Maryland Education Section 7-114

      (a)      In this section, "unpaid work-based learning experience" means a program that provides a student with structured employer-supervised learning that:

            (1)      Occurs in the workplace;

            (2)      Links with classroom instruction;

            (3)      Is coordinated by a county board; and

            (4)      Is conducted in accordance with the terms of an individual written work-based learning agreement between the county board of education placing a participating student and the employer of that participating student.

      (b)      A student who has been placed with an employer in an unpaid work-based learning experience coordinated by a county board is a covered employee of that employer, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, for the purposes of coverage under the State workers' compensation laws.

      (c)      (1)      The participating employer where a student is placed in an unpaid work-based learning experience under this section shall secure workers' compensation coverage for that student.

            (2)      The participating employer may satisfy its obligation to secure workers' compensation coverage under this subsection if the county board that places the student in the unpaid work-based learning experience chooses to secure workers' compensation coverage for that student.

      (d)      (1)      The county board that places a student with an employer in an unpaid work-based learning experience under this section may secure workers' compensation coverage for that student.

            (2)      If a county board chooses to secure workers' compensation coverage under this subsection, the participating employer shall reimburse the county board in an amount equal to the lesser of:

                  (i)      The cost of the premium for the workers' compensation insurance coverage; or

                  (ii)      A fee of $250.