ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 354

work-based learning experiences; establishing the components of the unpaid
work-based learning experiences covered under this Act; designating the
employer of a student in an unpaid work-based learning experience for purposes
of coverage under the State workers' compensation laws; requiring the
participating employer where the student is placed in an unpaid work-based
learning experience to secure certain workers' compensation coverage; allowing
the participating employer to satisfy a certain obligation if a county board of
education secures certain workers' compensation; authorizing the county board of
education that places the student to obtain workers' compensation insurance
coverage for the student; requiring a participating employer to reimburse the
county board of education for the cost of the workers' compensation coverage;
altering an employer's options for securing workers' compensation for covered
employees of the employer; providing for the application of this Act; and generally
relating to workers' compensation coverage for students in unpaid work—based
learning experiences.

BY adding to

Article - Education

Section 7-114

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Labor and Employment
Section 9-228 and 9-402(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

7-114.

(A) IN THIS SECTION, "UNPAID WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE" MEANS
A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A STUDENT WITH STRUCTURED
EMPLOYER-SUPERVISED LEARNING THAT:

(1)      OCCURS IN THE WORKPLACE;

(2)      LINKS WITH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION;

(3)      IS COORDINATED BY A COUNTY BOARD; AND

(4)      IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN
INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN WORK-BASED LEARNING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PLACING A PARTICIPATING STUDENT AND THE
EMPLOYER OF THAT PARTICIPATING STUDENT.

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