1438		-	6–131. 17
1439		-
1440		-	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE MARYLAND TEACHER 18
1441		-	RELOCATION INCENTIVE GRANT. 19
1442		-
1443		-	(B) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND TEACHER RELOCATION INCENTIVE 20
1444		-	GRANT. 21
1445		-
1446		-	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE U P TO $2,000 IN 22
1447		-	REIMBURSEMENT TO PAR TIALLY OFFSET THE CO ST FOR TO INCENTIVIZE AN 23
1448		-	OUT–OF–STATE LICENSED TEACH ER TO MOVE TO THE STATE TO ADDRESS IN ORDER 24
1449		-	TO: 25
1450		-
1451		-	(I) ADDRESS THE STATE’S TEACHER WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 26
1452		-	AND REDUCE ; AND 27
1453		-
1454		-	(II) REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONDIT IONALLY LICENSED 28
1455		-	TEACHERS IN CLASSROO MS. 29
1456		-
1457		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE GRANT. 30
1458		-
1459		-	(4) GRANTS MAY NOT BE AWA RDED AFTER JUNE 30, 2029. 31
1460		-	32 SENATE BILL 429
	902	+	20 SENATE BILL 429
	903	+
	904	+
	905	+	[(4)] (IV) A research–based model for coaching school leaders and 1
	906	+	instructional coaches; 2
	907	+
	908	+	[(5)] (V) A review of research regarding: 3
	909	+
	910	+	[(i)] 1. The benefits to students from access to high–quality and 4
	911	+	diverse teachers; 5
	912	+
	913	+	[(ii)] 2. Methods to attract highly qualified teachers from diverse 6
	914	+	backgrounds who reflect the demographics of the students they teach; and 7
	915	+
	916	+	[(iii)] 3. Best practices for teacher retention, including retention of 8
	917	+	teachers from diverse backgrounds; 9
	918	+
	919	+	[(6)] (VI) Lessons in transformational leadership; 10
	920	+
	921	+	[(7)] (VII) A method for organizing schools to achieve high performance, 11
	922	+	including: 12
	923	+
	924	+	[(i)] 1. Building instructional leadership teams; 13
	925	+
	926	+	[(ii)] 2. Implementing career ladders for teachers; 14
	927	+
	928	+	[(iii)] 3. Overseeing teacher induction and mentoring systems; and 15
	929	+
	930	+	[(iv)] 4. Identifying, recruiting, and retaining high–quality and 16
	931	+	diverse school leaders; 17
	932	+
	933	+	[(8)] (VIII) Training to provide a deep understanding of standards–aligned 18
	934	+	instructional systems; 19
	935	+
	936	+	[(9)] (IX) An overview of ethical leadership directly tied to the educational 20
	937	+	leaders’ responsibility to drive equitable learning in their schools; and 21
	938	+
	939	+	[(10)] (X) A review of research regarding methods to attract and retain an 22
	940	+	inclusive workforce. 23
	941	+
	942	+	(C) (1) (I) THE FOLLOWING INDIVID UALS MAY COMPLETE TH E 24
	943	+	MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY : 25
	944	+
	945	+	1. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ; 26
	946	+
	947	+	2. SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRIN CIPALS; 27
	948	+	SENATE BILL 429 21
	949	+
	950	+
	951	+	3. SCHOOL–BASED OR COUNTY BOAR D LEADERS 1
	952	+	INTERESTED IN DEVELO PING THE INSTRUCTION AL LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO BECOME 2
	953	+	AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTA NT PRINCIPAL; AND 3
	954	+
	955	+	4. OTHER INDIVIDUALS THE DEPARTMENT OR COUNTY 4
	956	+	BOARD DETERMINES COULD BENEFIT FROM THE ACADEMY. 5
	957	+
	958	+	(II) SCHOOL LEADERS WHO WO RK IN OR ARE INTERES TED IN 6
	959	+	TRANSFERRING TO A CO MMUNITY SCHOOL OR A LOW–PERFORMING SCHOOL SH ALL 7
	960	+	BE GIVEN PRIORITY IN PARTICIPATING IN THE ACADEMY. 8
	961	+
	962	+	(2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL BE: 9
	963	+
	964	+	(I) FOR A DURATION OF 12 MONTHS; 10
	965	+
	966	+	(II) COHORT–BASED TO ENCOURAGE C OLLABORATION AND 11
	967	+	SHARED LEARNING ; 12
	968	+
	969	+	(III) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, JOB–EMBEDDED TO ALLOW 13
	970	+	FOR APPLICATION OF K NOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQ UES; 14
	971	+
	972	+	(IV) TAILORED TO PARTICIPA NTS USING SELF –DIAGNOSTICS 15
	973	+	AND SCHOOL–LEVEL DIAGNOSTICS ; 16
	974	+
	975	+	(V) EVIDENCE–BASED IN ACCORDANC E WITH THE GUIDELINE S 17
	976	+	FOR THE FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT; 18
	977	+
	978	+	(VI) PROVIDED THROUGH BOTH IN–PERSON AND VIRTUAL 19
	979	+	SESSIONS; AND 20
	980	+
	981	+	(VII) INCLUDE TRAINING ON B EST PRACTICES AND ST RATEGIES 21
	982	+	USED BY HIGHLY EFFEC TIVE SCHOOL LEADERS THAT WILL ENABLE SCH OOL 22
	983	+	LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT COMPONENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S 23
	984	+	FUTURE, AS DEFINED IN § 5–401 OF THIS ARTICLE. 24
	985	+
	986	+	(3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY SHALL 25
	987	+	INCLUDE: 26
	988	+
	989	+	(I) STRATEGIC PLANNING AN D CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO 27
	990	+	TRANSFORM AND REDESIGN SCHOOLS ; 28
	991	+
	992	+	(II) INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS HIP, INCLUDING: 29
	993	+	22 SENATE BILL 429
	994	+
	995	+
	996	+	1. ALIGNMENT BETWEEN STA NDARDS, ASSESSMENTS , 1
	997	+	AND INTERNALIZING CU RRICULUM; 2
	998	+
	999	+	2. LESSON OBSERVATIONS , PROVIDING FEEDBACK , AND 3
	1000	+	TEACHER COACHING ; AND 4
	1001	+
	1002	+	3. DATA–INFORMED INSTRUCTION AND DRIVING 5
	1003	+	EQUITABLE LEARNING O UTCOMES ACROSS STUDE NT GROUPS; 6
	1004	+
	1005	+	(III) BEST PRACTICES FOR FA CILITATING PROFESSIO NAL 7
	1006	+	LEARNING AMONG TEACH ERS; 8
	1007	+
	1008	+	(IV) METHODS FOR RECRUITIN G AND RETAINING HIGH LY 9
	1009	+	QUALIFIED TEACHERS A ND TEACHERS FROM DIV ERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO 10
	1010	+	REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE STUDENTS THEY TEACH ; 11
	1011	+
	1012	+	(V) A METHOD FOR ORGANIZIN G SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE HIGH 12
	1013	+	PERFORMANCE , INCLUDING: 13
	1014	+
	1015	+	1. BUILDING INSTRUCTIONA L LEADERSHIP TEAMS ; 14
	1016	+
	1017	+	2. UTILIZING TEACHERS ON THE CAREER LADDER ; AND 15
	1018	+
	1019	+	3. MASTER SCHEDULING ; AND 16
	1020	+
	1021	+	(VI) STRATEGIES FOR EFFECT IVE PEER MENTORSHIP . 17
	1022	+
	1023	+	(4) (I) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL LEADE RSHIP ACADEMY MAY 18
	1024	+	INCLUDE A MENTORSHIP COMPONENT FOR PARTIC IPANTS. 19
	1025	+
	1026	+	(II) EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEAD ERS SHALL BE SELECTE D TO 20
	1027	+	SERVE AS MENTORS . 21
	1028	+
	1029	+	(III) MENTORS MAY BE PAID A STIPEND TO PARTICI PATE IN THE 22
	1030	+	ACADEMY. 23
	1031	+
	1032	+	6–130. 24
	1033	+
	1034	+	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORI ZED TO ESTABLISH A N ATIONAL 25
	1035	+	TEACHER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN TO BRING LICENSED AND PROSPECTIVE 26
	1036	+	TEACHERS TO THE STATE. 27
	1037	+
	1038	+	(2) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL EN D ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2029. 28 SENATE BILL 429 23
	1039	+
	1040	+
	1041	+
	1042	+	(3) THE PURPOSE OF THE CA MPAIGN IS TO BRING LICENSED AND 1
	1043	+	PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS TO THE STATE TO REDUCE THE N UMBER OF 2
	1044	+	CONDITIONALLY LICENSED TEACHERS AND MEET THE STATE’S TEACHER 3
	1045	+	WORKFORCE NEEDS TO I MPLEMENT COLLABORATI VE TIME. 4
	1046	+
	1047	+	(B) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT 5
	1048	+	WITH A NATIONAL EDUC ATION NONPROFIT THAT HAS EXPERIENCE IN GU IDING 6
	1049	+	OTHER STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES IN TARGETED , STATE–BASED RECRUITMENT 7
	1050	+	CAMPAIGNS. 8
	1051	+
	1052	+	(2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 9
	1053	+	SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DESIGN, 10
	1054	+	IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF THE CAM PAIGN, INCLUDING THE 11
	1055	+	DEVELOPMENT OF MARKE TING MATERIALS AND P ROCESSES TO HELP INTERESTED 12
	1056	+	TEACHER CANDIDATES TO BECOME A TEACHER IN THE STATE. 13
	1057	+
	1058	+	(3) THE ENTITY SHALL PROV IDE ONE–TO–ONE MENTORING AND 14
	1059	+	SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROSPECTIVE CANDIDAT ES AT NO COST TO THE CANDIDATE. 15
	1060	+
	1061	+	(4) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL IN CLUDE PUBLIC SERVICE 16
	1062	+	ANNOUNCEMENT ADVERTIS ING, DIGITAL MARKETING , AND DIRECT OUTREACH TO 17
	1063	+	ENCOURAGE CANDIDATES TO TEACH IN THE STATE. 18
	1064	+
	1065	+	6–131. 19
	1066	+
	1067	+	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “GRANT” MEANS THE MARYLAND TEACHER 20
	1068	+	RELOCATION INCENTIVE GRANT. 21
	1069	+
	1070	+	(B) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND TEACHER RELOCATION INCENTIVE 22
	1071	+	GRANT. 23
	1072	+
	1073	+	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE U P TO $2,000 IN 24
	1074	+	REIMBURSEMENT TO PAR TIALLY OFFSET THE COST FOR AN OUT–OF–STATE 25
	1075	+	LICENSED TEACHER TO MOVE TO THE STATE TO ADDRESS THE STATE’S TEACHER 26
	1076	+	WORKFORCE SHORTAGE A ND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONDITIONALLY LICENSED 27
	1077	+	TEACHERS IN CLASSROO MS. 28
	1078	+
	1079	+	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE GRANT. 29
	1080	+
	1081	+	(4) GRANTS MAY NOT BE AWARD ED AFTER JUNE 30, 2029. 30
	1082	+	24 SENATE BILL 429
1461	1083
1462	1084
1463	1085		(C) (1) (I) A COUNTY BOARD MAY SUB MIT A PROPOSAL TO TH E 1
1464	1086		DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR A CANDIDATE . 2
1465	1087
1466	1088		(II) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT, A CANDIDATE SHALL: 3
1467	1089
1468	1090		1. HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT TO T EACH IN A PUBLIC 4
1469	1091		SCHOOL IN THE STATE; 5
1470	1092
1471	1093		2. BE RECOGNIZED AS A LICENSED TEACHER IN A 6
1472	1094		PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN , ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL IN ANOTHER 7
1473	1095		STATE TO PROVIDE INS TRUCTION IN A SPECIF IC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR 8
1474	1096		FOR A SPECIFIC STUDENT POPULATION ; 9
1475	1097
1476	1098		3. HOLD AN UNENCUMBERED L ICENSE THAT IS NOT 10
1477	1099		RESTRICTED, PROBATIONARY , PROVISIONAL, TEMPORARY , OR IN ANY WAY SERVES 11
1478	1100		AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR FULLY LICENSED TEACHERS IN ANOTHER STATE; AND 12
1479	1101
1480	1102		4. AGREE TO TEACH IN A S CHOOL THAT HAS RECEIVED 13
1481	1103		FUNDING UNDER § 5–223 OF THIS ARTICLE FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AFTER RECEIVIN G 14
1482	1104		THE GRANT. 15
1483	1105
1484	1106		(2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 16
1485	1107
1486	1108		(I) ITEMIZED RECORDS OF E XPENSES THE CANDIDATE 17
1487	1109		INCURRED DURING THE MOVE; 18
1488	1110
1489		-	(II~~) (I~~) A COPY OF THE TEACHER ’S LICENSE HELD BY ~~TH E~~ 19
	1111	+	(II) A COPY OF THE TEACHER ’S LICENSE HELD BY THE 19
1490	1112		CANDIDATE; 20
1491	1113
1492		-	(III~~) (II~~) A COPY OF THE SIGNED C ONTRACT BETWEEN THE 21
	1114	+	(III) A COPY OF THE SIGNED C ONTRACT BETWEEN THE 21
1493	1115		CANDIDATE AND THE COUNTY BOARD ; AND 22
1494	1116
1495		-	(IV~~) (III~~) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 23
	1117	+	(IV) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 23
1496	1118		DEPARTMENT . 24
1497	1119
1498	1120		(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH PROCESSES AND 25
1499	1121		PROCEDURES FOR ACCEP TING AND EVALUATING APPLICATIONS. 26
1500	1122
1501	1123		(4) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 27
1502	1124		MAKE INITIAL GRANT AWARDS. 28
1503	1125
1504	1126		(D) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2029, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT 29
1505		-	A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 30 SENATE BILL 429 33
	1127	+	A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 30 SENATE BILL 429 25
1506	1128
1507	1129
1508	1130		GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 1
1509	1131		THE GRANT AWARDS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INFORM ATION: 2
1510	1132
1511	1133		(1) THE NUMBER OF GRANT A PPLICATIONS RECEIVED ; 3
1512	1134
1513	1135		(2) THE NUMBER OF GRANTS AWARDED; AND 4
1514	1136
1515	1137		(3) THE NUMBER OF OUT –OF–STATE TEACHERS RECRU ITED TO THE 5
1516	1138		STATE AFTER THE IMPLEMENTA TION OF THE GRANT. 6
1517	1139
1518	1140		6–1002. 7
1519	1141
1520	1142		(a) (1) On or before July 1, 2024, each county board shall implement a career 8
1521	1143		ladder that meets the requirements of this subtitle. 9
1522	1144
1523	1145		(h) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, teachers at each level or tier 10
1524	1146		of the career ladder shall teach in the classroom for a minimum percentage of their total 11
1525	1147		working time, as specified in this subtitle. 12
1526	1148
1527	1149		(2) The percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 13
1528	1150		become effective in phases over an 8–year period beginning July 1, [2025] 2029, as 14
1529	1151		specified by a county board on approval of the State Board. 15
1530	1152
1531	1153		(3) The following teachers shall be given priority for working time outside 16
1532	1154		the classroom as the percentages referenced in paragraph (1) of this subsection are phased 17
1533	1155		in: 18
1534	1156
1535	1157		(i) Newly licensed teachers, particularly new teachers in 19
1536	1158		low–performing schools or schools that have a high concentration of students living in 20
1537	1159		poverty; and 21
1538	1160
1539	1161		(ii) Teachers in schools that: 22
1540	1162
1541	1163		1. Are low–performing; 23
1542	1164
1543	1165		2. Have a high concentration of students living in poverty; or 24
1544	1166
1545	1167		3. Have large achievement gaps between subpopulations of 25
1546	1168		students. 26
1547	1169
1548		-	SUBTITLE 11. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 27
1549		-
1550		-	6–1101. 28
1551		-
1552		-	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 29
1553		-	INDICATED. 30 34 SENATE BILL 429
1554		-
1555		-
1556		-
1557		-	(B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFES SIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE 1
1558		-	OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO : 2
1559		-
1560		-	(1) IS A LICENSED EDUCATO R; 3
1561		-
1562		-	(2) DEVELOPS AND FACILITA TES PROFESSIONAL LEA RNING 4
1563		-	OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS IN THE STATE; AND 5
1564		-
1565		-	(3) ASSISTS ADMINISTRATOR S IN IMPLEMENTING EV IDENCE–BASED 6
1566		-	INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTI CES. 7
1567		-
1568		-	(C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 8
1569		-
1570		-	(D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SCHOOL 9
1571		-	SYSTEM WHO : 10
1572		-
1573		-	(1) IS A LICENSED EDUCATO R; 11
1574		-
1575		-	(2) PROVIDES COACHING TO TEACHERS AND OTHER E DUCATION 12
1576		-	PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION ; AND 13
1577		-
1578		-	(3) HELPS EDUCATORS INTEG RATE EVIDENCE –BASED PRACTICES 14
1579		-	INTO THEIR PEDAGOGY . 15
1580		-
1581		-	(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 16
1582		-
1583		-	(F) “REGIONAL PROGRAM MANA GER” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE 17
1584		-	DEPARTMENT WHO OVERSE ES INSTRUCTIONAL COA CHES AND COORDINATOR S OF 18
1585		-	PROFESSIONAL LEARNIN G IN A DESIGNATED RE GION. 19
1586		-
1587		-	6–1102. 20
1588		-
1589		-	(A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 21
1590		-
1591		-	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRE SS CRITICAL ACADEMIC 22
1592		-	NEEDS IN PUBLIC SCHO OLS AND ENSURE THAT MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E 23
1593		-	EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARGETED ACADEMI C 24
1594		-	SUPPORT BY: 25
1595		-
1596		-	(1) PROVIDING DIRECT COAC HING SUPPORT TO TEAC HERS AND 26
1597		-	ADMINISTRATORS ; 27
	1170	+	9.9–101. 27
	1171	+
	1172	+	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 28
	1173	+
	1174	+	(b) “Community school” means a public school that establishes a set of strategic 29
	1175	+	partnerships between the school and other community resources that leverage shared 30 26 SENATE BILL 429
	1176	+
	1177	+
	1178	+	accountability, collaborative leadership, capacity building, and authentic family and 1
	1179	+	community engagement, using a student–centered framework to promote inclusive student 2
	1180	+	achievement, positive learning conditions, and the well–being of students, families, 3
	1181	+	educators, and the community through a variety of engaging practices including the 4
	1182	+	provision of wraparound services. 5
	1183	+
	1184	+	(c) “School–community partnership” means a partnership between a local school 6
	1185	+	system or an existing public school and a community–based organization or agency for the 7
	1186	+	purpose of planning and implementing a community school. 8
	1187	+
	1188	+	(d) “Trauma–informed intervention” means a method for understanding and 9
	1189	+	responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic 10
	1190	+	stress. 11
	1191	+
	1192	+	(e) “Wraparound services” [means] INCLUDES: 12
	1193	+
	1194	+	(1) Extended learning time, including before and after school, weekends, 13
	1195	+	summer school, and an extended school year; 14
	1196	+
	1197	+	(2) Safe transportation to and from school and off –site learning 15
	1198	+	opportunities, including apprenticeship programs; 16
	1199	+
	1200	+	(3) Vision, hearing, and dental care services; 17
	1201	+
	1202	+	(4) Establishing or expanding school–based health center services; 18
	1203	+
	1204	+	(5) Additional social workers, mentors, counselors, therapists, 19
	1205	+	psychologists, and restorative practice coaches; 20
	1206	+
	1207	+	(6) Enhancing physical wellness, including providing healthy food for 21
	1208	+	in–school and out–of–school time and linkages to community providers; 22
	1209	+
	1210	+	(7) Enhancing behavioral health services, including access to mental 23
	1211	+	health practitioners and providing professional development to school staff to provide 24
	1212	+	trauma–informed interventions; 25
	1213	+
	1214	+	(8) Providing family and community engagement and supports, including 26
	1215	+	informing parents of academic course offerings, language classes, workforce development 27
	1216	+	training, opportunities for children, and available social services as well as educating 28
	1217	+	families on how to monitor a child’s learning; 29
	1218	+
	1219	+	(9) Establishing and enhancing linkages to Judy Centers and other early 30
	1220	+	education programs that feed into the school; 31
	1221	+
	1222	+	(10) Enhancing student enrichment experiences, including educational field 32
	1223	+	trips, partnerships, and programs with museums, arts organizations, and cultural 33
	1224	+	institutions; 34 SENATE BILL 429 27
	1225	+
	1226	+
	1227	+
	1228	+	(11) Improving student attendance AND CHRONIC ABSENTEE ISM; 1
	1229	+
	1230	+	(12) Improving the learning environment AND NUMBER OF HIGHLY 2
	1231	+	QUALIFIED TEACHERS at the school; [and] 3
	1232	+
	1233	+	(13) Any professional development for teachers and school staff to quickly 4
	1234	+	identify students who are in need of these resources; AND 5
	1235	+
	1236	+	(14) OTHER SERVICES AS DEF INED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 6
	1237	+	GUIDANCE OR REGULATI ON. 7
	1238	+
	1239	+	9.9–102. 8
	1240	+
	1241	+	The purpose of a community school is to help students and families overcome the 9
	1242	+	in–school and out–of–school barriers that prevent [children] STUDENTS from learning and 10
	1243	+	succeeding over the course of their lives by having an integrated focus on academics, health 11
	1244	+	and social services, youth and community development, and authentic family and 12
	1245	+	community engagement. 13
	1246	+
	1247	+	9.9–103. 14
	1248	+
	1249	+	(a) There are community schools in the State. 15
	1250	+
	1251	+	(b) A community school shall: 16
	1252	+
	1253	+	(1) Promote active family and community engagement, including 17
	1254	+	educational opportunities for adults and family members of students at the school who live 18
	1255	+	in the neighborhood of the school; 19
	1256	+
	1257	+	(2) Have at least one community school coordinator, as described under § 20
	1258	+	9.9–104 of this title; 21
	1259	+
	1260	+	(3) Implement, in a manner responsive to the needs assessment required 22
	1261	+	under § 9.9–104 of this title, expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities 23
	1262	+	provided after school, during weekends, and in the summer that emphasize mastering 24
	1263	+	21st–century skills through practical learning opportunities and community 25
	1264	+	problem–solving; 26
	1265	+
	1266	+	(4) Implement collaborative leadership and accountability practices that 27
	1267	+	empower parents, students, teachers, principals, and community partners to build a culture 28
	1268	+	of professional learning, collective trust, and shared responsibility using strategies such as 29
	1269	+	site–based leadership teams and teacher learning communities; 30
	1270	+
	1271	+	(5) Have a parent teacher organization or a school family council; and 31
	1272	+	28 SENATE BILL 429
	1273	+
	1274	+
	1275	+	(6) Have a community school leadership team, including members who 1
	1276	+	represent students, families, and educators. 2
	1277	+
	1278	+	(c) (1) There shall be a Director of Community Schools WITHIN THE OFFICE 3
	1279	+	OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED LEARNING TIME in the Department. 4
	1280	+
	1281	+	(2) The Director of Community Schools in the Department shall coordinate 5
	1282	+	professional development for community school coordinators at each community school. 6
	1283	+
	1284	+	(3) The Director of Community Schools shall support the outreach and 7
	1285	+	implementation of State programs for children in community schools. 8
	1286	+
	1287	+	(4) (i) The Director of Community Schools shall create a common needs 9
	1288	+	assessment tool that each community school coordinator shall use in order to complete the 10
	1289	+	needs assessment required under § 9.9–104 of this title. 11
	1290	+
	1291	+	(ii) The Director of Community Schools shall consult with local 12
	1292	+	school systems and members of the community schools’ leadership teams in order to 13
	1293	+	determine the correct content to include in the common needs assessment tool. 14
	1294	+
	1295	+	(5) The Director of Community Schools shall develop an evaluation form to 15
	1296	+	be used by [community school coordinators] LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS to complete the 16
	1297	+	evaluation required under § 5–223 of this article. 17
	1298	+
	1299	+	(6) In addition to the funding provided for the Director of Community 18
	1300	+	Schools position in the Department, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an 19
	1301	+	appropriation [of at least $100,000] to the Department for the Director of Community 20
	1302	+	Schools to provide training and technical assistance to community schools and for 21
	1303	+	additional staff. 22
	1304	+
	1305	+	(7) THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED 23
	1306	+	LEARNING TIME MAY HIRE STAFF T O SUPPORT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY 24
	1307	+	SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING DIRECT GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO LOCAL S CHOOL 25
	1308	+	SYSTEMS AND COMMUNIT Y SCHOOL COORDINATOR S. 26
	1309	+
	1310	+	9.9–104. 27
	1311	+
	1312	+	(a) (1) A community school shall have an experienced and qualified 28
	1313	+	community school coordinator who: 29
	1314	+
	1315	+	(i) Is hired at the appropriate administrative level; 30
	1316	+
	1317	+	(ii) Understands, respects, and demonstrates a high degree of 31
	1318	+	cultural awareness of and competency in the diversity in the community and in 32
	1319	+	cross–cultural practice with stakeholders; and 33
	1320	+	SENATE BILL 429 29
	1321	+
	1322	+
	1323	+	(iii) May be employed by the school district. 1
	1324	+
	1325	+	(2) A community school coordinator may be a social worker. 2
	1326	+
	1327	+	(b) (1) A community school coordinator shall be responsible for: 3
	1328	+
	1329	+	(i) Establishing a community school; 4
	1330	+
	1331	+	(ii) Completing an assessment of the needs of the students in the 5
	1332	+	school for appropriate wraparound services to enhance the success of all students in the 6
	1333	+	school; 7
	1334	+
	1335	+	(iii) Developing an implementation plan based on the assessment of 8
	1336	+	needs for the community school, in cooperation with other interested stakeholders; and 9
	1337	+
	1338	+	(iv) Coordinating support programs that address out–of–school 10
	1339	+	learning barriers for students and families, including: 11
	1340	+
	1341	+	1. Wraparound services; and 12
	1342	+
	1343	+	2. As appropriate: 13
	1344	+
	1345	+	A. Tutoring; 14
	1346	+
	1347	+	B. [English language] MULTILINGUAL learner courses; 15
	1348	+
	1349	+	C. Early childhood development and parenting classes; 16
	1350	+
	1351	+	D. College and career advising; 17
	1352	+
	1353	+	E. Employment opportunities; 18
	1354	+
	1355	+	F. Citizenship education; 19
	1356	+
	1357	+	G. Food pantries; 20
	1358	+
	1359	+	H. Rental assistance, in accordance with § 9.9–104.1 of this 21
	1360	+	subtitle; and 22
	1361	+
	1362	+	I. School–based behavioral and physical health services. 23
	1363	+
	1364	+	(2) The needs assessment completed under this subsection shall: 24
	1365	+
	1366	+	(i) Be completed in collaboration with: 25
	1367	+
	1368	+	1. The principal; 26
	1369	+	30 SENATE BILL 429
	1370	+
	1371	+
	1372	+	2. A school health care practitioner; 1
	1373	+
	1374	+	3. A parent teacher organization or a school council; and 2
	1375	+
	1376	+	4. Members of the community schools’ leadership teams; 3
	1377	+
	1378	+	(ii) Include an assessment of the physical, behavioral, mental, social, 4
	1379	+	and emotional health needs and wraparound service needs of students, their families, and 5
	1380	+	their communities; 6
	1381	+
	1382	+	(iii) Be completed using the common needs assessment tool developed 7
	1383	+	by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this title, when the tool is 8
	1384	+	available; 9
	1385	+
	1386	+	(iv) Be submitted to the Department and the local school system 10
	1387	+	within 1 year of receiving a personnel grant under § 5–223 of this article or within 1 year 11
	1388	+	of becoming a community school; and 12
	1389	+
	1390	+	(v) Be published online. 13
	1391	+
	1392	+	(3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH REQUIREMEN TS FOR SCHOOL 14
	1393	+	IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND COUNTYWIDE COMMUNITY SCHOO L 15
	1394	+	IMPLEMENTATION PLANS . 16
	1395	+
	1396	+	[(3)] (4) The implementation plan completed under this subsection shall 17
	1397	+	include: 18
	1398	+
	1399	+	(i) A strategy for providing wraparound services to address the 19
	1400	+	needs of the students, their families, and their communities, building on and strengthening 20
	1401	+	community resources near the school; 21
	1402	+
	1403	+	(II) A SET OF MEASURABLE GO ALS TIED TO THE PRIO RITIES 22
	1404	+	IDENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS A SSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY BY 23
	1405	+	THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR AND PRIN CIPAL TO DETERMINE 24
	1406	+	PROGRESS TOWARD MEET ING THE GOALS; 25
	1407	+
	1408	+	[(ii)] (III) Inclusion, if possible and practicable, of community 26
	1409	+	partners in geographic proximity to the school that can assist in meeting the needs 27
	1410	+	identified in the assessment; 28
	1411	+
	1412	+	[(iii)] (IV) Ensure that time is made available to train staff on the 29
	1413	+	supports available, the need for the supports, and how to engage with the community 30
	1414	+	schools coordinator to access these supports; and 31
	1415	+
	1416	+	[(iv)] (V) Develop strategies to maximize external non–State or 32
	1417	+	non–local education funding. 33 SENATE BILL 429 31
	1418	+
	1419	+
	1420	+
	1421	+	[(4) (i)] (5) The implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 1
	1422	+	school system for approval within 1 year of completion of the needs assessment. 2
	1423	+
	1424	+	[(ii) After the implementation plan is approved by the local school 3
	1425	+	system it shall be submitted to the Department for review. 4
	1426	+
	1427	+	(iii) The Department may provide comments to the community school 5
	1428	+	coordinator on the implementation plan.] 6
	1429	+
	1430	+	[(5)] (6) (i) A community school coordinator shall review the 7
	1431	+	implementation plan [at least once every 3 years] ANNUALLY to determine whether the 8
