Section 7-1801 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "College partner" means an institution of higher education that: (1) Has received a certificate of approval from the Commission under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article;(2) Has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a P-TECH school;(3) Helps to develop and coordinate the pathway sequence; and(4) Provides student support services to P-TECH students.(c) "Commission" means the Maryland Higher Education Commission.(d) "County board" includes a consortium of county boards that have an agreement to operate a P-TECH school that serves the students in the local school systems that are part of the consortium.(e) "Industry partner" means an employer that:(1) Has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a P-TECH school;(2) Helps develop and coordinate the pathway sequence; and(3) Provides mentoring and internship opportunities for P-TECH students.(f) "P-TECH school" means a Pathways in Technology Early College High school that: (1) Is a public secondary school selected by the Department;(2) Partners with a college partner;(3) Partners with an industry partner; and(4) Has executed a memorandum of understanding in accordance with § 7-1802(b)(2) of this subtitle.(g) "P-TECH school costs" means the following costs of operating a P-TECH school and offering and administering a pathway sequence: (1) Additional staff for the P-TECH school to implement the pathway sequence;(2) Instructional support services including professional development for staff for the pathway sequence, pathway sequence materials, additional teacher planning, and additional coordination;(3) Extended day programs;(4) Student support services including counseling, tutoring, student career exploration, and student events relating to a pathway sequence;(5) Student textbooks, materials, or technology that a student is required to use as part of the pathway sequence; and(6) Transportation services.(h) "P-TECH student" means a student enrolled in a P-TECH school.(i) "Pathway sequence" means a curriculum or course of study at a P-TECH school that leads to a high school diploma and an associate's degree that may be completed within a 6-year time period.(j) "Program" means the Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program.Brought forward without change, 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 742,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Brought forward without change, 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 741,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 591, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 144, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2016. The 2016 Legislature enacted two subtitles numbered 17 and two sections numbered 7-1701. The editor has renumbered this section as 7-1801 under Subtitle 18 pending action by the Revisor of Statutes.