Section 18-27A-02 - Establishment(a) There is a Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program.(b)(1) The purpose of the Program is to provide support to eligible individuals who: (i) Are interested in pursuing a career in the teaching profession; and (ii) Ultimately pledge to fulfill a service obligation as a teacher employed full-time in a high-needs school, grade level, or content area in the State in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department.(2) The Department shall administer the Program.(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, to be eligible for the Program, a teacher candidate applicant shall: (i) Be employed as a noncertified education support professional or provisional teacher by a participating local school system on the effective date of the Program; and(ii) Meet the educational requirements determined by a collaborative.(2) Not more than one quarter of the funds used to support teaching candidate applicants may be used to support teaching candidate applicants who are provisional teachers.Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 228,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 227,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.