	1432	+	community school is meeting students’ needs AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD THE 9
	1433	+	MEASURABLE GOALS EST ABLISHED UNDER PARAG RAPH (4)(II) OF THIS 10
	1434	+	SUBSECTION . 11
	1435	+
	1436	+	(ii) A community school coordinator shall alter the implementation 12
	1437	+	plan, using the common needs assessment tool, and the provision of wraparound services 13
	1438	+	to address changes in students’ needs. 14
	1439	+
	1440	+	(iii) An updated implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 15
	1441	+	school system for approval. 16
	1442	+
	1443	+	[(iv) After an updated implementation plan is approved, it shall be 17
	1444	+	submitted to the Department for review. 18
	1445	+
	1446	+	(v) The Department may provide comments to the community school 19
	1447	+	coordinator on the updated implementation plan.] 20
	1448	+
	1449	+	(7) (I) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHALL DEVELOP COUNTYWIDE 21
	1450	+	COMMUNITY SCHOOL IMP LEMENTATION PLANS TH AT INCORPORATE 22
	1451	+	SCHOOL–LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS . 23
	1452	+
	1453	+	(II) THE COUNTYWIDE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SHALL INCLUDE 24
	1454	+	A SET OF MEASURABLE GOALS TIED TO THE PR IORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS 25
	1455	+	ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY BY THE COMMUNITY SCH OOL 26
	1456	+	COORDINATOR TO DETER MINE PROGRESS TO WARD MEETING THE GOA LS. 27
	1457	+
	1458	+	(III) IF THE LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM FAILS TO PROVI DE THE 28
	1459	+	DEPARTMENT WITH A COUNTYWIDE COMMUNITY SCHOO L IMPLEMENTATION PLA N 29
	1460	+	THAT MEETS THE REQUI REMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT ’S GUIDANCE AND 30
	1461	+	REGULATIONS , THE DEPARTMENT MAY WITHHO LD FUNDS OR TAKE OTHER 31
	1462	+	COMPLIANCE ACTIONS A S NECESSARY. 32
	1463	+
	1464	+	TITLE 9.12. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 33 32 SENATE BILL 429
	1465	+
	1466	+
	1467	+
	1468	+	9.12–101. 1
	1469	+
	1470	+	(A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOL LOWING WORDS HAVE TH E MEANINGS 2
	1471	+	INDICATED. 3
	1472	+
	1473	+	(B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFES SIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS A CERTIFIED 4
	1474	+	EDUCATOR WHO DEVELOP S AND FACILITATES PROFES SIONAL LEARNING 5
	1475	+	OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS I N THE STATE TO 6
	1476	+	IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE –BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN EARLY C HILDHOOD 7
	1477	+	EDUCATION, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS , SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES , AND SPECIAL 8
	1478	+	EDUCATION. 9
	1479	+
	1480	+	(C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 10
	1481	+
	1482	+	(D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS A CERTIFIED ED UCATOR WHO 11
	1483	+	PROVIDES COACHING TO EDUCATORS , ADMINISTRATORS , AND OTHER EDUCATION 12
	1484	+	PROFESSIONALS TO IMP ROVE INSTRUCTION AND INTEGRATE EVIDENCE –BASED 13
	1485	+	PRACTICES. 14
	1486	+
	1487	+	(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 15
	1488	+
	1489	+	9.12–102. 16
	1490	+
	1491	+	(A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 17
	1492	+
	1493	+	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ACADEMIC 18
	1494	+	NEEDS IN SCHOOLS TO ENSURE MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E EQUITABLE ACCESS TO 19
	1495	+	HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARGETED ACADEMI C SUPPORT. 20
	1496	+
	1497	+	(C) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL ESTABLISH SYSTEMS TH AT ENSURE 21
	1498	+	EDUCATORS HAVE CONSI STENT ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED , AND 22
	1499	+	SUSTAINED PROFESSION AL LEARNING OPPORTUN ITIES. 23
	1500	+
	1501	+	(2) THE PROGRAM SHAL L USE COORDINATORS O F PROFESSIONAL 24
	1502	+	LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES TO EN HANCE INSTRUCTIONAL 25
	1503	+	PRACTICES AND COLLAB ORATE WITH SCHOOLS A ND COUNTY BOARDS TO 26
	1504	+	STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS O F PROFESSIONAL DEVEL OPMENT. 27
	1505	+
	1506	+	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 28
	1507	+
	1508	+	(1) PROMOTE THE PROGRAM TO COUNTY BOA RDS; 29
	1509	+	SENATE BILL 429 33
	1510	+
	1511	+
	1512	+	(2) ESTABLISH CRITERIA FO R HIRING QUALIFIED E DUCATORS AND 1
	1513	+	ADMINISTRATORS INTERESTED IN BECOMI NG COORDINATORS OF P ROFESSIONAL 2
	1514	+	LEARNING OR INSTRUCTIONAL COA CHES; 3
	1515	+
	1516	+	(3) IDENTIFY SCHOOLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM BASED 4
	1517	+	ON THE SCHOOL’S ACCOUNTABILITY DATA ; AND 5
	1518	+
	1519	+	(4) DEVELOP TRAINING FOR ALL COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL 6
	1520	+	LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACHES. 7
	1521	+
	1522	+	9.12–103. 8
	1523	+
	1524	+	(A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 9
	1525	+
	1526	+	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO ADDRESS 10
	1527	+	CRITICAL ACADEMIC NE EDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 11
	1528	+	LOW–PERFORMING . 12
	1529	+
	1530	+	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 13
	1531	+
	1532	+	(4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 14
	1533	+	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 15
	1534	+
	1535	+	(II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 16
	1536	+	SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 17
	1537	+
	1538	+	(5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 18
	1539	+
	1540	+	(I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 19
	1541	+	FUND; AND 20
	1542	+
	1543	+	(II) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACCEPTE D 21
	1544	+	FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 22
	1545	+
	1546	+	(6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR GRANTS TO COUNTY BOA RDS, 23
	1547	+	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, OR OTHER 24
	1548	+	ENTITIES FOR THE FOL LOWING PURPOSES : 25
	1549	+
	1550	+	(I) CONTRACTS WITH VENDOR S TO PROVIDE SERVICES ; 26
	1551	+
	1552	+	(II) TRAINING AND WORKSHOP S; 27
	1553	+
	1554	+	(III) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIO N; 28 34 SENATE BILL 429
	1555	+
	1556	+
	1557	+
	1558	+	(IV) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM; 1
	1559	+
	1560	+	(V) PROGRAM EVALUATION AN D REPORTING; AND 2
	1561	+
	1562	+	(VI) ANY OTHER COSTS APPRO VED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 3
	1563	+
	1564	+	(7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 4
	1565	+	FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 5
	1566	+
	1567	+	(II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 6
	1568	+	CREDITED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND UNDER § 5–206 OF 7
	1569	+	THIS ARTICLE. 8
	1570	+
	1571	+	(8) EXPENDITURE S FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 9
	1572	+	ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 10
	1573	+
	1574	+	(B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 11
	1575	+
	1576	+	(1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 12
	1577	+	DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 13
	1578	+
	1579	+	(2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOLS SERVED BY TH E FUND. 14
	1580	+
	1581	+	9.12–104. 15
	1582	+
	1583	+	THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 16
	1584	+	TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 17
	1585	+
	1586	+	18–27A–01. 18
	1587	+
	1588	+	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 19
	1589	+
	1590	+	(b) “Collaborative” means an agreement outlining commitments of a partnership 20
	1591	+	among: 21
	1592	+
	1593	+	(1) At least one local school system; 22
	1594	+
	1595	+	(2) At least one employee organization representing employees of a local 23
	1596	+	school system in accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 4 or Subtitle 5 of this article; and 24
	1597	+
	1598	+	(3) At least one institution of higher education [with a teacher preparation 25
	1599	+	program approved by the Department] IN THE STATE. 26
1598	1600		SENATE BILL 429 35
1599	1601
1600	1602
1601		-	(2) ENSURING THAT THE COACHING SUPPORT IS CONSISTENTLY 1
1602		-	CONDUCTED IN A MANNE R THAT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN IS LIKELY TO R ESULT IN 2
1603		-	POSITIVE STUDENT OUT COMES; AND 3
1604		-
1605		-	(3) DELIVERING TARGETED P ROFESSIONAL LEARNING 4
1606		-	OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS TO IMPLEMENT 5
1607		-	EVIDENCE–BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. 6
1608		-
1609		-	(C) (1) UNDER THE PROGRAM, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S AND 7
1610		-	COORDINATORS OF PROF ESSIONAL LEARNING SH ALL PROVIDE EDUCATOR S IN 8
1611		-	SELECTED SCHOOLS WIT H: 9
1612		-
1613		-	(I) COACHING TO IMPROVE I NSTRUCTION AND THE 10
1614		-	INTEGRATION OF EVIDE NCE–BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES INTO THE 11
1615		-	CLASSROOM ; AND 12
1616		-
1617		-	(II) ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED , AND 13
1618		-	TARGETED PROFESSIONA L LEARNING OPPORTUNI TIES. 14
1619		-
1620		-	(2) UNDER THE PROGRAM, REGIONAL PROGRAM MAN AGERS SHALL 15
1621		-	OVERSEE AND COORDINA TE THE ACTIVITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S AND 16
1622		-	COORDINATORS OF PROF ESSIONAL LEARNING IN A DESIGNATED REGION TO 17
1623		-	ENSURE THAT LOCAL NE EDS ARE CONSIDERED A ND MET. 18
1624		-
1625		-	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENTE R INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 19
1626		-	WITH A COUNTY BOARD THAT ELECTS TO PARTI CIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 20
1627		-
1628		-	(E) (1) USING ACCOUNTABILITY DATA, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 21
1629		-	COLLABORATION WITH P ARTICIPATING LOCAL S CHOOL SYSTEMS , SHALL IDENTIFY 22
1630		-	THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED OF SUPP ORT FROM THE PROGRAM. 23
1631		-
1632		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE SELECTING SCH OOLS 24
1633		-	WITH: 25
1634		-
1635		-	(I) LOW PROFICIENCY RATES ; AND 26
1636		-
1637		-	(II) DECLINING ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS IN RECENT YE ARS. 27
1638		-
1639		-	(3) WITHIN A SELECTED SCH OOL, ADMINISTRATORS SHALL WORK 28
1640		-	WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIF Y THE TEACHERS AND O THER EDUCATORS WHO 29
1641		-	WILL BENEFIT MOST FR OM THE COACHI NG AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 30
1642		-	OPPORTUNITIES PROVID ED BY INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. 31
1643		-	36 SENATE BILL 429
1644		-
1645		-
1646		-	(F) (1) DURING FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027, THE PROGRAM SHALL 1
1647		-	FOCUS ON EARLY LITER ACY INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT OF ELEMENTAR Y SCHOOL 2
1648		-	EDUCATORS . 3
1649		-
1650		-	(2) IN SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, THE PROGRAM SHALL EXPAND 4
1651		-	ITS FOCUS TO INCORPO RATE OTHER ACADEMIC TOPICS AND GRADE LEV ELS, WITH 5
1652		-	PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO FOUNDATIONAL MATHEMATICS INSTRUCT ION. 6
1653		-
1654		-	6–1103. 7
1655		-
1656		-	(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP CRITERIA FOR THE 8
1657		-	SELECTION OF INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES . 9
1658		-
1659		-	(2) AT A MINIMUM THE SELE CTION CRITERIA UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) 10
1660		-	OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL INCLUDE : 11
1661		-
1662		-	(I) METHODS TO IDENTIFY H IGHLY QUALIFIED EDUC ATORS 12
1663		-	WITH EXPERTISE IN TH E INSTRUCTIONAL TOPIC AND AT THE GRADE LEV EL FOR 13
1664		-	WHICH THE EDUCATOR W ILL BE PROVIDING COA CHING; AND 14
1665		-
1666		-	(II) A MEANS TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL OF AN EDUC ATOR FOR 15
1667		-	LEADERSHIP AND PROFE SSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COACHING . 16
1668		-
1669		-	(3) A REGIONAL PROGRAM MAN AGER, IN COORDINATION WITH A 17
1670		-	PARTICIPATING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM , SHALL USE THE DEPARTMENT ’S CRITERIA 18
1671		-	TO SELECT INSTRUCTIO NAL COACHES . 19
1672		-
1673		-	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH A TRAINING PLA N FOR 20
1674		-	INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S THAT PROVIDES EACH INSTRUCTIONAL COACH WITH THE 21
1675		-	TOOLS TO SUPPORT EDUC ATORS USING RESEARCH –BASED STRATEGIES TAI LORED 22
1676		-	TO THE NEEDS OF EACH EDUCATOR AND THE EDU CATOR’S STUDENTS. 23
1677		-
1678		-	(2) EACH INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACH SHALL BE TRAINED USING THE 24
1679		-	DEPARTMENT ’S TRAINING PLAN. 25
1680		-
1681		-	(C) AN INSTRUCTIONAL COAC H SHALL OVERSEE EDUCATORS AT TWO TO 26
1682		-	FOUR DIFFERENT PUBLI C SCHOOLS IN THE LOC AL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE 27
1683		-	COACH WORKS . 28
1684		-
1685		-	(D) AN INSTRUCTIONAL COAC H SHALL SUPPORT EDUC ATORS BY 29
1686		-	PROVIDING JOB –EMBEDDED FEEDBACK DE SIGNED TO: 30
1687		-
1688		-	(1) LEAD TO LONG–TERM INSTRUCTIONAL I MPROVEMENT ; 31
	1603	+	(c) [“Noncertified education support professional” means a noncertified public 1
	1604	+	school employee designated as part of a bargaining unit under Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this 2
	1605	+	article. 3
	1606	+
	1607	+	(d)] “Program” means the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program established 4
	1608	+	under this subtitle. 5
	1609	+
	1610	+	(D) “TEACHER CANDIDATE ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATING IN THE 6
	1611	+	PROGRAM. 7
	1612	+
	1613	+	[(e) “Provisional teacher” means an individual employed by a local school system 8
	1614	+	through a provisional contract as a conditional teacher.] 9
	1615	+
	1616	+	18–27A–02. 10
	1617	+
	1618	+	(a) There is a Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program. 11
	1619	+
	1620	+	(b) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide support to COLLABORATIVES 12
	1621	+	THAT PRIORITIZE TEACH ER LICENSURE PROGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE ON –THE–JOB 13
	1622	+	EXPERIENTIAL LEARNIN G FOR eligible individuals who: 14
	1623	+
	1624	+	(i) Are interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession; 15
	1625	+	[and] 16
	1626	+
	1627	+	(ii) ARE HIRED BY A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE STATE AS A 17
	1628	+	SCHOOL–BASED PART–TIME OR FULL–TIME EMPLOYEE ; AND 18
	1629	+
	1630	+	(III) Ultimately pledge to fulfill a 3–YEAR service obligation as a 19
	1631	+	teacher employed full–time in a high–needs school, grade level, or content area in the [State 20
	1632	+	in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department] LOCAL SCHOOL 21
	1633	+	SYSTEM IN WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED . 22
	1634	+
	1635	+	(2) The Department shall administer the Program. 23
	1636	+
	1637	+	(c) [(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, to] TO be eligible for the 24
	1638	+	Program, a teacher candidate applicant shall: 25
	1639	+
	1640	+	(1) MEET ONE OF THE FOLLO WING REQUIREMENTS : 26
	1641	+
	1642	+	(i) Be employed [as a noncertified education support professional or 27
	1643	+	provisional teacher] by a participating local school system [on the effective date of the 28
	1644	+	Program] IN A SCHOOL–BASED POSITION ; [and] OR 29
	1645	+
	1646	+	(ii) [Meet the educational requirements determined by a 30
	1647	+	collaborative] HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOM A OR ITS EQUIVALENT ; AND 31 36 SENATE BILL 429
	1648	+
	1649	+
	1650	+
	1651	+	(2) PURSUE A TEACHER LICE NSURE PATHWAY APPROV ED BY THE 1
	1652	+	DEPARTMENT. 2
	1653	+
	1654	+	[(2) Not more than one quarter of the funds used to support teaching 3
	1655	+	candidate applicants may be used to support teaching candidate applicants who are 4
	1656	+	provisional teachers.] 5
	1657	+
	1658	+	18–27A–03. 6
	1659	+
	1660	+	(a) A collaborative shall negotiate an agreement that meets the requirements of 7
	1661	+	subsection (b) of this section. 8
	1662	+
	1663	+	(b) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 9
	1664	+
	1665	+	(1) A plan [to] THAT INCLUDES : 10
	1666	+
	1667	+	(i) [Select] IDENTIFICATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE 11
	1668	+	MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILI TIES OF EACH MEMBER ; 12
	1669	+
	1670	+	(II) SCHOOL–BASED PART –TIME OR FULL–TIME POSITIONS 13
	1671	+	THAT ALLOW THE TEACH ER CANDIDATE TO SYST EMATICALLY DEVELOP T HE SKILLS 14
	1672	+	OF A TEACH –THROUGH–EXPERIENTIAL –LEARNING AND DEMONST RATION OF 15
	1673	+	COMPETENCIES ; 16
	1674	+
	1675	+	(III) IDENTIFICATION OF at least one content area in the local school 17
	1676	+	system in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department; 18
	1677	+
	1678	+	[(ii) Select at least one teacher preparation program at an institution 19
	1679	+	of higher education that satisfies the training requirements for teacher candidates; and 20
	1680	+
	1681	+	(iii) Designate an individual from a collaborative to assist teacher 21
	1682	+	candidates and provide Program guidance;] 22
	1683	+
	1684	+	(IV) A MINIMUM RATIO OF ONE MENTOR WHO IS REGULA RLY 23
	1685	+	EMPLOYED PER ONE TEACHER CANDIDATE CONSISTENT WITH PROPER 24
	1686	+	SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND CONTINUITY OF EM PLOYMENT AND APPLICA BLE 25
	1687	+	PROVISIONS IN COLLEC TIVE BARGAINING AGRE EMENTS; 26
	1688	+
	1689	+	(V) A SYSTEMIC PROGRAM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNIN G THAT 27
	1690	+	RESULTS IN CREDITS FROM THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION IF CREDITS 28
	1691	+	ARE REQUIRED FOR COM PLETION, INCLUDING CREDITS TO WARD THE PRACTICUM ; 29
	1692	+	AND 30
1689	1693		SENATE BILL 429 37
1690	1694
1691	1695
1692		-	(2) ASSIST AN EDUCATOR IN CREATING A PEDAGOGY THAT IS 1
1693		-	INDIVIDUALLY TAILORE D TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT , REGARDLESS OF 2
1694		-	THE STUDENT ’S LINGUISTIC STATUS , DISABILITY STATUS , OR BACKGROUND ; AND 3
1695		-
1696		-	(3) CLOSE STUDENT ACHIEVE MENT GAPS. 4
1697		-
1698		-	6–1104. 5
1699		-
1700		-	(A) (1) UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EMPL OY 6
1701		-	REGIONAL PROGRAM MAN AGERS TO OVERSEE THE WORK OF INSTRUCTIONA L 7
1702		-	COACHES IN A DESIGNA TED REGION. 8
1703		-
1704		-	(2) EACH REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER SHALL ENSURE THAT 9
1705		-	INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S ARE MEETING LOCAL EDUCATOR AND ST UDENT NEEDS 10
1706		-	AND WORKING IN ALIGN MENT WITH STATE PRIORITIES , INCLUDING THE 11
1707		-	PRINCIPLES OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE. 12
1708		-
1709		-	(3) REGIONAL PROGRAM MANA GERS SHALL SUPPORT 13
1710		-	INSTRUCTIONAL COACHE S BY PROVIDING: 14
1711		-
1712		-	(I) EVIDENCE–BASED TOOLS AND STRA TEGIES AND 15
1713		-	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MENT MATERIALS ; 16
1714		-
1715		-	(II) AN ANALYSIS OF EDUCAT OR PRACTICES AND STU DENT 17
1716		-	OUTCOMES TO ENSURE T HAT INSTRUCTIONAL CO ACHES PROVIDE SUPPOR T IN A 18
1717		-	TARGETED MANNER ; 19
1718		-
1719		-	(III) ASSISTANCE WITH FAMIL Y AND COMMUNITY ENGA GEMENT; 20
1720		-	AND 21
1721		-
1722		-	(IV) GUIDANCE TO ENSURE PROFESSION AL DEVELOPMENT IS 22
1723		-	RESEARCH–BASED AND DESIGNED T O REFLECT THE DIVERS E LINGUISTIC AND 23
1724		-	CULTURAL NEEDS OF ST UDENTS IN THE STATE. 24
1725		-
1726		-	(B) (1) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2028, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 25
1727		-	EMPLOY COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL LEAR NING THROUGH THE PROGRAM. 26
1728		-
1729		-	(2) A COORDINATOR OF PROFE SSIONAL LEARNING SHA LL: 27
1730		-
1731		-	(I) PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO EDUCA TORS 28
1732		-	AND ADMINISTRATORS I N A LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM BY ESTABLISHING LEARNING 29
1733		-	MODULES AND THROUGH THE USE OF APPROPRIA TE TOOLS AND PLATFOR MS; AND 30
1734		-	38 SENATE BILL 429
1735		-
1736		-
1737		-	(II) COLLABORATE WITH ADMI NISTRATORS TO COLLEC T DATA 1
1738		-	TO CREATE A PROFESSI ONAL LEARNING PLAN T HAT ALIGNS WITH THE NEEDS OF A 2
1739		-	SCHOOL. 3
1740		-
1741		-	6–1105. 4
1742		-
1743		-	(A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 5
1744		-
1745		-	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO ADDRESS 6
1746		-	CRITICAL ACADEMIC NE EDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 7
1747		-	LOW–PERFORMING . 8
1748		-
1749		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 9
1750		-
1751		-	(4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 10
1752		-	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 11
1753		-
1754		-	(II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 12
1755		-	SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 13
1756		-
1757		-	(5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 14
1758		-
1759		-	(I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 15
1760		-	FUND; AND 16
1761		-
1762		-	(II) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACCEPTE D 17
1763		-	FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 18
1764		-
1765		-	(6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR GRANTS TO COUNTY BOARDS, 19
1766		-	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, OR OTHER 20
1767		-	ENTITIES FOR THE FOL LOWING PURPOSES : 21
1768		-
1769		-	(I) CONTRACTS WITH VENDOR S TO PROVIDE SERVICES; 22
1770		-
1771		-	(II) TRAINING AND WORKSHOP S; 23
1772		-
1773		-	(III) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIO N; 24
1774		-
1775		-	(IV) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM; 25
1776		-
1777		-	(V) PROGRAM EVALUATION AN D REPORTING; AND 26
1778		-
1779		-	(VI) ANY OTHER COSTS APPRO VED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 27
1780		-	SENATE BILL 429 39
1781		-
1782		-
1783		-	(7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 1
1784		-	FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 2
1785		-
1786		-	(II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 3
1787		-	CREDITED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND UNDER § 5–206 OF 4
	1696	+	(VI) THE DESIGNATION OF A PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FROM 1
	1697	+	THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM TO ASSIST TEACHE R CANDIDATES , EVALUATE THE 2
	1698	+	EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM, AND MANAGE THE ADMIN ISTRATION 3
	1699	+	ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM; 4
	1700	+
	1701	+	(2) An estimate, BASED ON APPROPRIATE DATA, of the [numbers of: 5
	1702	+
	1703	+	(i) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 6
	1704	+	noncertificated education support professionals; 7
	1705	+
	1706	+	(ii) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 8
	1707	+	provisional teachers; and 9
	1708	+
	1709	+	(iii) Mentor teachers necessary to support teacher candidates in the 10
	1710	+	Program] NUMBER OF PROJECTED PARTICIPANTS TO INCL UDE IN THE PROGRAM; 11
	1711	+	and 12
	1712	+
	1713	+	(3) Evidence of a written billing agreement with an institution of higher 13
	1714	+	education that includes: 14
	1715	+
	1716	+	(i) The total cost to the collaborative for the cohort of teacher 15
	1717	+	candidates; 16
	1718	+
	1719	+	(ii) Prorated tuition cost the collaborative shall pay the institution of 17
	1720	+	higher education if a candidate does not complete the Program; and 18
	1721	+
	1722	+	(iii) A provision that no teacher candidate shall be required to pay 19
	1723	+	tuition, books, or fees as part of the teacher candidate’s course of study. 20
	1724	+
	1725	+	(c) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 21
	1726	+
	1727	+	(1) An outreach plan to recruit teacher candidates and mentor teachers 22
	1728	+	that: 23
	1729	+
	1730	+	(i) Prioritizes candidates and mentor teachers with linguistic 24
	1731	+	diversity and from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the teaching 25
	1732	+	profession; 26
	1733	+
	1734	+	(ii) [Estimates Program expenses by category, keeping program 27
	1735	+	expenses related to provisional teachers at or below one quarter of total expenses; and 28
	1736	+
	1737	+	(iii) Identifies at least one source of long–term funding for the 29
	1738	+	Program, including the process and timeline for obtaining long–term funding] INCLUDES 30
	1739	+	RECRUITMENT INITIATI VES THAT TARGET HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES , ASSOCIATE 31
	1740	+	OF ARTS AND TEACHING DEGREE CANDIDATES, CAREER CHANGERS , AND 32
	1741	+	COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TERESTED IN THE TEAC HING PROFESSION ; AND 33 38 SENATE BILL 429
	1742	+
	1743	+
	1744	+
	1745	+	(III) IDENTIFIES A SUSTAINA BILITY PLAN TO CONTI NUE 1
	1746	+	RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND MENTORING TEACHE R CANDIDATES AFTER 2
	1747	+	COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM; and 3
	1748	+
	1749	+	(2) Any other materials required by the Department. 4
	1750	+
	1751	+	18–27A–04. 5
	1752	+
	1753	+	(A) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSU LT 6
	1754	+	WITH A NATIONAL NONP ROFIT ENTITY THAT HA S SUCCESSFULLY GUIDE D OTHER 7
	1755	+	STATE EDUCATION AGEN CIES OR LOCAL EDUCATION A GENCIES THAT HAVE 8
	1756	+	INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LICENSED TEACHERS BY: 9
	1757	+
	1758	+	(I) LAUNCHING SUSTAINABLE, COST–EFFECTIVE 10
	1759	+	GROW–YOUR–OWN TEACHER PREPARAT ION PROGRAMS ; 11
	1760	+
	1761	+	(II) IMPLEMENTING R EGISTERED TEACHER AP PRENTICESHIPS ; 12
	1762	+	AND 13
	1763	+
	1764	+	(III) IMPLEMENTING TEACHER RESIDENCIES . 14
	1765	+
	1766	+	(2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 15
	1767	+	SUBSECTION SHALL SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DES IGN, 16
	1768	+	IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE 17
	1769	+	DEVELOPMENT OF METRI CS FOR ESTABLISHING HIGH–QUALITY TEACHER 18
	1770	+	PREPARATION AND LICE NSURE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD 19
	1771	+	OF INCREASING THE TE ACHER WORKFORCE IN THE STATE. 20
	1772	+
	1773	+	(3) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 21
	1774	+	SUBSECTION MAY WORK DIRECTLY WI TH COLLABORATIVES TO SUPPORT THE 22
	1775	+	DEVELOPMENT AND IMPL EMENTATION OF GROW –YOUR–OWN TEACHER 23
	1776	+	PREPARATION PROGRAMS. 24
	1777	+
	1778	+	[(a) (1)] (B) [The] BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, THE Department shall 25
	1779	+	award a grant to a local school system OR INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION that is 26
	1780	+	part of a collaborative for employees of the local school system to complete a [teacher 27
	1781	+	preparation program at an institution of higher education] PATHWAY TO TEACHER 28
	1782	+	LICENSURE under the agreement described in § 18–27A–03 of this subtitle. 29
	1783	+
	1784	+	[(2)] (C) The Department shall award a grant TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 30
	1785	+	SYSTEM for: 31
	1786	+
	1787	+	[(i)] (1) Tuition, books, and fees for teacher candidates; 32 SENATE BILL 429 39
	1788	+
	1789	+
	1790	+
	1791	+	[(ii)] (2) Stipends for mentor teachers; and 1
	1792	+
	1793	+	[(iii)] (3) Costs associated with the administration of the Program. 2
	1794	+
	1795	+	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWAR D A GRANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF 3
	1796	+	HIGHER EDUCATION FOR : 4
	1797	+
	1798	+	(1) CURRICULAR DEVELOPMEN T; 5
	1799	+
	1800	+	(2) DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCY –BASED COURSEWORK AND 6
	1801	+	ASSESSMENTS ; AND 7
	1802	+
	1803	+	(3) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELIVERY AND EVA LUATION OF 8
	1804	+	ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING. 9
	1805	+
	1806	+	(E) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARD ED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. 10
	1807	+
	1808	+	[(3)] (F) In awarding a grant, the Department shall [take necessary steps 11
	1809	+	to ensure that not more than one quarter of expenses awarded in the grant go to supporting 12
	1810	+	provisional teacher participants in the Program] PRIORITIZE COLLABORATIVES THAT 13
	1811	+	PARTNER WITH INSTITU TIONS OF HIGHER EDUC ATION OFFERING TO NE GOTIATE A 14
	1812	+	LOWER TUITION COST F OR TEACHER CANDIDATE S. 15
	1813	+
