Public Health – Community Health Workers – Advisory Committee and Certification [SB-163]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishing the State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee to advise the Maryland Department of Health on matters relating to the certification and training of community health workers; requiring the Department to adopt regulations for accrediting certain training programs; requiring that certain written materials be in the preferred language of Advisory Committee members, as necessary; providing that, subject to an exception, a certified community health worker training program must be approved before operating in the State; etc.
SB-163: Public Health – Community Health Workers – Advisory Committee and Certification
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 441 on 05/08/2018
Community Colleges – Vocational Certificates, Apprenticeship Training Programs, and Associate Degrees – Tuition Assistance [HB-976]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Community College Vocational Certificate, Apprenticeship Training Program, and Associate's Degree Tuition Assistance Program; specifying that participation in the Program is voluntary; requiring an individual, in order to participate in the Program, to enroll at a community college within 6 months of obtaining a high school diploma or a certain equivalent; requiring participants to complete at least 15 hours of community service; providing certain reimbursement to community colleges for foregone tuition; etc.
HB-976: Community Colleges – Vocational Certificates, Apprenticeship Training Programs, and Associate Degrees – Tuition Assistance
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
Higher Education - Maryland Technology Internship Program - Alterations [HB-527]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the Maryland Technology Internship Program to include certain technology-based internships with units of State and local governments; requiring that at least 50% of the internships supported by the Program each year be with businesses of 150 employees or less; establishing requirements for a unit of State or local government to participate in the Program; providing for reimbursement of up to 50% of a stipend paid to an intern; authorizing certain maximum reimbursement amounts under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-527: Higher Education - Maryland Technology Internship Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 364 on 05/08/2018
Public Health - Community Health Workers - Advisory Committee and Certification [HB-490]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
Establishing the State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee to advise the Maryland Department of Health on certain matters relating to the certification and training of community health workers; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations for accrediting certified community health worker training programs; providing that, subject to a certain exception, a certified community health worker training program must be approved by the Department before operating in the State; etc.
HB-490: Public Health - Community Health Workers - Advisory Committee and Certification
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
Foster Care Recipients and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Employment Program (Fostering Employment Act of 2018) [HB-431]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Fostering Employment Program to provide employment opportunities for foster care recipients and unaccompanied homeless youth; requiring the Department of Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to develop and implement the Program and coordinate with local human services and employment entities; providing that a foster care recipient or an unaccompanied homeless youth who is not exempt from paying tuition is eligible to receive funding under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-431: Foster Care Recipients and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth - Employment Program (Fostering Employment Act of 2018)
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 379 on 05/08/2018
HBCU Internship in Maryland Government Scholarship Program [HB-1753]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the HBCU Internship in Maryland Government Scholarship Program to award scholarships to HBCU students so that they may explore State government career opportunities through government internships; establishing the HBCU Internship in Maryland Government Scholarship Committee; requiring the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program, subject to a certain scholarship committee; etc.
HB-1753: HBCU Internship in Maryland Government Scholarship Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl D Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/05/2018
Career Education Policy Act [HB-1599]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring public high schools to make students aware of certain employment and skills training opportunities through certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; specifying that a requirement to earn a credit in technology education to graduate may be satisfied by completing certain courses selected by the county board; authorizing certain applicants for legislative scholarships to be enrolled in Workforce Development Sequence courses or be participating in an apprenticeship training program; etc.
HB-1599: Career Education Policy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/08/2018
Education - Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education [HB-1415]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with certain entities, to establish an outreach program and a certain digital recruitment platform to make use of certain media and online resources to implement a marketing campaign to encourage certain individuals to pursue a Maryland professional teacher's certificate; establishing the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education Fund to assist in providing adequate funding for early childhood, primary, and secondary education in the State; etc.
HB-1415: Education - Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 361 on 05/08/2018
Career Youth and Public Sector Apprenticeship Act [HB-1234]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a county board of education to award certain credit to a high school student for work-based training or classroom instruction completed under a registered apprenticeship program; authorizing a county board to count toward high school attendance the time an apprentice or youth apprentice spends during work-based training; prohibiting certain institutions from referring to certain courses as an apprenticeship or apprenticeship training course unless the course is part of a registered apprenticeship training program; etc.
HB-1234: Career Youth and Public Sector Apprenticeship Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/08/2018
Career Apprenticeship Investment Act [HB-1226]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Increasing the amount from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 of an appropriation that the Governor is required to provide in the annual budget for the Maryland Higher Education Commission for Workforce Development Sequence Scholarships; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to create a statewide media campaign to promote participation in career and technical education and apprenticeships in workforce shortage occupations; requiring the Governor to provide at least $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020; etc.
