1. A. An individual, public or private educational association, corporation, or institution of higher education may not offer an educator preparation program without obtaining the permission of the Commission and the Department by meeting the requirements of this chapter.

2. B. The Department may allow a provider to operate an educator preparation program if:

   1. (1) The Commission has granted a Maryland institution preparing educators approval to operate in Maryland as applicable; and
   2. (2) The provider obtains and continues to hold accreditation from a national accreditation organization recognized by the Department and the Commission, or meets the approval requirements as outlined in this chapter.

Authority: Education Article, §§1-303(2)(ii) and (iii), 2-205, 6-120, 6-121, 6-126, 6-704, and 11-208, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March, 1969

Chapter revised effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3136)

Chapter, Teacher Education Programs, repealed effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1669)

Regulation .01, Programs for Professionally Certified Personnel, adopted effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1669)

Regulation .01 amended effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .01A amended effective October 14, 2013 (40:20 Md. R. 1653)

Regulation .01 repealed under Programs for Professionally Certified Personnel and new Regulations .01—.15 adopted under Programs for Professionally Licensed Personnel effective April 1, 2024 (51:5 Md R. 229)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 219)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 713)

Regulation .08C—F amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 219)