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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="5-404" title_number="5" title_name="Financing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Accountability and Implementation Board">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall develop a Comprehensive Implementation Plan to implement the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, considering any input provided by interested stakeholders in the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comprehensive Implementation Plan shall include a timeline for implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future with key milestones to be achieved by each State or local government unit required to implement an element of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future for each year of the implementation period.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Comprehensive Implementation Plan shall include the intended outcomes that the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future will achieve.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Comprehensive Implementation Plan shall be adopted by the Board no later than December 1, 2022.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any changes to the Comprehensive Implementation Plan shall be adopted by the Board no later than August 1 of each year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall adopt guidelines for entities required to submit and carry out implementation plans under this section that include establishing a maximum page length, including appendices, for implementation plans.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>State and local government units responsible for implementing an element of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future shall develop implementation plans consistent with the Comprehensive Implementation Plan that describe the goals, objectives, and strategies that will be used to improve student achievement and meet the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future recommendations for each segment of the student population.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>On or before September 1, 2022, the Department shall develop criteria to be used to recommend approval or disapproval of local school system implementation plans and release of funds under this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The criteria shall be submitted for approval to the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <level label="1">
          <text>Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, each unit responsible for developing an implementation plan under this section shall submit the plan to the Board for approval on or before March 15, 2023.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The Juvenile Services Education Program Superintendent shall submit the plan to the Board for approval on or before June 15, 2023.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Each local school system shall submit a copy of its plan to the Department for review and a recommendation of approval or disapproval.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Governmental units shall submit implementation plans on elements of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future under this subsection, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Plans from each local school system to implement each element of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, including how to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Adapt curriculum, instruction, and the organization of the school day to enable more students to achieve college and career readiness by the end of 10th grade, to provide students with needed services including community–partnered behavioral health services if appropriate, and to identify students who are falling behind and develop a plan to get them back on track;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Close student achievement gaps listed under § 5–408(a)(2)(i) of this subtitle within the local school system;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Avoid the disproportionate placement of students with particular racial, ethnic, linguistic, economic, or disability status characteristics with novice teachers or teachers providing instruction in fields in which they lack expertise; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Use additional funds for teacher collaborative time in accordance with Title 6, Subtitle 10 of this article prioritized based on availability of a sufficient number of high–quality teachers;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The joint plan of the Department and the Maryland Higher Education Commission for teacher preparation and training that meets the requirements under Title 6 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A plan from the Department for the expansion and coordination of Judy Centers under § 5–230 of this title and a plan for the expansion of community–based family support centers under Title 9.5, Subtitle 10 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The Department’s plan for selection, assembly, and deployment of expert review teams under § 5–411 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The Department’s plan for implementing the teacher career ladder and training Maryland teachers, school leaders, and administrators under Title 6, Subtitle 10 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>The Career and Technical Education Committee plan for developing rigorous CTE pathways under § 21–207 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Plans from each local school system on proposed memoranda of understanding for prekindergarten in accordance with § 7–1A–05 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>A plan from the Juvenile Services Education Program Superintendent on the proposed education of juveniles under Title 9, Subtitle 6 of the Human Services Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>Any other implementation plans the Board determines are necessary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An implementation plan submitted to the Board for approval under this section shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Consistent with the developed guidelines and, if applicable, the approved criteria under subsection (b) of this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Concise and focused on the measures taken and the measures to be taken to implement and achieve the Blueprint’s goals.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A responsible government unit shall amend the implementation plan until it is approved by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Review and approve implementation plans submitted under subsection (c) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Monitor the implementation of approved plans and work in partnership with the relevant agencies to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Disseminate information on best practices, programs, and resources;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Provide technical assistance and training;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Resolve implementation issues as they arise; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Promote interagency efforts to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Achieve the purposes of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Reduce the effects of societal and economic isolation on student achievement and opportunity by promoting socioeconomic diversity in communities and schools;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Receive periodic updates, in accordance with the Board’s guidelines, on progress responsible entities are making toward reaching the implementation plan goals; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Request any information the Board determines is necessary to carry out its obligations from an entity responsible for carrying out the implementation plans under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A governmental unit responsible for developing and carrying out an implementation plan shall provide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Periodic updates, when requested by the Board, on its progress toward meeting the implementation plan goals; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any information the Board requests.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Board shall maintain a public website on which is published:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Comprehensive Implementation Plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department’s criteria, developed under subsection (b)(3) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Proposed implementation plans, submitted under subsection (c) of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Implementation plans approved by the Board under subsection (d) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A unit of State government required to implement an element of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future shall, before adopting regulations relating to the Blueprint, consult with the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For each fiscal year, the governing body of a county and the local school system jointly shall appoint a single implementation coordinator responsible for the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future by all government units operating in the county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each fiscal year, each county board shall provide $150,000 for the salary and benefits of the implementation coordinator appointed in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Funding for the salary and benefits of the implementation coordinator provided by the county board in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be paid by the State and the county in the same proportion as the foundation program under § 5–213 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
