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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="15-137" title_number="15" title_name="Public Institutions of Higher Education" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each public institution of higher education shall adopt a written policy that provides reasonable academic accommodations for students to practice sincerely held faith–based or religious beliefs.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The policy shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide an accommodation for a student, including excused absences, for a student to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Observe faith–based or religious holidays; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Participate in organized religious activities;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide that a student be allowed reasonable alternative accommodations for missing an examination or other academic requirements due to an excused absence under item (1) of this subsection if the student’s sincerely held faith–based or religious belief or practice affects the student’s ability to take an examination as scheduled or meet any other academic requirement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Include a grievance procedure to report noncompliance with the policy.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each public institution of higher education is required to provide a space on campus to accommodate faith–based or religious practices.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This subsection does not apply to the University of Maryland Global Campus.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each public institution of higher education shall post prominently on its website a copy of the policy adopted under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
