Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 11-603
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2020
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Cadet Program” means the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program.
(2) “Law enforcement agency” means the police department of a county, municipal corporation, university in the State, or State agency.
(3) “Program” means the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program.
(4) “Public safety agency” includes:
(i) a correctional unit, as defined in § 2–401 of the Correctional Services Article;
(ii) a law enforcement agency; and
(iii) a public safety agency, as defined in § 1–301 of the Public Safety Article.
(b) There is a Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Department.
(b) There is a Public Safety Apprenticeship Program in the Department.
(c) The purposes of the Cadet Program are to: (1) provide young individuals opportunities to begin a career in law enforcement; (2) foster positive relationships between the public, particularly young individuals, and law enforcement agencies; (3) develop a cohort of individuals qualified to join a law enforcement agency; (4) encourage law enforcement agencies to hire apprentices; and (5) help law enforcement agencies offset additional costs, if any, associated with hiring apprentices.
(c) The purposes of the Program are to: (1) provide young individuals opportunities to begin a career with a public safety agency; (2) foster positive relationships between the public, particularly young individuals, and public safety agencies; (3) develop a cohort of individuals qualified to join a public safety agency; (4) encourage public safety agencies to hire apprentices; and (5) help public safety agencies offset additional costs, if any, associated with hiring apprentices.
(d) (1) The Department shall:
(i) administer the Cadet Program; and
(ii) award grants under the Cadet Program on a competitive basis to law enforcement agencies that meet the requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) A law enforcement agency is eligible to receive a grant if the law enforcement agency employs at least one apprentice who:
(i) has been employed by the agency for at least 7 months;
(ii) is enrolled in the first year of an apprenticeship program registered with the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council under § 11–405(b) of this title; and
(iii) lives in a zip code in which at least 10% of the population is below the poverty level as established by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in the most recently released data.
(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the amount of a grant awarded under the Cadet Program:
(i) shall be based on the number of apprentices who meet the description in subsection (d)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section who are employed by the eligible law enforcement agency; and
(ii) may not exceed $2,000 for each apprentice who meets the description in subsection (d)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section who is employed by the eligible law enforcement agency.
(2) The amount of a grant awarded to an eligible university law enforcement agency may not exceed $1,000 for each apprentice who meets the description in subsection (d)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section who is employed by the eligible university law enforcement agency.
(d) The Program shall consist of start–up grants and stabilization grants.
(e) A public safety agency or a group of public safety agencies participating in the Program shall:
(1) develop a registered apprenticeship program; and
(2) establish a registered apprenticeship program that develops a career path that enables an individual to work in a public safety agency.
(f) (1) The Department shall:
(i) administer the Program; and
(ii) award start–up and stabilization grants under the Program on a competitive basis to a public safety agency or a group of public safety agencies that meet the requirements of this section.
(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department may award:
1. a start–up grant not exceeding $200,000 to a public safety agency or a group of public safety agencies for development and launch of a public safety agency’s registered apprenticeship program under this section; and
2. a stabilization grant not exceeding $5,000 to a public safety agency or a group of public safety agencies on the initial enrollment of each apprentice in the public safety agency’s registered apprenticeship program.
(ii) The Department may not award a start–up or stabilization grant under this section to a public safety agency or a group of public safety agencies that fail to bargain with the appropriate exclusive representative regarding any adjustments to wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment that are required for individuals to participate in the public safety agency’s registered apprenticeship program.
(g) For fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the State budget an appropriation of at least $750,000 for the Program to: (1) provide grants to eligible public safety agencies; and (2) cover the administrative costs of operating the Program.
(h) The Department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out this section, including regulations to: (1) develop requirements for grant applications; (2) develop a process for reviewing grant applications and awarding grants to eligible public safety agencies; and (3) determine the maximum amount that an eligible public safety agency or a group of public safety agencies may be awarded under the Program each fiscal year.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.