Section 18-27A-03 - Collaborative agreeent(a) A collaborative shall negotiate an agreement that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.(b) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department:(1) A plan to: (i) Select at least one content area in the local school system in which there is a shortage of teachers, as identified by the Department;(ii) Select at least one teacher preparation program at an institution of higher education that satisfies the training requirements for teacher candidates; and(iii) Designate an individual from a collaborative to assist teacher candidates and provide Program guidance;(2) An estimate of the numbers of: (i) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are noncertificated education support professionals; (ii) Teacher applicants likely to complete the Program who are provisional teachers; and(iii) Mentor teachers necessary to support teacher candidates in the Program; and(3) Evidence of a written billing agreement with an institution of higher education that includes: (i) The total cost to the collaborative for the cohort of teacher candidates;(ii) Prorated tuition cost the collaborative shall pay the institution of higher education if a candidate does not complete the Program; and(iii) A provision that no teacher candidate shall be required to pay tuition, books, or fees as part of the teacher candidate's course of study.(c) A collaborative shall develop and submit to the Department:(1) An outreach plan to recruit teacher candidates and mentor teachers that:(i) Prioritizes candidates and mentor teachers with linguistic diversity and from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in the teaching profession;(ii) Estimates Program expenses by category, keeping program expenses related to provisional teachers at or below one quarter of total expenses; and(iii) Identifies at least one source of long-term funding for the Program, including the process and timeline for obtaining long-term funding; and(2) Any other materials required by the Department.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.