	1814	+	[(4) The Department, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of 16
	1815	+	Labor, shall, on request, provide technical assistance to a collaborative in obtaining State, 17
	1816	+	federal, or other funding for the operation of the Program. 18
	1817	+
	1818	+	(b) A teacher candidate shall be paid a rate of pay and offered benefits that are at 19
	1819	+	least equal to the rate of pay received by and benefits offered to a noncertified education 20
	1820	+	support professional or provisional teacher of the equivalent classification and tenure in 21
	1821	+	the local school system provided in the collective bargaining agreement. 22
	1822	+
	1823	+	(c) (1) A collaborative shall provide each teacher candidate a mentor teacher 23
	1824	+	for the entirety of the Program. 24
	1825	+
	1826	+	(2) A teacher candidate may not serve as a teacher of record or a substitute 25
	1827	+	teacher for any teacher other than the mentor teacher assigned to the teacher candidate.] 26
	1828	+
	1829	+	(G) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY NOT REDUCE THE C OMPENSATION OR 27
	1830	+	BENEFITS OF A TEACHE R CANDIDATE. 28
	1831	+
	1832	+	[(d)] (H) A local school system and an employee organization that represents the 29
	1833	+	teacher candidates shall negotiate a gradual release model that allows teacher candidates 30
	1834	+	to focus primarily on internship and practicum requirements, IF APPLICABLE. 31 40 SENATE BILL 429
	1835	+
	1836	+
	1837	+
	1838	+	[(e)] (I) A teacher candidate shall perform a service obligation to teach full–time 1
	1839	+	in the State in a public school or a public prekindergarten program in a [high–needs school, 2
	1840	+	as identified by the Department, or in a grade level or] content area in which there is a 3
	1841	+	shortage of qualified educators, as identified by the Department for a minimum of 2 years. 4
	1842	+
	1843	+	18–27A–05. 5
	1844	+
	1845	+	The Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the 6
	1846	+	Program. 7
	1847	+
	1848	+	18–27A–06. 8
	1849	+
	1850	+	(a) Each year, the Department shall collect [and publish on its website]: 9
	1851	+
	1852	+	(1) Data on teacher candidate race, gender, and linguistic status; 10
	1853	+
	1854	+	(2) Data on teacher candidate status and retention; 11
	1855	+
	1856	+	(3) Spending by category; 12
	1857	+
	1858	+	(4) A summary of teacher candidate recruitment methods; and 13
	1859	+
	1860	+	(5) If applicable, the hiring status and retention data of Program 14
	1861	+	graduates. 15
	1862	+
	1863	+	(b) [In reporting] WHEN COLLECTING the data under subsection (a) of this 16
	1864	+	section, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to anonymize the data to protect the 17
	1865	+	privacy of teacher candidates. 18
	1866	+
	1867	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 19
	1868	+	as follows: 20
	1869	+
	1870	+	Article – Education 21
	1871	+
	1872	+	6–126. 22
	1873	+
	1874	+	(a) (1) This subsection applies to individuals who have graduated from a 23
	1875	+	teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher preparation program. 24
	1876	+
	1877	+	(2) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to qualify for an initial certificate an 25
	1878	+	individual shall: 26
	1879	+
	1880	+	(i) Pass the subject–specific examinations under § 6–125 of this 27
	1881	+	subtitle; 28
	1882	+
	1883	+	(ii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 29 SENATE BILL 429 41
	1884	+
	1885	+
	1886	+
	1887	+	1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, pass a 1
	1888	+	nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability; or 2
	1889	+
	1890	+	2. Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, complete a 3
	1891	+	rigorous local school system teacher induction program that lasts for the lesser of: 4
	1892	+
	1893	+	A. 3 years; or 5
	1894	+
	1895	+	B. The amount of time a teacher may hold a conditional 6
	1896	+	teacher certificate; 7
	1897	+
	1898	+	(iii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 8
	1899	+
	1900	+	1. Pass a basic literacy skills assessment approved by the 9
	1901	+	Department under § 6–125 of this subtitle; 10
	1902	+
	1903	+	2. Hold a degree from a regionally accredited educational 11
	1904	+	institution and have earned a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 12
	1905	+	4.0 scale or its equivalent on the most recently earned degree; or 13
	1906	+
	1907	+	3. Submit documentation to the Department of having 14
	1908	+	received effective evaluations from a local school system for 3 years; 15
	1909	+
	1910	+	(iv) Pass a rigorous State–specific examination of mastery of reading 16
	1911	+	instruction and content for the grade level the individual will be teaching; and 17
	1912	+
	1913	+	(v) Satisfactorily complete any other requirements established by 18
	1914	+	the State Board. 19
	1915	+
	1916	+	(3) An individual who graduates from a teacher preparation program in 20
	1917	+	the State who passed a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment may not be 21
	1918	+	required to take the assessment more than one time. 22
	1919	+
	1920	+	(4) (i) In order to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(ii)2 of this 23
	1921	+	subsection, a candidate for an initial teacher certificate shall submit documentation to the 24
	1922	+	Department that the candidate has completed a rigorous compr ehensive induction 25
	1923	+	program, established in accordance with § 6–117 of this subtitle, that meets the 26
	1924	+	requirements of this paragraph. 27
	1925	+
	1926	+	(ii) The comprehensive induction program shall be developed by a 28
	1927	+	local school system, either independently or collaboratively with other local school systems. 29
	1928	+
	1929	+	(iii) Before establishing a comprehensive induction program, one or 30
	1930	+	more local school systems shall submit a plan for the program to the Department and the 31
	1931	+	Accountability and Implementation Board. 32
	1932	+	42 SENATE BILL 429
	1933	+
	1934	+
	1935	+	(iv) The comprehensive induction program shall include a locally 1
	1936	+	developed portfolio component that is aligned with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and 2
	1937	+	Support Consortium Standards. 3
	1938	+
	1939	+	(v) A teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher 4
	1940	+	preparation program may use the locally developed portfolio component under 5
	1941	+	subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph as meeting a portion of the coursework requirements 6
	1942	+	of the program. 7
	1943	+
	1944	+	(vi) A candidate who satisfactorily completes a comprehensive 8
	1945	+	induction program established in accordance with this paragraph may not be required to 9
	1946	+	pass a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability. 10
	1947	+
	1948	+	(b) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A TEACH ER WHO HOLDS A 11
	1949	+	PROFESSIONAL LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE FROM A STATE FOR WH ICH THE LICENSE 12
	1950	+	OR CERTIFICATE IS AC CEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 13
	1951	+	MOBILITY COMPACT UNDER SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS TITLE. 14
	1952	+
	1953	+	(2) In addition to any other requirements established by the State Board, 15
	1954	+	to qualify for a certificate in the State, a teacher who graduated from an institution of 16
	1955	+	higher education in another state or holds a professional license or certificate from another 17
	1956	+	state shall: 18
	1957	+
	1958	+	[(1)] (I) Pass an examination of teaching ability within 18 months of 19
	1959	+	being hired by a local school system; 20
	1960	+
	1961	+	[(2)] (II) Hold an active National Board Certification from the National 21
	1962	+	Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or 22
	1963	+
	1964	+	[(3)] (III) Complete a comprehensive induction program in accordance with 23
	1965	+	subsection (a)(4) of this section. 24
	1966	+
	1967	+	(c) (1) The Department, after a reasonable period of review and assessment, 25
	1968	+	shall determine whether one of the assessments of teaching skill approved for initial 26
	1969	+	teacher certification under this section more adequately measures the skills and knowledge 27
	1970	+	required of a highly qualified teacher. 28
	1971	+
	1972	+	(2) If the Department makes a determination under paragraph (1) of this 29
	1973	+	subsection that requires a revision to the statutory requirements for initial teacher 30
	1974	+	certification, the Department shall, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 31
	1975	+	Article, submit a report to the General Assembly on or before the next September 1 on its 32
	1976	+	recommendations for revising the qualifications for initial teacher certification. 33
	1977	+
	1978	+	(d) (1) The Department shall actively monitor and assess, during their 34
	1979	+	implementation and development, new teacher standards and assessments produced under 35 SENATE BILL 429 43
	1980	+
	1981	+
	1982	+	this section for any negative impact on the diversity of teacher candidates passing the 1
	1983	+	initial teacher certification assessments. 2
	1984	+
	1985	+	(2) The Department shall report the results of its monitoring and 3
	1986	+	assessment to the Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of 4
1788	1987		this article. 5
1789	1988
1790		-	(8) EXPENDITURE S FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 6
1791		-	ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 7
1792		-
1793		-	(B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 8
1794		-
1795		-	(1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF M ONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 9
1796		-	DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 10
1797		-
1798		-	(2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF S CHOOLS SERVED BY THE FUND. 11
1799		-
1800		-	6–1106. 12
1801		-
1802		-	THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 13
1803		-	TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 14
1804		-
1805		-	7–447.1. 15
1806		-
1807		-	(b) (1) There is a Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports 16
1808		-	in the Commission. 17
1809		-
1810		-	(p) (1) In this subsection, “Fund” means the Coordinated Community Supports 18
1811		-	Partnership Fund. 19
1812		-
1813		-	(3) The purpose of the Fund is to support the delivery of services and 20
1814		-	supports provided to students to meet their holistic behavioral health needs and address 21
1815		-	other related challenges. 22
1816		-
1817		-	(9) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill the following 23
1818		-	appropriations for the Fund: 24
1819		-
1820		-	(i) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2022; 25
1821		-
1822		-	(ii) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; 26
1823		-
1824		-	(iii) $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2024; 27
1825		-
1826		-	(iv) [$110,000,000] $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2025; [and] 28
1827		-
1828		-	(v) [$130,000,000] $70,000,000 in fiscal year 2026; AND 29 40 SENATE BILL 429
1829		-
1830		-
1831		-
1832		-	(VI) $100,000,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2027 and each fiscal year 1
1833		-	thereafter. 2
1834		-
1835		-	8–313. 3
1836		-
1837		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 4
1838		-
1839		-	(3) “Growth in the target per pupil foundation amount” means: 5
1840		-
1841		-	(I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 4.97%; 6
1842		-
1843		-	(II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, 5.48%; 7
1844		-
1845		-	(III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, 4.17%; 8
1846		-
1847		-	(IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, 4.20%; 9
1848		-
1849		-	(V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, 4.17%; 10
1850		-
1851		-	(VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, 3.98%; 11
1852		-
1853		-	(VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, 3.99%; 12
1854		-
1855		-	(VIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, 3.93%; AND 13
1856		-
1857		-	(IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, the change in the per pupil 14
1858		-	amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per pupil amount 15
1859		-	from the prior fiscal year. 16
1860		-
1861		-	(5) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for 17
1862		-	each fiscal year by the Department in accordance with [§ 5–202] § 5–201 of this article. 18
1863		-
1864		-	8–3A–09. 19
1865		-
1866		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 20
1867		-
1868		-	(3) “Growth in the target per pupil foundation amount” means: 21
1869		-
1870		-	(I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 4.97%; 22
1871		-
1872		-	(II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, 5.48%; 23
1873		-
1874		-	(III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, 4.17%; 24
1875		-
1876		-	(IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, 4.20%; 25 SENATE BILL 429 41
1877		-
1878		-
1879		-
1880		-	(V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, 4.17%; 1
1881		-
1882		-	(VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, 3.98%; 2
1883		-
1884		-	(VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, 3.99%; 3
1885		-
1886		-	(VIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, 3.93%; AND 4
1887		-
1888		-	(IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, the change in the per pupil 5
1889		-	amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per pupil amount 6
1890		-	from the prior fiscal year. 7
1891		-
1892		-	(4) “Target per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for 8
1893		-	each fiscal year by the Department in accordance with [§ 5–202] § 5–201 of this article. 9
1894		-
1895		-	8–710. 10
1896		-
1897		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 11
1898		-
1899		-	(2) “Change in the per pupil amount” means: 12
1900		-
1901		-	(I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 4.97%; 13
1902		-
1903		-	(II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, 5.48%; 14
1904		-
1905		-	(III) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2028, 4.17%; 15
1906		-
1907		-	(IV) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029, 4.20%; 16
1908		-
1909		-	(V) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030, 4.17%; 17
1910		-
1911		-	(VI) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031, 3.98%; 18
1912		-
1913		-	(VII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032, 3.99%; 19
1914		-
1915		-	(VIII) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2033, 3.93%; AND 20
1916		-
1917		-	(IX) FOR SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS, the change in the per pupil 21
1918		-	foundation amount from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year divided by the per 22
1919		-	pupil foundation amount from the prior fiscal year. 23
1920		-
1921		-	(4) “Per pupil foundation amount” means the figure calculated for each 24
1922		-	fiscal year by the Department in accordance with [§ 5–202] § 5–201 of this article. 25
1923		-
1924		-	9.9–101. 26 42 SENATE BILL 429
1925		-
1926		-
1927		-
1928		-	(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
1929		-
1930		-	(b) “Community school” means a public school that establishes a set of strategic 2
1931		-	partnerships between the school and other community resources that leverage shared 3
1932		-	accountability, collaborative leadership, capacity building, and authentic family and 4
1933		-	community engagement, using a student–centered framework to promote inclusive student 5
1934		-	achievement, positive learning conditions, and the well–being of students, families, 6
1935		-	educators, and the community through a variety of engaging practices including the 7
1936		-	provision of wraparound services. 8
1937		-
1938		-	(c) “School–community partnership” means a partnership between a local school 9
1939		-	system or an existing public school and a community–based organization or agency for the 10
1940		-	purpose of planning and implementing a community school. 11
1941		-
1942		-	(d) “Trauma–informed intervention” means a method for understanding and 12
1943		-	responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic 13
1944		-	stress. 14
1945		-
1946		-	(e) “Wraparound services” [means] INCLUDES: 15
1947		-
1948		-	(1) Extended learning time, including before and after school, weekends, 16
1949		-	summer school, and an extended school year; 17
1950		-
1951		-	(2) Safe transportation to and from school and off –site learning 18
1952		-	opportunities, including apprenticeship programs; 19
1953		-
1954		-	(3) Vision, hearing, and dental care services; 20
1955		-
1956		-	(4) Establishing or expanding school–based health center services; 21
1957		-
1958		-	(5) Additional social workers, mentors, counselors, therapists, 22
1959		-	psychologists, and restorative practice coaches; 23
1960		-
1961		-	(6) Enhancing physical wellness, including providing healthy food for 24
1962		-	in–school and out–of–school time and linkages to community providers; 25
1963		-
1964		-	(7) Enhancing behavioral health services, including access to mental 26
1965		-	health practitioners and providing professional development to school staff to provide 27
1966		-	trauma–informed interventions; 28
1967		-
1968		-	(8) Providing family and community engagement and supports, including 29
1969		-	informing parents of academic course offerings, language classes, workforce development 30
1970		-	training, opportunities for children, and available social services as well as educating 31
1971		-	families on how to monitor a child’s learning; 32
1972		-	SENATE BILL 429 43
1973		-
1974		-
1975		-	(9) Establishing and enhancing linkages to Judy Centers and other early 1
1976		-	education programs that feed into the school; 2
1977		-
1978		-	(10) Enhancing student enrichment experiences, including educational field 3
1979		-	trips, partnerships, and programs with museums, arts organizations, and cultural 4
1980		-	institutions; 5
1981		-
1982		-	(11) OFFERING EVIDENCE –BASED IN–SCHOOL AND IN –PERSON 6
1983		-	TUTORING, PROVIDED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY; 7
1984		-
1985		-	(12) Improving student attendance AND CHRONIC ABSENTEE ISM; 8
1986		-
1987		-	(12) (13) Improving the learning environment AND NUMBER OF HIGHLY 9
1988		-	QUALIFIED TEACHERS at the school; [and] 10
1989		-
1990		-	(13) (14) Any professional development for teachers and school staff to 11
1991		-	quickly identify students who are in need of these resources; AND 12
1992		-
1993		-	(14) OTHER SERVICES AS DEF INED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 13
1994		-	GUIDANCE OR REGULATI ON. 14
1995		-
1996		-	9.9–102. 15
1997		-
1998		-	The purpose of a community school is to help students and families overcome the 16
1999		-	in–school and out–of–school barriers that prevent [children] STUDENTS from learning and 17
2000		-	succeeding over the course of their lives by having an integrated focus on academics, health 18
2001		-	and social services, youth and community development, and authentic family and 19
2002		-	community engagement. 20
2003		-
2004		-	9.9–103. 21
2005		-
2006		-	(a) There are community schools in the State. 22
2007		-
2008		-	(b) A community school shall: 23
2009		-
2010		-	(1) Promote active family and community engagement, including 24
2011		-	educational opportunities for adults and family members of students at the school who live 25
2012		-	in the neighborhood of the school; 26
2013		-
2014		-	(2) Have at least one community school coordinator, as described under § 27
2015		-	9.9–104 of this title; 28
2016		-
2017		-	(3) Implement, in a manner responsive to the needs assessment required 29
2018		-	under § 9.9–104 of this title, expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities 30
2019		-	provided after school, during weekends, and in the summer that emphasize mastering 31 44 SENATE BILL 429
2020		-
2021		-
2022		-	21st–century skills through practical learning opportunities and community 1
2023		-	problem–solving; 2
2024		-
2025		-	(4) Implement collaborative leadership and accountability practices that 3
2026		-	empower parents, students, teachers, principals, and community partners to build a culture 4
2027		-	of professional learning, collective trust, and shared responsibility using strategies such as 5
2028		-	site–based leadership teams and teacher learning communities; 6
2029		-
2030		-	(5) Have a parent teacher organization or a school family council; and 7
2031		-
2032		-	(6) Have a community school leadership team, including members who 8
2033		-	represent students, families, and educators. 9
2034		-
2035		-	(c) (1) There shall be a Director of Community Schools WITHIN THE OFFICE 10
2036		-	OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED LEARNING TIME in the Department. 11
2037		-
2038		-	(2) The Director of Community Schools in the Department shall coordinate 12
2039		-	professional development for community school coordinators at each community school. 13
2040		-
2041		-	(3) The Director of Community Schools shall support the outreach and 14
2042		-	implementation of State programs for children in community schools. 15
2043		-
2044		-	(4) (i) The Director of Community Schools shall create a common needs 16
2045		-	assessment tool that each community school coordinator shall use in order to complete the 17
2046		-	needs assessment required under § 9.9–104 of this title. 18
2047		-
2048		-	(ii) The Director of Community Schools shall consult with local 19
2049		-	school systems and members of the community schools’ leadership teams in order to 20
2050		-	determine the correct content to include in the common needs assessment tool. 21
2051		-
2052		-	(5) The Director of Community Schools shall develop an evaluation form to 22
2053		-	be used by [community school coordinators] LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS to complete the 23
2054		-	evaluation required under § 5–223 of this article. 24
2055		-
2056		-	(6) In addition to the funding provided for the Director of Community 25
2057		-	Schools position in the Department, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an 26
2058		-	appropriation [of at least $100,000] to the Department for the Director of Community 27
2059		-	Schools to provide training and technical assistance to community schools and for 28
2060		-	additional staff. 29
2061		-
2062		-	(7) THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND EXPANDED 30
2063		-	LEARNING TIME MAY HIRE STAFF T O SUPPORT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY 31
2064		-	SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING DIRECT GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION TO LOCAL S CHOOL 32
2065		-	SYSTEMS AND COMMUNIT Y SCHOOL COORD INATORS. 33
2066		-
2067		-	9.9–104. 34 SENATE BILL 429 45
2068		-
2069		-
2070		-
2071		-	(a) (1) A community school shall have an experienced and qualified 1
2072		-	community school coordinator who: 2
2073		-
2074		-	(i) Is hired at the appropriate administrative level; 3
2075		-
2076		-	(ii) Understands, respects, and demonstrates a high degree of 4
2077		-	cultural awareness of and competency in the diversity in the community and in 5
2078		-	cross–cultural practice with stakeholders; and 6
2079		-
2080		-	(iii) May be employed by the school district. 7
2081		-
2082		-	(2) A community school coordinator may be a social worker. 8
2083		-
2084		-	(b) (1) A community school coordinator shall be responsible for: 9
2085		-
2086		-	(i) Establishing a community school; 10
2087		-
2088		-	(ii) Completing an assessment of the needs of the students in the 11
2089		-	school for appropriate wraparound services to enhance the success of all students in the 12
2090		-	school; 13
2091		-
2092		-	(iii) Developing an implementation plan based on the assessment of 14
2093		-	needs for the community school, in cooperation with other interested stakeholders; and 15
2094		-
2095		-	(iv) Coordinating support programs that address out–of–school 16
2096		-	learning barriers for students and families, including: 17
2097		-
2098		-	1. Wraparound services; and 18
2099		-
2100		-	2. As appropriate: 19
2101		-
2102		-	A. Tutoring; 20
2103		-
2104		-	B. [English language] MULTILINGUAL learner courses; 21
2105		-
2106		-	C. Early childhood development and parenting classes; 22
2107		-
2108		-	D. College and career advising; 23
2109		-
2110		-	E. Employment opportunities; 24
2111		-
2112		-	F. Citizenship education; 25
2113		-
2114		-	G. Food pantries; 26
	1989	+	SUBTITLE 6. INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT. 6
	1990	+
	1991	+	6–601. 7
	1992	+
	1993	+	THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT IS HEREBY ENA CTED AND 8
	1994	+	ENTERED INTO WITH AL L OTHER JURISDICTION S THAT LEGALLY JOIN IN THIS 9
	1995	+	COMPACT IN THE FORM S UBSTANTIALLY AS THE COMPACT APPEARS IN TH IS 10
	1996	+	SECTION AS FOLLOWS : 11
	1997	+
	1998	+	ARTICLE I. PURPOSE. 12
	1999	+
	2000	+	THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILIT ATE THE MOBILITY OF 13
	2001	+	TEACHERS ACROS S THE MEMBER STATES, WITH THE GOAL OF SUP PORTING 14
	2002	+	TEACHERS THROUGH A NE W PATHWAY TO LICENSU RE. THROUGH THIS COMPACT, 15
	2003	+	THE MEMBER STATES SEEK TO ESTABL ISH A COLLECTIVE REG ULATORY 16
	2004	+	FRAMEWORK THAT EXPED ITES AND ENHANCES TH E ABILITY OF TEACHERS TO MOVE 17
	2005	+	ACROSS STATE LINES. 18
	2006	+
	2007	+	THIS COMPACT IS INTENDED T O ACHIEVE THE FOLLOW ING OBJECTIVES AND 19
	2008	+	SHOULD BE INTERPRETE D ACCORDINGLY . THE MEMBER STATES HEREBY RATIFY 20
	2009	+	THE SAME INTENTIONS BY SUBSCRIBING HERET O. 21
	2010	+
	2011	+	A. CREATE A STREAMLINED PATHWAY TO LICENSURE MOBILITY FOR 22
	2012	+	TEACHERS; 23
	2013	+
	2014	+	B. SUPPORT THE RELOCATIO N OF ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES; 24
	2015	+
	2016	+	C. FACILITATE AND ENHANC E THE EXCHANGE OF LI CENSURE, 25
	2017	+	INVESTIGATIVE, AND DISCIPLINARY INF ORMATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER 26
	2018	+	STATES; 27
	2019	+
	2020	+	D. ENHANCE THE POWER OF STATE AND DISTRICT LE VEL EDUCATION 28
	2021	+	OFFICIALS TO HIRE QUALIFIED , COMPETENT TEACHERS BY REMOVING BARRIERS 29
	2022	+	TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF OUT–OF–STATE TEACHERS; 30
	2023	+
	2024	+	E. SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN THE PROFE SSION BY 31
	2025	+	REMOVING BARRIERS TO RE–LICENSURE IN A NEW STATE; AND 32 44 SENATE BILL 429
	2026	+
	2027	+
	2028	+
	2029	+	F. MAINTAIN STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN THE REGULATION OF THE TE ACHING 1
	2030	+	PROFESSION. 2
	2031	+
	2032	+	ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS. 3
	2033	+
	2034	+	AS USED IN THIS COMPACT, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERW ISE PROVIDED, THE 4
	2035	+	FOLLOWING DEFINITION S SHALL GOVERN THE T ERMS HEREIN: 5
	2036	+
	2037	+	A. “ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER” MEANS ANY PERSON WIT H FULL–TIME 6
	2038	+	DUTY STATUS IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING 7
	2039	+	MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 8
	2040	+
	2041	+	B. “ADVERSE ACTION” MEANS ANY LIMITATION OR RESTRICTION IMPOS ED 9
	2042	+	BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY, SUCH AS REVOCATION , 10
	2043	+	SUSPENSION, REPRIMAND , PROBATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE LICENSEE’S 11
	2044	+	ABILITY TO WORK AS A TEACHER. 12
	2045	+
	2046	+	C. “BYLAWS” MEANS THOSE BYLAWS E STABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION. 13
	2047	+
	2048	+	D. “CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , 14
	2049	+	VALID AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY 15
	2050	+	ALLOWING AN INDIVIDU AL TO SERVE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 16
	2051	+	SETTINGS IN A SPECIF IC CAREER AND TECHNI CAL EDUCATION AREA . 17
	2052	+
	2053	+	E. “CHARTER MEMBER STATE” MEANS A MEMBER STATE THAT HAS 18
	2054	+	ENACTED LEGISLATION TO ADOPT THIS COMPACT WHERE SUCH LE GISLATION 19
	2055	+	PREDATES THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE 20
	2056	+	OF THE COMPACT. 21
	2057	+
	2058	+	F. “COMMISSION” MEANS THE INTERSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY 22
	2059	+	WHOSE MEMBERSHIP CON SISTS OF DELEGATES O F ALL STATES THAT HAVE 23
	2060	+	ENACTED THIS COMPACT, AND WHICH IS KNOWN A S THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 24
	2061	+	MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION. 25
	2062	+
