Licensure is established to offer assurance to the citizens of this State that professional public educational staff possess the minimum essential knowledge and skills needed to achieve outcomes for public education declared by the State Board of Education, and maintain competent practice through career long-engagement with their content area, research, best practice, and expert opinion.

Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 2-303(g), 6-127, 6-701—6-708, and 8-3A-03; Family Law Article, §10-119.3; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

For a history of certification requirements before January 1, 1989, see the Administrative History for COMAR 13A.07.01.

Regulations .01—.08, .10—.12, and .15 adopted effective January 1, 1989 (15:26 Md. R. 2985)

Regulation .06C amended effective September 2, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1921)

Regulation .08-1 adopted effective April 1, 1991 (18:1 Md. R. 30)

Regulations .09, .13, and .14 adopted effective April 3, 1989 (16:6 Md. R. 729)

Regulation .14F amended effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2183)

Regulation .15 amended effective June 12, 1989 (16:11 Md. R. 1219)

Regulations .01—.15 repealed and new Regulations .01—.11 adopted effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1388)

Regulation .02B amended effective September 23, 1996 (23:19 Md. R. 1376); July 27, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1192)

Regulation .05A amended effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1670); September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .05G amended effective September 23, 1996 (23:19 Md. R. 1376); September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .05H amended effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .08 amended effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .09 amended effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulations .01—.11 repealed and new Regulations .01—.14 adopted effective January 1, 2003 (29:22 Md. R. 1721)

Regulation .01 amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .02B amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .03A, B amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .03D amended effective August 27, 2007 (34:17 Md. R. 1509); March 10, 2008 (35:5 Md. R. 641); March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 337); July 3, 2017 (44:13 Md. R. 622)

Regulation .04 amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1943); July 16, 2018 (45:14 Md. R. 697)

Regulation .04E amended effective October 4, 2010 (37:20 Md. R. 1395)

Regulation .04F amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .05A amended effective February 26, 2007 (34:4 Md. R. 401); July 30, 2007 (34:15 Md. R. 1349)

Regulation .05C amended effective January 15, 2007 (34:1 Md. R. 32)

Regulation .05D amended effective September 11, 2006 (33:18 Md. R. 1506); February 11,2019 (46:3 Md. R. 107)

Regulation .06D amended effective December 9, 2004 (31:24 Md. R. 1728); July 30, 2007 (34:15 Md. R. 1349)

Regulation .06E amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .07 repealed and new Regulation .07 adopted effective February 27, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 352)

Regulation .07 amended effective May 4, 2009 (36:9 Md. R. 651)

Regulation .08A amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .08-1 adopted effective February 25, 2019 (46:4 Md. R. 191)

Regulation .09D amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)

Regulation .10A amended effective December 9, 2004 (31:24 Md. R. 1728)

Regulation .11A amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673); October 4, 2010 (37:20 Md. R. 1395)

Regulation .11D amended effective February 27, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 352)

Regulation .12A, B amended effective February 26, 2007 (34:4 Md. R. 401)

Regulation .13 amended effective July 21, 2003 (30:14 Md. R. 937); December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1943); October 6, 2008 (35:20 Md. R. 1776)

Regulation .13B amended effective December 9, 2004 (31:24 Md. R. 1728)

Regulation .14C adopted as an emergency provision effective May 26,2020 (47:13 Md. R. 639); adopted permanently effective October 19, 2020 (47:21 Md. R. 904)

Regulations .01—.14 repealed under Subtitle 12 Certification Chapter 01 General Provisions and new Regulations .01—.06 adopted under Subtitle 12 Educator Licensure Chapter 01 General Provisions effective April 1, 2024 (51:5 Md R. 231)

Regulation .04E amended effective October 27, 2025 (52:25 Md. R. 1025)

Regulation .05 adopted effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220)

Regulation .05 recodified to Regulation .06 effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220)

Regulation .06 recodified to Regulation .07 effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220)