WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 246

(9)  Cooperate with and review material from other
states and federal agencies on emergency services education and
training;

(10)  Recommend to the Commissioner of THE MARYLAND
Higher Education COMMISSION SECRETARY rules and regulations
necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes and
objectives of the Commission;

(11)  Review any proposed or adopted national
standards or certification programs for emergency services and
recommend to the Commissioner of THE MARYLAND Higher Education
COMMISSION SECRETARY the actions that should be taken regarding
them;

(12)  Prepare an annual report on the activities of
the Commission to the Commissioner of THE MARYLAND Higher
Education COMMISSION SECRETARY, the Governor, and, subject to §
2-1312 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and

(13)  Provide a place of storage for the records of
the Commission and the original Governor's Commission on Fire
Services.

[(f)] (B) The [State Board for] MARYLAND Higher Education
COMMISSION shall provide staff services for the Commission.

SUBTITLE 6. COLLEGE PREPARATION INTERVENTION PROGRAM

11-601.

IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE'S PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THE
COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A COLLEGE PREPARATION
INTERVENTION PROGRAM.

11-602.

THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE PREPARATION INTERVENTION PROGRAM
SHALL BE TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS OF
ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO GO ON
TO COLLEGE.

11-603.

THE COLLEGE PREPARATION INTERVENTION PROGRAM SHALL MAY
INCLUDE ACTIVITIES TO:

(1) IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS OF BASIC SKILL DEFICIENCIES OF
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENHANCE THE PREPAREDNESS OF
THE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE;

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