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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".21" citation="COMAR 13A.08.01.21" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="01" heading="Reducing and Eliminating Disproportionate/Discrepant Impact.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department shall develop a method to analyze local school system discipline data to determine whether there is a disproportionate impact on minority students.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department may use the discrepancy model to assess the impact of discipline on special education students.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the Department identifies a school’s discipline process as having a disproportionate impact on minority students or a discrepant impact on special education students, the local school system shall prepare and present to the State Board a plan to reduce the impact within 1 year and eliminate it within 3 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The local school system will report its progress annually to the State Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>