	2063	+	G. “COMMISSIONER ” MEANS THE DELEGATE O F A MEMBER STATE. 26
	2064	+
	2065	+	H. “ELIGIBLE LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE TO E NGAGE IN THE TEACHIN G 27
	2066	+	PROFESSION THAT REQU IRES AT LEAST A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE 28
	2067	+	COMPLETION OF A ST ATE APPROVED PROGRAM FOR TEACHER LICENSURE . 29
	2068	+
	2069	+	I. “ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSE” MEANS THE SPOUSE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL 30
	2070	+	IN FULL–TIME DUTY STATUS IN THE ACTIVE ARMED FOR CES OF THE UNITED STATES 31 SENATE BILL 429 45
	2071	+
	2072	+
	2073	+	INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MOVING AS A 1
	2074	+	RESULT O F A MILITARY MISSION OR MILITARY CAREER P ROGRESSION 2
	2075	+	REQUIREMENTS OR ON MEMBER’S TERMINAL MOVE AS A R ESULT OF SEPARATION 3
	2076	+	OR RETIREMENT (TO INCLUDE SURVIVING SPOUSES OF DECEASED MILITARY 4
	2077	+	MEMBERS). 5
	2078	+
	2079	+	J. “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE” MEANS A GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS 6
	2080	+	ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF , AND WITHIN THE POWER S 7
	2081	+	GRANTED TO THEM BY , THE COMMISSION AS PROVIDE D FOR HEREIN. 8
	2082	+
	2083	+	K. “LICENSING AUTHORITY” MEANS AN OFFICIAL , AGENCY, BOARD, OR 9
	2084	+	OTHER ENTITY OF A STATE THAT IS RESPONS IBLE FOR THE LICENSI NG AND 10
	2085	+	REGULATION OF TEACHERS AUTHORIZED T O TEACH IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 11
	2086	+	SETTINGS. 12
	2087	+
	2088	+	L. “MEMBER STATE” MEANS ANY STATE THAT HAS ADOPTE D THIS 13
	2089	+	COMPACT, INCLUDING ALL AGENCI ES AND OFFICIALS OF SUCH A STATE. 14
	2090	+
	2091	+	M. “RECEIVING STATE” MEANS ANY STATE WHERE A TEACHER HAS 15
	2092	+	APPLIED FOR LICENSURE UNDER THIS COMPACT. 16
	2093	+
	2094	+	N. “RULE” MEANS ANY REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION 17
	2095	+	UNDER THIS COMPACT, WHICH SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW IN EACH MEMBER 18
	2096	+	STATE. 19
	2097	+
	2098	+	O. “STATE” MEANS A STATE , TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED 20
	2099	+	STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 21
	2100	+
	2101	+	P. “STATE PRACTICE LAWS” MEANS A MEMBER STATE’S LAWS, RULES, 22
	2102	+	AND REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN THE TEACHING PROFESSION, DEFINE THE SCOPE 23
	2103	+	OF SUCH PROFESSION , AND CREATE THE METHO DS AND GROUNDS FOR I MPOSING 24
	2104	+	DISCIPLINE. 25
	2105	+
	2106	+	Q. “STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT ” MEANS A REQUIREMENT FOR 26
	2107	+	LICENSURE COVERED IN COURSEWORK OR EXAMIN ATION THAT INCLUDES CONTENT 27
	2108	+	OF UNIQUE INTEREST T O THE STATE. 28
	2109	+
	2110	+	R. “TEACHER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS AN 29
	2111	+	AUTHORIZATION FROM A MEMBER STATE THAT FORMS THE BASIS FOR 30
	2112	+	EMPLOYMENT IN THE P–12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TH E STATE TO PROVIDE 31
	2113	+	INSTRUCTION IN A SPE CIFIC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR STUDENT 32
	2114	+	POPULATION . 33
2115	2115		46 SENATE BILL 429
2116	2116
2117	2117
2118		-	H. Rental assistance, in accordance with § 9.9–104.1 of this 1
2119		-	subtitle; and 2
2120		-
2121		-	I. School–based behavioral and physical health services. 3
2122		-
2123		-	(2) The needs assessment completed under this subsection shall: 4
2124		-
2125		-	(i) Be completed in collaboration with: 5
2126		-
2127		-	1. The principal; 6
2128		-
2129		-	2. A school health care practitioner; 7
2130		-
2131		-	3. A parent teacher organization or a school council; and 8
2132		-
2133		-	4. Members of the community schools’ leadership teams; 9
2134		-
2135		-	(ii) Include an assessment of the physical, behavioral, mental, social, 10
2136		-	and emotional health needs and wraparound service needs of students, their families, and 11
2137		-	their communities; 12
2138		-
2139		-	(iii) Be completed using the common needs assessment tool developed 13
2140		-	by the Director of Community Schools under § 9.9–103 of this title, when the tool is 14
2141		-	available; 15
2142		-
2143		-	(iv) Be submitted to the Department and the local school system 16
2144		-	within 1 year of receiving a personnel grant under § 5–223 of this article or within 1 year 17
2145		-	of becoming a community school; and 18
2146		-
2147		-	(v) Be published online. 19
2148		-
2149		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABL ISH REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL 20
2150		-	IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND COUNTYWIDE COMMU NITY SCHOOL 21
2151		-	IMPLEMENTATION PLANS . 22
2152		-
2153		-	[(3)] (4) The implementation plan completed under this subsection shall 23
2154		-	include: 24
2155		-
2156		-	(i) A strategy for providing wraparound services to address the 25
2157		-	needs of the students, their families, and their communities, building on and strengthening 26
2158		-	community resources near the school; 27
2159		-
2160		-	(II) A SET OF MEASURABLE GOA LS TIED TO THE PRIOR ITIES 28
2161		-	IDENTIFIED IN THE NE EDS ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY AT 29
2162		-	LEAST ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS BY THE COMMUNITY SCH OOL COORDINATOR AND 30
2163		-	PRINCIPAL TO DETERMI NE PROGRESS TOWARD M EETING THE GOALS ; 31 SENATE BILL 429 47
2164		-
2165		-
2166		-
2167		-	[(ii)] (III) Inclusion, if possible and practicable, of community 1
2168		-	partners in geographic proximity to the school that can assist in meeting the needs 2
2169		-	identified in the assessment; 3
2170		-
2171		-	[(iii)] (IV) Ensure that time is made available to train staff on the 4
2172		-	supports available, the need for the supports, and how to engage with the community 5
2173		-	schools coordinator to access these supports; and 6
2174		-
2175		-	[(iv)] (V) Develop strategies to maximize external non–State or 7
2176		-	non–local education funding. 8
2177		-
2178		-	[(4) (i)] (5) The implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 9
2179		-	school system for approval within 1 year of completion of the needs assessment. 10
2180		-
2181		-	[(ii) After the implementation plan is approved by the local school 11
2182		-	system it shall be submitted to the Department for review. 12
2183		-
2184		-	(iii) The Department may provide comments to the community school 13
2185		-	coordinator on the implementation plan.] 14
2186		-
2187		-	[(5)] (6) (i) A community school coordinator shall review the 15
2188		-	implementation plan [at least once every 3 2 years] ANNUALLY to determine whether the 16
2189		-	community school is meeting students’ needs AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD THE 17
2190		-	MEASURABLE GOALS EST ABLISHED UNDER PARAG RAPH (4)(II) OF THIS 18
2191		-	SUBSECTION . 19
2192		-
2193		-	(ii) A community school coordinator shall alter the implementation 20
2194		-	plan, using the common needs assessment tool, and the provision of wraparound services 21
2195		-	to address changes in students’ needs. 22
2196		-
2197		-	(iii) An updated implementation plan shall be submitted to the local 23
2198		-	school system for approval. 24
2199		-
2200		-	[(iv) After an updated implementation plan is approved, it shall be 25
2201		-	submitted to the Department for review. 26
2202		-
2203		-	(v) The Department may provide comments to the community school 27
2204		-	coordinator on the updated implementation plan.] 28
2205		-
2206		-	(7) (I) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHALL DEVELOP COUNTY WIDE 29
2207		-	COMMUNITY S CHOOL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS THAT INCORPORA TE 30
2208		-	SCHOOL–LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. 31
2209		-	48 SENATE BILL 429
2210		-
2211		-
2212		-	(II) THE COUNTYWIDE IMPLEM ENTATION PLAN SHALL INCLUDE 1
2213		-	A SET OF MEASURABLE GOALS TIED TO THE PR IORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE NEEDS 2
2214		-	ASSESSMENT THAT WILL BE MEASURED ANNUALLY AT LEAST EVERY 2 YEARS BY THE 3
2215		-	COMMUNITY SCHOOL COO RDINATOR TO DETERMIN E PROGRESS TOWARD ME ETING 4
2216		-	THE GOALS. 5
2217		-
2218		-	(III) IF THE LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM FAILS TO PROVI DE THE 6
2219		-	DEPARTMENT WITH A COU NTYWIDE COMMUNITY SC HOOL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 7
2220		-	THAT MEETS THE REQUI REMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT ’S GUIDANCE AND 8
2221		-	REGULATIONS , THE DEPARTMENT MAY WITHHO LD FUNDS OR TAKE OTH ER 9
2222		-	COMPLIANCE ACTIONS A S NECESSARY. 10
2223		-
2224		-	TITLE 9.12. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 11
2225		-
2226		-	9.12–101. 12
2227		-
2228		-	(A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOL LOWING WORDS HAVE TH E MEANINGS 13
2229		-	INDICATED. 14
2230		-
2231		-	(B) “COORDINATOR OF PROFES SIONAL LEARNING ” MEANS A CERTIFIED 15
2232		-	EDUCATOR WHO DEVELOP S AND FACILITATES PR OFESSIONAL LEARNING 16
2233		-	OPPORTUNITIES FOR ED UCATORS AND ADMINIST RATORS IN THE STATE TO 17
2234		-	IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE –BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN EARLY C HILDHOOD 18
2235		-	EDUCATION, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS , SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES , AND SPECIAL 19
2236		-	EDUCATION. 20
2237		-
2238		-	(C) “FUND” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 21
2239		-
2240		-	(D) “INSTRUCTIONAL COACH ” MEANS A CERTIFIED ED UCATOR WHO 22
2241		-	PROVIDES COACHING TO EDUCATORS , ADMINISTRATORS , AND OTHER EDUCATION 23
2242		-	PROFESSIONALS TO IMP ROVE INSTRUCTION AND INTEGRATE EVIDENCE –BASED 24
2243		-	PRACTICES. 25
2244		-
2245		-	(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 26
2246		-
2247		-	9.12–102. 27
2248		-
2249		-	(A) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 28
2250		-
2251		-	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ACADEMIC 29
2252		-	NEEDS IN SCHOOLS TO ENSURE MARYLAND STUDENTS HAV E EQUITABLE ACCESS T O 30
2253		-	HIGH–QUALITY INSTRUCTION AND TARGETED ACADEMI C SUPPORT. 31
2254		-	SENATE BILL 429 49
2255		-
2256		-
2257		-	(C) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL ESTABLI SH SYSTEMS THAT ENSU RE 1
2258		-	EDUCATORS HAVE CONSI STENT ACCESS TO HIGH –QUALITY, JOB–EMBEDDED, AND 2
2259		-	SUSTAINED PROFESSION AL LEARNING OPPORTUN ITIES. 3
2260		-
2261		-	(2) THE PROGRAM SHALL USE COO RDINATORS OF PROFESS IONAL 4
2262		-	LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES TO EN HANCE INSTRUCTIONAL 5
2263		-	PRACTICES AND COLLAB ORATE WITH SCHOOLS A ND COUNTY BOARDS TO 6
2264		-	STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVE LOPMENT. 7
2265		-
2266		-	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 8
2267		-
2268		-	(1) PROMOTE THE PROGRAM TO COUNTY BOA RDS; 9
2269		-
2270		-	(2) ESTABLISH CRITERIA FO R HIRING QUALIFIED E DUCATORS AND 10
2271		-	ADMINISTRATORS INTER ESTED IN BECOMING CO ORDINATORS OF PROFES SIONAL 11
2272		-	LEARNING OR INSTRUCT IONAL COACHES; 12
2273		-
2274		-	(3) IDENTIFY SCHOOLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM BASED 13
2275		-	ON THE SCHOOL ’S ACCOUNTABILITY DAT A; AND 14
2276		-
2277		-	(4) DEVELOP TRAINING FOR ALL COORDINATORS OF PROFESSIONAL 15
2278		-	LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL COACHES . 16
2279		-
2280		-	9.12–103. 17
2281		-
2282		-	(A) (1) THERE IS AN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 18
2283		-
2284		-	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO ADDRESS 19
2285		-	CRITICAL ACADEMIC NE EDS IN SCHOOLS , PARTICULARLY THOSE I DENTIFIED AS 20
2286		-	LOW–PERFORMING . 21
2287		-
2288		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 22
2289		-
2290		-	(4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 23
2291		-	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 24
2292		-
2293		-	(II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 25
2294		-	SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 26
2295		-
2296		-	(5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 27
2297		-
2298		-	(I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 28
2299		-	FUND; AND 29
	2118	+	S. “UNENCUMBERED LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , VALID 1
	2119	+	AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY ALLOWING 2
	2120	+	AN INDIVIDUAL TO SER VE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL S ETTINGS. 3
	2121	+	AN UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IS NOT A REST RICTED, PROBATIONARY , 4
	2122	+	PROVISIONAL, SUBSTITUTE, OR TEMPORARY CREDENT IAL. 5
	2123	+
	2124	+	ARTICLE III. LICENSURE UNDER THE COMPACT. 6
	2125	+
	2126	+	A. LICENSURE UNDER THIS COMPACT PERTAINS ONLY TO THE INITIAL 7
	2127	+	GRANT OF A LICENSE B Y THE RECEIVING STATE. NOTHING HEREIN APPLIE S TO ANY 8
	2128	+	SUBSEQUENT OR ONGOIN G COMPLIANCE REQUIRE MENTS THAT A RECEIVING STATE 9
	2129	+	MIGHT REQUIRE FOR TEACHERS. 10
	2130	+
	2131	+	B. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF 11
	2132	+	THE COMMISSION, DEFINE, COMPILE, AND UPDATE AS NECESS ARY A LIST OF 12
	2133	+	ELIGIBLE LICENSES AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSES THAT 13
	2134	+	THE MEMBER STATE IS WILLING TO C ONSIDER FOR EQUIVALE NCY UNDER THIS 14
	2135	+	COMPACT AND PROVIDE T HE LIST TO THE COMMISSION. THE LIST SHALL INCLUD E 15
	2136	+	THOSE LICENSES THAT A RECEIVING STATE IS WILLING TO G RANT TO TEACHERS 16
	2137	+	FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES, PENDING A DETERMINAT ION OF EQUIVALENCY B Y 17
	2138	+	THE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 18
	2139	+
	2140	+	C. UPON THE RECEIPT OF A N APPLICATION F OR LICENSURE BY A 19
	2141	+	TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED ELIGIBLE LICENSE, THE RECEIVING 20
	2142	+	STATE SHALL DETERMINE WHICH OF THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES 21
	2143	+	THE TEACHER IS QUALIFIED TO HOLD AND SHALL GR ANT SUCH A LICENSE O R 22
	2144	+	LICENSES TO THE APPL ICANT. SUCH A DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE 23
	2145	+	SOLE DISCRETION OF T HE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY AND MAY 24
	2146	+	INCLUDE A DETERMINAT ION THAT THE APPLICA NT IS NOT ELIGIBLE F OR ANY OF 25
	2147	+	THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES. FOR ALL TEACHERS WHO HOLD AN 26
	2148	+	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT ONE OR MORE 27
	2149	+	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE(S) THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S SOLE DISCRETION , 28
	2150	+	ARE EQUIVALENT TO TH E LICENSE(S) HELD BY THE TEACHER IN ANY OTHER 29
	2151	+	MEMBER STATE. 30
	2152	+
	2153	+	D. FOR ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES 31
	2154	+	WHO HOLD A LICENSE T HAT IS NOT UNENCUMBERED , THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL 32
	2155	+	GRANT AN EQUIVALENT LICENSE OR LICENSES THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S 33
	2156	+	SOLE DISCRETION , IS EQUIVALENT TO THE LICENSE OR LICENSES HELD BY THE 34
	2157	+	TEACHER IN ANY OTHER MEMBER STATE, EXCEPT WHERE THE RECEIVING STATE 35
	2158	+	DOES NOT HAVE AN EQU IVALENT LICENSE . 36
	2159	+	SENATE BILL 429 47
	2160	+
	2161	+
	2162	+	E. FOR A TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED CAREER AND 1
	2163	+	TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT AN 2
	2164	+	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE EQUIVALENT TO THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 3
	2165	+	EDUCATION LICENSE HELD BY THE A PPLYING TEACHER AND ISSUED BY ANOTHER 4
	2166	+	MEMBER STATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE RECEIVING STATE IN ITS SOLE 5
	2167	+	DISCRETION, EXCEPT WHERE A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER 6
	2168	+	DOES NOT HOLD A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE RECEIVING STATE REQUIR ES A 7
	2169	+	BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR LICENSE S TO TEACH CAREER AND TECHNICAL 8
	2170	+	EDUCATION. A RECEIVING STATE MAY REQUIRE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 9
	2171	+	EDUCATION TEACHERS TO MEET STATE INDUSTRY RECOGN IZED REQUIREMENTS , 10
	2172	+	IF REQUIRED BY LAW I N THE RECEIVING STATE. 11
	2173	+
	2174	+	ARTICLE IV. LICENSURE NOT UNDER THE COMPACT. 12
	2175	+
	2176	+	A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III ABOVE, NOTHING IN THIS 13
	2177	+	COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT OR IN HIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER 14
	2178	+	STATE TO REGULATE LIC ENSURE OR ENDORSEMEN TS OVERSEEN BY THE MEMBER 15
	2179	+	STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 16
	2180	+
	2181	+	B. WHEN A TEACHER IS REQUIRED T O RENEW A LICENSE RE CEIVED 17
	2182	+	PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT, THE STATE GRANTING SUCH A LICENSE MAY 18
	2183	+	REQUIRE THE TEACHER TO COMPLETE STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AS A 19
	2184	+	CONDITION OF LICENSU RE RENEWAL OR ADVANC EMENT IN THAT STATE. 20
	2185	+
	2186	+	C. FOR THE PURPOSES OF DE TERMINING COMPENSATI ON, A RECEIVING 21
	2187	+	STATE MAY REQUIRE ADD ITIONAL INFORMATION FROM TEACHERS RECEIVING A 22
	2188	+	LICENSE UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT. 23
	2189	+
	2190	+	D. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT THE 24
	2191	+	POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF ITS 25
	2192	+	INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO TEACHERS, OR LIMIT THE APPLICA TION OF A 26
	2193	+	MEMBER STATE’S LAWS OR REGULATION S GOVERNING THE OWNE RSHIP, USE, OR 27
	2194	+	DISSEMINATION OF INF ORMATION PERTAINING TO TEACHERS. 28
	2195	+
	2196	+	E. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INVALIDATE OR 29
	2197	+	ALTER ANY EXISTING A GREEMENT OR OTHER CO OPERATIVE ARRANGEMEN T THAT A 30
	2198	+	MEMBER STATE MAY ALREADY BE A PARTY TO, OR LIMIT THE ABILITY OF A MEMBER 31
	2199	+	STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FUTURE AGREEM ENT OR OTHER COOPERA TIVE 32
	2200	+	ARRANGEMENT T O: 33
	2201	+
	2202	+	1. AWARD TEACHING LICENS ES OR OTHER BENEFITS BASED ON 34
	2203	+	ADDITIONAL PROFESSIO NAL CREDENTIALS INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , 35
	2204	+	NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION; 36 48 SENATE BILL 429
	2205	+
	2206	+
	2207	+
	2208	+	2. PARTICIPATE IN THE EX CHANGE OF NAMES OF TEACHERS WHOSE 1
	2209	+	LICENSE HAS BEEN SUB JECT TO AN ADVERSE ACTION BY A MEMBER STATE; OR 2
	2210	+
	2211	+	3. PARTICIPATE IN ANY AG REEMENT OR COOPERATI VE 3
	2212	+	ARRANGEMENT WITH A N ON–MEMBER STATE. 4
	2213	+
	2214	+	ARTICLE V. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE 5
	2215	+	UNDER THE COMPACT. 6
	2216	+
	2217	+	A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FO R ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR ELIGIBLE 7
	2218	+	MILITARY SPOUSES IN ARTICLE III.D ABOVE, A TEACHER MAY ONLY BE E LIGIBLE 8
	2219	+	TO RECEIVE A LICENSE UNDER THIS COMPACT WHERE THAT TEACHER HOLDS AN 9
	2220	+	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IN A MEMBER STATE. 10
	2221	+
	2222	+	B. A TEACHER ELIGIBLE TO R ECEIVE A LICENSE UND ER THIS COMPACT 11
	2223	+	SHALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE PRO VIDED FOR HEREIN : 12
	2224	+
	2225	+	1. UPON THE TEACHER’S APPLICATION TO RECEI VE A LICENSE 13
	2226	+	UNDER THIS COMPACT, UNDERGO A CRIMINAL H ISTORY BACKGROUND CH ECK IN 14
	2227	+	THE RECEIVING STATE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH THE LAWS AND REG ULATIONS OF THE 15
	2228	+	RECEIVING STATE; AND 16
	2229	+
	2230	+	2. PROVIDE THE RECEIVING STATE WITH INFORMATIO N IN 17
	2231	+	ADDITION TO THE INFO RMATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE FOR THE PU RPOSES OF 18
	2232	+	DETERMINING COMPENSA TION, IF APPLICABLE. 19
	2233	+
	2234	+	ARTICLE VI. DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS. 20
	2235	+
	2236	+	A. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE DEE MED OR CONSTRUED TO 21
	2237	+	LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF A MEMBER STATE TO INVESTIGATE OR IMPOSE 22
	2238	+	DISCIPLINARY MEASURE S ON TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THE STATE PRACTICE 23
	2239	+	LAWS THEREOF . 24
	2240	+
	2241	+	B. MEMBER STATES SHALL BE AUTHO RIZED TO RECEIVE , AND SHALL 25
	2242	+	PROVIDE, FILES AND INFORMATIO N REGARDING THE INVESTI GATION AND 26
	2243	+	DISCIPLINE, IF ANY, OF TEACHERS IN OTHER MEMBER STATES UPON REQUEST . ANY 27
	2244	+	MEMBER STATE RECEIVING SUCH INFORMATION OR FILES SHALL PROTECT AND 28
	2245	+	MAINTAIN THE SECURIT Y AND CONFIDENTIALIT Y THEREOF, IN AT LEAST THE SAME 29
	2246	+	MANNER THAT I T MAINTAINS ITS OWN INVESTIGATORY OR DIS CIPLINARY FILES AND 30
	2247	+	INFORMATION . PRIOR TO DISCLOSING A NY DISCIPLINARY OR I NVESTIGATORY 31
	2248	+	INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, THE DISCLOSING STATE 32 SENATE BILL 429 49
	2249	+
	2250	+
	2251	+	SHALL COMMUNICATE IT S INTENTION AND PURP OSE FOR SUCH DISCLOS URE TO THE 1
	2252	+	MEMBER STATE THAT ORIGINALLY PROVIDED THAT INFORM ATION. 2
	2253	+
	2254	+	ARTICLE VII. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 3
	2255	+	COMPACT COMMISSION. 4
	2256	+
	2257	+	A. THE INTERSTATE COMPAC T MEMBER STATES HEREBY CREATE AND 5
	2258	+	ESTABLISH A JOINT PU BLIC AGENCY KNOWN AS THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 6
	2259	+	MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION: 7
	2260	+
	2261	+	1. THE COMMISSION IS A JOINT INTERSTATE GOVERNMEN TAL 8
	2262	+	AGENCY COMPRISED OF STATES THAT HAVE ENAC TED THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 9
	2263	+	MOBILITY COMPACT. 10
	2264	+
	2265	+	2. NOTHING IN THIS INTER STATE COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED 11
	2266	+	TO BE A WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. 12
	2267	+
	2268	+	B. MEMBERSHIP, VOTING, AND MEETINGS. 13
	2269	+
	2270	+	1. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL HAVE AND BE LIMITED TO ONE (1) 14
	2271	+	DELEGATE TO THE COMMISSION, WHO SHALL BE GIVEN T HE TITLE OF 15
	2272	+	COMMISSIONER . 16
	2273	+
	2274	+	2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE THE PRIMARY ADMINISTRATIVE 17
	2275	+	OFFICER OF THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY OR THEIR DE SIGNEE. 18
	2276	+
	2277	+	3. ANY COMMISSIONER MAY BE R EMOVED OR SUSPENDED FROM 19
	2278	+	OFFICE AS PROVIDED B Y THE LAW OF THE STA TE FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER 20
	2279	+	IS APPOINTED. 21
	2280	+
	2281	+	4. THE MEMBER STATE SHALL FILL ANY VACANCY OCCURRING IN 22
	2282	+	THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS. 23
	2283	+
	2284	+	5. EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE 24
	2285	+	ABOUT THE PROMULGATI ON OF RULES AND CREATION OF BYLAWS AND SHALL 25
	2286	+	OTHERWISE HAVE AN OP PORTUNITY TO PARTICI PATE IN THE BUSINESS AND 26
	2287	+	AFFAIRS OF THE COMMISSION. A COMMISSIONER SHALL VO TE IN PERSON OR BY 27
	2288	+	SUCH OTHER MEANS AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS. THE BYLAWS MAY PROVIDE FO R 28
	2289	+	COMMISSIONERS ’ PARTICIPATION IN MEE TINGS BY TELEPHONE O R OTHER MEANS 29
	2290	+	OF COMMUNICATION . 30
2300	2291		50 SENATE BILL 429
2301	2292
2302	2293
2303		-	(II) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 1
2304		-	FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 2
2305		-
2306		-	(6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR GRANTS TO COUNTY BOARDS, 3
2307		-	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, OR OTHER 4
2308		-	ENTITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOS ES: 5
2309		-
2310		-	(I) CONTRACTS WITH VENDOR S TO PROVIDE SERVICE S; 6
2311		-
2312		-	(II) TRAINING AND WORKSHOP S; 7
2313		-
2314		-	(III) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIO N; 8
2315		-
2316		-	(IV) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM; 9
2317		-
2318		-	(V) PROGRAM EVALUATION AN D REPORTING; AND 10
2319		-
2320		-	(VI) ANY OTHER COSTS APPROVED BY TH E DEPARTMENT . 11
2321		-
2322		-	(7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 12
2323		-	FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 13
2324		-
2325		-	(II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 14
2326		-	CREDITED TO THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE FUND UNDER § 5–206 OF 15
2327		-	THIS ARTICLE. 16
2328		-
2329		-	(8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 17
2330		-	ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 18
2331		-
2332		-	(B) EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLL ECT THE FOLLOWING DA TA: 19
2333		-
2334		-	(1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF M ONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND, 20
2335		-	DISAGGREGATED BY COU NTY; AND 21
2336		-
2337		-	(2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF S CHOOLS SERVED BY THE FUND. 22
2338		-
2339		-	9.12–104. 23
2340		-
2341		-	THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT POLICIES, PROCEDURES , AND REGULATIONS 24
2342		-	TO CARRY OUT THIS TI TLE. 25
2343		-
2344		-	18–27A–01. 26
2345		-
2346		-	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 27
	2294	+	6. THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE D URING EACH 1
	2295	+	CALENDAR YEAR . ADDITIONAL MEETINGS S HALL BE HELD AS SET FORTH IN THE 2
	2296	+	BYLAWS. 3
	2297	+
	2298	+	7. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTA BLISH BY RULE A TERM OF OFFICE 4
	2299	+	FOR COMMISSIONERS . 5
	2300	+
	2301	+	C. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES. 6
	2302	+
	2303	+	1. ESTABLISH A CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE COMMISSION. 7
	2304	+
	2305	+	2. ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMISSION. 8
	2306	+
	2307	+	3. ESTABLISH BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION. 9
	2308	+
	2309	+	4. MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIA L RECORDS IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THE 10
	2310	+	BYLAWS OF THE COMMISSION. 11
	2311	+
	2312	+	5. MEET AND TAKE SUCH AC TIONS AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE 12
	2313	+	PROVISIONS OF THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , THE BYLAWS, AND RULES OF THE 13
	2314	+	COMMISSION. 14
	2315	+
	2316	+	6. PROMULGATE UNIFORM RULES TO IMPLEMENT AN D ADMINISTER 15
	2317	+	THIS INTERSTATE COMP ACT. THE RULES SHALL HAVE THE FORCE AND EFFECT OF 16
	2318	+	LAW AND SHALL BE BIN DING IN ALL MEMBER STATES. IN THE EVENT THE 17
	2319	+	COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 18
	2320	+	BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPACT, OR THE POWERS 19
	2321	+	GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 20
	2322	+	INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW . 21
	2323	+
	2324	+	7. BRING AND PROSECUTE L EGAL PROCEEDINGS OR ACTIONS IN 22
	2325	+	THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT THE ST ANDING OF ANY MEMBER 23
	2326	+	STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY TO SUE OR B E SUED UNDER APPLICA BLE LAW MAY 24
	2327	+	NOT BE AFFECTED . 25
	2328	+
	2329	+	8. PURCHASE AND MAI NTAIN INSURANCE AND BONDS. 26
	2330	+
	2331	+	9. BORROW, ACCEPT, OR CONTRACT FOR SERV ICES OF PERSONNEL , 27
	2332	+	INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , EMPLOYEES OF A MEMBER STATE, OR AN 28
	2333	+	ASSOCIATED NONGOVERN MENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS OPEN TO MEMB ERSHIP 29
	2334	+	BY ALL STATES. 30
2347	2335		SENATE BILL 429 51
2348	2336
2349	2337
2350		-	(b) “Collaborative” means an agreement outlining commitments of a partnership 1
2351		-	among: 2
2352		-
2353		-	(1) At least one local school system; 3
2354		-
2355		-	(2) At least one employee organization representing employees of a local 4
2356		-	school system in accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 4 or Subtitle 5 of this article; and 5
2357		-
2358		-	(3) At EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 18–27A–04(E) OF THIS SUBTITLE , 6
2359		-	AT least one institution of higher education [with a teacher preparation program approved 7
2360		-	by the Department] IN THE STATE. 8
2361		-
2362		-	(c) [“Noncertified education support professional” means a noncertified public 9
2363		-	school employee designated as part of a bargaining unit under Title 6, Subtitle 5 of this 10
2364		-	article PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOY EE WHO IS NOT: 11
2365		-
2366		-	(1) A CERTIFICATED EMPLOYE E DESIGNATED AS PART OF A 12
