1. A. A credential program participant shall receive an achievement bonus upon:

   1. (1) Initial entry into the credential program at Staff Credential or Administrator Credential level 2 or higher; and

   2. (2) Achievement thereafter of:

      1. (a) Each successively higher credential level; or

      2. (b) Annual approval at:

         1. (i) Staff Credential levels 4 Plus through 6; or
         2. (ii) Administrator Credential levels 2 through 4.

2. B. An achievement bonus shall be awarded:

   1. (1) One time only at:

      1. (a) Staff Credential levels 2 through 4; and
      2. (b) Administrator Credential level 1; and

   2. (2) Annually for:

      1. (a) Staff Credential levels 4 Plus through 6; and
      2. (b) Administrator Credential levels 2 through 4.

3. C. To receive an achievement bonus, a participant shall:

   1. (1) Meet the requirements for Staff Credential or Administrator Credential level 2 or higher as set forth at Regulation .04B or I, as applicable, of this chapter; and
   2. (2) File an application pursuant to Regulation .05E of this chapter.

4. D. Upon verification by the Office that the participant has met the requirements for an achievement bonus, the Office shall award a bonus of at least the amount set forth in the following schedule:

   Level	Achievement Bonus
   Staff Credential 1	No Award
   Staff Credential 2	$200
   Staff Credential 3	$300
   Staff Credential 4	$500
   Staff Credential 4 Plus	$600
   Staff Credential 5	$750
   Staff Credential 6	$1,000
   Administrator Credential 1	$600
   Administrator Credential 2	$750
   Administrator Credential 3	$1,000
   Administrator Credential 4	$1,500

Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-551 and 5-573, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1104)

Chapter revised effective August 15, 2005 (32:16 Md. R. 1391)

Transferred from COMAR 07.04.09 to 13A.14.09 effective January 1, 2006

Chapter revised effective September 10, 2007 (34:18 Md. R. 1581)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 526); January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .08B, D amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 526)

Regulation .08 amended effective June 27, 2011 (38:13 Md. R. 756)

Regulation .09 adopted effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .09 amended and recodified to be Regulation .10 effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Chapter revised effective March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 513)