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Ch. 434 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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;
(ii) Have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree on or after
January 1, 1986, 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
NEED and bo selected among qualified applicants on a competitive basis based on
academic criteria established by the State Board of Education;
(iii) Have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree on or before
December 31, 1985, 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
NEED and be selected among qualified applicants on a competitive basis based on
criteria established by the State Board of Education that exclude consideration of the
applicant's grade point average; or
(iv) Persons who are already teachers shall:
1. Be nominated by the superintendent of schools of the
system in which the person teaches or intends to teach;
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; 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 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 education;
(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 NEED; 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
(5) Satisfy whatever other criteria the Office and the State Board of
Education establish.
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