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MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-107 - Student Teachers and Student Interns

    (a)    A county board may make an agreement or financial arrangement with an institution of higher education that satisfies the conditions of § 11-202 of this article, to provide classroom or administrative office experience for student teachers and student interns.    (b)    The institution of higher education and the county board where the student teaching center program is adopted shall:        (1)    Approve or select jointly the supervising teachers, who are employees of the county board, to serve in the program; and        (2)    Adopt an agreed, continuing, in-service improvement program for the supervising teachers.    (c)    (1)    While the student teacher is assigned as a student teacher, he shall be given the same authority as if he were a certificated employee of the county board to which he is assigned.        (2)    The authority of the student teacher extends to:            (i)    Every aspect of student management or discipline;            (ii)    The handling of records of students; and            (iii)    Any other aspect of authority granted to a certificated employee of a county board.    (d)    Student teachers and student interns are considered agents of the county board for the limited purposes of:        (1)    Comprehensive liability insurance coverage under § 4-105 of this article; and        (2)    Workers’ compensation coverage under the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act, but this coverage is not to exceed the salary of a first year teacher in the county school system.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-108 - Immunity of School Employees From Civil Liability for Certain Actions

    (a)    Whether or not an individual receives compensation for the individual’s services, an employee of a county health department functioning as a school nurse or school health aide, or a member of the administrative, educational, or support staff of, or an individual who serves under a contract for services to, any public, private, or parochial school shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5–803 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.    (b)    A county superintendent or any employee of a county school system who presents or enters findings of fact, recommendations, or reports or who participates in an employee dismissal, disciplinary, administrative, or judicial proceeding relating to a school system employee that results from these actions shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5–803 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-109 - Bond

    (a)    A county superintendent and any other employee of a county board who handles funds of the school system shall give bond to secure the interests of the State and the county board as their interests may appear in the penal sum required by the county board.    (b)    (1)    The bond shall have the security of any guaranty, deposit, trust, or other similar company authorized under the laws of this State to act in this capacity.        (2)    The cost or fee for this security shall be paid by the county board.        (3)    The executed bond shall be filed with the State Comptroller.    (c)    The bond shall contain provisions that the employee shall perform faithfully the duties of the employee’s office and pay over and apply all money that comes into the employee’s possession or control to the person and in the manner that the county board, under the provisions of this article, directs.    (d)    (1)    The requirements in subsection (a) of this section may be satisfied by the purchase of surety insurance or surety self-insurance provided by a pool established under Title 19, Subtitle 6 of the Insurance Article.        (2)    The surety insurance or self-insurance shall be in an amount required by the county board.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-110 - Teachers' Professional Organizations

    Teachers’ professional organizations are recommended as important means of raising the standard of public education by:         (1)    Mutual conference;        (2)    Interchange of views; and        (3)    Suggestions as to systems of teaching and discipline.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-111 - Assault Leave

    (a)    An employee of a county board who is absent due to physical disability that results from an assault while in the scope of board employment shall be kept on full pay status instead of sick leave during the period of absence.    (b)    Each county board shall establish rules and regulations for the entitlement and use of assault leave, including a requirement that an employee provide:        (1)    A signed statement that justifies the use of assault leave; and        (2)    If medical attention is required, a certificate from a licensed physician that states the nature and duration of the disability.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-112 - State and Local Aid Program for Certification or Renewal of Certification

    (a)    There is a program of State and local aid to teachers who pursue certification or renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards known as the State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.    (b)    Each school year, the State Board shall select, consistent with the amount provided in the State budget for the Program, a maximum of 1,000 teachers to participate in the Program.    (c)    The State Board may provide aid under the Program to a participant for up to one retake of an unsuccessful entry on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards assessment.    (d)    The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement and administer the Program established under this section, including:        (1)    Procedures for submitting applications for aid; and        (2)    Criteria for the selection of recipients of aid.    (e)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each teacher selected by the State Board to receive aid shall receive from the State an amount equal to the certification fee charged by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.        (2)    Each county shall pay to the State one–third of the cost of certification for each teacher who participates in the Program who teaches in the county.        (3)    (i)    A teacher who does not complete all the requirements for assessment by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall reimburse the State the full amount of the aid received to participate in the Program.            (ii)    The State shall reimburse the county the amount received under paragraph (2) of this subsection on receipt of the reimbursement of aid from a teacher under this paragraph.            (iii)    The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply to a teacher who completes all the requirements for assessment by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards but who does not receive certification.    (f)    The State Board shall establish a statewide staff development plan that utilizes the skills and knowledge of teachers who have obtained National Board certification.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-112.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-112.1 - Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists -- Licensing Fee Reimbursement Program

    (a)    In this section, “Board” means the State Board of Audiologists, Hearing-Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists.    (b)    There is a program of county aid to audiologists and speech-language pathologists who:        (1)    Provide audiology and speech-language services on a third-party billing basis in schools; and        (2)    Are licensed by the Board.    (c)    Each audiologist and speech-language pathologist who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall receive from the county board an amount equal to the initial licensing fee or renewal of license fee charged by the Board.    (d)    The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement and administer the program established under this section.    (e)    An audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall reimburse the county board the full amount of the aid received if the audiologist or speech-language pathologist does not:        (1)    Complete all the requirements for renewal of a license by the Board; or        (2)    Provide audiology or speech-language pathology services on a third-party billing basis in a school.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-113 - Hiring Prohibition for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Crimes or Crimes of Violence

    (a)    A county board may not knowingly hire or retain any individual who has been convicted of a crime involving:        (1)    An offense under § 3–307 or § 3–308 of the Criminal Law Article or an offense under the laws of another state that would constitute a violation of § 3–307 or § 3–308 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in the State;        (2)    Child sexual abuse under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article, or an offense under the laws of another state that would constitute child sexual abuse under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in this State; or        (3)    A crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article, or an offense under the laws of another state that would be a violation of § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in this State.    (b)    A local school system contract shall provide that a contractor or subcontractor for the local school system may not knowingly assign an employee to work on school premises with direct, unsupervised, and uncontrolled access to children, if the employee has been convicted of a crime identified under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-114 - Printing of Social Security Numbers Prohibited

    The State Superintendent, a county board, or a county superintendent may not print or have printed a teacher’s or other employee’s Social Security number on any type of identification card.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-115 - Teacher Identification Number

    (a)    Subject to the requirements of this section, the Department may assign a unique identification number to each teacher employed by a public school in the State.    (b)    The identification number must be randomly generated and may not provide personally identifiable information about the individual to whom it is assigned.    (c)    The identification number shall be limited to use in reporting for educational purposes only:        (1)    To match data from multiple data collections and years; and        (2)    To meet State and federal reporting requirements.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-117 - Comprehensive Induction Programs -- Guidelines

    (a)    The Department shall develop guidelines for the establishment of comprehensive induction programs for new teachers employed by hard-to-staff schools, as that term is defined by the Department.    (b)    The guidelines shall include provisions concerning the following:        (1)    Mentoring;        (2)    Professional development training and support;        (3)    Eligibility criteria for teachers to participate in the program; and        (4)    The standards to determine which schools are considered hard-to-staff schools.    (c)    Funding to support the development of the guidelines required under this section shall be as provided in the State budget.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-118 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-118 - National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Eligible school” means a Maryland public school that is a:            (i)    Title I school; or            (ii)    School identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under the accountability regulations of the State Board.        (3)    “NBC teacher” means a teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.        (4)    “Program” means the National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program.    (b)    There is a National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program in the State.    (c)    (1)    To participate in the Program an eligible school in the State must have at least three teachers who have:            (i)    Agreed to pursue certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and            (ii)    Signed a letter of intent to teach at the school for 3 years.        (2)    (i)    The State Superintendent shall select three public school systems to participate in the Program for a period of 3 years.            (ii)    In consultation with the respective county board, the State Superintendent shall select five eligible schools from among the school systems selected to participate in the Program.        (3)    (i)    A county board shall give preference to an NBC teacher in employing a staff development teacher at an eligible school.            (ii)    The State may reimburse the county board for the board’s cost of employing one staff development teacher at an eligible school, not to exceed $62,000 annually.        (4)    Candidates for National Board certification under this subsection shall be included in the State and local aid program for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards established under § 6–112 of this subtitle.    (d)    For fiscal years 2008 through 2010, the Governor shall include in the annual budget submission $320,000 for the Program.    (e)    The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement and administer the Program established under this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-119 - Teacher Support Incentive Program

