Specialists employed in an early childhood, elementary, pre-kindergarten—12 or secondary school program shall hold an appropriate license under COMAR 13A.12.04 or a license in certain areas as otherwise provided in State law.

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

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07, and .09—.15 adopted effective January 1, 1989 (15:26 Md. R. 2996)

Regulation .01 amended effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1670); January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .02 amended effective October 13, 2014 (41:20 Md. R. 1113)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 13, 2014 (41:20 Md. R. 1113)

Regulation .03 repealed and new Regulation .03 adopted effective April 8, 2019 (46:7 Md. R. 370)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .04 adopted effective June 22, 1992 (19:12 Md. R. 1135)

Regulation .04 repealed and new Regulation .04 adopted effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .04A, B amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .04B amended effective June 1, 1998 (25:11 Md. R. 822); March 27, 2017 (44:6 Md. R. 327)

Regulation .04D amended effective April 24, 1995 (22:18 Md. R. 598); June 1, 1998 (25:11 Md. R. 822)

Regulation .04E amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 1512); January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 29); June 1, 1998 (25:11 Md. R. 822)

Regulation .04F amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 1512); April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 528)

Regulation .05 adopted, and existing Regulation .05 recodified to Regulation .05-1 effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2758)

Regulation .05 amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .05 repealed and new Regulation .05 adopted effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .05A amended effective August 3, 1992 (19:15 Md. R. 1393)

Regulation .05D adopted effective April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 528)

Regulation .05-1 repealed effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .06 repealed and new Regulation .06 adopted effective August 6, 2001 (28:15 Md. R. 1399)

Regulation .06B, C amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .07C amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .08 adopted effective April 3, 1989 (16:6 Md. R. 729)

Regulation .08A, D amended effective September 30, 1995 (21:24 Md. R. 1990); January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .08C amended effective January 22, 2001 (28:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .09B amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .10 repealed effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)

Regulations .11 and .12 repealed effective April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 528)

Regulation .13 amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .14A amended effective April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 528)

Regulation .15B amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26)

Regulation .16 adopted effective April 9, 2007 (34:7 Md. R. 700)

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

Regulations .01—.16 repealed under Subtitle 12 Certification Chapter 04 Administrators and Supervisors and new Regulations .01—.15 adopted under Subtitle 12 Educator Licensure Chapter 04 Specialists effective April 1, 2024 (51:5 Md R. 231)

Regulation .02A amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220); October 27, 2025 (52:21 Md. R. 1025)

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

Regulation .07A amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220)

Regulation .10A amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .13D amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220)

Regulation .15C amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 220)