Md. Code Regs. 13A.12.01.06 : STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION — CERTIFICATION — General Provisions — Professional Certificates

A. Professional Eligibility Certificate.
(1) A Professional Eligibility Certificate shall be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Meets all standards under Regulation .05 of this chapter; and
(b) Is not currently employed as a professional in a local school system.
(2) A professional eligibility certificate is valid for 5 years.
(3) If the individual signs a regular contract to serve as a professional within the local school system, the local superintendent of schools shall request from the Department the appropriate professional certificate.
B. Standard Professional I Certificate.
(1) A Standard Professional I Certificate shall be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Meets all standards under Regulation .05 of this chapter; and
(b) Is employed as a professional in a Maryland school.
(2) A Standard Professional I Certificate is valid for 5 years.
(3) Before the expiration of the Standard Professional I Certificate, the applicant shall meet the requirements to obtain the Standard Professional II Certificate under §C of this regulation or the Advanced Professional Certificate under §E of this regulation.
C. Standard Professional II Certificate.
(1) A Standard Professional II Certificate shall be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Meets all standards under Regulation .05 of this chapter;
(b) Presents verification of a minimum of 3 years of satisfactory school-related experience;
(c) Presents 6 semester hours of acceptable credit as set forth in Regulation .05C of this chapter;
(d) Has a professional development plan designed by the employee in agreement with the local superintendent of schools to satisfy the requirements for the Advanced Professional Certificate under §E of this regulation; and
(e) Is employed in a Maryland school.
(2) A Standard Professional II Certificate is valid for 5 years.
(3) Before the expiration of the Standard Professional II Certificate, the applicant shall meet the requirements to obtain the Advanced Professional Certificate under §E of this regulation or the Extended Standard Professional II Certificate under §D of this regulation.
D. Extended Standard Professional II Certificate.
(1) An Extended Standard Professional II Certificate shall be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Has satisfied all the requirements to receive an Advanced Professional Certificate as set forth in §E of this regulation except for the course work requirement in §E(1)(d) of this regulation;
(b) Held a 3-year Standard Professional I Certificate; and
(c) Consecutively held or holds a 5-year Standard Professional II Certificate.
(2) An Extended Standard Professional II Certificate is valid for 3 years.
E. Advanced Professional Certificate.
(1) An Advanced Professional Certificate shall be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Meets all standards under Regulation .05 of this chapter;
(b) Presents 6 semester hours of acceptable credit as set forth in Regulation .05C of this chapter;
(c) Presents verification of 3 years of satisfactory school-related experience; and
(d) Meets one of the following standards:
(i) Earned a master's or higher degree from an IHE in a certification area directly related to public school education, including 6 semester hours related to the teacher's specific discipline or the specialist's specific assignment;
(ii) Earned at least 36 semester hours of approved content or professional education course work directly related to public school education, earned after the conferral of the bachelor's or higher degree, including at least 21 graduate credits, of which at least six credits shall be related to the teacher's specific discipline or the specialist's specific assignment; or
(iii) Obtained National Board Certification and earned a minimum of 12 semester hours of approved graduate course work, earned after the conferral of the bachelor's or higher degree and related to the teacher's specific discipline or the specialist's specific assignment.
(2) An applicant for the Advanced Professional Certificate in a career and technology education area who does not possess a bachelor's or higher degree shall complete, in addition to the requirements for the Standard Professional Certificate, a planned program of 36 semester hours taken at an IHE. A maximum of 12 CPDs for the trade-related or reading course work may be applied to the total of 36 semester hours.
(3) An Advanced Professional Certificate is valid for 5 years.

Md. Code Regs. 13A.12.01.06

Regulations .06 adopted effective January 1, 1989 (15:26 Md. R. 2985)
Regulation .06C amended effective September 2, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1921)
Regulations .06 adopted effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1388)
Regulations .06 adopted effective January 1, 2003 (29:22 Md. R. 1721)
Regulation .06D amended effective December 9, 2004 (31:24 Md. R. 1728); July 30, 2007 (34:15 Md. R. 1349)
Regulation .06E amended effective May 3, 2010 (37:9 Md. R. 673)