Md. Code Regs. 13B.08.14.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 13B.08.14.08 - Eligible Majors

A. The Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage shall identify eligible majors and occupational fields biennially based on Statewide workforce shortages.

B. Eligible majors are grouped by service areas that correspond with the service areas in Regulation .11 of this chapter.

C. Eligible Majors by Service Area.

(1) Service Area A, the Hattie M. Harrison Scholarship.

(a) Child development; and

(b) Early childhood education.

(2) Service Area B, the Ida G. and Leonard Ruben Scholarship.

(a) Human services degree programs, including:

(i) Aging services;

(ii) Counseling;

(iii) Disability services;

(iv) Mental health;

(v) Nursing;

(vi) Occupational therapy;

(vii) Physical therapy;

(viii) Psychology;

(ix) Rehabilitation;

(x) Special education;

(xi) Supported employment; and

(xii) Vocational rehabilitation; and

(b) Any other concentration in the healing arts or in programs providing support services to individuals with special needs, including:

(i) Child welfare and juvenile justice; and

(ii) The alcohol and drug workforce.

(3) Service Area C, the Sharon Christa McAuliffe Scholarship.

(a) Approved teacher education programs leading to certification in a critical shortage field, including:

(i) Chemistry (grades 7-12);

(ii) Computer science (grades 7-12);

(iii) Dance;

(iv) Earth/space science (grades 7-12);

(v) English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) (Pre-K-12);

(vi) Health occupations (grades 7-12);

(vii)Latin (grades 7-12);

(viii) Mathematics (grades 7-12);

(ix) Physical science (grades 7-12);

(x) Physics (grades 7-12);

(xi) Reading specialist;

(xii) Spanish (grades 7-12);

(xiii) Special education, generic: infant/primary (birth- grade 3);

(xiv) Special education, generic: elementary/middle (grades 1-8);

(xv) Special education, generic: secondary/adult (grades 6-adult);

(xvi) Special education -hearing impaired;

(xvii) Special education - severely and profoundly disabled;

(xviii) Special education - visually impaired;

(xix) Speech language pathology (educational service area); and

(xx) Technology education (grades 7-12).

(b) Elementary education is not a critical shortage field.

(4) Service Area D.

(a) Physical therapy;

(b) Physical therapy assistant;

(c) Occupational therapy; and

(d) Occupational therapy assistant.

(5) Service Area E, the William Donald Schaefer Scholarship - Law - Designed to prepare individuals to provide legal services to low-income residents in the State.

(6) Service Area F, the Ruth M. Kirk Public Social Work Scholarship - Social Workers.

(7) Service Area G, the Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship - Nursing and Other.

(a) Recipients shall be graduates of nursing programs and other majors designed to prepare individuals for careers in public service.

(b) Recipients shall be employed in a public or nonprofit sector under §§ 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in service areas where there is a shortage of qualified practitioners for low-income or underserved residents or areas of the State.

Md. Code Regs. 13B.08.14.08

Regulation .08 adopted effective 44:17 Md. R. 837, eff. 8/28/2017