MARVIN MANDEL,

Governor

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controversies and disputes that arise under it, and their
decision shall be final; and the secretary of the State
Board of Education shall have authority to administer
oaths, in any part of the State, to witnesses in any
matter pending before said Board.]

11.

[(a) The State Board of Education shall prescribe,
with and on the advice of the State Superintendent of
Schools, bylaws, rules and regulations for approval and
accreditation of all public schools.

(b) The State Board of Education shall prescribe the
minimum requirements for issuing all certificates and
diplomas, and academic, collegiate, professional, or
university degrees. No public or private educational
institution, except those secondary educational
institutions operated by a bona fide church organization,
may issue any certificate or diploma or academic,
collegiate, professional, or university degree without
having first obtained the assent of the State Board of
Education and approval of the Board of the conditions of
entrance, scholarship, and residence upon which the
certificate, diploma or degree is issued. Unless granted
a certificate of approval by the State Board of
Education, no secondary institution which issues a
diploma or certificate shall be eligible to receive State
funds. This section does not apply to apprenticeship and
on—the—job training programs subject to approval by the
Apprenticeship and Training Council. There shall be no
discrimination as to race, color, or national origin
pursuant to this section.]

12.

[ (a) Every private school or educational
institution, however designated, which offers a program
of college, professional, preparatory, high school,
junior high school, elementary, kindergarten, or nursery
school work, or any combination thereof, or which offers
a program of trade or technical education, or both, or
which gives preemployment or supplementary training, or
both, in the fields of trade or industry, and any and
every private school or educational institution, except
those operated by bona fide church organizations, must
secure a certificate of approval issued by the State
Superintendent of Schools, before it may begin or
continue to operate or function in this State. Bona fide
church organizations shall include those schools known as
Amish and Mennonite church parochial schools in Charles,
Garrett, and St. Mary's counties. Provided that nothing
in this section shall be construed as having application
to any school or college that is now operating under a
charter granted by the legislature of Maryland. Nothing
in this section shall be construed to apply to any
apprenticeship or training programs the cost of which is
paid from a trust fund administered jointly by an equal