Md. Code Regs. 14.40.05.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 14.40.05.04 - Notification

A. A local school system experiencing a critical, life-threatening incident shall notify the Center of the incident as soon as practicable, but no later than 24 hours after the local school system knew or should have known that this was a critical, life-threatening incident or received notice that the individual was charged under Criminal Law Article, § 3-1001, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B.The local school system or the Center will determine when an incident substantially disrupts the orderly operation of a school.

C. The local school system shall hold the after-action meeting and review required pursuant to Education Article, § 7-1510(g)(2)(H), Annotated Code of Maryland, within 45 days of the occurrence of the incident.

D. The after-action meeting participants shall include:

(1) Center staff;

(2) School safety coordinator;

(3) Representatives from the school or school system involved in the response to or recovery from the incident; and

(4) Representatives from responding agencies.

E. The local school system shall file the report required by Education Article, § 7-1510(g)(2) (iii), Annotated Code of Maryland, as soon as practicable following completion of the afteraction meeting set forth in §C of this regulation, but no later than 100 days after the occurrence of the incident.

F. The after-action report shall be submitted on a form developed by the Center and address:

(1) The scope of the incident;

(2) The response to the incident;

(3) Lessons learned by the local school system from the incident response and recovery; and

(4) Any other information identified by the Center as necessary in order to adequately assess the incident.

G. The Center shall file the report required under Education Article, § 7-1510(g)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland:

(1) Within 45 days of receiving the report from the local school system; or

(2) Within 45 days of the expiration of the filing deadline set forth at §E of this regulation.

H. The Center shall develop guidelines for local school systems to complete reports required by this regulation.

Md. Code Regs. 14.40.05.04

Regulation .04 adopted effective 47:5 Md. R. 312, eff. 3/9/2020; amended effective 50:24 Md. R. 1043, eff. 12/11/2023