2367		-	BARGAINING UNIT UNDE R TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS ARTICLE; 13
2368		-
2369		-	(2) A MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEE ; OR 14
2370		-
2371		-	(3) A CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYE E. 15
2372		-
2373		-	(d)] “Program” means the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program established 16
2374		-	under this subtitle. 17
2375		-
2376		-	(D) “TEACHER CANDIDATE ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL PA RTICIPATING IN THE 18
2377		-	PROGRAM. 19
2378		-
2379		-	[(e) “Provisional teacher” means an individual employed by a local school system 20
2380		-	through a provisional contract as a conditional teacher.] 21
2381		-
2382		-	18–27A–02. 22
2383		-
2384		-	(a) There is a Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program. 23
2385		-
2386		-	(b) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide support to COLLABORATIVES 24
2387		-	THAT PRIORITIZE OFFER TEACHER LICENSURE PR OGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE WITH 25
2388		-	ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING FOR eligible individuals who: 26
2389		-
2390		-	(i) Are interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession; 27
2391		-	[and] 28
2392		-
2393		-	(ii) ARE HIRED EMPLOYED BY A LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM IN THE 29
2394		-	STATE AS A SCHOOL –BASED PART–TIME OR FULL–TIME EMPLOYEE ; AND 30 52 SENATE BILL 429
2395		-
2396		-
2397		-
2398		-	(III) Ultimately pledge to fulfill a 3–YEAR service obligation as a 1
2399		-	teacher employed full–time in a high–needs school, grade level, or content area in the [State 2
2400		-	in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department] LOCAL SCHOOL 3
2401		-	SYSTEM IN WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOY ED. 4
2402		-
2403		-	(2) The Department shall administer the Program. 5
2404		-
2405		-	(c) [(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, to] TO be eligible for the 6
2406		-	Program, a teacher candidate applicant shall: 7
2407		-
2408		-	(1) MEET ONE OF THE FOLLO WING REQUIREMENTS : 8
2409		-
2410		-	(i) Be employed [as a noncertified education support professional or 9
2411		-	provisional teacher] by a participating local school system [on the effective date of the 10
2412		-	Program] IN A SCHOOL–BASED POSITION ; [and] OR 11
2413		-
2414		-	(ii) (2) [Meet the educational requirements determined by a 12
2415		-	collaborative] HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DI PLOMA OR ITS EQUIVAL ENT; AND 13
2416		-
2417		-	(2) (3) PURSUE A TEACHER LICE NSURE PATHWAY APPROV ED BY 14
2418		-	THE DEPARTMENT . 15
2419		-
2420		-	[(2) Not more than one quarter of the funds used to support teaching 16
2421		-	candidate applicants may be used to support teaching candidate applicants who are 17
2422		-	provisional teachers.] 18
2423		-
2424		-	18–27A–03. 19
2425		-
2426		-	(a) A collaborative shall negotiate an agreement that meets the requirements of 20
2427		-	subsection (b) of this section. 21
2428		-
2429		-	(b) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 22
2430		-
2431		-	(1) A plan [to] THAT INCLUDES : 23
2432		-
2433		-	(i) [Select] IDENTIFICATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE 24
2434		-	MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH MEMBER ; 25
2435		-
2436		-	(II) SCHOOL–BASED PART –TIME OR FULL –TIME POSITIONS 26
2437		-	THAT ALLOW THE A TEACHER CANDIDATE TO SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOP THE 27
2438		-	SKILLS OF A TEACH–THROUGH–EXPERIENTIAL –LEARNING AND DEMONSTRATION 28
2439		-	OF DEVELOP TEACHING SKI LLS THROUGH EXPERIEN TIAL LEARNING AND 29
2440		-	ULTIMATELY DEMONSTRA TE TEACHING COMPETENCIES ; 30
	2338	+	10. HIRE EMPLOYEE S, ELECT OR APPOINT OFF ICERS, FIX 1
	2339	+	COMPENSATION , DEFINE DUTIES , GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUA LS APPROPRIATE 2
	2340	+	AUTHORITY TO CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT , AND ESTABLISH THE 3
	2341	+	COMMISSION’S PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATIN G TO CONFLICTS OF 4
	2342	+	INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL , AND OTHER RELATED PE RSONNEL 5
	2343	+	MATTERS. 6
	2344	+
	2345	+	11. LEASE, PURCHASE, ACCEPT APPROPRIATE G IFTS OR DONATIONS 7
	2346	+	OF, OR OTHERWISE OWN , HOLD, IMPROVE, OR USE, ANY PROPERTY , REAL, 8
	2347	+	PERSONAL OR MIXED , PROVIDED THAT AT ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL 9
	2348	+	AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY . 10
	2349	+
	2350	+	12. SELL, CONVEY, MORTGAGE , PLEDGE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, 11
	2351	+	ABANDON, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PROPERTY REAL , PERSONAL, OR MIXED. 12
	2352	+
	2353	+	13. ESTABLISH A BUDGET AN D MAKE EXPENDITURES . 13
	2354	+
	2355	+	14. BORROW MONEY . 14
	2356	+
	2357	+	15. APPOINT COMMITTEES , INCLUDING STANDING C OMMITTEES 15
	2358	+	COMPOSED OF MEMBERS AND SUCH OTHER INTER ESTED PERSONS AS MAY BE 16
	2359	+	DESIGNATED IN THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , RULES, OR BYLAWS. 17
	2360	+
	2361	+	16. PROVIDE AND RECEIVE I NFORMATION FROM , AND COOPERATE 18
	2362	+	WITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES. 19
	2363	+
	2364	+	17. ESTABLISH AND ELECT AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 20
	2365	+
	2366	+	18. ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A CHARTER FOR AN EXECUTIVE 21
	2367	+	INFORMATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO ADVISE O N FACILITATING EXCHA NGE 22
	2368	+	OF INFORMATION , USE OF INFORMATION , DATA PRIVACY, AND TECHNICAL SUPPOR T 23
	2369	+	NEEDS, AND PROVIDE REPORTS AS NEEDED . 24
	2370	+
	2371	+	19. PERFORM SUCH OTHER FU NCTIONS AS MAY BE NE CESSARY OR 25
	2372	+	APPROPRIATE TO ACHIE VE THE PURPOSES OF T HIS INTERSTATE COMPA CT 26
	2373	+	CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE REGULATION OF TEACHER LICENSURE . 27
	2374	+
	2375	+	20. DETERMINE WHETHER A STATE’S ADOPTED LANGUAGE I S 28
	2376	+	MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPA CT LANGUAGE SUCH THA T THE 29
	2377	+	STATE WOULD NOT QUALI FY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 30
	2378	+
	2379	+	D. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 31
	2380	+	COMPACT COMMISSION. 32 52 SENATE BILL 429
	2381	+
	2382	+
	2383	+
	2384	+	1. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON 1
	2385	+	BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THIS INTERSTATE 2
	2386	+	COMPACT. 3
	2387	+
	2388	+	2. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CO MPOSED OF EIGHT 4
	2389	+	VOTING MEMBERS : 5
	2390	+
	2391	+	A. THE COMMISSION CHAIR , VICE CHAIR, AND TREASURER ; 6
	2392	+	AND 7
	2393	+
	2394	+	B. FIVE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE COMMISSION 8
	2395	+	FROM THE CURRENT MEM BERSHIP: 9
	2396	+
	2397	+	I. FOUR VOTING MEMBERS R EPRESENTING 10
	2398	+	GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS I N ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES; AND 11
	2399	+
	2400	+	II. ONE AT LARGE VOTING M EMBER IN ACCORDANCE 12
	2401	+	WITH COMMISSION RULES. 13
	2402	+
	2403	+	3. THE COMMISSION MAY ADD OR REMOVE MEMBERS OF THE 14
	2404	+	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED IN COMMISSION RULES. 15
	2405	+
	2406	+	4. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE 16
	2407	+	ANNUALLY. 17
	2408	+
	2409	+	5. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING 18
	2410	+	DUTIES AND RESPONSIB ILITIES: 19
	2411	+
	2412	+	A. RECOMMEND TO THE ENTI RE COMMISSION CHANGES TO 20
	2413	+	THE RULES OR BYLAWS, CHANGES TO THE COMPA CT LEGISLATION , FEES PAID BY 21
	2414	+	INTERSTATE COMPACT MEMBER STATES SUCH AS ANNUAL DUES, AND ANY 22
	2415	+	COMPACT FEE CHARGED BY THE MEMBER STATES ON BEHALF OF T HE COMMISSION. 23
	2416	+
	2417	+	B. ENSURE COMMISSION ADMINIS TRATION SERVICES ARE 24
	2418	+	APPROPRIATELY PROVID ED, CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER WISE. 25
	2419	+
	2420	+	C. PREPARE AND RECOMMEND THE BUDGET. 26
	2421	+
	2422	+	D. MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RE CORDS ON BEHALF OF T HE 27
	2423	+	COMMISSION. 28
2441	2424		SENATE BILL 429 53
2442	2425
2443	2426
2444		-	(III) IDENTIFICATION OF at least one content area in the local school 1
2445		-	system in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department; 2
2446		-
2447		-	[(ii) Select at least one teacher preparation program at an institution 3
2448		-	of higher education that satisfies the training requirements for teacher candidates; and 4
2449		-
2450		-	(iii) Designate an individual from a collaborative to assist teacher 5
2451		-	candidates and provide Program guidance;] 6
2452		-
2453		-	(IV) A MINIMUM RATIO OF ONE MENTOR WHO IS A REGULARLY 7
2454		-	EMPLOYED PER ONE TEACHER IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM ASSIGN ED FOR THE 8
2455		-	ENTIRETY OF THE PROGRAM TO A TEACHER CANDIDATE , CONSISTENT WITH 9
2456		-	PROPER SUPERVISI ON, TRAINING, AND CONTINUITY OF EM PLOYMENT AND 10
2457		-	APPLICABLE PROVISION S IN COLLECTIVE BARG AINING AGREEMENTS ; 11
2458		-
2459		-	(V) A SYSTEMIC PROGRAM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNIN G THAT 12
2460		-	RESULTS IN CREDITS F ROM THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IF CREDITS 13
2461		-	ARE REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION , INCLUDING CREDITS TO WARD THE PRACTICUM ; 14
2462		-	AND 15
2463		-
2464		-	(VI) THE DESIGNATION OF A PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FROM 16
2465		-	THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM TO ASSIST TEACHE R CANDIDATES , EVALUATE THE 17
2466		-	EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM, AND MANAGE THE ADMIN ISTRATION 18
2467		-	ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM; 19
2468		-
2469		-	(2) An estimate, BASED ON APPROPRIATE DATA, of the [numbers of: 20
2470		-
2471		-	(i) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 21
2472		-	noncertificated education support professionals; 22
2473		-
2474		-	(ii) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are 23
2475		-	provisional teachers; and 24
2476		-
2477		-	(iii) Mentor teachers necessary to support teacher candidates in the 25
2478		-	Program] NUMBER OF PROJECTED PARTICIPANTS TO INCL UDE IN THE PROGRAM; 26
2479		-	and 27
2480		-
2481		-	(3) Evidence of a written billing agreement with an institution of higher 28
2482		-	education that includes: 29
2483		-
2484		-	(i) The total cost to the collaborative for the cohort of teacher 30
2485		-	candidates; 31
2486		-
2487		-	(ii) Prorated tuition cost the collaborative shall pay the institution of 32
2488		-	higher education if a candidate does not complete the Program; and 33 54 SENATE BILL 429
2489		-
2490		-
2491		-
2492		-	(iii) A provision that no teacher candidate shall be required to pay 1
2493		-	tuition, books, or fees as part of the teacher candidate’s course of study. 2
2494		-
2495		-	(c) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department: 3
2496		-
2497		-	(1) An outreach plan to recruit teacher candidates and mentor teachers 4
2498		-	that: 5
2499		-
2500		-	(i) Prioritizes candidates and mentor teachers with linguistic 6
2501		-	diversity and from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the teaching 7
2502		-	profession; AND 8
2503		-
2504		-	(ii) [Estimates Program expenses by category, keeping program 9
2505		-	expenses related to provisional teachers at or below one quarter of total expenses; and 10
2506		-
2507		-	(iii) Identifies at least one source of long–term funding for the 11
2508		-	Program, including the process and timeline for obtaining long–term funding] INCLUDES 12
2509		-	RECRUITMENT INITIATI VES THAT TARGET HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES , ASSOCIATE 13
2510		-	OF ARTS AND TEACHING DEGREE CANDIDATES , CAREER CHANGERS , AND 14
2511		-	COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TERESTED IN THE TEAC HING PROFESSION ; AND 15
2512		-
2513		-	(III) IDENTIFIES A SUSTAINA BILITY PLAN TO CONTI NUE 16
2514		-	RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND MENTORING TEACHE R CANDIDATES AFTER 17
2515		-	COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM; and 18
2516		-
2517		-	(2) Any other materials required by the Department. 19
2518		-
2519		-	18–27A–04. 20
2520		-
2521		-	(A) (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS ULT 21
2522		-	WITH A NATIONAL NONP ROFIT ENTITY THAT HAS SUCCESSFULL Y GUIDED OTHER 22
2523		-	STATE EDUCATION AGEN CIES OR LOCAL EDUCAT ION AGENCIES THAT HA VE 23
2524		-	INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LICENSED TEACHERS BY: 24
2525		-
2526		-	(I) LAUNCHING SUSTAINABLE , COST–EFFECTIVE 25
2527		-	GROW–YOUR–OWN TEACHER PREPARAT ION PROGRAMS ; 26
2528		-
2529		-	(II) IMPLEMENTING REGISTERED TEACHER A PPRENTICESHIPS ; 27
2530		-	AND 28
2531		-
2532		-	(III) IMPLEMENTING TEACHER RESIDENCIES. 29
2533		-
2534		-	(2) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 30
2535		-	SUBSECTION SHALL SUP PORT THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DES IGN, 31 SENATE BILL 429 55
2536		-
2537		-
2538		-	IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF TH E PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE 1
2539		-	DEVELOPMENT OF METRIC S FOR ESTABLISHING H IGH–QUALITY TEACHER 2
2540		-	PREPARATION AND LICE NSURE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST LIK ELIHOOD 3
2541		-	OF INCREASING AIDING THE STATE BY: 4
2542		-
2543		-	(I) INCREASING THE TEACHER WORKFORC E IN THE STATE; 5
2544		-	AND 6
2545		-
2546		-	(II) IMPROVING TEACHER RETENTION AND DIVERS ITY. 7
2547		-
2548		-	(3) THE ENTITY SELECTED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 8
2549		-	SUBSECTION MAY WORK DIRECTLY WITH COLLAB ORATIVES TO SUPPORT THE 9
2550		-	DEVELOPMENT AND IMPL EMENTATION OF GROW –YOUR–OWN TEACHER 10
2551		-	PREPARATION PROGRAMS . 11
2552		-
2553		-	[(a) (1)] (B) [The] BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, THE Department shall 12
2554		-	award a grant to a local school system OR INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION that is 13
2555		-	part of a collaborative for employees of the local school system to complete a [teacher 14
2556		-	preparation program at an institution of higher education] PATHWAY TO TEACHER 15
2557		-	LICENSURE under the agreement described in § 18–27A–03 of this subtitle. 16
2558		-
2559		-	[(2)] (C) The Department shall award a grant TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 17
2560		-	SYSTEM for: 18
2561		-
2562		-	[(i)] (1) Tuition, books, and fees for teacher candidates; 19
2563		-
2564		-	[(ii)] (2) Stipends for mentor teachers; and 20
2565		-
2566		-	[(iii)] (3) Costs associated with the administration of the Program. 21
2567		-
2568		-	(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWAR D A GRANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF 22
2569		-	HIGHER EDUCATION FOR : 23
2570		-
2571		-	(1) CURRICULAR DEVELOPMEN T; 24
2572		-
2573		-	(2) DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCY –BASED COURSEWORK AND 25
2574		-	ASSESSMENTS ; AND 26
2575		-
2576		-	(3) COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELIVERY AND EVA LUATION OF 27
2577		-	ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING. 28
2578		-
2579		-	(E) (1) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARD ED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. 29
	2427	+	E. MONITOR COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER STATES AND PROVIDE 1
	2428	+	REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION. 2
	2429	+
	2430	+	F. PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS PROVIDED IN RULES OR 3
	2431	+	BYLAWS. 4
	2432	+
	2433	+	6. MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION. 5
	2434	+
	2435	+	A. ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , AND 6
	2436	+	PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEE TINGS SHALL BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION 7
	2437	+	BYLAWS. 8
	2438	+
	2439	+	B. THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR 9
	2440	+	OTHER COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MAY CONVEN E IN A CLOSED , 10
	2441	+	NON–PUBLIC MEETING IF TH E COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR OTHER 11
	2442	+	COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MUST DISCU SS: 12
	2443	+
	2444	+	I. NONCOMPLIANCE OF A MEMBER STATE WITH ITS 13
	2445	+	OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE COMPACT . 14
	2446	+
	2447	+	II. THE EMPLOYMENT , COMPENSATION , DISCIPLINE OR 15
	2448	+	OTHER MATTERS , PRACTICES OR PROCEDU RES RELATED TO SPECI FIC EMPLOYEES 16
	2449	+	OR OTHER MATTERS REL ATED TO THE COMMISSION’S INTERNAL PERSONNEL 17
	2450	+	PRACTICES AND PROCED URES. 18
	2451	+
	2452	+	III. CURRENT, THREATENED, OR REASONABLY 19
	2453	+	ANTICIPATED LITIGATI ON. 20
	2454	+
	2455	+	IV. NEGOTIATION OF CONTRA CTS FOR THE PURCHASE , 21
	2456	+	LEASE, OR SALE OF GOODS , SERVICES, OR REAL ESTATE . 22
	2457	+
	2458	+	V. ACCUSING ANY PERSON O F A CRIME OR FORMALL Y 23
	2459	+	CENSURING ANY PERSON . 24
	2460	+
	2461	+	VI. DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS OR COMMERCIA L 25
	2462	+	OR FINANCIAL INFORMA TION THAT IS PRIVILE GED OR CONFIDENTIAL . 26
	2463	+
	2464	+	VII. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION OF A PERSONAL 27
	2465	+	NATURE WHERE DISCLOS URE WOULD CONSTITUTE A CLEARLY UNWARRANTE D 28
	2466	+	INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY. 29
	2467	+
	2468	+	VIII. DISCLOSURE OF INVES TIGATIVE RECORDS COM PILED 30
	2469	+	FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 31 54 SENATE BILL 429
	2470	+
	2471	+
	2472	+
	2473	+	IX. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION RELATED TO ANY 1
	2474	+	INVESTIGATIVE REPORT S PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF OR FOR USE OF THE 2
	2475	+	COMMISSION OR OTHER C OMMITTEE CHARGED WIT H RESPONSIBILITY OF 3
	2476	+	INVESTIGATION OR DET ERMINATION OF COMPLIA NCE ISSUES PURSUANT TO THE 4
	2477	+	COMPACT. 5
	2478	+
	2479	+	X. MATTERS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM 6
	2480	+	DISCLOSURE BY FEDERA L OR MEMBER STATE STATUTE. 7
	2481	+
	2482	+	XI. OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH BY COMMISSION 8
	2483	+	BYLAWS AND RULES. 9
	2484	+
	2485	+	C. IF A MEETING , OR PORTION OF A MEET ING, IS CLOSED 10
	2486	+	PURSUANT TO THIS PRO VISION, THE COMMISSION’S LEGAL COUNSEL OR D ESIGNEE 11
	2487	+	SHALL CERTIFY THAT T HE MEETING MAY BE CL OSED AND SHALL REFER ENCE EACH 12
	2488	+	RELEVANT EXEMPTING P ROVISION. 13
	2489	+
	2490	+	D. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF COMMISSION 14
	2491	+	MEETINGS AND SHA LL PROVIDE A FULL AN D ACCURATE SUMMARY O F ACTIONS 15
	2492	+	TAKEN, AND THE REASONS THER EFOR, INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF THE VIEWS 16
	2493	+	EXPRESSED. ALL DOCUMENTS CONSIDE RED IN CONNECTION WI TH AN ACTION 17
	2494	+	SHALL BE IDENTIFIED IN SUCH MINUTES . ALL MINUTES AND DOCUM ENTS OF A 18
	2495	+	CLOSED MEETING SHALL RE MAIN UNDER SEAL , SUBJECT TO RELEASE B Y A 19
	2496	+	MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION OR ORDER O F A COURT OF COMPETE NT 20
	2497	+	JURISDICTION. 21
	2498	+
	2499	+	7. FINANCING OF THE COMMISSION. 22
	2500	+
	2501	+	A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY , OR PROVIDE FOR THE 23
	2502	+	PAYMENT OF, THE REASONABLE EX PENSES OF ITS ESTABL ISHMENT, ORGANIZATION , 24
	2503	+	AND ONGOING ACTIVITI ES. 25
	2504	+
	2505	+	B. THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT ALL APPROPRIATE 26
	2506	+	DONATIONS AND GRANTS OF MONEY, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND 27
	2507	+	SERVICES, AND RECEIVE, UTILIZE, AND DISPOSE OF THE S AME, PROVIDED THAT AT 28
	2508	+	ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL AVOI D ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY OR 29
	2509	+	CONFLICT OF INTEREST . 30
	2510	+
	2511	+	C. THE COMMISSION MAY LEVY O N AND COLLECT AN ANN UAL 31
	2512	+	ASSESSMENT FROM EACH MEMBER STATE OR IMPOSE FEES ON OTHER PARTIES TO 32
	2513	+	COVER THE COST OF TH E OPERATIONS AND A CTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION, IN 33
	2514	+	ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION RULES. 34 SENATE BILL 429 55
	2515	+
	2516	+
	2517	+
	2518	+	D. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT IN CUR OBLIGATIONS OF A NY 1
	2519	+	KIND PRIOR TO SECURI NG THE FUNDS ADEQUAT E TO MEET THE SAME ; NOR SHALL 2
	2520	+	THE COMMISSION PLEDGE THE CREDIT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES, EXCEPT 3
	2521	+	BY AND WITH THE AUTH ORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE. 4
	2522	+
	2523	+	E. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF 5
	2524	+	ALL RECEIPTS AND DIS BURSEMENTS . THE RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF THE 6
	2525	+	COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES ESTABLISH ED 7
	2526	+	UNDER COMMISSION BYLAWS. ALL RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF FUNDS O F 8
	2527	+	THE COMMISSION SHALL BE R EVIEWED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9
	2528	+	COMMISSION BYLAWS, AND A REPORT OF THE REVIEW SHALL BE INCL UDED IN AND 10
	2529	+	BECOME PART OF THE A NNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 11
	2530	+
	2531	+	8. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION . 12
	2532	+
	2533	+	A. THE MEMBERS , OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , 13
	2534	+	EMPLOYEES AND REPRES ENTATIVES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I MMUNE FROM 14
	2535	+	SUIT AND LIABILITY , EITHER PERSONALLY OR IN THEIR OFFICIAL CA PACITY, FOR 15
	2536	+	ANY CLAIM FOR DAMA GE TO OR LOSS OF PRO PERTY OR PERSONAL IN JURY OR 16
	2537	+	OTHER CIVIL LIABILIT Y CAUSED BY OR ARISI NG OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED 17
	2538	+	ACT, ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED , OR THAT THE PERSON A GAINST WHOM 18
	2539	+	THE CLAIM IS MADE HA D A REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURR ED WITHIN 19
	2540	+	THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES OR RESPONSIBI LITIES; 20
	2541	+	PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O PROTECT 21
	2542	+	ANY SUCH PERSON FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY FO R ANY DAMAGE , LOSS, INJURY, OR 22
	2543	+	LIABILITY CAUSED BY THE INTENTIONAL OR W ILLFUL OR WANTON MISCONDU CT OF 23
	2544	+	THAT PERSON . 24
	2545	+
	2546	+	B. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEFE ND ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, 25
	2547	+	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION IN 26
	2548	+	ANY CIVIL ACTION SEE KING TO IMPOSE LIABI LITY ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR 27
	2549	+	ALLEGED ACT , ERROR, OR OMISSION THAT OCC URRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF 28
	2550	+	COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT THE PERSON 29
	2551	+	AGAINST WHOM THE CLA IM IS MADE HAD A REA SONABLE BASIS FOR BE LIEVING 30
	2552	+	OCCURRED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR 31
	2553	+	RESPONSIBILITIES; PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G HEREIN SHALL BE CO NSTRUED TO 32
	2554	+	PROHIBIT THAT PERSON FROM RETAINING HIS O R HER OWN COUNSEL ; AND 33
	2555	+	PROVIDED FURTHER , THAT THE ACTUAL OR A LLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION 34
	2556	+	DID NOT RESULT FROM THAT PERSON ’S INTENTIONAL OR WIL LFUL OR WANTON 35
	2557	+	MISCONDUCT . 36
2580	2558		56 SENATE BILL 429
2581	2559
2582	2560
2583		-	[(3)] (F) (2) In awarding a grant, the Department shall [take 1
2584		-	necessary steps to ensure that not more than one quarter of expenses awarded in the grant 2
2585		-	go to supporting provisional teacher participants in the Program ] PRIORITIZE 3
2586		-	COLLABORATIVES THAT PARTNER WITH INSTITU TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCA TION 4
2587		-	OFFERING TO NEGOTIAT E A LOWER TUITION CO ST FOR TEACHER CANDI DATES. 5
2588		-
2589		-	(E) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO COLLABORA TIVES THAT 6
2590		-	IMPLEMENT A REGISTER ED TEACHER APPRENTIC ESHIP PROGRAM MODEL UNDER 7
2591		-	THE PROGRAM. 8
2592		-
2593		-	(2) IN AWARDING A GRANT UNDER THIS SUB SECTION, THE 9
2594		-	DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIO RITIZE COLLABORATIVE S THAT: 10
2595		-
2596		-	(I) ARE COMPOSED OF A GRO UP OF MORE THAN ONE LOCAL 11
2597		-	SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MO RE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESE NTING 12
2598		-	EMPLOYEES OF A LOCAL SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 6, SUBTITLE 4 OR 13
2599		-	SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 14
2600		-
2601		-	(II) IMPLEMENT A REGISTERE D TEACHER APPRENTICE SHIP 15
2602		-	PROGRAM TO BE ADMINI STERED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITH A STA NDARDIZED 16
2603		-	CURRICULUM THAT PROM OTES ON–THE–JOB EXPERIENTIAL LEA RNING TO BE 17
2604		-	LEVERAGED ACROSS THE STATE. 18
2605		-
2606		-	(3) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION IN THE STATE MAY 19
2607		-	PROVIDE RELATED INST RUCTION FOR A REGIST ERED TEACHER APPRENT ICESHIP 20
2608		-	PROGRAM UNDER THIS S UBSECTION THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. 21
2609		-
2610		-	[(4) The Department, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of 22
2611		-	Labor, shall, on request, provide technical assistance to a collaborative in obtaining State, 23
2612		-	federal, or other funding for the operation of the Program. 24
2613		-
2614		-	(b) (F) (1) A teacher candidate shall be paid a rate of pay and offered 25
2615		-	benefits that are at least equal to the rate of pay received by and benefits offered to a 26
2616		-	noncertified education support professional or provisional teacher of the equivalent 27
2617		-	classification and tenure in the local school system provided in the collective bargaining 28
2618		-	agreement. 29
2619		-
2620		-	(c) (1) A collaborative shall provide each teacher candidate a mentor teacher 30
2621		-	for the entirety of the Program. 31
2622		-
2623		-	(2) (I) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES N OT APPLY TO A PROVIS IONAL 32
2624		-	TEACHER. 33
2625		-	SENATE BILL 429 57
2626		-
2627		-
2628		-	(II) A EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS 1
2629		-	PARAGRAPH , A teacher candidate may not serve as a teacher of record or a substitute 2
2630		-	teacher for any teacher other than the mentor teacher assigned to the teacher candidate.] 3
2631		-
2632		-	(III) A TEACHER CANDIDATE MA Y SERVE AS A DAILY SUBSTITUTE 4
2633		-	TEACHER IF: 5
2634		-
2635		-	1. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE DOES SO IN ACCORDANC E 6
2636		-	WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM; 7
2637		-
2638		-	2. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE AGREES TO THE 8
2639		-	ASSIGNMENT ; 9
2640		-
2641		-	3. THE TEACHER CANDIDATE ’S MENTOR APPROVES OF 10
2642		-	THE ASSIGNMENT ; AND 11
2643		-
2644		-	4. THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE 12
2645		-	TEACHER CANDIDATE IS EMPLOYED APPROVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT . 13
2646		-
2647		-	(G) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY NOT REDUCE THE C OMPENSATION OR 14
2648		-	BENEFITS OF A TEACHE R CANDIDATE. 15
2649		-
2650		-	[(d)] (H) A local school system and an employee organization that represents the 16
2651		-	teacher candidates shall negotiate a gradual release model that allows teacher candidates 17
2652		-	to focus primarily on internship and practicum requirements, IF APPLICABLE. 18
2653		-
2654		-	[(e)] (I) A teacher candidate shall perform a service obligation to teach full–time 19
2655		-	in the State in a public school or a public prekindergarten program in a [high–needs school, 20
2656		-	as identified by the Department, or in a grade level or] content area in which there is a 21
2657		-	shortage of qualified educators, as identified by the Department for a minimum of 2 years. 22
2658		-
2659		-	18–27A–05. 23
2660		-
2661		-	The Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the 24
2662		-	Program. 25
2663		-
2664		-	18–27A–06. 26
2665		-
2666		-	(a) Each year, the Department shall collect [and publish on its website]: 27
2667		-
2668		-	(1) Data on teacher candidate race, gender, and linguistic status; 28
