Md. Code, Education § 8-402
This is the official text of Md. Code, Education § 8-402, part of Maryland’s Code, Education — governs public schools and universities in Maryland.
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§8–402.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) A child with a disability who has been placed by a local school system or private noncollegiate institution with an employer in an unpaid work assignment as part of an individualized education program is a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.
(2) A resident in a facility as defined under § 10–101(g) of the Health – General Article is not a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.
(b) Compensation for injury or death to a child with a disability under this section shall be based on the federal minimum wage in effect at the time of the child’s injury.
(c) A local school system or private noncollegiate institution that places a child with a disability with an employer in an unpaid work assignment pursuant to the child’s individualized education program may secure workers’ compensation coverage for that child.
(2) A resident in a facility as defined under § 10–101(g) of the Health – General Article is not a covered employee, as defined in Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, of the employer for the purposes of workers’ compensation.
(b) Compensation for injury or death to a child with a disability under this section shall be based on the federal minimum wage in effect at the time of the child’s injury.
(c) A local school system or private noncollegiate institution that places a child with a disability with an employer in an unpaid work assignment pursuant to the child’s individualized education program may secure workers’ compensation coverage for that child.
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