# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 11. Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning

### Subtitle 8. Adult Education and Literacy Services

#### Section 11-805

The purpose of adult education and literacy services is to:

(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency;

(2) assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills necessary:

  (i) to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and

  (ii) to lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;

(3) assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways; and

(4) assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners by:

  (i) improving their English language proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills;

  (ii) improving mathematics skills; and

  (iii) acquiring an understanding of the American system of government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.

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