2013 Maryland Code
EDUCATION
§ 6-112 - State and Local Aid Program for Certification or Renewal of Certification

§6-112. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2013 PER CHAPTER 309 OF 2007 //

(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.

§ 6-112 - 1. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists -- Licensing fee reimbursement program.

(a) "Board" defined. -- In this section, "Board" means the State Board of Audiologists, Hearing-Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists.

(b) Program established. -- 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) Amount received. -- 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) Regulations. -- The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement and administer the program established under this section.

(e) Reimbursement to county board under certain circumstances. -- 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.