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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 14.31.06.12" title_num="14" subtitle_num="31" chapter_num="06" heading="Children's Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Education.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each licensee shall collaborate with the placing agency and document efforts to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Ensure that each child of mandatory school age who has not earned a high school diploma or certificate of completion under COMAR 13A.03.02.02 is receiving an appropriate elementary or secondary school education;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the child is a student with disabilities, cooperate with the team constituted under COMAR 13A.05.01 as appropriate to ensure that the child receives special education and related services as provided for in the child's individualized education program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Ensure that each child above the mandatory school age who has not received a secondary school diploma or certificate of completion under COMAR 13A.03.02.02 participates in:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A secondary school education program;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A tutoring program to prepare the child to take the General Educational Development Test under COMAR 13A.03.03; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Developmentally appropriate vocational skills training.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The placing agency and licensee shall work cooperatively with the local school system to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Facilitate the child’s enrollment in school within the local school system within 3 school days of placement at the facility, and if not feasible, document in writing all attempts and rationale for the delay;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ensure that the child attends the local school whenever feasible and appropriate consistent with Education Article, §4-122(a)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Participate as appropriate in the child's educational activities.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a licensee determines that there is a need to establish educational services in its facility, the licensee shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Obtain a certificate of approval in accordance with COMAR 13A.09.10, if the licensee intends to establish a nonpublic educational program or GED program; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Establish a tutoring program for children who are concurrently enrolled in a public or nonpublic educational program.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Each licensee shall notify the placing agency and the licensing agency when a child is suspended from school for more than 3 days.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Each licensee shall immediately notify the placing agency and the licensing agency when a child is expelled from school.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Each licensee shall develop an individualized daily program plan for a child who has been suspended or expelled from school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Recreation and Leisure. The licensee shall develop a written plan that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provides the children with a range of indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure activities both in the program and in the community; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Bases recreation and leisure activities on a child’s needs and interests and the group composition.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Life Skills Training. The licensee shall provide each child with life skills training appropriate to the age and capability of the child in areas including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Accessing community resources and services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Conflict resolution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Dating, marriage, and family planning;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Decision making;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Money management;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Nutrition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Personal hygiene and grooming;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Personal relationships;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Personal safety; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Time management.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Work Experience. The licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall train a child in work readiness according to the child's age and capability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall develop appropriate work experiences for a child that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Do not interfere with a child's time for school, study periods, sleep, community activities, or family visits;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Comply with federal and State law on labor and employment and child labor; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Do not use a minor as a substitute for child care staff;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall change the child’s routine duties often to provide a variety of experience; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>For a child who legally is not attending school, shall document informing the child of opportunities of or assistance to the child in the attainment of gainful employment or facilitation of the participation of the child in a vocational academic program geared to the acquisition of suitable employment or necessary life skills.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>