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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="6-118" title_number="6" title_name="Teachers and Other Personnel" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Personnel Matters">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Eligible school” means a Maryland public school that is a:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Title I school; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>School identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under the accountability regulations of the State Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“NBC teacher” means a teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Program” means the National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a National Board Certified Teacher Pilot Program in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>To participate in the Program an eligible school in the State must have at least three teachers who have:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Agreed to pursue certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Signed a letter of intent to teach at the school for 3 years.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The State Superintendent shall select three public school systems to participate in the Program for a period of 3 years.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>In consultation with the respective county board, the State Superintendent shall select five eligible schools from among the school systems selected to participate in the Program.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A county board shall give preference to an NBC teacher in employing a staff development teacher at an eligible school.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The State may reimburse the county board for the board’s cost of employing one staff development teacher at an eligible school, not to exceed $62,000 annually.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Candidates for National Board certification under this subsection shall be included in the State and local aid program for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards established under § 6–112 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>For fiscal years 2008 through 2010, the Governor shall include in the annual budget submission $320,000 for the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement and administer the Program established under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
