Section 7-14A-01 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Learning loss" means a general or specific loss of knowledge or skills due to an extended gap or discontinuity in a student's regular education program.(c) "Prolonged state of emergency" means a state of emergency declared by the Governor under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article that prevents regular, in-person attendance at a public school for at least 14 consecutive school days.(d) "Student eligible for aid" means a child who:(1) Meets the certification of income eligibility under any of the following:(i) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;(ii) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families;(v) Medicaid and the Maryland Children's Health Program, up to 189% of the federal poverty level; or(vi) Free or reduced price meals for schools not participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture community eligibility provision;(3) Is a migrant student;(4) Is a homeless student; or(5) Qualifies under an alternative form developed by the Department for the compensatory education formula under § 5-222 of this article.(e) "Virtual education" means academic instruction:(1) In which one or more technologies are used to deliver a significant portion of the teaching to students entirely or primarily online; and(2) In which students and instructors participate remotely from separate locations.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 804, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.