# Education (GED)

## Title 8. Special Programs for Exceptional Children

### Subtitle 4. Children With Disabilities

#### Section 8-402

(a)

  (1) A child with a disability who has been placed by a local school system or private noncollegiate institution with an employer in an unpaid work assignment as part of an individualized education program is a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers' compensation.

  (2) A resident in a facility as defined under Sec. 10-101(g) of the Health - General Article is not a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers' compensation.

(b) Compensation for injury or death to a child with a disability under this section shall be based on the federal minimum wage in effect at the time of the child's injury.

(c) A local school system or private noncollegiate institution that places a child with a disability with an employer in an unpaid work assignment pursuant to the child's individualized education program may secure workers' compensation coverage for that child.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)