Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup [SB-137]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a registered nurse degree apprenticeship program in the State; and requiring the Workgroup, on or before April 1, 2025, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
SB-137: Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2024
Teacher Degree Apprenticeship [HB-116]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Startup Grant Program in the Department of Labor to provide high school and college students, and career changers opportunities to begin a career in education; requiring the establishment of apprenticeships that develop career paths and to pay apprentices certain compensation; authorizing the Department of Labor to award up to $500,000 to develop and launch a teacher apprenticeship program; requiring a sponsor to coordinate with the CTE Committee to develop a high school-level program; etc.
HB-116: Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/16/2024
Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records [SB-964]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's criminal record in public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons; establishing certain exceptions to certain prohibitions established under the Act; and establishing that certain crimes are not included in the definition of "criminal record" for the purposes of certain provisions prohibiting discrimination.
SB-964: Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/27/2023
More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2023 [HB-1247]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring certain county boards of education to consider the pursuit of certain certificates, certifications, or apprenticeships as the equivalent of pursuing postsecondary education and provide a method for certain individuals to authorize the release of certain student information to certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in a certain manner; etc.
HB-1247: More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023
Teacher Degree Apprenticeship [HB-1233]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Startup Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring a sponsor participating in a teacher apprenticeship program to establish an apprenticeship that develops certain career paths and to pay apprentices certain compensation; requiring a sponsor, in coordination with the CTE Committee, to develop a high school level apprenticeship; authorizing the Department to award up to $250,000 for the development and launch of a teacher apprenticeship program in fiscal year 2025; etc.
HB-1233: Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023
Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023 [SB-893]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; transferring the administration of the Teaching Fellows for Maryland program to the Department and altering the qualifications for the program; establishing the Grow Our Own Educators Scholarship Program and Fund to provide scholarships to individuals who pledge to work full-time as a teacher in the State; establishing the Educator Internship Stipend Program; etc.
SB-893: Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/07/2023
Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 [HB-1219]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the qualifications for early childhood education teacher certification completed through an alternative teacher preparation program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to establish specific goals for the recruitment and retention of teachers in teacher preparation programs; requiring that "high staff qualifications" for publicly funded eligible prekindergarten providers must be implemented by the 2027-2028 school year; etc.
HB-1219: Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 627 on 05/16/2023
Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records [HB-1163]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's criminal record in public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons; establishing certain exceptions to certain prohibitions established under the Act; and establishing that certain crimes are not included in the definition of "criminal record" for the purposes of certain provisions prohibiting discrimination.
HB-1163: Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 [HB-840]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.
HB-840: Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/13/2023
Job Help for All [SB-879]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a county board of education to distribute certain funds to a local workforce development board beginning in fiscal year 2025; establishing eligibility factors for a local workforce development board to receive a percentage of a $50,000,000 appropriation; establishing calculations for the distribution of the appropriation; and requiring the State, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to distribute a percentage of funding to a local workforce development board according to a determined formula.
SB-879: Job Help for All
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2023
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup [SB-669]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a registered nurse degree apprenticeship program in the State.
SB-669: Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 [SB-743]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.
SB-743: Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Teacher Degree Apprenticeship [SB-668]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Startup Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring a sponsor participating in a teacher apprenticeship program to establish an apprenticeship that develops certain career paths and to pay apprentices certain compensation; requiring a sponsor, in coordination with the CTE Committee, to develop a high school level apprenticeship; authorizing the Department to award up to $500,000 to a sponsor to develop and launch a teacher apprenticeship program; etc.
SB-668: Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Ways And Means Economic Matters on 03/21/2023
Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) [SB-551]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Department of Service and Civic Innovation; providing that the purpose of the Department is to promote service and volunteerism in the State; establishing the Secretary of Service and Civic Innovation and the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary; altering the provisions of the Maryland Corps Program, including requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Young Adult Service Year Option Pathway Fund; providing for the purposes, use, administration, and contents of the Fund; etc.
SB-551: Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 99 on 04/24/2023
You have voted SB-551: Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023).
Natural Resources – Apprentice Hunting License – Alterations [HB-683]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an apprentice hunting license to a person under the age of 17 years who has previously been issued an apprentice hunting license under certain circumstances.
Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023 [HB-546]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Corps Program; requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to administer and provide staff for the Program; requiring a Program participant to work at least 30 hours per week and partner with an on-site mentor while working in a service placement; requiring a participating employer to pay a Program participant $15 per hour and provide health insurance benefits; authorizing the Department to disburse a stipend of up to $6,000 to a Program participant who completes a service placement; etc.
HB-546: Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Third Reading Passed (37-9) on 03/31/2023