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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="7-1501" title_number="7" title_name="Public Schools" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Maryland Safe to Learn Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Advisory Board” means the School Safety Subcabinet Advisory Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Behaviors of concern” means behaviors or threats that indicate a student may pose a risk of self–harm or harm to others.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Behaviors of concern” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Expressions of hopelessness;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Known drug use;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Suicidal gestures or statements; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Known gang activity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Center” means the Maryland Center for School Safety.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Drill” means a formalized exercise by which school system personnel, staff, or students rehearse a school emergency plan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Fund” means the Safe Schools Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Local law enforcement agency” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A sheriff’s office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Safety evaluation” means a written assessment of the safety conditions in each public school, including ingress, egress, and access to areas of refuge for all students.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“School emergency plan” means a plan for each local school system and each public school within the school system that addresses mitigation of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergencies, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Violent or traumatic events on school grounds during regular school hours or during school–sponsored activities; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Events in the community that affect school operations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“School resource officer” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A law enforcement officer as defined under § 1–101(c) of the Public Safety Article who has been assigned to a school in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the chief of a law enforcement agency as defined under § 3–201(d) of the Public Safety Article and the local education agency; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A Baltimore City school police officer, as defined in § 4–318 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“School security employee” means an individual, as defined in regulations adopted by the Subcabinet, who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is not a school resource officer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is employed by a local school system to provide safety and security–related services at a public school.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>“Subcabinet” means the School Safety Subcabinet.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>“Wraparound services” means services provided to students, and their families as appropriate, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Mentoring;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Tutoring;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Child care services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Housing referrals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Transportation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Crisis intervention;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Substance abuse prevention and treatment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Legal aid;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Academic counseling; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>Career counseling.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
