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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 13B.08.23.04" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="23" heading="Approval of a Workforce Development Sequence.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A community college shall apply to the Commission for approval of a workforce development sequence on a form prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Secretary shall approve a workforce development sequence application if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Secretary determines that completion of the courses in the sequence results in the issuance of a noncredit certificate to the student; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Each course in the sequence:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is eligible to be funded through Pell grants under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is eligible to be funded through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is designed to prepare an individual to sit for a licensing exam required by a State regulatory agency for employment in a specific occupational field;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Is a required component of a registered apprenticeship; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>In the Secretary’s determination:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Is approved for State funding through the Request for State Funding of a Continuing Education Course (CC-10) application process; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Has the purpose of job enhancement or job preparation, or leads to licensure or certification for an occupation that requires licensure or certification.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>