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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 422
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(1) Qualify as follows:
(i) Have earned 60 credits of undergraduate collegiate education
and be enrolled in or sign a letter of intent to enroll in a program leading to
certification to teach in an area of critical or geographic shortage OR TO PROVIDE
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY OR AUDIOLOGY SERVICES and be selected by the
Office on a competitive basis among qualified applicants based on academic criteria,
not limited to standardized tests, established by the State Board of Education; or
(ii) Have an undergraduate or graduate degree and be enrolled in
or sign a letter of intent to enroll in courses leading to certification to teach in an area
of critical or geographic shortage OR TO PROVIDE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY OR
AUDIOLOGY SERVICES and be selected among qualified applicants on a competitive
basis based on academic criteria established by the State Board of Education; or
(iii) Persons who are already teachers, SPEECH LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGISTS, OR AUDIOLOGISTS shall:
1. Be nominated by the superintendent of schools of the
system in which the person [teaches or intends to teach] IS EMPLOYED OR INTENDS
TO BE EMPLOYED; [and]
2. Enroll as a student in courses required for teacher
certification in an academic area in which there is a critical or geographic shortage of
teachers, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY CERTIFICATION, OR AUDIOLOGY
CERTIFICATION; and
3. Be selected by the Office on a competitive basis among
qualified applicants based on criteria established by the State Board of Education;
(2) Sign a letter of intent as follows:
(i) A nondegreed recipient who is not already a teacher, SPEECH
LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, OR AUDIOLOGIST shall be enrolled in or sign a letter of
intent to enroll in an eligible institution as a student in an undergraduate program
necessary for teacher, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, OR AUDIOLOGY education; or
(ii) A degreed recipient shall enroll in or sign a letter of intent to
enroll in courses leading to certification to teach in an area of critical or geographic
shortage OR TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY OR
AUDIOLOGY; or
(iii) A recipient who is already a teacher shall sign a letter of intent
to enroll in an eligible institution as a student in a teacher certification program in an
area in which there is a critical or geographic shortage of teachers;
(3) Perform the service obligation upon completion of required studies;
(4) Maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and
advance in academic standing at least 1 year in each year in which an award is
renewed; and
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