Section 7-1501 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Advisory Board" means the School Safety Subcabinet Advisory Board.(c)(1) "Behaviors of concern" means behaviors or threats that indicate a student may pose a risk of self-harm or harm to others.(2) "Behaviors of concern" includes: (i) Expressions of hopelessness;(iii) Suicidal gestures or statements; and(iv) Known gang activity.(d) "Center" means the Maryland Center for School Safety.(e) "Drill" means a formalized exercise by which school system personnel, staff, or students rehearse a school emergency plan.(f) "Fund" means the Safe Schools Fund.(g) "Local law enforcement agency" means:(1) A police department of a county or municipal corporation in the State; or(2) A sheriff's office that provides a law enforcement function in a county or municipal corporation in the State.(h) "Safety evaluation" means a written assessment of the safety conditions in each public school, including ingress, egress, and access to areas of refuge for all students.(i) "School emergency plan" means a plan for each local school system and each public school within the school system that addresses mitigation of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from emergencies, including:(1) Violent or traumatic events on school grounds during regular school hours or during school-sponsored activities; and(2) Events in the community that affect school operations.(j) "School resource officer" means:(1) A law enforcement officer as defined under § 1-101(c) of the Public Safety Article who has been assigned to a school in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the chief of a law enforcement agency as defined under § 3-201(d) of the Public Safety Article and the local education agency; or(2) A Baltimore City school police officer, as defined in § 4-318 of this article.(k) "School security employee" means an individual, as defined in regulations adopted by the Subcabinet, who: (1) Is not a school resource officer; and(2) Is employed by a local school system to provide safety and security-related services at a public school.(l) "Subcabinet" means the School Safety Subcabinet.(m) "Wraparound services" means services provided to students, and their families as appropriate, including: (7) Substance abuse prevention and treatment;(9) Academic counseling; andBrought forward without change, 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 179,Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 30, Sec. 4, eff. 6/1/2018.Added by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 372, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.