WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 296
Approved May 2, 1990.

CHAPTER 296
(House Bill 57)

AN ACT concerning

Noncollegiate Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval - Exemption for

Supplemental Educational Programs

FOR the purpose of exempting certain individuals or entities that provide supplemental
education or tutoring in subjects usually taught in elementary or secondary school
from certain certification requirements.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 2-206(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

2-206.

(b) (1) This section does not apply to:

(i) Apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs that are
subject to the approval of the Apprenticeship and Training Council; [or]

(ii) Individuals or entities that offer or arrange for instruction solely
for avocational purposes through courses in areas such as art, music, dance, drama,
sports, crafts, or photography, if these courses are designed primarily for developing
skills for personal enrichment, recreation, or other leisure pursuits; OR

(III) INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES THAT OFFER OR ARRANGE
FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OR TUTORING IN
SUBJECTS USUALLY TAUGHT IN AN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY
SCHOOL TO STUDENTS CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN PUBLIC OR
NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.

(2) This section does not apply to these individuals or entities specified in
subparagraph (l)(ii) of this subsection solely on the basis that they use the word
"school" as a part of their name, in literature or publications such as advertisements,
brochures, catalogs or bulletins, or in other pronouncements.

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