ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 328

CHAPTER 328
(House Bill 240)

AN ACT concerning

Public Schools - Interstate Transfer of Military Personnel Dependents -

Reciprocity Agreements

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Education to pursue reciprocity
agreements with other states regarding the terms of transfer of school-aged
student dependents of military personnel to or from the public schools of this
State; requiring reciprocity agreements to include certain procedures; requiring
the State Board to submit a certain report including certain information to
certain legislative committees on or before a certain date; and generally relating
to reciprocity agreements facilitating the interstate transfer of dependents of
military personnel to and from public schools.

BY adding to

Article - Education

Section 7-115

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article - Education

7-115.

(A)     TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOL-AGED STUDENT DEPENDENTS
OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO AND FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE, THE
STATE BOARD SHALL PURSUE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES
REGARDING THE TERMS OF THOSE STUDENT TRANSFERS.

(B)     A RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR:

(1)     THE TIMELY TRANSFER OF STUDENT RECORDS;

(2)      AWARDING CREDIT FOR COMPLETED COURSE WORK;

(3)      ALLOWING A STUDENT TO SATISFY THE GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS OF § 7-205 OF THIS TITLE THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
COMPARABLE COURSES IN ANOTHER STATE; AND

(4)     ALLOWING A STUDENT TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS THROUGH SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE ON
COMPARABLE EXIT-LEVEL OR HIGH STANDARD ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED IN
ANOTHER STATE.

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