HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education
Section 2-206 and 12-203
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Volume and 1978 Supplement)

Preamble

In the enactment of Chapters 538 and 539 of the Laws of
Maryland of 1976, there was an apparently inadvertent
omission of the rights of hearing and appeal formerly
accorded every private school or educational institution
required by Section 12 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1975 Replacement Volume) to obtain a
certificate of approval before commencing operations in the
State; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Education

2-206.

(a)   In this section, "noncollegiate educational
institution" means a school or other institution that offers
an educational program but is not an institution of
postsecondary education, as defined in § 12-201 of this
article.

(b)   This section does not apply to apprenticeship and
on-the-job training programs that are subject to the
approval of the Apprenticeship and Training Council.

(c)   With the advice of the State Superintendent, the
State Board shall adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for
the approval and accreditation of all public schools.

(d)   With the advice of the State Superintendent, the
State Board shall establish minimum requirements for issuing
certificates and diplomas by public and private
noncollegiate educational institutions in this State.

(e)   (1) A noncollegiate educational institution may
not operate in this State without a certificate of approval
from the State Board.

(2) The State Board shall issue a certificate of
approval to a noncollegiate educational institution if it
finds that the facilities, conditions of entrance and
scholarship, and educational qualifications and standards
are adequate and appropriate for: