(a) In this section, “next most rigorous subject matter course” includes an honor course, an Advanced Placement course offered by the College Board, an International Baccalaureate course, and a gifted and talented course.
(b) Each middle and high school shall, after a student has demonstrated readiness in a subject matter, encourage enrollment in the next most rigorous subject matter course available in the school, and, to the extent practicable, enroll the student in the next most rigorous subject matter course.
(c) Each middle and high school shall seek to enroll each student in the next most rigorous subject matter course in accordance with subsection (b) of this section without regard to the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, address, disability status, socioeconomic status, or the language spoken in the student’s home.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Section 7-101 - Admission of Students; Location; Kindergarten Programs
Section 7-101.1 - Prekindergarten Programs
Section 7-101.2 - Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Program
Section 7-101.3 - State Funding for Federal Expansion Grants
Section 7-103 - Required School Days and Holidays
Section 7-103.1 - Innovative School Scheduling Models for Low-Performing or At-Risk Public Schools
Section 7-104 - Daily Period of Silent Meditation
Section 7-105 - Display of Flag; Patriotic Exercises
Section 7-106 - Textbooks, Materials of Instruction, and Supplies
Section 7-108 - Use of School Property for Other Than School Purposes -- in General
Section 7-111 - Access to Military Recruiters
Section 7-112 - Course Descriptions
Section 7-112.1 - Standardized Course Numbering System
Section 7-113 - Printing of Social Security Numbers Prohibited
Section 7-115 - Reciprocity Agreements for Interstate Transfer of Military Personnel Dependents
Section 7-115.1 - Dependent Children of Service Members -- Enrollment and Documentation Requirements
Section 7-116 - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Section 7-117 - Appropriations to Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education
Section 7-119 - Reporting Class Size
Section 7-120 - Classroom Placement of Multiple-Birth Children
Section 7-121 - Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Press in School-Sponsored Media
Section 7-122 - Orange Ribbon for Healthy School Hours Certification
Section 7-123 - Robotics Grant Program
Section 7-124 - Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program
Section 7-126 - Career and Technical Education as Part of the School Curricula