2669		-
2670		-	(2) Data on teacher candidate status and retention; 29
2671		-
2672		-	(3) Spending by category; 30 58 SENATE BILL 429
2673		-
2674		-
2675		-
2676		-	(4) A summary of teacher candidate recruitment methods; and 1
2677		-
2678		-	(5) If applicable, the hiring status and retention data of Program 2
2679		-	graduates. 3
2680		-
2681		-	(b) (1) [In reporting] WHEN COLLECTING ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, 4
2682		-	AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT ON the data 5
2683		-	COLLECTED under subsection (a) of this section TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 6
2684		-	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 7
2685		-
2686		-	(2) IN ISSUING REPORTS UN DER THIS SECTION , the Department shall 8
2687		-	make reasonable efforts to anonymize the data to protect the privacy of teacher candidates. 9
2688		-
2689		-	SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 10
2690		-	as follows: 11
2691		-
2692		-	Article – Education 12
2693		-
2694		-	6–126. 13
2695		-
2696		-	(a) (1) This subsection applies to individuals who have graduated from a 14
2697		-	teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher preparation program. 15
2698		-
2699		-	(2) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to qualify for an initial certificate an 16
2700		-	individual shall: 17
2701		-
2702		-	(i) Pass the subject–specific examinations under § 6–125 of this 18
2703		-	subtitle; 19
2704		-
2705		-	(ii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 20
2706		-
2707		-	1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, pass a 21
2708		-	nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability; or 22
2709		-
2710		-	2. Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, complete a 23
2711		-	rigorous local school system teacher induction program that lasts for the lesser of: 24
2712		-
2713		-	A. 3 years; or 25
2714		-
2715		-	B. The amount of time a teacher may hold a conditional 26
2716		-	teacher certificate; 27
2717		-
2718		-	(iii) Meet one of the following qualifications: 28
2719		-
2720		-	1. Pass a basic literacy skills assessment approved by the 29
2721		-	Department under § 6–125 of this subtitle; 30 SENATE BILL 429 59
2722		-
2723		-
2724		-
2725		-	2. Hold a degree from a regionally accredited educational 1
2726		-	institution and have earned a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 2
2727		-	4.0 scale or its equivalent on the most recently earned degree; or 3
2728		-
2729		-	3. Submit documentation to the Departmen t of having 4
2730		-	received effective evaluations from a local school system for 3 years; 5
2731		-
2732		-	(iv) Pass a rigorous State–specific examination of mastery of reading 6
2733		-	instruction and content for the grade level the individual will be teaching; and 7
2734		-
2735		-	(v) Satisfactorily complete any other requirements established by 8
2736		-	the State Board. 9
2737		-
2738		-	(3) An individual who graduates from a teacher preparation program in 10
2739		-	the State who passed a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment may not be 11
2740		-	required to take the assessment more than one time. 12
2741		-
2742		-	(4) (i) In order to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2)(ii)2 of this 13
2743		-	subsection, a candidate for an initial teacher certificate shall submit documentation to the 14
2744		-	Department that the candidate has completed a rigorous comprehensive induction 15
2745		-	program, established in accordance with § 6–117 of this subtitle, that meets the 16
2746		-	requirements of this paragraph. 17
2747		-
2748		-	(ii) The comprehensive induction program shall be developed by a 18
2749		-	local school system, either independently or collaboratively with other local school systems. 19
2750		-
2751		-	(iii) Before establishing a comprehensive induction program, one or 20
2752		-	more local school systems shall submit a plan for the program to the Department and the 21
2753		-	Accountability and Implementation Board. 22
2754		-
2755		-	(iv) The comprehensive induction program shall include a locally 23
2756		-	developed portfolio component that is aligned with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and 24
2757		-	Support Consortium Standards. 25
2758		-
2759		-	(v) A teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher 26
2760		-	preparation program may use the locally developed portfolio component under 27
2761		-	subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph as meeting a portion of the coursework requirements 28
2762		-	of the program. 29
2763		-
2764		-	(vi) A candidate who satisfactorily completes a comprehensive 30
2765		-	induction program established in accordance with this paragraph may not be required to 31
2766		-	pass a nationally recognized, portfolio–based assessment of teaching ability. 32
2767		-
2768		-	(b) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A TEACH ER WHO HOLDS A 33
2769		-	PROFESSIONAL LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE FROM A STATE FOR WHICH THE LICENSE 34 60 SENATE BILL 429
2770		-
2771		-
2772		-	OR CERTIFICATE IS AC CEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 1
2773		-	MOBILITY COMPACT UNDER SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS TITLE. 2
2774		-
2775		-	(2) In addition to any other requirements established by the State Board, 3
2776		-	to qualify for a certificate in the State, a teacher who graduated from an institution of 4
2777		-	higher education in another state or holds a professional license or certificate from another 5
2778		-	state shall: 6
2779		-
2780		-	[(1)] (I) Pass an examination of teaching ability within 18 months of 7
2781		-	being hired by a local school system; 8
2782		-
2783		-	[(2)] (II) Hold an active National Board Certification from the National 9
2784		-	Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or 10
2785		-
2786		-	[(3)] (III) Complete a comprehensive induction program in accordance with 11
2787		-	subsection (a)(4) of this section. 12
2788		-
2789		-	(c) (1) The Department, after a reasonable period of review and assessment, 13
2790		-	shall determine whether one of the assessments of teaching skill approved for initial 14
2791		-	teacher certification under this section more adequately measures the skills and knowledge 15
2792		-	required of a highly qualified teacher. 16
2793		-
2794		-	(2) If the Department makes a determination under paragraph (1) of this 17
2795		-	subsection that requires a revision to the statutory requirements for initial teacher 18
2796		-	certification, the Department shall, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 19
2797		-	Article, submit a report to the General Assembly on or before the next September 1 on its 20
2798		-	recommendations for revising the qualifications for initial teacher certification. 21
2799		-
2800		-	(d) (1) The Department shall actively monitor and assess, during their 22
2801		-	implementation and development, new teacher standards and assessments produced under 23
2802		-	this section for any negative impact on the diversity of teacher candidates passing the 24
2803		-	initial teacher certification assessments. 25
2804		-
2805		-	(2) The Department shall report the results of its monitoring and 26
2806		-	assessment to the Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of 27
2807		-	this article. 28
2808		-
2809		-	SUBTITLE 6. INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT. 29
2810		-
2811		-	6–601. 30
2812		-
2813		-	THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY COMPACT IS HEREBY ENA CTED AND 31
2814		-	ENTERED INTO WITH AL L OTHER JURISDICTION S THAT LEGALLY JOIN IN THIS 32
2815		-	COMPACT IN THE FORM S UBSTANTIALLY AS THE COMPACT APPEARS IN TH IS 33
2816		-	SECTION AS FOLLOWS : 34
2817		-	SENATE BILL 429 61
2818		-
2819		-
2820		-	ARTICLE I. PURPOSE. 1
2821		-
2822		-	THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPACT IS TO FACILIT ATE THE MOBILITY OF 2
2823		-	TEACHERS A CROSS THE MEMBER STATES, WITH THE GOAL OF SUP PORTING 3
2824		-	TEACHERS THROUGH A NE W PATHWAY TO LICENSU RE. THROUGH THIS COMPACT, 4
2825		-	THE MEMBER STATES SEEK TO ESTABL ISH A COLLECTIVE REG ULATORY 5
2826		-	FRAMEWORK THAT EXPED ITES AND ENHANCES TH E ABILITY OF TEACHERS TO MOVE 6
2827		-	ACROSS STATE LINES. 7
2828		-
2829		-	THIS COMPACT IS INTENDED T O ACHIEVE THE FOLLOW ING OBJECTIVES AND 8
2830		-	SHOULD BE INTERPRETE D ACCORDINGLY . THE MEMBER STATES HEREBY RATIFY 9
2831		-	THE SAME INTENTIONS BY SUBSCRIBING HERET O. 10
2832		-
2833		-	A. CREATE A STREAMLINED PATHWAY TO LICENSURE MOBILITY FOR 11
2834		-	TEACHERS; 12
2835		-
2836		-	B. SUPPORT THE RELOCATIO N OF ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES; 13
2837		-
2838		-	C. FACILITATE AND ENHANC E THE EXCHANGE OF LI CENSURE, 14
2839		-	INVESTIGATIVE, AND DISCIPLINARY INF ORMATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER 15
2840		-	STATES; 16
2841		-
2842		-	D. ENHANCE THE POWER OF STATE AND DISTRICT LE VEL EDUCATION 17
2843		-	OFFICIALS TO HIRE QUALIFIE D, COMPETENT TEACHERS BY REMOVING BARRIERS 18
2844		-	TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF OUT–OF–STATE TEACHERS; 19
2845		-
2846		-	E. SUPPORT THE RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN THE PROFE SSION BY 20
2847		-	REMOVING BARRIERS TO RE–LICENSURE IN A NEW STATE; AND 21
2848		-
2849		-	F. MAINTAIN STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN THE REGULATION OF TH E TEACHING 22
2850		-	PROFESSION. 23
2851		-
2852		-	ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS. 24
2853		-
2854		-	AS USED IN THIS COMPACT, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERW ISE PROVIDED, THE 25
2855		-	FOLLOWING DEFINITION S SHALL GOVERN THE T ERMS HEREIN: 26
2856		-
2857		-	A. “ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER” MEANS ANY PERSON WIT H FULL–TIME 27
2858		-	DUTY STATUS IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING 28
2859		-	MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 29
2860		-
2861		-	B. “ADVERSE ACTION” MEANS ANY LIMITATION OR RESTRICTION IMPOS ED 30
2862		-	BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY, SUCH AS REVOCATION , 31 62 SENATE BILL 429
2863		-
2864		-
2865		-	SUSPENSION, REPRIMAND , PROBATION, OR LIMITATION ON THE LICENSEE’S 1
2866		-	ABILITY TO WORK AS A TEACHER. 2
2867		-
2868		-	C. “BYLAWS” MEANS THOSE BYLAWS E STABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION. 3
2869		-
2870		-	D. “CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , 4
2871		-	VALID AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY 5
2872		-	ALLOWING AN INDIVIDU AL TO SERVE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 6
2873		-	SETTINGS IN A SPECIF IC CAREER AND TECHNI CAL EDUCATION AREA . 7
2874		-
2875		-	E. “CHARTER MEMBER STATE” MEANS A MEMBER STATE THAT HAS 8
2876		-	ENACTED LEGISLATION TO ADOPT THIS COMPACT WHERE SUCH LE GISLATION 9
2877		-	PREDATES THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE 10
2878		-	OF THE COMPACT. 11
2879		-
2880		-	F. “COMMISSION” MEANS THE INTERSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY 12
2881		-	WHOSE MEMBERSHIP CON SISTS OF DELEGATES O F ALL STATES THAT HAVE 13
2882		-	ENACTED THIS COMPACT, AND WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 14
2883		-	MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION. 15
2884		-
2885		-	G. “COMMISSIONER ” MEANS THE DELEGATE O F A MEMBER STATE. 16
2886		-
2887		-	H. “ELIGIBLE LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE TO E NGAGE IN THE TEACHIN G 17
2888		-	PROFESSION THAT REQU IRES AT LEAST A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE 18
2889		-	COMPLETION OF A STATE APPROVED PRO GRAM FOR TEACHER LICENSURE . 19
2890		-
2891		-	I. “ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSE” MEANS THE SPOUSE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL 20
2892		-	IN FULL–TIME DUTY STATUS IN THE ACTIVE ARMED FOR CES OF THE UNITED STATES 21
2893		-	INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MOVING AS A 22
2894		-	RESULT OF A MILITARY MIS SION OR MILITARY CAR EER PROGRESSION 23
2895		-	REQUIREMENTS OR ON M EMBER’S TERMINAL MOVE AS A RESULT OF SEPARATION 24
2896		-	OR RETIREMENT (TO INCLUDE SURVIVING SPOUSES OF DECEASED MILITARY 25
2897		-	MEMBERS). 26
2898		-
2899		-	J. “EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE” MEANS A GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS 27
2900		-	ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF , AND WITHIN THE POWER S 28
2901		-	GRANTED TO THEM BY , THE COMMISSION AS PROVIDE D FOR HEREIN. 29
2902		-
2903		-	K. “LICENSING AUTHORITY” MEANS AN OFFICIAL , AGENCY, BOARD, OR 30
2904		-	OTHER ENTITY OF A STATE THAT IS RESPONS IBLE FOR THE LICENSI NG AND 31
2905		-	REGULATION OF TEACHERS AUTHORIZED T O TEACH IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 32
2906		-	SETTINGS. 33
	2561	+	C. THE COMMISSION SHALL INDE MNIFY AND HOLD HARML ESS 1
	2562	+	ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE 2
	2563	+	OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE AM OUNT OF ANY SETTLEME NT OR JUDGMENT 3
	2564	+	OBTAINED AGAINST THA T PERSON ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED ACT , 4
	2565	+	ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED WITHIN T HE SCOPE OF COMMISSION 5
	2566	+	EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT SUCH PERSON HAD A 6
	2567	+	REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN THE SCOPE OF 7
	2568	+	COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBI LITIES, PROVIDED THAT THE 8
	2569	+	ACTUAL OR ALLEGED AC T, ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM THE 9
	2570	+	INTENTIONAL OR WILLF UL OR WANTON MISCOND UCT OF THAT PERSON . 10
	2571	+
	2572	+	ARTICLE VIII. RULEMAKING . 11
	2573	+
	2574	+	A. THE COMMISSION SHALL EXER CISE ITS RULEMAKING POWERS 12
	2575	+	PURSUANT TO THE CRIT ERIA SET FORTH IN TH IS INTERSTATE COMPAC T AND THE 13
	2576	+	RULES ADOPTED THEREUN DER. RULES AND AMENDMENTS SHALL BECOME 14
	2577	+	BINDING AS OF THE DA TE SPECIFIED IN EACH RULE OR AMENDMENT . 15
	2578	+
	2579	+	B. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE REASONABLE RULES TO 16
	2580	+	ACHIEVE THE INTENT A ND PURPOS E OF THIS INTERSTATE COMPACT. IN THE EVENT 17
	2581	+	THE COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 18
	2582	+	BEYOND PURPOSE AND I NTENT OF THIS INTERS TATE COMPACT , OR THE POWERS 19
	2583	+	GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 20
	2584	+	INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW IN THE MEMBER STATES. 21
	2585	+
	2586	+	C. IF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURES OF THE MEMBER STATES 22
	2587	+	REJECTS A RULE, BY ENACTMENT OF A ST ATUTE OR RESOLUTION IN THE SAME 23
	2588	+	MANNER USED TO ADOPT THE COMPACT WITHIN F OUR (4) YEARS OF THE DATE OF 24
	2589	+	ADOPTION OF THE RULE, THEN SUCH RULE SHALL HAVE NO FU RTHER FORCE AND 25
	2590	+	EFFECT IN ANY MEMBER STATE. 26
	2591	+
	2592	+	D. RULES OR AMENDMENTS T O THE RULES SHALL BE ADOPTE D OR 27
	2593	+	RATIFIED AT A REGULA R OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION IN 28
	2594	+	ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES AND BYLAWS. 29
	2595	+
	2596	+	E. UPON DETERMINATION TH AT AN EMERGENCY EXIS TS, THE 30
	2597	+	COMMISSION MAY CONSID ER AND ADOPT AN EMER GENCY RULE WITH 48 HOURS’ 31
	2598	+	NOTICE, WITH OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE US UAL 32
	2599	+	RULEMAKING PROCEDURES SHALL BE RETROACTIVE LY APPLIED TO THE RULE AS 33
	2600	+	SOON AS REASONABLY PO SSIBLE, IN NO EVENT LATER TH AN NINETY (90) DAYS 34
	2601	+	AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS 35
	2602	+	PROVISION, AN EMERGENCY RULE IS ONE THAT MUST BE ADOPTED IMMEDIATE LY 36
	2603	+	IN ORDER TO: 37 SENATE BILL 429 57
	2604	+
	2605	+
	2606	+
	2607	+	1. MEET AN IMMINENT THRE AT TO PUBLIC HEA LTH, SAFETY, OR 1
	2608	+	WELFARE; 2
	2609	+
	2610	+	2. PREVENT A LOSS OF COMMISSION OR MEMBER STATE FUNDS; 3
	2611	+
	2612	+	3. MEET A DEADLINE FOR T HE PROMULGATION OF A N 4
	2613	+	ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT IS ESTABLIS HED BY FEDERAL LAW O R RULE; OR 5
	2614	+
	2615	+	4. PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. 6
	2616	+
	2617	+	ARTICLE IX. FACILITATING INFORMATION EXCHANGE. 7
	2618	+
	2619	+	A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE FOR FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE 8
	2620	+	OF INFORMATION TO AD MINISTER AND IMPLEME NT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 9
	2621	+	COMPACT IN ACCORDANC E WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, CONSISTENT 10
	2622	+	WITH GENERALLY ACCEP TED DATA PROTECTION PRIN CIPLES. 11
	2623	+
	2624	+	B. NOTHING IN THIS COMPA CT SHALL BE DEEMED O R CONSTRUED TO 12
	2625	+	ALTER, LIMIT, OR INHIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND 13
	2626	+	MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS LICENSEE INFOR MATION OR ALTER , LIMIT, OR 14
	2627	+	INHIBIT THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSEE I NFORMATION IN THE 15
	2628	+	MEMBER STATE. 16
	2629	+
	2630	+	ARTICLE X. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT . 17
	2631	+
	2632	+	A. OVERSIGHT. 18
	2633	+
	2634	+	1. THE EXECUTIVE AND JUD ICIAL BRANCHES OF STATE 19
	2635	+	GOVERNMENT IN EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL ENFORCE T HIS COMPACT AND TAKE 20
	2636	+	ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY AND APP ROPRIATE TO EFFECTUA TE THE COMPACT’S 21
	2637	+	PURPOSES AND INTENT . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL HAVE 22
	2638	+	STANDING AS STATUTOR Y LAW. 23
	2639	+
	2640	+	2. VENUE IS PROPER AND J UDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BY OR AGAINST 24
	2641	+	THE COMMISSION SHALL BE B ROUGHT SOLELY AND EX CLUSIVELY IN A COURT OF 25
	2642	+	COMPETENT JURISDICTI ON WHERE THE PRINCIP AL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION IS 26
	2643	+	LOCATED. THE COMMISSION MAY WAIVE VENUE AND JURISDICTI ONAL DEFENSES 27
	2644	+	TO THE EXTENT IT ADO PTS OR CONSENTS TO P ARTICIPATE IN ALTERN ATIVE 28
	2645	+	DISPUTE RESOLUTION P ROCEEDINGS . NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT OR LIMIT 29
	2646	+	THE SELECTION OR PRO PRIETY OF VENUE IN A NY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE FOR 30
	2647	+	PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC TICE, MISCONDUCT OR ANY SU CH SIMILAR MATTER . 31
	2648	+	58 SENATE BILL 429
	2649	+
	2650	+
	2651	+	3. ALL COURTS AND ALL AD MINISTRATIVE AGENCIE S SHALL TAKE 1
	2652	+	JUDICIAL NOTICE OF THE COMPACT, THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, AND ANY 2
	2653	+	INFORMATION PROVIDED TO A MEMBER STATE PURSUANT THERET O IN ANY 3
	2654	+	JUDICIAL OR QUASI –JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IN A MEMBER STATE PERTAINING TO 4
	2655	+	THE SUBJECT MATTER O F THIS COMPACT, OR WHICH MAY AFFECT THE POWERS , 5
	2656	+	RESPONSIBILITIES, OR ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. 6
	2657	+
	2658	+	4. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE E NTITLED TO RECEIVE S ERVICE OF 7
	2659	+	PROCESS IN ANY PROCE EDING REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OR 8
	2660	+	INTERPRETATION OF TH E COMPACT AND SHALL HAV E STANDING TO INTERV ENE IN 9
	2661	+	SUCH A PROCEEDING FO R ALL PURPOSES. FAILURE TO PROVIDE TH E COMMISSION 10
	2662	+	SERVICE OF PROCESS S HALL RENDER A JUDGME NT OR ORDER VOID AS TO THE 11
	2663	+	COMMISSION, THIS COMPACT, OR PROMULGATED RULES. 12
	2664	+
	2665	+	B. DEFAULT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TERMINATION. 13
	2666	+
	2667	+	1. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT A MEMBER STATE HAS 14
	2668	+	DEFAULTED IN THE PER FORMANCE OF ITS OBLI GATIONS OR RESPONSIB ILITIES 15
	2669	+	UNDER THIS COMPACT OR THE PROMUL GATED RULES, THE COMMISSION SHALL : 16
	2670	+
	2671	+	A. PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIC E TO THE DEFAULTING STATE 17
	2672	+	AND OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE NATURE OF THE DEFAULT, THE PROPOSED 18
	2673	+	MEANS OF CURING THE DEFAULT OR ANY OTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN B Y THE 19
	2674	+	COMMISSION; AND 20
	2675	+
	2676	+	B. PROVIDE REMEDIAL TRAI NING AND SPECIFIC TE CHNICAL 21
	2677	+	ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE DEFAULT . 22
	2678	+
	2679	+	C. IF A STATE IN DEFAULT FAIL S TO CURE THE DEFAUL T, THE DEFAULTING 23
	2680	+	STATE MAY BE TERMINAT ED FROM THE COMPACT UPON AN AFFIR MATIVE VOTE OF 24
	2681	+	A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MEMBER STATES, AND ALL RIGHTS , 25
	2682	+	PRIVILEGES AND BENEF ITS CONFERRED ON THA T STATE BY THIS COMPACT MAY BE 26
	2683	+	TERMINATED ON THE EF FECTIVE DATE OF TE RMINATION. A CURE OF THE DEFAULT 27
	2684	+	DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OFFENDING STATE OF OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES 28
	2685	+	INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEFAULT . 29
	2686	+
	2687	+	D. TERMINATION OF MEMBER SHIP IN THE COMPACT SHALL BE IMPO SED 30
	2688	+	ONLY AFTER ALL OTHER MEANS OF SECURING CO MPLIANCE HAVE BEEN 31
	2689	+	EXHAUSTED. NOTICE OF INTENT TO S USPEND OR TERMINATE SHALL BE GIVEN BY 32
	2690	+	THE COMMISSION TO THE GOV ERNOR, THE MAJORITY AND MIN ORITY LEADERS OF 33
	2691	+	THE DEFAULTING STATE’S LEGISLATURE , THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY AND 34
	2692	+	EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES. 35
	2693	+	SENATE BILL 429 59
	2694	+
	2695	+
	2696	+	E. A STATE THAT HAS BEEN TERMINA TED IS RESPONSIBLE F OR ALL 1
	2697	+	ASSESSMENTS , OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABILITIES INCU RRED THROUGH THE 2
	2698	+	EFFECTIVE DATE OF TE RMINATION, INCLUDING OBLIGATION S THAT EXTEND 3
	2699	+	BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION . 4
	2700	+
	2701	+	F. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BE AR ANY CO STS RELATED TO A STATE 5
	2702	+	THAT IS FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT OR THAT H AS BEEN TERMINATED F ROM THE 6
	2703	+	COMPACT, UNLESS AGREED UPON I N WRITING BETWEEN TH E COMMISSION AND THE 7
	2704	+	DEFAULTING STATE. 8
	2705	+
	2706	+	G. THE DEFAULTING STATE MAY APPEAL THE ACTION OF THE 9
	2707	+	COMMISSION BY PETITIO NING THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF 10
	2708	+	COLUMBIA OR THE FEDER AL DISTRICT WHERE TH E COMMISSION HAS ITS 11
	2709	+	PRINCIPAL OFFICES . THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF 12
	2710	+	SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES. 13
	2711	+
	2712	+	H. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 14
	2713	+
	2714	+	1. UPON REQUEST BY A MEMBER STATE, THE COMMISSION SHALL 15
	2715	+	ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE D ISPUTES RELATED TO T HE COMPACT THAT ARISE AM ONG 16
	2716	+	MEMBER STATES AND BETWEEN MEMBER AND NON –MEMBER STATES. 17
	2717	+
	2718	+	2. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE A RULE PROVIDING FOR 18
	2719	+	BOTH BINDI NG AND NON –BINDING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION F OR 19
	2720	+	DISPUTES AS APPROPRI ATE. 20
	2721	+
	2722	+	I. ENFORCEMENT . 21
	2723	+
	2724	+	1. THE COMMISSION, IN THE REASONABLE EX ERCISE OF ITS 22
	2725	+	DISCRETION, SHALL ENFORCE THE PR OVISIONS AND RULES OF THIS COMPACT. 23
	2726	+
	2727	+	2. BY MAJORITY VOTE , THE COMMISSION MAY INITIATE LEG AL 24
	2728	+	ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 25
	2729	+	OR THE FEDERAL DISTR ICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES 26
	2730	+	AGAINST A MEMBER STATE IN DEFAULT TO E NFORCE COMPLIANCE WI TH THE 27
	2731	+	PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT AND ITS PROMULGATED RULES AND BYLAWS. THE 28
	2732	+	RELIEF SOUGHT MAY IN CLUDE BOTH INJUNCTIV E RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE 29
	2733	+	EVENT JUDICIAL ENFOR CEMENT IS NECESSARY , THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE 30
	2734	+	AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S 31
	2735	+	FEES. THE REMEDIES HEREIN M AY NOT BE THE EXCLUS IVE REMEDIES OF THE 32
	2736	+	COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MAY PURSUE ANY OTHER REMEDIES A VAILABLE 33
	2737	+	UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. 34
	2738	+	60 SENATE BILL 429
	2739	+
	2740	+
	2741	+	ARTICLE XI. EFFECTUATION , WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT . 1
	2742	+
	2743	+	A. THE COMPACT SHALL COME IN TO EFFECT ON THE DATE ON WHICH TH E 2
	2744	+	COMPACT STATUTE IS EN ACTED INTO LAW IN TH E TENTH MEMBER STATE. 3
	2745	+
	2746	+	1. ON OR AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE COMPACT, THE 4
	2747	+	COMMISSION SHALL CONV ENE AND REVIEW THE E NACTMENT OF EACH OF THE 5
	2748	+	CHARTER MEMBER STATES TO DETERMINE I F THE STATUTE ENACTED BY EACH 6
	2749	+	SUCH CHARTER MEMBER STATE IS MATERIALLY D IFFERENT FROM THE MO DEL 7
	2750	+	COMPACT STATUTE . 8
	2751	+
	2752	+	2. A CHARTER MEMBER STATE WHOSE ENACTMENT IS FOUND TO BE 9
	2753	+	MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE SHALL BE 10
	2754	+	ENTITLED TO THE DEFA ULT PROCESS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE X. 11
	2755	+
	2756	+	3. MEMBER STATES ENACTING THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE 12
	2757	+	CHARTER MEMBER STATES SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE PROCESS SE T FORTH IN 13
	2758	+	ARTICLE VII.C.20 TO DETERMINE IF THEI R ENACTMENTS ARE MAT ERIALLY 14
	2759	+	DIFFERENT FROM THE M ODEL COMPACT STATUTE AND WHETHER THEY QUALIFY 15
	2760	+	FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 16
	2761	+
	2762	+	B. IF ANY MEMBER STATE IS LATER FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT , OR IS 17
	2763	+	TERMINATED OR WITHDR AWS FROM THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL 18
	2764	+	REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AND THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN IF TH E 19
	2765	+	NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE LESS THAN TEN. 20
	2766	+
	2767	+	C. ANY STATE THAT JOINS THE COMPACT AFTER THE COMMISSION’S 21
	2768	+	INITIAL ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND BYLAWS SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE RULES 22
	2769	+	AND BYLAWS AS THEY EXIST ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPACT BECOMES LAW 23
	2770	+	IN THAT STATE. ANY RULE THAT HAS BEEN PR EVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE 24
	2771	+	COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND E FFECT OF LAW ON THE DAY THE 25
	2772	+	COMPACT BECOMES LAW I N THAT STATE, AS THE RULES AND BYLAWS MAY BE 26
	2773	+	AMENDED AS PROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT. 27
	2774	+
	2775	+	D. ANY MEMBER STATE MAY WITHDRAW FROM THIS COMPACT BY 28
	2776	+	ENACTING A STATUTE R EPEALING THE SAME . 29
	2777	+
	2778	+	1. A MEMBER STATE’S WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 30
	2779	+	SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER ENACTME NT OF THE REPEALING STATUTE. 31
	2780	+
	2781	+	2. WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT AF FECT THE CONTINUING REQUIREMENT 32
	2782	+	OF THE WITH DRAWING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY TO COMPLY W ITH THE 33 SENATE BILL 429 61
	2783	+
	2784	+
	2785	+	INVESTIGATIVE AND ADVERSE ACTION REPORTING REQU IREMENTS OF THIS ACT 1
	2786	+	PRIOR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF WITHDRAWA L. 2
	2787	+
	2788	+	E. THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDE D BY THE MEMBER STATES. NO 3
	2789	+	AMENDMENT TO THIS COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDING UPON 4
	2790	+	ANY MEMBER STATE UNTIL IT IS ENACTED INTO THE LAWS O F ALL MEMBER STATES. 5
	2791	+
	2792	+	ARTICLE XII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 6
	2793	+
	2794	+	THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIBE RALLY CONSTRUED TO E FFECTUATE THE 7
	2795	+	PURPOSES THEREOF . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL BE SEVE RABLE 8
	2796	+	AND IF ANY PHRASE , CLAUSE, SENTENCE, OR PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT IS 9
	2797	+	DECLARED TO BE CONTR ARY TO THE CONSTITUT ION OF ANY MEMBER STATE OR A 10
	2798	+	STATE SEEKING MEMBERS HIP IN THE COMPACT , OR OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE 11
	2799	+	APPLICABILITY THEREO F TO ANY OTHER GOVER NMENT, AGENCY, PERSON OR 12
	2800	+	CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS 13
