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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor H.B. 129
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor
House Bill No. 129
AN ACT concerning
Education - Adult External High School Program
FOR the purpose of providing continued funding for the Adult External High School
Program; repealing certain evaluation and reporting requirements; removing
the termination date for the Program; and generally relating to the Maryland
Adult External High School Program.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Education
Section 7-205.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2004 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Chapter 542 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1997, as amended by
Chapter 115 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2001
Section 3
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Education
7-205.1.
(a) In this section, "Program" means the Maryland Adult External High
School Program established for the citizens of Maryland under regulations adopted by
the State Board.
(b) According to these regulations:
(1) The State Board recognizes demonstrated competencies in adults,
regardless of whether these competencies were acquired in a formal school setting;
and
(2) In response to this recognition of competencies, the Department
provides alternative requirements and methods of obtaining a Maryland high school
diploma.
(c) (1) Because the Program is a valuable service that is provided to the
citizens of Maryland, for each [of] fiscal [years 1998 through 2006] YEAR the
Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly,
including any proposed supplemental budget, a General Fund appropriation for the
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