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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 13B.08.14.08" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="14" heading="Eligible Majors.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage shall identify eligible majors and occupational fields biennially based on Statewide workforce shortages.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Eligible majors are grouped by service areas that correspond with the service areas in Regulation .11 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Eligible Majors by Service Area.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Service Area A, the Hattie M. Harrison Scholarship.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Child development; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Early childhood education.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Service Area B, the Ida G. and Leonard Ruben Scholarship.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Human services degree programs, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Aging services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Counseling;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Disability services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Mental health;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Nursing;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Occupational therapy;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Physical therapy;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Psychology;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Rehabilitation;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>Special education;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xi)">
          <text>Supported employment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xii)">
          <text>Vocational rehabilitation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any other concentration in the healing arts or in programs providing support services to individuals with special needs, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Child welfare and juvenile justice; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The alcohol and drug workforce.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Service Area C, the Sharon Christa McAuliffe Scholarship.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Approved teacher education programs leading to certification in a critical shortage field, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Chemistry (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Computer science (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Dance;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Earth/space science (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) (Pre-K—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Health occupations (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Latin (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Mathematics (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>Physical science (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>Physics (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xi)">
          <text>Reading specialist;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xii)">
          <text>Spanish (grades 7—12);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xiii)">
          <text>Special education, generic: infant/primary (birth—grade 3);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xiv)">
          <text>Special education, generic: elementary/middle (grades 1—8);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xv)">
          <text>Special education, generic: secondary/adult (grades 6—adult);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xvi)">
          <text>Special education — hearing impaired;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xvii)">
          <text>Special education — severely and profoundly disabled;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xviii)">
          <text>Special education — visually impaired;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xix)">
          <text>Speech language pathology (educational service area); and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xx)">
          <text>Technology education (grades 7—12).</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Elementary education is not a critical shortage field.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Service Area D.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Physical therapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Physical therapy assistant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Occupational therapy; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Occupational therapy assistant.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Service Area E, the William Donald Schaefer Scholarship — Law — Designed to prepare individuals to provide legal services to low-income residents in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Service Area F, the Ruth M. Kirk Public Social Work Scholarship — Social Workers.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Service Area G, the Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship — Nursing and Other.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Recipients shall be graduates of nursing programs and other majors designed to prepare individuals for careers in public service.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Recipients shall be employed in a public or nonprofit sector under §501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in service areas where there is a shortage of qualified practitioners for low-income or underserved residents or areas of the State.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>