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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 26.11.23.10" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="23" heading="Training Course Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person shall apply for approval of a training course, on forms provided by the Department, by providing the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For an initial course:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Training provider's name, address, and phone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A list of states that currently approve the course;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A narrative explanation that clearly indicates how the course meets the requirements for approval in the following areas:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Length of training in hours,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Amount and type of hands-on training,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Examinations (length, format, and passing score),</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Topics covered in the course and approximate time allotted to each topic,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>A detailed statement describing development of the final examination, assurances about examination security, and how examinations are administered,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>A copy of course materials (student manuals, instructor notebooks, examinations, handouts, etc.),</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Teacher-student ratio,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Names and qualifications of course instructors,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>List of topics each instructor will teach,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>List of audiovisual materials,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xi)">
          <text>A detailed description of the amount and type of hands-on training, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(xii)">
          <text>A description and example of the numbered certificate issued to students who attend and pass the course;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For a review course:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Training provider's name, address, and phone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A list of states that currently approve the course;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The course information:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Length of training in hours,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Topics covered in the course and approximate time allotted to each topic,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A copy of all course materials, including examinations,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Names and qualifications of course instructors,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Examinations (length, format, and passing score),</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>A detailed statement describing development of the final examination, assurances about examination security, and how examinations are administered, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>A description and an example of the numbered certificate issued to students who attend and pass the course;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A detailed statement describing procedures for keeping blank photo identification cards secure, issuing the cards, and procedures for returning voided and unused cards.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except for training providers in §C of this regulation, an applicant shall pay by certified check, cashier’s check, or money order an annual fee of $200 for each day of a training course, or portion of a training course, for each initial and review training course for which an applicant seeks approval, including renewals.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The following need not pay the fee in §B of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Public schools;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maryland School for the Deaf;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maryland Department of Health schools;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Department of Juvenile Services schools; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Department of the Environment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A person shall apply for approval of an initial worker or worker review course to be conducted in a foreign language by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Following the requirements of §§A and B of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Providing a copy of all course materials (such as student manuals, instructor notebooks, and handouts) and examinations which have been translated into the language for which approval is sought; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Providing written assurance that the translation of the course materials and the examination have been checked for accuracy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>