	2801	+	COMPACT AND THE APPLI CABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVERNMENT , AGENCY, 14
	2802	+	PERSON, OR CIRCUMSTANCE MAY NOT BE AFFECTED THER EBY. IF THIS COMPACT 15
	2803	+	SHALL BE HELD CONTRARY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ANY MEMBER STATE, THE 16
	2804	+	COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EF FECT AS TO THE REMAI NING 17
	2805	+	MEMBER STATES AND IN FULL FO RCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE MEMBER STATE 18
	2806	+	AFFECTED AS TO ALL S EVERABLE MATTERS . 19
	2807	+
	2808	+	ARTICLE XIII. CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS. 20
	2809	+
	2810	+	A. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT OR INHIBIT T HE ENFORCEMENT OF 21
	2811	+	ANY OTHER LAW OF A MEMBER STATE THAT IS NOT INC ONSISTENT WITH THE 22
	2812	+	COMPACT. 23
	2813	+
	2814	+	B. ANY LAWS , STATUTES, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER LEGAL 24
	2815	+	REQUIREMENTS IN A MEMBER STATE IN CONFLICT WIT H THE COMPACT ARE 25
	2816	+	SUPERSEDED TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT . 26
	2817	+
	2818	+	C. ALL PERMISSIBLE AGREE MENTS BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE 27
	2819	+	MEMBER STATES ARE BINDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEI R TERMS. 28
	2820	+
	2821	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 29
	2822	+
	2823	+	6–226. 30
	2824	+
	2825	+	(a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 31
	2826	+	through 2028. 32
	2827	+	62 SENATE BILL 429
	2828	+
	2829	+
	2830	+	2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 1
	2831	+	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 2
	2832	+	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 3
	2833	+	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 4
	2834	+	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 5
	2835	+	Fund of the State. 6
	2836	+
	2837	+	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 7
	2838	+	to the following funds: 8
	2839	+
	2840	+	204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 9
	2841	+	[and] 10
	2842	+
	2843	+	205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 11
	2844	+
	2845	+	206. THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 12
	2846	+
	2847	+	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That : 13
	2848	+
	2849	+	(a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the State Department of Education, in 14
	2850	+	consultation with the Accountability and Implementation Board, shall contract with an 15
	2851	+	independent public or private entity to conduct a study of funding for special education in 16
	2852	+	the State. 17
	2853	+
	2854	+	(2) At a minimum, the study shall review and make recommendations on 18
	2855	+	the following: 19
	2856	+
	2857	+	(i) the costs of special education in the State; 20
	2858	+
	2859	+	(ii) the rising costs of special education for prekindergarten students 21
	2860	+	and the appropriate funding formula for those students assumed to be covered in the 22
	2861	+	prekindergarten per pupil funding allocation under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future; 23
	2862	+
	2863	+	(iii) the implications of the design assumptions in the existing special 24
	2864	+	education funding structure related to long–term spending and costs; 25
	2865	+
	2866	+	(iv) the establishment of a system of multiple weights for special 26
	2867	+	education funding based on disability and level of services and support needed; and 27
	2868	+
	2869	+	(v) the feasibility of complying with the minimum school funding 28
	2870	+	requirement under § 5–234 of the Education Article as it relates to special education 29
	2871	+	funding. 30
	2872	+
	2873	+	(b) The entity conducting the study shall seek input from county boards of 31
	2874	+	education, nonpublic special education schools, special education advocates, and special 32
	2875	+	education organizations. 33
2907	2876		SENATE BILL 429 63
2908		-
2909		-
2910		-	L. “MEMBER STATE” MEANS ANY STATE THAT HAS ADOPTE D THIS 1
2911		-	COMPACT, INCLUDING ALL AGENCI ES AND OFFICIALS OF SUCH A STATE. 2
2912		-
2913		-	M. “RECEIVING STATE” MEANS ANY STATE WHERE A TEACHER HAS 3
2914		-	APPLIED FOR LICENSUR E UNDER THIS COMPACT. 4
2915		-
2916		-	N. “RULE” MEANS ANY REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION 5
2917		-	UNDER THIS COMPACT, WHICH SHALL HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW IN EACH MEMBER 6
2918		-	STATE. 7
2919		-
2920		-	O. “STATE” MEANS A STATE , TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED 8
2921		-	STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 9
2922		-
2923		-	P. “STATE PRACTICE LAWS” MEANS A MEMBER STATE’S LAWS, RULES, 10
2924		-	AND REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN THE TEACHING PROFESSION, DEFINE THE SCOPE 11
2925		-	OF SUCH PROFESSION , AND CREATE THE METHO DS AND GROUNDS FOR I MPOSING 12
2926		-	DISCIPLINE. 13
2927		-
2928		-	Q. “STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT ” MEANS A REQUIREMENT FOR 14
2929		-	LICENSURE COVERED IN COURSEWORK OR EXAMIN ATION THAT INCLUDES CONTENT 15
2930		-	OF UNIQUE INTEREST T O THE STATE. 16
2931		-
2932		-	R. “TEACHER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS AN 17
2933		-	AUTHORIZATION FROM A MEMBER STATE THAT FORMS TH E BASIS FOR 18
2934		-	EMPLOYMENT IN THE P–12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TH E STATE TO PROVIDE 19
2935		-	INSTRUCTION IN A SPE CIFIC SUBJECT AREA , GRADE LEVEL , OR STUDENT 20
2936		-	POPULATION . 21
2937		-
2938		-	S. “UNENCUMBERED LICENSE” MEANS A CURRENT , VALID 22
2939		-	AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MEMBER STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY ALLOWING 23
2940		-	AN INDIVIDUAL TO SER VE AS A TEACHER IN P–12 PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL S ETTINGS. 24
2941		-	AN UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IS NOT A REST RICTED, PROBATIONARY , 25
2942		-	PROVISIONAL, SUBSTITUTE, OR TEMPORARY CREDENT IAL. 26
2943		-
2944		-	ARTICLE III. LICENSURE UNDER THE COMPACT. 27
2945		-
2946		-	A. LICENSURE UNDER THIS COMPACT PERTAINS ONLY TO THE INITIAL 28
2947		-	GRANT OF A LICENSE B Y THE RECEIVING STATE. NOTHING HEREIN APPLIE S TO ANY 29
2948		-	SUBSEQUENT OR ONGOIN G COMPLIANCE REQUIRE MENTS THAT A RECEIVING STATE 30
2949		-	MIGHT REQUIRE FOR TEACHERS. 31
2950		-
2951		-	B. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF 32
2952		-	THE COMMISSION, DEFINE, COMPILE, AND UPDATE AS NECESS ARY A LIST OF 33
2953		-	ELIGIBLE LICENSES AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSES THAT 34 64 SENATE BILL 429
2954		-
2955		-
2956		-	THE MEMBER STATE IS WILLING TO C ONSIDER FOR EQUIVALE NCY UNDER THIS 1
2957		-	COMPACT AND PROVIDE T HE LIST TO THE COMMISSION. THE LIST SHALL INCLUD E 2
2958		-	THOSE LICENSES THAT A RECEIVING STATE IS WILLING TO G RANT TO TEACHERS 3
2959		-	FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES, PENDING A DETERMINAT ION OF EQUIVALENCY B Y 4
2960		-	THE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 5
2961		-
2962		-	C. UPON THE RECEIPT OF A N APPLICATION FOR LICENSUR E BY A 6
2963		-	TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED ELIGIBLE LICENSE, THE RECEIVING 7
2964		-	STATE SHALL DETERMINE WHICH OF THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES 8
2965		-	THE TEACHER IS QUALIFIED TO HOLD AND SHALL GR ANT SUCH A LICENSE O R 9
2966		-	LICENSES TO THE APPL ICANT. SUCH A DETERMINATION SHALL BE MADE IN THE 10
2967		-	SOLE DISCRETION OF T HE RECEIVING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY AND MAY 11
2968		-	INCLUDE A DETERMINAT ION THAT THE APPLICA NT IS NOT ELIGIBLE F OR ANY OF 12
2969		-	THE RECEIVING STATE’S ELIGIBLE LICENSES. FOR ALL TEACHERS WHO HOLD AN 13
2970		-	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT ONE OR MORE 14
2971		-	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE(S) THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S SOLE DISCRETION , 15
2972		-	ARE EQUIVALENT TO TH E LICENSE(S) HELD BY THE TEACHER IN ANY OTHER 16
2973		-	MEMBER STATE. 17
2974		-
2975		-	D. FOR ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND ELIGIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES 18
2976		-	WHO HOLD A LICENSE T HAT IS NOT UNENCUMBERED , THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL 19
2977		-	GRANT AN EQUIVALENT LICENSE OR LICENSES THAT, IN THE RECEIVING STATE’S 20
2978		-	SOLE DISCRETION , IS EQUIVALENT TO THE LICENSE OR LICENSES HELD BY THE 21
2979		-	TEACHER IN ANY OTH ER MEMBER STATE, EXCEPT WHERE THE RECEIVING STATE 22
2980		-	DOES NOT HAVE AN EQU IVALENT LICENSE . 23
2981		-
2982		-	E. FOR A TEACHER HOLDING AN UNENCUMBERED CAREER AND 24
2983		-	TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE, THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL GRANT AN 25
2984		-	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE EQUIVALENT TO THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 26
2985		-	EDUCATION LICENSE HELD BY THE A PPLYING TEACHER AND ISSUED BY ANOTHER 27
2986		-	MEMBER STATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE RECEIVING STATE IN ITS SOLE 28
2987		-	DISCRETION, EXCEPT WHERE A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER 29
2988		-	DOES NOT HOLD A BACH ELOR’S DEGREE AND THE RECEIVING STATE REQUIRES A 30
2989		-	BACHELOR’S DEGREE FOR LICENSE S TO TEACH CAREER AND TECHNICAL 31
2990		-	EDUCATION. A RECEIVING STATE MAY REQUIRE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 32
2991		-	EDUCATION TEACHERS TO MEET STATE INDUSTRY RECOGN IZED REQUIREMENTS , 33
2992		-	IF REQUIRED BY LAW I N THE RECEIVING STATE. 34
2993		-
2994		-	ARTICLE IV. LICENSURE NOT UNDER T HE COMPACT. 35
2995		-
2996		-	A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III ABOVE, NOTHING IN THIS 36
2997		-	COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT OR IN HIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER 37
2998		-	STATE TO REGULATE LIC ENSURE OR ENDORSEMEN TS OVERSEEN BY THE MEMBER 38
2999		-	STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY. 39 SENATE BILL 429 65
3000		-
3001		-
3002		-
3003		-	B. WHEN A TEACHER IS REQUIRED T O RENEW A LICENSE RE CEIVED 1
3004		-	PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT, THE STATE GRANTING SUCH A LICENSE MAY 2
3005		-	REQUIRE THE TEACHER TO COMPLETE STATE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AS A 3
3006		-	CONDITION OF LICENSU RE RENEWAL OR ADVANC EMENT IN THAT STATE. 4
3007		-
3008		-	C. FOR THE PURPOSES OF D ETERMINING COMPENSAT ION, A RECEIVING 5
3009		-	STATE MAY REQUIRE ADD ITIONAL INFORMATION FROM TEACHERS RECEIVING A 6
3010		-	LICENSE UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT. 7
3011		-
3012		-	D. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO LIMIT THE 8
3013		-	POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS 9
3014		-	INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO TEACHERS, OR LIMIT THE APPLICA TION OF A 10
3015		-	MEMBER STATE’S LAWS OR REGULATION S GOVERNING THE OWNE RSHIP, USE, OR 11
3016		-	DISSEMINATION OF INF ORMATION PERTAINING TO TEACHERS. 12
3017		-
3018		-	E. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONS TRUED TO INVALIDATE OR 13
3019		-	ALTER ANY EXISTING A GREEMENT OR OTHER CO OPERATIVE ARRANGEMEN T THAT A 14
3020		-	MEMBER STATE MAY ALREADY BE A PARTY TO, OR LIMIT THE ABILITY OF A MEMBER 15
3021		-	STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FUTURE AGREEM ENT OR OTHER COOPERA TIVE 16
3022		-	ARRANGEMENT TO : 17
3023		-
3024		-	1. AWARD TEACHING LICENS ES OR OTHER BENEFITS BASED ON 18
3025		-	ADDITIONAL PROFESSIO NAL CREDENTIALS INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , 19
3026		-	NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION; 20
3027		-
3028		-	2. PARTICIPATE IN THE EX CHANGE OF NAMES OF TEACHERS WHOSE 21
3029		-	LICENSE HAS BEEN SUB JECT TO AN ADVERSE ACTION BY A MEMBER STATE; OR 22
3030		-
3031		-	3. PARTICIPATE IN ANY AG REEMENT OR COOPERATI VE 23
3032		-	ARRANGEMENT WITH A N ON–MEMBER STATE. 24
3033		-
3034		-	ARTICLE V. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE 25
3035		-	UNDER THE COMPACT. 26
3036		-
3037		-	A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FO R ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR ELIGIBLE 27
3038		-	MILITARY SPOUSES IN ARTICLE III.D ABOVE, A TEACHER MAY ONLY BE E LIGIBLE 28
3039		-	TO RECEIVE A LICENSE UNDER THIS COMPACT WHERE THAT TEACHER HOLDS AN 29
3040		-	UNENCUMBERED LICENSE IN A MEMBER STATE. 30
3041		-
3042		-	B. A TEACHER ELIGIBLE TO R ECEIVE A LICENSE UND ER THIS COMPACT 31
3043		-	SHALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE PRO VIDED FOR HEREIN : 32
3044		-	66 SENATE BILL 429
3045		-
3046		-
3047		-	1. UPON THE TEACHER’S APPLICATION TO REC EIVE A LICENSE 1
3048		-	UNDER THIS COMPACT, UNDERGO A CRIMINAL H ISTORY BACKGROUND CH ECK IN 2
3049		-	THE RECEIVING STATE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH THE LAWS AND REG ULATIONS OF THE 3
3050		-	RECEIVING STATE; AND 4
3051		-
3052		-	2. PROVIDE THE RECEIVING STATE WITH INFORMATIO N IN 5
3053		-	ADDITION TO THE INFO RMATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE FOR THE PU RPOSES OF 6
3054		-	DETERMINING COMPENSA TION, IF APPLICABLE. 7
3055		-
3056		-	ARTICLE VI. DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS. 8
3057		-
3058		-	A. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE DEEM ED OR CONSTRUED TO 9
3059		-	LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF A MEMBER STATE TO INVESTIGATE OR IMPOSE 10
3060		-	DISCIPLINARY MEASURE S ON TEACHERS ACCORDING TO THE STATE PRACTICE 11
3061		-	LAWS THEREOF . 12
3062		-
3063		-	B. MEMBER STATES SHALL BE AUTHO RIZED TO RECEIVE , AND SHALL 13
3064		-	PROVIDE, FILES AND INFORMATION R EGARDING THE INVESTI GATION AND 14
3065		-	DISCIPLINE, IF ANY, OF TEACHERS IN OTHER MEMBER STATES UPON REQUEST . ANY 15
3066		-	MEMBER STATE RECEIVING SUCH INFORMATION OR FILES SHALL PROTECT AND 16
3067		-	MAINTAIN THE SECURIT Y AND CONFIDENTIALIT Y THEREOF, IN AT LEAST THE SAME 17
3068		-	MANNER THAT IT MAINT AINS ITS OWN INVESTI GATORY OR DISCIPLINA RY FILES AND 18
3069		-	INFORMATION . PRIOR TO DISCLOSING A NY DISCIPLINARY OR I NVESTIGATORY 19
3070		-	INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, THE DISCLOSING STATE 20
3071		-	SHALL COMMUNICATE IT S INTENTION AND PURP OSE FOR SUCH DISCLOS URE TO THE 21
3072		-	MEMBER STATE THAT ORIGINALLY PROVIDED THAT INFORM ATION. 22
3073		-
3074		-	ARTICLE VII. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 23
3075		-	COMPACT COMMISSION. 24
3076		-
3077		-	A. THE INTERSTATE COMPAC T MEMBER STATES HEREBY CREATE AND 25
3078		-	ESTABLISH A JOINT PU BLIC AGENCY KNOWN AS THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 26
3079		-	MOBILITY COMPACT COMMISSION: 27
3080		-
3081		-	1. THE COMMISSION IS A JOINT INTERSTATE GOVERNMEN TAL 28
3082		-	AGENCY COMPRISED OF STATES THAT HAVE ENAC TED THE INTERSTATE TEACHER 29
3083		-	MOBILITY COMPACT. 30
3084		-
3085		-	2. NOTHING IN THIS INTER STATE COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED 31
3086		-	TO BE A WAIVER OF SO VEREIGN IMMUNITY . 32
3087		-
3088		-	B. MEMBERSHIP, VOTING, AND MEETINGS. 33
3089		-	SENATE BILL 429 67
3090		-
3091		-
3092		-	1. EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL HAVE AND BE LIMITED TO ONE (1) 1
3093		-	DELEGATE TO THE COMMISSION, WHO SHALL BE GIVEN T HE TITLE OF 2
3094		-	COMMISSIONER . 3
3095		-
3096		-	2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE THE PRIMARY ADMINIST RATIVE 4
3097		-	OFFICER OF THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY OR THEIR DE SIGNEE. 5
3098		-
3099		-	3. ANY COMMISSIONER MAY BE R EMOVED OR SUSPENDED FROM 6
3100		-	OFFICE AS PROVIDED B Y THE LAW OF THE STA TE FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER 7
3101		-	IS APPOINTED. 8
3102		-
3103		-	4. THE MEMBER STATE SHALL FILL ANY VACAN CY OCCURRING IN 9
3104		-	THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS. 10
3105		-
3106		-	5. EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE 11
3107		-	ABOUT THE PROMULGATI ON OF RULES AND CREATION OF BYLAWS AND SHALL 12
3108		-	OTHERWISE HAVE AN OP PORTUNITY TO PARTICI PATE IN THE BUSINESS AND 13
3109		-	AFFAIRS OF THE COMMISSION. A COMMISSIONER SHALL VO TE IN PERSON OR BY 14
3110		-	SUCH OTHER MEANS AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS. THE BYLAWS MAY PROVIDE FO R 15
3111		-	COMMISSIONERS ’ PARTICIPATION IN MEE TINGS BY TELEPHONE O R OTHER MEANS 16
3112		-	OF COMMUNICATION . 17
3113		-
3114		-	6. THE COMMISSION SHALL MEE T AT LEAST ONCE DURI NG EACH 18
3115		-	CALENDAR YEAR . ADDITIONAL MEETINGS S HALL BE HELD AS SET FORTH IN THE 19
3116		-	BYLAWS. 20
3117		-
3118		-	7. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTA BLISH BY RULE A TERM OF OFFICE 21
3119		-	FOR COMMISSIONERS . 22
3120		-
3121		-	C. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES. 23
3122		-
3123		-	1. ESTABLISH A CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE COMMISSION. 24
3124		-
3125		-	2. ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMISSION. 25
3126		-
3127		-	3. ESTABLISH BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION. 26
3128		-
3129		-	4. MAINTAIN ITS FINANCIA L RECORDS IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THE 27
3130		-	BYLAWS OF THE COMMISSION. 28
3131		-
3132		-	5. MEET AND TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS ARE CONSI STENT WITH THE 29
3133		-	PROVISIONS OF THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , THE BYLAWS, AND RULES OF THE 30
3134		-	COMMISSION. 31
3135		-	68 SENATE BILL 429
3136		-
3137		-
3138		-	6. PROMULGATE UNIFORM RULES TO IMPLEMENT AN D ADMINISTER 1
3139		-	THIS INTERSTATE COMP ACT. THE RULES SHALL HAVE THE FORCE AND EFFECT OF 2
3140		-	LAW AND SHAL L BE BINDING IN ALL MEMBER STATES. IN THE EVENT THE 3
3141		-	COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 4
3142		-	BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE COMPACT, OR THE POWERS 5
3143		-	GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 6
3144		-	INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW . 7
3145		-
3146		-	7. BRING AND PROSECUTE L EGAL PROCEEDINGS OR ACTIONS IN 8
3147		-	THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION, PROVIDED THAT THE ST ANDING OF ANY MEMBER 9
3148		-	STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY TO SUE OR B E SUED UNDER APPLICA BLE LAW MAY 10
3149		-	NOT BE AFFECTED . 11
3150		-
3151		-	8. PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE AND BONDS . 12
3152		-
3153		-	9. BORROW, ACCEPT, OR CONTRACT FOR SERV ICES OF PERSONNEL , 13
3154		-	INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , EMPLOYEES OF A MEMBER STATE, OR AN 14
3155		-	ASSOCIATED NONGOVERN MENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS OPEN TO MEMB ERSHIP 15
3156		-	BY ALL STATES. 16
3157		-
3158		-	10. HIRE EMPLOYEES , ELECT OR APPOINT OFF ICERS, FIX 17
3159		-	COMPENSATION , DEFINE DUTIES , GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUA LS APPROPRIATE 18
3160		-	AUTHORITY TO CARRY O UT THE PURPOSES OF T HE COMPACT , AND ESTABLISH THE 19
3161		-	COMMISSION’S PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATIN G TO CONFLICTS OF 20
3162		-	INTEREST, QUALIFICATIONS OF PE RSONNEL, AND OTHER RELATED PE RSONNEL 21
3163		-	MATTERS. 22
3164		-
3165		-	11. LEASE, PURCHASE, ACCEPT APPROPRIATE G IFTS OR DONATIONS 23
3166		-	OF, OR OTHERWISE OWN , HOLD, IMPROVE, OR USE, ANY PROPERTY , REAL, 24
3167		-	PERSONAL OR MIXED , PROVIDED THAT AT ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL 25
3168		-	AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY . 26
3169		-
3170		-	12. SELL, CONVEY, MORTGAGE , PLEDGE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, 27
3171		-	ABANDON, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY PROPERTY REAL , PERSONAL, OR MIXED. 28
3172		-
3173		-	13. ESTABLISH A BUDGET AN D MAKE EXPENDITURES . 29
3174		-
3175		-	14. BORROW MONEY . 30
3176		-
3177		-	15. APPOINT COMMITTEES , INCLUDING STANDING C OMMITTEES 31
3178		-	COMPOSED OF MEMBERS AND SUCH OTHER INTER ESTED PERSONS AS MAY BE 32
3179		-	DESIGNATED IN THIS I NTERSTATE COMPACT , RULES, OR BYLAWS. 33
3180		-	SENATE BILL 429 69
3181		-
3182		-
3183		-	16. PROVIDE AND RECEIVE I NFORMATION FROM , AND COOPERATE 1
3184		-	WITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CIES. 2
3185		-
3186		-	17. ESTABLISH AND ELECT A N EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 3
3187		-
3188		-	18. ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A CHARTER FOR AN EXECUTIVE 4
3189		-	INFORMATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO ADVISE O N FACILITATING EXCHA NGE 5
3190		-	OF INFORMATION , USE OF INFORMATION , DATA PRIVACY, AND TECHNICAL SUPPOR T 6
3191		-	NEEDS, AND PROVIDE REPORTS AS NEEDED. 7
3192		-
3193		-	19. PERFORM SUCH OTHER FU NCTIONS AS MAY BE NE CESSARY OR 8
3194		-	APPROPRIATE TO ACHIE VE THE PURPOSES OF T HIS INTERSTATE COMPA CT 9
3195		-	CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE REGULATION OF TEACHER LICENSURE . 10
3196		-
3197		-	20. DETERMINE WHETHER A STATE’S ADOPTE D LANGUAGE IS 11
3198		-	MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPA CT LANGUAGE SUCH THA T THE 12
3199		-	STATE WOULD NOT QUALI FY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 13
3200		-
3201		-	D. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERSTATE TEACHER MOBILITY 14
3202		-	COMPACT COMMISSION. 15
3203		-
3204		-	1. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON 16
3205		-	BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THIS INTERSTATE 17
3206		-	COMPACT. 18
3207		-
3208		-	2. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CO MPOSED OF EIGHT 19
3209		-	VOTING MEMBERS : 20
3210		-
3211		-	A. THE COMMISSION CHAIR , VICE CHAIR, AND TREASURER ; 21
3212		-	AND 22
3213		-
3214		-	B. FIVE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE COMMISSION 23
3215		-	FROM THE CURRENT MEM BERSHIP: 24
3216		-
3217		-	I. FOUR VOTING MEMBERS R EPRESENTING 25
3218		-	GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS I N ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES; AND 26
3219		-
3220		-	II. ONE AT LARGE VOTING M EMBER IN ACCORDANCE 27
3221		-	WITH COMMISSION RULES. 28
3222		-
3223		-	3. THE COMMISSION MAY ADD OR REM OVE MEMBERS OF THE 29
3224		-	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED IN COMMISSION RULES. 30
3225		-	70 SENATE BILL 429
3226		-
3227		-
3228		-	4. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE 1
3229		-	ANNUALLY. 2
3230		-
3231		-	5. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING 3
3232		-	DUTIES AND RESPONSIB ILITIES: 4
3233		-
3234		-	A. RECOMMEN D TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION CHANGES TO 5
3235		-	THE RULES OR BYLAWS, CHANGES TO THE COMPA CT LEGISLATION , FEES PAID BY 6
3236		-	INTERSTATE COMPACT MEMBER STATES SUCH AS ANNUAL DUES, AND ANY 7
3237		-	COMPACT FEE CHARGED BY THE MEMBER STATES ON BEHALF OF T HE COMMISSION. 8
3238		-
3239		-	B. ENSURE COMMISSION ADMINISTRAT ION SERVICES ARE 9
3240		-	APPROPRIATELY PROVID ED, CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER WISE. 10
3241		-
3242		-	C. PREPARE AND RECOMMEND THE BUDGET. 11
3243		-
3244		-	D. MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RE CORDS ON BEHALF OF T HE 12
3245		-	COMMISSION. 13
3246		-
3247		-	E. MONITOR COMPLIANCE OF MEMBER STATES AND PROVIDE 14
3248		-	REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION. 15
3249		-
3250		-	F. PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS PROVIDED IN RULES OR 16
3251		-	BYLAWS. 17
3252		-
3253		-	6. MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION. 18
3254		-
3255		-	A. ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC , AND 19
3256		-	PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEE TINGS SHALL BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION 20
3257		-	BYLAWS. 21
3258		-
3259		-	B. THE COMMISSION OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR 22
3260		-	OTHER COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MAY CONVEN E IN A CLOSED , 23
3261		-	NON–PUBLIC MEETING IF TH E COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR OTHER 24
3262		-	COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION MUST DISCU SS: 25
3263		-
3264		-	I. NONCOMPLIANCE OF A MEMBER STATE WITH ITS 26
3265		-	OBLIGATIONS UNDER TH E COMPACT. 27
3266		-
3267		-	II. THE EMPLOYMENT , COMPENSATION , DISCIPLINE OR 28
3268		-	OTHER MATTERS , PRACTICES OR PROCEDU RES RELATED TO SPECI FIC EMPLOYEES 29
3269		-	OR OTHER MATTERS REL ATED TO THE COMMISSION’S INTERNAL PERSONNEL 30
3270		-	PRACTICES AND PROCED URES. 31
3271		-	SENATE BILL 429 71
3272		-
3273		-
3274		-	III. CURRENT, THREATENED , OR REASONABLY 1
3275		-	ANTICIPATED LITIGATI ON. 2
3276		-
3277		-	IV. NEGOTIATION OF CONTRA CTS FOR THE PURCHASE , 3
3278		-	LEASE, OR SALE OF GOODS , SERVICES, OR REAL ESTATE . 4
3279		-
3280		-	V. ACCUSING ANY PERSON O F A CRIME OR FORMALL Y 5
3281		-	CENSURING ANY PERSON . 6
3282		-
3283		-	VI. DISCLOSURE OF TRADE S ECRETS OR COMMERCIAL 7
3284		-	OR FINANCIAL INFORMA TION THAT IS PRIVILE GED OR CONFIDENTIAL . 8
3285		-
3286		-	VII. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION OF A PERSONAL 9
3287		-	NATURE WHERE DISCLOS URE WOULD CONSTITUTE A CLEARLY UNWARRANTE D 10
3288		-	INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY. 11
3289		-
3290		-	VIII. DISCLOSURE OF INVESTI GATIVE RECORDS COMPI LED 12
3291		-	FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 13
3292		-
3293		-	IX. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA TION RELATED TO ANY 14
3294		-	INVESTIGATIVE REPORT S PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF OR FOR USE OF THE 15
3295		-	COMMISSION OR OTHER C OMMITTEE CHARGED WIT H RESPONSIBILITY OF 16
3296		-	INVESTIGATION OR DETE RMINATION OF COMPLIA NCE ISSUES PURSUANT TO THE 17
3297		-	COMPACT. 18
3298		-
3299		-	X. MATTERS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM 19
3300		-	DISCLOSURE BY FEDERA L OR MEMBER STATE STATUTE. 20
3301		-
3302		-	XI. OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH BY COMMISSION 21
3303		-	BYLAWS AND RULES. 22
3304		-
3305		-	C. IF A MEETING , OR PORTION OF A MEET ING, IS CLOSED 23
3306		-	PURSUANT TO THIS PRO VISION, THE COMMISSION’S LEGAL COUNSEL OR D ESIGNEE 24
3307		-	SHALL CERTIFY THAT T HE MEETING MAY BE CL OSED AND SHALL REFER ENCE EACH 25
3308		-	RELEVANT EXEMPTING P ROVISION. 26
3309		-
3310		-	D. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF COMMISSION 27
3311		-	MEETINGS AND SHALL P ROVIDE A FULL AND AC CURATE SUMMARY OF AC TIONS 28
3312		-	TAKEN, AND THE REASONS THER EFOR, INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF THE VIEWS 29
3313		-	EXPRESSED. ALL DOCUMENTS CONSIDE RED IN CONNECTION WI TH AN ACTION 30
3314		-	SHALL BE IDENTIFIED IN SUCH MINUTES . ALL MINUTES A ND DOCUMENTS OF A 31
3315		-	CLOSED MEETING SHALL REMAIN UNDER SEAL , SUBJECT TO RELEASE B Y A 32
3316		-	MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION OR ORDER O F A COURT OF COMPETE NT 33
3317		-	JURISDICTION. 34 72 SENATE BILL 429
3318		-
3319		-
3320		-
3321		-	7. FINANCING OF THE COMMISSION. 1
3322		-
3323		-	A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PAY , OR PROVIDE FOR THE 2
3324		-	PAYMENT OF, THE REASONABLE EXPEN SES OF ITS ESTABLISH MENT, ORGANIZATION , 3
3325		-	AND ONGOING ACTIVITI ES. 4
3326		-
3327		-	B. THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT ALL APPROPRIATE 5
3328		-	DONATIONS AND GRANTS OF MONEY, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND 6
3329		-	SERVICES, AND RECEIVE, UTILIZE, AND DISPOSE OF THE S AME, PROVIDED THAT AT 7
3330		-	ALL TIMES THE COMMISSION SHALL AVOI D ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY OR 8
3331		-	CONFLICT OF INTEREST . 9
3332		-
3333		-	C. THE COMMISSION MAY LEVY O N AND COLLECT AN ANN UAL 10
3334		-	ASSESSMENT FROM EACH MEMBER STATE OR IMPOSE FEES ON OTHER PARTIES TO 11
3335		-	COVER THE COST OF THE OPERATIONS AND A CTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION, IN 12
3336		-	ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION RULES. 13
3337		-
3338		-	D. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT IN CUR OBLIGATIONS OF A NY 14
3339		-	KIND PRIOR TO SECURI NG THE FUNDS ADEQUAT E TO MEET THE SAME ; NOR SHALL 15
3340		-	THE COMMISSION PLEDGE THE CREDIT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER STATES, EXCEPT 16
3341		-	BY AND WITH THE AUTH ORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE. 17
