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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="7-1802" title_number="7" title_name="Public Schools" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-Tech) Schools">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program in the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department, in consultation with the Commission, shall administer and develop the Program to assist county boards in establishing P–TECH schools.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A P–TECH school:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Reserve at least 50% of its available space for students who meet the free and reduced price meal income criteria; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Be established through a memorandum of understanding executed between one or more industry partners, one or more college partners, and a county board; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May be established as a school within a school.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The memorandum of understanding executed in accordance with paragraph (1)(i)2 of this subsection shall include provisions ensuring that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Each P–TECH student receives:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Substantive mentoring by an industry partner;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>At least one paid summer internship of at least 6 weeks’ duration with an industry partner; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>A high school diploma from the county board in the county where the P–TECH school is located immediately following completion of all high school graduation requirements, regardless of whether the P–TECH student has completed a pathway sequence; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>P–TECH students are first in line for consideration for a job at the industry partner after graduation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A student who is enrolled in a P–TECH school may not be considered a dually enrolled student under Title 18, Subtitle 14A of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
