- A. To be considered for designation as a Purple Star School, a public school’s military liaison shall complete an application available on the Department’s website.
- B. The Department will release the Purple Star School application on December 1 of each year, beginning with the 2023—2024 school year.
- C. A public school that receives the Purple Star School designation shall hold the designation for a period of 2 school years and be eligible to reapply for the designation in the final year of the 2-year period.
- D. A public school that fails to receive the Purple Star School designation is eligible to reapply for the designation the following year.
Authority: Education Article, §§2-205 and 7-129, Annotated Code of Maryland, Ch. 361, Acts of 2018
Effective date: March 20, 2023 (50:5 Md. R. 182)
Regulation .02B amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 219)