3342		-
3343		-	E. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF 18
3344		-	ALL RECEIPTS AND DIS BURSEMENTS . THE RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF THE 19
3345		-	COMMISSION SHALL BE S UBJECT TO ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES EST ABLISHED 20
3346		-	UNDER COMMISSION BYLAWS. ALL RECEIPTS AND DISB URSEMENTS OF FUNDS O F 21
3347		-	THE COMMISSION SHALL BE R EVIEWED ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 22
3348		-	COMMISSION BYLAWS, AND A REPORT OF THE REVIEW SHALL BE INCL UDED IN AND 23
3349		-	BECOME PART OF THE A NNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION. 24
3350		-
3351		-	8. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION . 25
3352		-
3353		-	A. THE MEMBERS , OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , 26
3354		-	EMPLOYEES AND REPRES ENTATIVES OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE I MMUNE FROM 27
3355		-	SUIT AND LIABILITY , EITHER PERSONALLY OR IN THEIR OFFICIAL CA PACITY, FOR 28
3356		-	ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY OR PERSONAL INJURY O R 29
3357		-	OTHER CIVIL LIABILIT Y CAUSED BY OR ARISI NG OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED 30
3358		-	ACT, ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED , OR THAT THE PERSON A GAINST WHOM 31
3359		-	THE CLAIM IS MADE HA D A REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED WITHIN 32
3360		-	THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES OR RESPONSIBI LITIES; 33
3361		-	PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED T O PROTECT 34
3362		-	ANY SUCH PERSON FROM SUIT OR LIABILITY FO R ANY DAMAGE , LOSS, INJURY, OR 35 SENATE BILL 429 73
3363		-
3364		-
3365		-	LIABILITY CAUSED BY THE INTENTIONAL OR WILLFUL OR WANTON MISCONDUCT OF 1
3366		-	THAT PERSON . 2
3367		-
3368		-	B. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEFE ND ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, 3
3369		-	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION IN 4
3370		-	ANY CIVIL ACTION SEE KING TO IMPOSE LIABI LITY ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR 5
3371		-	ALLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION THAT OCC URRED WITHIN THE SCO PE OF 6
3372		-	COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT THE PERSON 7
3373		-	AGAINST WHOM THE CLA IM IS MADE HAD A REA SONABLE BASIS FOR BE LIEVING 8
3374		-	OCCURRED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR 9
3375		-	RESPONSIBILITIES ; PROVIDED THAT NOTHIN G HEREIN SHALL BE CO NSTRUED TO 10
3376		-	PROHIBIT THAT PERSON FROM RETAINING HIS O R HER OWN COUNSEL ; AND 11
3377		-	PROVIDED FURTHER , THAT THE ACTUAL OR A LLEGED ACT, ERROR, OR OMISSION 12
3378		-	DID NOT RESULT FROM THAT PERSON ’S INTENTIONAL OR WILLFUL OR WANTON 13
3379		-	MISCONDUCT . 14
3380		-
3381		-	C. THE COMMISSION SHALL INDE MNIFY AND HOLD HARML ESS 15
3382		-	ANY MEMBER , OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE 16
3383		-	OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE AM OUNT OF ANY SETTLEME NT OR JUDGMENT 17
3384		-	OBTAINED AGAINST THA T PERSON ARISI NG OUT OF ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED ACT , 18
3385		-	ERROR OR OMISSION TH AT OCCURRED WITHIN T HE SCOPE OF COMMISSION 19
3386		-	EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , OR THAT SUCH PERSON HAD A 20
3387		-	REASONABLE BASIS FOR BELIEVING OCCURRED W ITHIN THE SCOPE OF 21
3388		-	COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT , DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES , PROVIDED THAT THE 22
3389		-	ACTUAL OR ALLEGED AC T, ERROR, OR OMISSION DID NOT RESULT FROM THE 23
3390		-	INTENTIONAL OR WILLF UL OR WANTON MISCOND UCT OF THAT PERSON . 24
3391		-
3392		-	ARTICLE VIII. RULEMAKING . 25
3393		-
3394		-	A. THE COMMISSION SHALL EXER CISE ITS RULEMAKING POWERS 26
3395		-	PURSUANT TO THE CRIT ERIA SET FORTH IN TH IS INTERSTATE COMPAC T AND THE 27
3396		-	RULES ADOPTED THEREUN DER. RULES AND AMENDMENTS SHALL BECOME 28
3397		-	BINDING AS OF THE DA TE SPECIFIED IN EACH RULE OR AMENDMENT . 29
3398		-
3399		-	B. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE REASONABLE RULES TO 30
3400		-	ACHIEVE THE INTENT AND PURPOS E OF THIS INTERSTATE COMPACT. IN THE EVENT 31
3401		-	THE COMMISSION EXERCISES ITS RULEMAKING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS 32
3402		-	BEYOND PURPOSE AND I NTENT OF THIS INTERS TATE COMPACT , OR THE POWERS 33
3403		-	GRANTED HEREUNDER , THEN SUCH AN ACTION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE 34
3404		-	INVALID AND HAVE NO FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW IN THE MEMBER STATES. 35
3405		-
3406		-	C. IF A MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURES OF THE MEMBER STATES 36
3407		-	REJECTS A RULE, BY ENACTMENT OF A ST ATUTE OR RESOLUTION IN THE SAME 37
3408		-	MANNER USED TO ADOPT THE COMPACT WITHIN F OUR (4) YEARS OF THE DATE OF 38 74 SENATE BILL 429
3409		-
3410		-
3411		-	ADOPTION OF THE RULE, THEN SUCH RULE SHALL HAVE NO FU RTHER FORCE AND 1
3412		-	EFFECT IN ANY MEMBER STATE. 2
3413		-
3414		-	D. RULES OR AMENDMENTS T O THE RULES SHALL BE ADOPTE D OR 3
3415		-	RATIFIED AT A REGULA R OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION IN 4
3416		-	ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RULES AND BYLAWS. 5
3417		-
3418		-	E. UPON DETERMINATION TH AT AN EMERGENCY EXIS TS, THE 6
3419		-	COMMISSION MAY CONSID ER AND ADOPT AN EMER GENCY RULE WITH 48 HOURS’ 7
3420		-	NOTICE, WITH OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, PROVIDED THAT THE US UAL 8
3421		-	RULEMAKING PROCEDURES SHALL BE RETROACTIVE LY APPLIED TO THE RULE AS 9
3422		-	SOON AS REASONABLY P OSSIBLE, IN NO EVENT LATER TH AN NINETY (90) DAYS 10
3423		-	AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF T HIS 11
3424		-	PROVISION, AN EMERGENCY RULE IS ONE THAT MUST BE ADOPTED IMMEDIATE LY 12
3425		-	IN ORDER TO: 13
3426		-
3427		-	1. MEET AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEA LTH, SAFETY, OR 14
3428		-	WELFARE; 15
3429		-
3430		-	2. PREVENT A LOSS OF COMMISSION OR MEMBER STATE FUNDS; 16
3431		-
3432		-	3. MEET A DEADLINE FOR T HE PROMULGATION OF A N 17
3433		-	ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT IS ESTABLIS HED BY FEDERAL LAW O R RULE; OR 18
3434		-
3435		-	4. PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. 19
3436		-
3437		-	ARTICLE IX. FACILITATING INFORMATION EXCHANGE. 20
3438		-
3439		-	A. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE FOR FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE 21
3440		-	OF INFORMATION TO AD MINISTER AND IMPLEME NT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 22
3441		-	COMPACT IN ACCORDANC E WITH THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, CONSISTENT 23
3442		-	WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLE S. 24
3443		-
3444		-	B. NOTHING IN THIS COMPA CT SHALL BE DEEMED O R CONSTRUED TO 25
3445		-	ALTER, LIMIT, OR INHIBIT THE POWER OF A MEMBER STATE TO CONTROL AND 26
3446		-	MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP O F ITS LICENSEE INFOR MATION OR ALTER , LIMIT, OR 27
3447		-	INHIBIT THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS GOVER NING LICENSEE INFORM ATION IN THE 28
3448		-	MEMBER STATE. 29
3449		-
3450		-	ARTICLE X. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT . 30
3451		-
3452		-	A. OVERSIGHT. 31
3453		-	SENATE BILL 429 75
3454		-
3455		-
3456		-	1. THE EXECUTIVE AND JUD ICIAL BRANCHES OF STATE 1
3457		-	GOVERNMENT IN EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL ENFORCE T HIS COMPACT AND TAKE 2
3458		-	ALL ACTIONS NECESSAR Y AND APPROPRIATE TO EFFECTUATE THE COMPACT’S 3
3459		-	PURPOSES AND INTENT . THE PROVISIONS OF THI S COMPACT SHALL HAVE 4
3460		-	STANDING AS STATUTOR Y LAW. 5
3461		-
3462		-	2. VENUE IS PROPER AND J UDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BY OR AGAINST 6
3463		-	THE COMMISSION SHALL BE BROUGHT SOLELY AND E XCLUSIVELY IN A COUR T OF 7
3464		-	COMPETENT JURISDICTI ON WHERE THE PRINCIP AL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION IS 8
3465		-	LOCATED. THE COMMISSION MAY WAIVE VENUE AND JURISDICTI ONAL DEFENSES 9
3466		-	TO THE EXTENT IT ADO PTS OR CONSENTS TO P ARTICIPATE IN ALTERN ATIVE 10
3467		-	DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEED INGS. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT OR LIMIT 11
3468		-	THE SELECTION OR PRO PRIETY OF VENUE IN A NY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE FOR 12
3469		-	PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC TICE, MISCONDUCT OR ANY SU CH SIMILAR MATTER . 13
3470		-
3471		-	3. ALL COURTS AND ALL AD MINISTRATIVE AGENCIE S SHALL TAKE 14
3472		-	JUDICIAL NOTICE OF T HE COMPACT, THE RULES OF THE COMMISSION, AND ANY 15
3473		-	INFORMATION PROVIDED TO A MEMBER STATE PURSUANT THERET O IN ANY 16
3474		-	JUDICIAL OR QUASI –JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IN A MEMBER STATE PERTAINING TO 17
3475		-	THE SUBJECT MATTER O F THIS COMPACT, OR WHICH MAY AFFECT THE POWERS , 18
3476		-	RESPONSIBILITIES , OR ACTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. 19
3477		-
3478		-	4. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE E NTITLED TO RECEIVE S ERVICE OF 20
3479		-	PROCESS IN ANY PROCE EDING REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OR 21
3480		-	INTERPRETATION OF TH E COMPACT AND SHALL HAV E STANDING TO INTERV ENE IN 22
3481		-	SUCH A PROCEEDING FOR A LL PURPOSES. FAILURE TO PROVIDE TH E COMMISSION 23
3482		-	SERVICE OF PROCESS S HALL RENDER A JUDGME NT OR ORDER VOID AS TO THE 24
3483		-	COMMISSION, THIS COMPACT, OR PROMULGATED RULES. 25
3484		-
3485		-	B. DEFAULT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TERMINATION. 26
3486		-
3487		-	1. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT A MEMBER STATE HAS 27
3488		-	DEFAULTED IN THE PER FORMANCE OF ITS OBLI GATIONS OR RESPONSIB ILITIES 28
3489		-	UNDER THIS COMPACT OR THE PROMUL GATED RULES, THE COMMISSION SHALL : 29
3490		-
3491		-	A. PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIC E TO THE DEFAULTING STATE 30
3492		-	AND OTHER MEMBER STATES OF TH E NATURE OF THE DEFA ULT, THE PROPOSED 31
3493		-	MEANS OF CURING THE DEFAULT OR ANY OTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN B Y THE 32
3494		-	COMMISSION; AND 33
3495		-
3496		-	B. PROVIDE REMEDIAL TRAI NING AND SPECIFIC TE CHNICAL 34
3497		-	ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE DEFAULT . 35
3498		-	76 SENATE BILL 429
3499		-
3500		-
3501		-	C. IF A STATE IN DEFAULT FAIL S TO CURE THE DEFAULT, THE DEFAULTING 1
3502		-	STATE MAY BE TERMINAT ED FROM THE COMPACT UPON AN AFFIR MATIVE VOTE OF 2
3503		-	A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MEMBER STATES, AND ALL RIGHTS , 3
3504		-	PRIVILEGES AND BENEF ITS CONFERRED ON THA T STATE BY THIS COMPACT MAY BE 4
3505		-	TERMINATED ON THE EF FECTIVE DATE OF TERMIN ATION. A CURE OF THE DEFAULT 5
3506		-	DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OFFENDING STATE OF OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES 6
3507		-	INCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF DEFAULT . 7
3508		-
3509		-	D. TERMINATION OF MEMBER SHIP IN THE COMPACT SHALL BE IMPO SED 8
3510		-	ONLY AFTER ALL OTHER MEANS OF SECURING COMPLIANCE HAVE BEEN 9
3511		-	EXHAUSTED. NOTICE OF INTENT TO S USPEND OR TERMINATE SHALL BE GIVEN BY 10
3512		-	THE COMMISSION TO THE GOV ERNOR, THE MAJORITY AND MIN ORITY LEADERS OF 11
3513		-	THE DEFAULTING STATE’S LEGISLATURE , THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY AND 12
3514		-	EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES. 13
3515		-
3516		-	E. A STATE THAT HAS BEEN T ERMINATED IS RESPONS IBLE FOR ALL 14
3517		-	ASSESSMENTS , OBLIGATIONS, AND LIABILITIES INCU RRED THROUGH THE 15
3518		-	EFFECTIVE DATE OF TE RMINATION, INCLUDING OBLIGATION S THAT EXTEND 16
3519		-	BEYOND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION . 17
3520		-
3521		-	F. THE COMMISSION MAY NOT BEAR ANY COSTS R ELATED TO A STATE 18
3522		-	THAT IS FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT OR THAT H AS BEEN TERMINATED F ROM THE 19
3523		-	COMPACT, UNLESS AGREED UPON I N WRITING BETWEEN TH E COMMISSION AND THE 20
3524		-	DEFAULTING STATE. 21
3525		-
3526		-	G. THE DEFAULTING STATE MAY APPEAL THE ACTION OF THE 22
3527		-	COMMISSION BY PETITIONING THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF 23
3528		-	COLUMBIA OR THE FEDER AL DISTRICT WHERE TH E COMMISSION HAS ITS 24
3529		-	PRINCIPAL OFFICES . THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE AWARDED ALL COSTS OF 25
3530		-	SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES. 26
3531		-
3532		-	H. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 27
3533		-
3534		-	1. UPON REQUEST BY A MEMBER STATE, THE COMMISSION SHALL 28
3535		-	ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE D ISPUTES RELATED TO T HE COMPACT THAT ARISE AM ONG 29
3536		-	MEMBER STATES AND BETWEEN MEMBER AND NON –MEMBER STATES. 30
3537		-
3538		-	2. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROM ULGATE A RULE PROVIDIN G FOR 31
3539		-	BOTH BINDING AND NON –BINDING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION F OR 32
3540		-	DISPUTES AS APPROPRI ATE. 33
3541		-
3542		-	I. ENFORCEMENT . 34
3543		-	SENATE BILL 429 77
3544		-
3545		-
3546		-	1. THE COMMISSION, IN THE REASONABLE EX ERCISE OF ITS 1
3547		-	DISCRETION, SHALL ENFORCE THE PR OVISIONS AND RULES OF THIS COMPACT. 2
3548		-
3549		-	2. BY MAJORITY V OTE, THE COMMISSION MAY INITIA TE LEGAL 3
3550		-	ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4
3551		-	OR THE FEDERAL DISTR ICT WHERE THE COMMISSION HAS ITS PR INCIPAL OFFICES 5
3552		-	AGAINST A MEMBER STATE IN DEFAULT TO E NFORCE COMPLIANCE WI TH THE 6
3553		-	PROVISIONS OF THE COMPACT AND ITS PROMU LGATED RULES AND BYLAWS. THE 7
3554		-	RELIEF SOUGHT MAY IN CLUDE BOTH INJUNCTIV E RELIEF AND DAMAGES . IN THE 8
3555		-	EVENT JUDICIAL ENFOR CEMENT IS NECESSARY , THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE 9
3556		-	AWARDED ALL COSTS OF SUCH LITIGATION , INCLUDING REASONABL E ATTORNEY’S 10
3557		-	FEES. THE REMEDIES HEREIN M AY NOT BE THE EXCLUS IVE REMEDIES OF THE 11
3558		-	COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MAY PURSUE ANY OTHER REMEDIES A VAILABLE 12
3559		-	UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. 13
3560		-
3561		-	ARTICLE XI. EFFECTUATION , WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT . 14
3562		-
3563		-	A. THE COMPACT SHALL COME INTO EFFECT ON THE D ATE ON WHICH THE 15
3564		-	COMPACT STATUTE IS EN ACTED INTO LAW IN TH E TENTH MEMBER STATE. 16
3565		-
3566		-	1. ON OR AFTER THE EFFEC TIVE DATE OF THE COMPACT, THE 17
3567		-	COMMISSION SHALL CONV ENE AND REVIEW THE E NACTMENT OF EACH OF THE 18
3568		-	CHARTER MEMBER STATES TO DETERMIN E IF THE STATUTE ENA CTED BY EACH 19
3569		-	SUCH CHARTER MEMBER STATE IS MATERIALLY D IFFERENT FROM THE MO DEL 20
3570		-	COMPACT STATUTE . 21
3571		-
3572		-	2. A CHARTER MEMBER STATE WHOSE ENACTMENT IS FOUND TO BE 22
3573		-	MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE MODEL COMPACT STATUTE SHALL BE 23
3574		-	ENTITLED TO THE DEFA ULT PROCESS SET FORT H IN ARTICLE X. 24
3575		-
3576		-	3. MEMBER STATES ENACTING THE COMPACT SUBSEQUENT TO THE 25
3577		-	CHARTER MEMBER STATES SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE PROCESS SE T FORTH IN 26
3578		-	ARTICLE VII.C.20 TO DETERMINE IF THEI R ENACTMENTS ARE MAT ERIALLY 27
3579		-	DIFFERENT FROM THE M ODEL COMPACT STATUTE AND WHET HER THEY QUALIFY 28
3580		-	FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 29
3581		-
3582		-	B. IF ANY MEMBER STATE IS LATER FOUND TO BE IN DEFAULT , OR IS 30
3583		-	TERMINATED OR WITHDR AWS FROM THE COMPACT, THE COMMISSION SHALL 31
3584		-	REMAIN IN EXISTENCE AND THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN IF THE 32
3585		-	NUMBER OF MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE LESS THAN TEN. 33
3586		-
3587		-	C. ANY STATE THAT JOINS THE COMPACT AFTER THE COMMISSION’S 34
3588		-	INITIAL ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND BYLAWS SHALL BE SUBJE CT TO THE RULES 35
3589		-	AND BYLAWS AS THEY EXIST ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPACT BECO MES LAW 36 78 SENATE BILL 429
3590		-
3591		-
3592		-	IN THAT STATE. ANY RULE THAT HAS BEEN PR EVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE 1
3593		-	COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND E FFECT OF LAW ON THE DAY THE 2
3594		-	COMPACT BECOMES LAW I N THAT STATE, AS THE RULES AND BYLAWS MAY BE 3
3595		-	AMENDED AS PROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT. 4
3596		-
3597		-	D. ANY MEMBER STATE MAY WITHDRAW FR OM THIS COMPACT BY 5
3598		-	ENACTING A STATUTE R EPEALING THE SAME . 6
3599		-
3600		-	1. A MEMBER STATE’S WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 7
3601		-	SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER ENACTME NT OF THE REPEALING STATUTE. 8
3602		-
3603		-	2. WITHDRAWAL MAY NOT AF FECT THE CONTINUING REQUIREM ENT 9
3604		-	OF THE WITHDRAWING STATE’S LICENSING AUTHORITY TO COMPLY W ITH THE 10
3605		-	INVESTIGATIVE AND ADVERSE ACTION REPORTING REQU IREMENTS OF THIS ACT 11
3606		-	PRIOR TO THE EFFECTI VE DATE OF WITHDRAWA L. 12
3607		-
3608		-	E. THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDE D BY THE MEMBER STATES. NO 13
3609		-	AMENDMENT TO THIS COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDIN G UPON 14
3610		-	ANY MEMBER STATE UNTIL IT IS ENACTED INTO THE LAWS O F ALL MEMBER STATES. 15
3611		-
3612		-	ARTICLE XII. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 16
3613		-
3614		-	THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIBE RALLY CONSTRUED TO E FFECTUATE THE 17
3615		-	PURPOSES THEREOF . THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE SEVE RABLE 18
3616		-	AND IF ANY PHRASE , CLAUSE, SENTENCE, OR PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT IS 19
3617		-	DECLARED TO BE CONTR ARY TO THE CONSTITUT ION OF ANY MEMBER STATE OR A 20
3618		-	STATE SEEKING MEMBERS HIP IN THE COMPACT , OR OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE 21
3619		-	APPLICABILITY THEREOF TO ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT , AGENCY, PERSON OR 22
3620		-	CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS 23
3621		-	COMPACT AND THE APPLI CABILITY THEREOF TO ANY GOVERNMENT , AGENCY, 24
3622		-	PERSON, OR CIRCUMSTANCE MAY NOT BE AFFECTED THER EBY. IF THIS COMPACT 25
3623		-	SHALL BE HELD CONTRA RY TO THE CONSTITUTI ON OF ANY MEMBER STATE, THE 26
3624		-	COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EF FECT AS TO THE REMAI NING 27
3625		-	MEMBER STATES AND IN FULL FO RCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE MEMBER STATE 28
3626		-	AFFECTED AS TO ALL S EVERABLE MATTERS . 29
3627		-
3628		-	ARTICLE XIII. CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS. 30
3629		-
3630		-	A. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT OR INHIBIT T HE ENFORCEMENT OF 31
3631		-	ANY OTHER LAW OF A MEMBER STATE THAT IS NOT INC ONSISTENT WITH THE 32
3632		-	COMPACT. 33
3633		-	SENATE BILL 429 79
3634		-
3635		-
3636		-	B. ANY LAWS , STATUTES, REGULATIONS , OR OTHER LEGAL 1
3637		-	REQUIREMENTS IN A MEMBER STATE IN CONFLICT WIT H THE COMPACT ARE 2
3638		-	SUPERSEDED TO THE EX TENT OF THE CONFLICT . 3
3639		-
3640		-	C. ALL PERMISSIBLE AGREE MENTS BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE 4
3641		-	MEMBER STATES ARE BINDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEI R TERMS. 5
3642		-
3643		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 6
3644		-
3645		-	6–226. 7
3646		-
3647		-	(a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 8
3648		-	through 2028. 9
3649		-
3650		-	2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 10
3651		-	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 11
3652		-	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 12
3653		-	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 13
3654		-	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 14
3655		-	Fund of the State. 15
3656		-
3657		-	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 16
3658		-	to the following funds: 17
3659		-
3660		-	204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 18
3661		-	[and] 19
3662		-
3663		-	205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 20
3664		-
3665		-	206. THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 21
3666		-
3667		-	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 22
3668		-	as follows: 23
3669		-
3670		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 24
3671		-
3672		-	6–226. 25
3673		-
3674		-	(a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 26
3675		-	through 2028. 27
3676		-
3677		-	2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 28
3678		-	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 29
3679		-	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 30
3680		-	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 31 80 SENATE BILL 429
3681		-
3682		-
3683		-	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 1
3684		-	Fund of the State. 2
3685		-
3686		-	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 3
3687		-	to the following funds: 4
3688		-
3689		-	204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 5
3690		-	[and] 6
3691		-
3692		-	205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 7
3693		-
3694		-	206. THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 8
3695		-
3696		-	Chapter 717 of the Acts of 2024 9
3697		-
3698		-	SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other 10
3699		-	provision of law, and unless inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other 11
3700		-	federal requirement, or with the terms of a gift or settlement agreement, for fiscal years 12
3701		-	2024 through 2028, net interest on all State money allocated by the State Treasurer under 13
3702		-	§ 6–226 of the State Finance and Procurement Article to special funds or accounts, and 14
3703		-	otherwise entitled to receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall 15
3704		-	accrue to the General Fund of the State, with the exception of the following funds: 16
3705		-
3706		-	(85) the Bus Rapid Transit Fund; [and] 17
3707		-
3708		-	(86) the Transit–Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan 18
3709		-	Fund; AND 19
3710		-
3711		-	(87) THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND. 20
3712		-
3713		-	SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 21
3714		-	as follows: 22
3715		-
3716		-	Article – Education 23
3717		-
3718		-	7–910. 24
3719		-
3720		-	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 25
3721		-
3722		-	(2) “Digital tool” means: 26
3723		-
3724		-	(i) An online platform; 27
3725		-
3726		-	(ii) An online course; 28
3727		-	SENATE BILL 429 81
3728		-
3729		-
3730		-	(iii) Information and communication technology services, including 1
3731		-	software and operating systems, that are directly connected to student instruction; 2
3732		-
3733		-	(iv) Digital content; or 3
3734		-
3735		-	(v) Other digital technologies not requiring sight in an equally 4
3736		-	effective and integrated manner. 5
3737		-
3738		-	(A–1) BEGINNING WITH THE 2025–2026 SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE 6
3739		-	2027–2028 SCHOOL YEAR , THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO THE PROCU REMENT 7
3740		-	AND USE OF A DIGITAL TOOL THAT UTILIZES A RTIFICIAL INTELLIGEN CE, AS 8
3741		-	DEFINED IN § 3.5–801 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE, TO 9
3742		-	SUPPORT STUDENT LEAR NING. 10
3743		-
3744		-	SECTION 4. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 11
3745		-
3746		-	(a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the State Department of Education, in 12
3747		-	consultation with the Accountability and Implementation Board, shall contract with an 13
3748		-	independent public or private entity to conduct a study of funding for special education in 14
3749		-	the State. 15
3750		-
3751		-	(2) At a minimum, the study shall review and make recommendations on 16
3752		-	the following: 17
3753		-
3754		-	(i) the costs of special education in the State the report “Study of the 18
3755		-	Individualized Education Program and Adequate Funding Level for Students with 19
3756		-	Disabilities in Maryland, A Research Study by WestEd” published in December 2019 in 20
3757		-	accordance with Chapter 715 of 2017; 21
3758		-
3759		-	(ii) the rising costs of special education for prekindergarten students 22
3760		-	and the appropriate funding formula for those students assumed to be covered in the 23
3761		-	prekindergarten per pupil funding allocation under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future; 24
3762		-
3763		-	(iii) the implications of the design assumptions in the existing special 25
3764		-	education funding structure related to long–term spending and costs; and 26
3765		-
3766		-	(iv) (iii) the establishment of a system of multiple lower weights 27
3767		-	for special education funding based on disability and that requires a lower level of services 28
3768		-	and support needed; and 29
3769		-
3770		-	(v) the feasibility of complying with the minimum school funding 30
3771		-	requirement under § 5–234 of the Education Article as it relates to special education 31
3772		-	funding. 32
3773		-
3774		-	(b) The entity conducting the study shall seek input from county boards of 33
3775		-	education, nonpublic special education schools, special education advocates, and special 34
3776		-	education organizations. 35 82 SENATE BILL 429
3777		-
3778	2877
3779	2878
3780	2879		(c) The Governor shall include sufficient funds in the State budget for the 1
3781	2880		appropriate fiscal years for the State Department of Education to cover the costs of the 2
3782	2881		study. 3
3783	2882
3784	2883		(d) On or before December 15, 2026, the State Department of Education shall 4
3785	2884		report the findings and recommendations of the study to the General Assembly in 5
3786	2885		accordance with § § 2–1257 of the State Government Article. 6
3787	2886
3788		-	SECTION 5~~. 8~~. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 4 of this Act is 7
	2887	+	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act is 7
3789	2888		contingent on the enactment of substantially similar legislation in 10 other states. The 8
3790	2889		State Department of Education shall notify the Department of Legislative Services within 9
3791		-	10 days after 10 states have enacted legislation that is substantially similar to Section 3 4 10
3792		-	of this Act. 11
3793		-
3794		-	SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, Tha t it is the intent of the General 12
3795		-	Assembly that the State Department of Education, after consulting with institutions of 13
3796		-	higher education in the State with programs that conduct research regarding community 14
3797		-	schools, shall: 15
3798		-
3799		-	(1) evaluate the Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program in 16
3800		-	accordance with § 5–223(i)(4) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 3 of this Act; 17
3801		-	and 18
3802		-
3803		-	(2) establish requirements for community school implementation plans in 19
3804		-	accordance with § 9.9–104(b)(3) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 3 of this Act. 20
3805		-
3806		-	SECTION 6. 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in 21
3807		-	Section 5 8 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. Section 6 of this Act shall 22
3808		-	remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of June 30, 2028, Section 6 of this 23
3809		-	Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 24
3810		-	further force and effect. 25
3811		-
3812		-
3813		-
3814		-
3815		-
3816		-	Approved:
3817		-	________________________________________________________________________________
3818		-	Governor.
3819		-	________________________________________________________________________________
3820		-	President of the Senate.
3821		-	________________________________________________________________________________
3822		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	2890	+	10 days after 10 states have enacted legislation that is substantially similar to Section 3 of 10
	2891	+	this Act. 11
	2892	+
	2893	+	SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except as provided in Section 12
	2894	+	5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 13
	2895	+