    (a)    The State Board shall develop guidelines for an incentive program to encourage public school systems to:        (1)    Adopt a teacher support system that provides year-long assistance and support to teachers through a teacher consulting program in which consulting teachers are fully trained and apply rigorous teaching standards; and        (2)    Improve teacher retention during the first 5 years of service.    (b)    In developing the guidelines under subsection (a) of this section, the State Board shall conduct an assessment of the advisability and feasibility of providing competitive grants to county boards to assist in the development and implementation of a teacher support incentive program.    (c)    It is the intent of the General Assembly that, if money becomes available, the Governor include an appropriation in the State budget for grants for teacher support incentive programs established in accordance with the guidelines developed under this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-121 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-121 - Teacher Preparation Program -- Components of Instruction -- Classroom Observations -- Curriculum by Institution of Higher Education -- Technical Assistance

    (a)    The Department shall establish teacher certification for career professionals in specialized fields.    (b)    The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-122 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Matters|Section 6-122 - Training for Youth Suicide Risk and Students in Crisis

    (a)    Except as provided in § 6–704.1 of this title and beginning on or before July 1, 2018, the State Board shall require all certificated school personnel who have direct contact with students on a regular basis to complete training on or before December 1 each year, by a method determined by each county board, in the skills required to:        (1)    Understand and respond to youth suicide risk; and        (2)    Identify professional resources to help students in crisis.    (b)    The training required under subsection (a) of this section shall be:        (1)    Provided to certificated school personnel during an in–service program; or        (2)    A professional development requirement that may be met during time designated for professional development.    (c)    The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.    (d)    (1)    This section may not be construed to impose a duty of care on certificated school personnel who complete training under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    Unless the acts or omissions of a certificated school employee who completed training under subsection (a) of this section are willful, wanton, or grossly negligent, a person may not bring an action against the county board for personal injury or wrongful death caused by any act or omission resulting from:            (i)    Any training or lack of training of certificated school personnel under subsection (a) of this section; or            (ii)    The implementation of the training required under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-201.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Appointment, Suspension, and Dismissal of Personnel|Section 6-201.1 - Certification and Tenure Information Form

    The Department shall:        (1)    Develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in order to obtain certification and tenure in the State; and        (2)    Post the form on its website.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Appointment, Suspension, and Dismissal of Personnel|Section 6-203 - Hearing Examiner in Certain Counties and Baltimore City

    (a)    For all proceedings before a county board under § 6–202 of this subtitle and §§ 4–205(c) and 7–305 of this article, the county board may have the proceedings heard first by a hearing examiner.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for proceedings before a county board under § 6–202 of this subtitle, the hearing examiner shall be an attorney admitted to practice before the Maryland Court of Appeals.        (2)    In Anne Arundel County, for proceedings before the Anne Arundel County Board under § 6–202 of this subtitle, the hearing examiner may, but need not, be an attorney.        (3)    The hearing examiner shall be chosen by the county board.        (4)    In Calvert and Charles counties, the hearing examiner may not be the attorney to the county board or be connected in any way with that attorney.        (5)    In Carroll and Howard counties, the hearing examiner may not be a partner or an employee of the law firm representing the county board.    (c)    The hearing examiner shall submit to the county board and appellant:        (1)    A record of the proceedings and exhibits; and        (2)    The hearing examiner’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation.    (d)    Parties to the proceedings before the hearing examiner may make arguments before the county board.    (e)    (1)    After it reviews the record and the recommendation of the hearing examiner, the county board shall make a decision.        (2)    The decision may be appealed to the State Board as provided in this article.    (f)    Each county board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to regulate the proceedings before the hearing examiner.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Appointment, Suspension, and Dismissal of Personnel|Section 6-204 - Credit for Employees of Department for Previous Employment in School System

    (a)    For the purpose of establishing compensation rates and the basic rates for vacation and sick leave credit earnings, all professional personnel who previously were employed by a county school system or the public library system in this State and who are appointed to positions in the Department shall be given credit as employees of the Department for the years of service as employees of the county school system or public library system from which they transferred.    (b)    For the purpose of establishing vacation and sick leave credit earnings, this section applies to all professional personnel employed by the Department before July 1, 1972.
MD. Education Code Ann. §  6-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Education|Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education|Title 6 - Teachers and Other Personnel|Subtitle 3 - Salaries|Section 6-301 - Experience Based Salary Increases

    A teacher or principal whose certificate is rated by a county superintendent as second class under § 6-102 of this title may not receive a salary increment based on experience.