- A. Authority. Upon a demonstration of good cause, substantial compliance, or comparable effort by an educational institution or program seeking a waiver, the State Board of Education may grant waivers from its regulations.
B. Term.
- (1) The term of a waiver may not exceed 3 years.
- (2) Requests to renew waivers for additional 3-year terms may be filed with the State Superintendent of Schools.
C. Procedure.
- (1) The head of an educational institution or program, including an institution of higher education, or the local superintendent of schools on behalf of a school or school system, shall file a waiver request with the State Superintendent of Schools. The request shall include a description of the desired outcome and an explanation of why the waiver is necessary and justifiable under the circumstances.
- (2) The State Superintendent of Schools shall submit to the State Board of Education each waiver request within 45 calendar days of its receipt with a recommendation for either granting or denying the waiver, specifying its term, and providing written justification for any recommended denial.
- (3) The State Board of Education shall render a decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The decision of the State Board of Education on a waiver request is final.
Authority: Education Article, §§2-204 and 2-205, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: December 22, 1965
Regulation .04 repealed and new Regulation .04 adopted effective July 1, 1987 (14:10 Md. R. 1171)
Chapter revised effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3129)
Regulation .02 repealed effective October 15, 1991 (18:20 Md. R. 2200)
Regulation .02-1 adopted effective August 5, 1991 (18:15 Md. R. 1728)
Regulation .02-1 amended effective January 25, 1999 (26:2 Md. R. 106)
Regulation .03B amended effective November 1, 1999 (26:22 Md. R. 1693)
Regulation .03P amended effective October 15, 1991 (18:20 Md. R. 2200)
Regulation .03 repealed effective July 19, 2004 (31:14 Md. R. 1079)