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Md. Code Ann., Educ. §§ 11-901 to 11-906 (Title 11, Subtitle 9) · Read the law's page

• If you are a publisher that offers for sale electronic or print instructional materials used by students enrolled in institutions of higher education in Maryland, and the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled asks for them on behalf of an eligible blind or print disabled student, provide the materials to the Library in an electronic format, or give the reason an electronic format cannot be provided, within 15 business days of the request (Educ. 11-903(a) and (b)).
• If you cannot provide the electronic format within 15 business days, tell the Library when the materials will be provided in an electronic format, or the specific reason, consistent with the Library's guidelines, why they may not be provided in that time (Educ. 11-903(c)).
• On a written request that certifies the purchase of the printed material, the student's disability and the course use, provide the Library with the electronic format at no additional cost and in a timely manner (Educ. 11-904(c) and (d)).
• Make the electronic format maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation or speech synthesis software if necessary, and include corrections and revisions as necessary; if you and the Library cannot in good faith agree on a format, provide one that maintains as much of the structural integrity as possible (Educ. 11-904(a) and (b)).

COMAR Title 13B, Subtitle 02, Chapter 02, regulation .19E, and Chapter 01, regulation .18E · Read the law's page

• If you are an in-State institution that requires or seeks a certificate of approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to operate and grant formal awards in the State, other than a private institution exempt under a charter granted by the General Assembly, maintain student records in accordance with acceptable national standards regarding institutions of higher education (COMAR 13B.02.02.19E(1)).
• Ensure the physical security and confidentiality of student records, and store physical records in fire-proof cabinets (COMAR 13B.02.02.19E(2)).
• Have adequate security to prevent loss of records maintained in electronic systems, and a document security plan appropriate to your record-keeping system (COMAR 13B.02.02.19E(3) and (4)).
• If you are an out-of-State institution that requires or seeks a certificate of approval to operate in Maryland and grants formal awards within the State, meet the same student-record standards (COMAR 13B.02.01.18E).

Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 26-401 · Read the law's page

• If you are an institution of postsecondary education, do not require, request, suggest or cause a student, an applicant or a prospective student to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the individual's personal electronic account (Educ. 26-401(b)(1)).
• Do not compel a student, an applicant or a prospective student, as a condition of acceptance or participation in curricular or extracurricular activities, to add any individual, including a coach, teacher, administrator, other employee or volunteer, to the list of contacts associated with a personal electronic account, or to change the privacy settings associated with it (Educ. 26-401(b)(2)).
• Do not discharge, discipline, prohibit from participating in curricular or extracurricular activities, or otherwise penalize a student, or threaten to, because the student refuses to grant access to or disclose information that allows access to a personal electronic account, to add an individual to its contacts, or to change its privacy settings (Educ. 26-401(b)(3)).
• Do not fail or refuse to admit an applicant because the applicant refuses to grant access to or disclose information that allows access to a personal electronic account, to add an individual to its contacts, or to change its privacy settings (Educ. 26-401(b)(4)).

Md. Code Ann., Educ. §§ 26-501 to 26-506 (Title 26, Subtitle 5) · Read the law's page

• If you are an institution of higher education that receives State funds, do not use an admissions application, an individual application to enroll as an undergraduate student, that contains questions about the criminal history of the applicant, meaning an arrest or a criminal conviction (Educ. 26-502, 26-503(a) and 26-501(b) and (c)).
• If you use a third-party admissions application, one you do not control, that contains criminal history questions, do not use it to disqualify an applicant based on criminal history, and post a notice on your website stating that a criminal history does not disqualify an applicant from admission (Educ. 26-503(b)).
• When you inquire into or consider a student's criminal history for campus residency decisions, do not automatically or unreasonably restrict the student's access to campus residency based on that history, except through a process you may develop for a student convicted of a sexual crime, a crime of violence or a substantially similar crime in another state (Educ. 26-504(b)).
• To deny or limit a student's access to campus residency, develop a written process for determining whether there is a relationship between the student's criminal history and campus residency, and include in it the student's age when any aspect of the history occurred, the time elapsed, the nature of the history and any evidence of rehabilitation or good conduct the student produces (Educ. 26-505).
• When you inquire into or consider a student's criminal history consistently with the subtitle, consider the State's policy to promote the admission of students with criminal records, including formerly incarcerated individuals (Educ. 26-506).