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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="13-107" title_number="13" title_name="University of Maryland -- General Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Branches, Commissions, and Institutes">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Program” or “TerpsEXCEED Program” means the University of Maryland, College Park Campus TerpsEXCEED (EXperiencing College through Education and Employment Discovery) Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“University” means the University of Maryland, College Park Campus.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $350,000 for the TerpsEXCEED Program at the University.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The funding provided under subsection (b) of this section may serve as a sustainable funding source for the management of the TerpsEXCEED Program to provide educational and employment opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities and to enable the Program’s future expansion.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The funding provided under subsection (b) of this section may be used for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Advising and counseling students in the Program to assist with scheduling and registration for classes, outreach to professors, designing course modifications, providing in–class support and accommodations, and offering mentor tutoring;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Advising and counseling students in the Program to assist with calendar management;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Advising and counseling students in the Program to facilitate student club and activity choices;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Training and communicating with resident assistants and resident directors in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Offering courses in peer mentorship in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Advising peer mentors in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Offering courses in career development in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Developing internship and job opportunities on and off campus, gathering supervisor feedback, and providing direct employment support, including goal setting and career planning for each student in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>Connecting students in the Program with State agencies that support individuals with disabilities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>Managing the use of self–directed waiver budgets for on–campus supports in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>Managing financial aid systems for the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>Sharing resources needed for post–Program support; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiii">
        <text>Facilitating a cross–agency, integrated resource team for each student in the Program and any other customized programming or direct counseling that supports the well–being of each student in the Program and fosters specific opportunities for self–determination.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