HB-1226: Career Apprenticeship Investment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/20/2018
Career Preparation Expansion Act [HB-1216]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing a student or a student's parent or guardian to release the student's Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery score to certain apprenticeship programs and certain employers; authorizing the State Department of Education to adopt regulations requiring the award of credit toward high school graduation for time spent in certain apprenticeship programs; authorizing a Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship to assist with the cost of participation in certain apprenticeship programs; etc.
HB-1216: Career Preparation Expansion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 694 on 05/15/2018
Public Safety – Elevator Inspections – Testing and Apprenticeship Program [HB-1107]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring that a certain test on an elevator unit performed in connection with a certain inspection be performed by a certain licensed elevator mechanic; requiring a third-party qualified elevator inspector to be physically present during a certain test; authorizing a certain licensed elevator mechanic to perform a certain test in the presence of a qualified elevator inspector; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to establish an apprenticeship program for third-party qualified elevator inspectors; etc.
HB-1107: Public Safety – Elevator Inspections – Testing and Apprenticeship Program
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 337 on 04/24/2018
University of Maryland Joint Steering Council – Renaming, Duties, and Funding [SB-897]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Renaming the University of Maryland Joint Steering Council to be the MPowering Joint Steering Council; requiring the Council to explore opportunities to create registered apprenticeship programs in nursing and other fields; requiring the Governor to include a certain appropriation in the annual State budget for the Council and the University of Maryland Baltimore County; requiring the appropriation to be used as supplemental to funding that otherwise would be appropriated for the Council and the University; etc.
SB-897: University of Maryland Joint Steering Council – Renaming, Duties, and Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 765 on 05/25/2019
Community Safety and Strengthening Act [SB-793]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Requiring certain appropriations for certain Baltimore City youth programs; establishing the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program to provide career opportunities in law enforcement; authorizing the Johns Hopkins University to establish a police department under certain circumstances; prohibiting the police department from acquiring certain aircraft, drones, vehicles, or weapons; requiring University police officers to wear and use body-worn cameras in a certain manner; etc.
SB-793: Community Safety and Strengthening Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 25 on 04/18/2019
National Capital Strategic Economic Development Program - Established [SB-754]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Program to provide strategic investment in local housing and businesses with a focus on areas where modest investment will have an appreciable neighborhood revitalization impact; establishing the type of community enhancement projects eligible to receive Program funds; authorizing certain government agencies, including housing authorities, and certain community development organizations to apply to receive Program funds; etc.
SB-754: National Capital Strategic Economic Development Program - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2019
Primary and Secondary Education - Community Schools - Established [SB-661]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing community schools in the State for the purpose of providing an integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and familial and community engagement; requiring a community school to have a community school coordinator with responsibility for developing and implementing a plan based on an assessment of needs for the community school; authorizing local school systems to form a school-community partnership for the planning and implementation of a community school; etc.
SB-661: Primary and Secondary Education - Community Schools - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 529 on 05/13/2019
State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act [SB-640]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Office to conduct certain performance evaluations of certain units of State government; renaming the Joint Audit Committee as the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee with an expanded role in reviewing evaluations conducted by the Office; requiring the Office to conduct certain investigations under certain circumstances; altering the manner in which certain governmental units are evaluated; etc.
SB-640: State Government - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and Maryland Program Evaluation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/13/2019
Free College, Career Skills, and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 2019 [SB-617]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a certain college and career readiness standard; altering the grade by which students must be assessed in college and career readiness, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, and according to a certain method; requiring that each public high school provide access to certain pathways and certain counseling services; establishing the Career and Technology Education Committee; requiring the Committee to establish certain goals in certain years and report certain information to the General Assembly; etc.
SB-617: Free College, Career Skills, and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
Joint Committee on Workforce Development [SB-616]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Creating a Joint Committee on Workforce Development; specifying the membership of the Committee; providing that members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer; providing for the appointment of cochairs of the Committee; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; and requiring the Committee to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31 each year.
SB-616: Joint Committee on Workforce Development
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/11/2019
Career Education Act of 2019 [SB-588]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing a county board to award credit for time spent by a high school student toward a high school diploma or a postsecondary credential for work-based training and classroom instruction completed under a youth apprenticeship program; authorizing certain applicants for legislative scholarships to be enrolled in Workforce Development Sequence courses or be participating in an apprenticeship training program; authorizing certain recipients of a senatorial scholarship to use the scholarship to reimburse certain expenses; etc.
SB-588: Career Education Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2019