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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions [HB-473] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Altering the number of years that a recipient of an award under the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program may hold the award under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Harris Approved By The Governor - Chapter 377 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Income Tax - Credit for Employers of Eligible Apprentices - Alterations [SB-325] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "eligible apprentice" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for the employment of certain eligible apprentices by repealing a certain wage requirement; extending the termination of the credit until June 30, 2031; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/15/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program - Revisions [SB-269] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Altering the number of years that a recipient of an award under the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program may hold the award under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson Approved By The Governor - Chapter 378 on 05/06/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment [SB-3] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices to study the most efficient and cost-effective methods to create a publicly available data dashboard that disaggregates information regarding public work contracts with the State and apprentices working under public work contracts; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 7, 2027.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis Approved By The Governor - Chapter 716 on 05/20/2025

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program [HB-289] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individual's wages to a spouse, child, or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025

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State (Maine)
Maine 131st Legislature

An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Preapprenticeship Training Programs [SB-2280] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
An Act to Strengthen Maine's Workforce Through Preapprenticeship Training Programs

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Matthea Larsen Daughtry Carried Over, In The Same Posture, To Any Special Session Of The 131st Legislature, Pursuant To Joint Order Hp 1482. on 05/10/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [SB-1183] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [SB-1185] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under certain provisions of the Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe First Reading Senate Rules on 02/21/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products [SB-1122] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) [SB-1138] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeymen necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering the dollar value for certain projects for the purpose of applying certain apprenticeship requirements to the project; repealing certain provisions of law that allowed contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Community Colleges - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Requirements [SB-1141] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing that applicants for a Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship are not subject to certain requirements of the scholarship application process if the applicant enrolls in a noncredit vocational certificate program, enrolls in a sequence of noncredit courses leading to licensure or certification, or participates in a registered apprenticeship program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Rereferred To Appropriations on 04/05/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [HB-1358] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway Approved By The Governor - Chapter 965 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [HB-1426] [Education ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to award funding for a new Judy Center or Family Support Center for planning and development under a certain circumstance; requiring the State Board to approve certain specifications for teachers and administrators relating to time spent in the classroom and time spent on other teacher activities; altering certain requirements relating to student-to-classroom personnel ratios and funding timelines for the Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Human Relations – Protections Against Discrimination – Genetic Procedures [HB-1422] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's refusal to undergo a genetic procedure in education, public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson Hearing 3/08 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program [HB-1405] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Economic Development ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to develop and offer an apprenticeship program in skilled trades for incarcerated individuals; establishing the purpose of the program is to assist incarcerated individuals to develop marketable job skills and to earn money that can be used once the individual is released from incarceration; authorizing the Department to pay all or part of an incarcerated individuals wages to a spouse, child or other dependent in need of financial support; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Public Schools - Parents' Rights (Education Bill of Rights for Families Act) [HB-1430] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Providing that parents of children in public schools have certain rights regarding information and communication from the children's local school system about education and school-related topics.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Use of Reimbursement Funds by Schools [HB-1317] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
Requiring elementary schools, secondary schools, and county school systems to use certain funds received for services provided under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Insurance Program to provide certain positions, internships, and stipends.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Works Contracts – Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) [HB-1276] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeymen necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering the dollar value for certain projects for the purpose of applying certain apprenticeship requirements to the project; repealing certain provisions of law that allowed contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/08/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products [HB-1193] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State Agency Workforce Policy for the 21st Century Act [HB-1044] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
Repealing the requirement that an appointing authority send a copy of the selection plan and job announcement to the Secretary of Budget and Management at least 1 week before posting a job announcement; and repealing the requirement that the appointing authority wait until after the close of a position announcement to review qualified applicants.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon Approved By The Governor - Chapter 459 on 05/09/2024

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