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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 13A.14.09.05" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="09" heading="Application for Credential.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A separate application is required for each level of a Staff Credential or an Administrator Credential.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Application for Participation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Office shall accept applications only from individuals.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To participate, each applicant shall submit to the Office a complete application, which includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application form, supplied by the Office, which is completed and signed by the applicant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documentation of all:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Workshops, conferences, and seminars completed within 5 years before the date of application;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>College course work for credit, preservice course work, Child Development Associate certification, or military child development training regardless of date completed; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Documentation of participation in child care professional activities which includes but is not limited to a membership card, letter of participation, or certificate of recognition.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant for a Staff Credential or Administrator Credential at level 2 or higher shall submit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>All documentation specified in §B(2) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documentation of experience, which shall consist of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A letter from each employer that states the dates of employment, position held, and age group of children worked with;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A copy of the applicant's college transcript indicating 1 year of college course work; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A copy of the applicant’s current family child care registration certificate with at least one child attendance sheet completed during the past 12 months.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An applicant for a Staff Credential 5, Staff Credential 6, Administrator Credential 3, or Administrator Credential 4 shall submit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>All documentation specified in §B(2) and (3) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Documentation of the applicant's college degree, which shall consist of a copy of the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Awarded diploma; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>College transcript.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Office may not accept a foreign diploma or academic transcript for credential application purposes unless it has been translated and evaluated by an approved evaluation organization.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Notification to Applicant. Within 60 days of receiving an application, the Office shall notify the applicant of the status of the application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Renewal. Within 30 days after the credential expires, a participant who wants to renew shall submit to the Office:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed application for renewal; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Documentation that each of the following has occurred, as required, during the 12-month period for which the credential was issued:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Continued employment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Completion of the following continuing training and child care professional activity unit requirements applicable to the participant's credential level:</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>