Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and Maintenance Grant Program – Establishment [SB-392]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Establishing the Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and Maintenance Grant Program for the purpose of providing competitive grants for publicly owned wastewater facilities facing operations and maintenance challenges that threaten the ability of the facility to discharge clean water and meet certain laws; authorizing the Governor, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $10,000,000 for the Program; etc.
SB-392: Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and Maintenance Grant Program – Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Third Reading Passed (45-1) on 04/04/2023
Apprenticeship 2030 Commission [SB-413]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeships to reduce skill shortages in high-demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for young people to participate in apprenticeships; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
SB-413: Apprenticeship 2030 Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
First Reading Finance on 02/01/2023
Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application [SB-337]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
Altering the application of a provision of law that requires investor-owned electric companies and gas and electric companies to require contractors and subcontractors on certain projects to take certain actions related to employment and licensure; and altering the actions that the contractors and subcontractors must take with respect to apprenticeship programs and wages.
SB-337: Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2023
Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023 [SB-296]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide grants to certain local administering agencies for the purposes of ensuring that owner-occupied and rental units are free of habitability concerns, improving coordination across home repairs programs, and increasing retention in workforce development programs; and establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund.
SB-296: Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work [HB-229]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to release certain personal information of a minor who has a work permit to employers and apprenticeship sponsors, educational programs and institutions, and local workforce development boards that have requested and have registered with the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of receiving the information, if a parent or legal guardian of the minor or the minor elects to allow the sharing of the information.
HB-229: Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 05/03/2023
Energy Generation Projects – Required Labor Standards [SB-170]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or an exemption from a certain requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.
SB-170: Energy Generation Projects – Required Labor Standards
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work (Job Opportunities for High School Students Act) [SB-172]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, to release certain personal information of a minor who has a work permit to employers and apprenticeship sponsors, educational programs and institutions, and local workforce development boards that have requested and have registered with the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of receiving the information, if a parent or legal guardian of the minor or the minor elects to allow the sharing of the information.
SB-172: Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work (Job Opportunities for High School Students Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 334 on 05/03/2023
Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [HB-149]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the entity that must administer or approve an apprenticeship program for electricians; substituting the term "uninsured" for the term "inactive" in certain provisions of law relating to liability insurance requirements for certain electricians; prohibiting a certain electrician from contracting to provide electrical services unless the electrical work is covered by certain liability insurance; specifying who is authorized and required to purchase certain insurance; etc.
HB-149: Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 187 on 04/24/2023
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services - Journeyman License - Qualifications [HB-132]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering certain qualifications for a journeyman license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration services to require having held an apprentice license for 4 rather than 3 years and having completed at least 6,000 rather than 1,875 hours of training under the direction and control of a licensed contractor.
Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023 [HB-79]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide grants to certain local administering agencies for the purposes of ensuring that owner-occupied and rental units are free of habitability concerns, improving coordination across home repairs programs, and increasing retention in workforce development programs; and establishing the Whole-Home Repairs Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund.
HB-79: Housing and Community Development - Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2023
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-104]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring that the Apprenticeship and Training Council and consultants to the Council include representation by individuals who are Asian, Black, and Latino; establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeships to reduce skill shortages in high-demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for young people; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
SB-104: Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 168 on 04/24/2023
More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2023 [SB-121]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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.
SB-121: More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/07/2023
Maryland Electricians Act – Revisions [SB-44]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Construction ]
Altering the entity that must administer or approve an apprenticeship program for electricians; substituting the term "uninsured" for the term "inactive" in certain provisions of law relating to liability insurance requirements for certain electricians; prohibiting a certain electrician from contracting to provide electrical services unless the electrical work is covered by certain liability insurance; specifying who is authorized and required to purchase certain insurance; etc.
SB-44: Maryland Electricians Act – Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Referred Economic Matters on 02/20/2023
Natural Resources – Apprentice Hunting License – Alterations [SB-91]
[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.
Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application [HB-61]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
Altering the application of a provision of law that requires investor-owned electric companies and gas and electric companies to require contractors and subcontractors on certain projects to take certain actions related to employment and licensure; and altering the actions that the contractors and subcontractors must take with respect to apprenticeship programs and wages.
HB-61: Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services - Journeyman License - Qualifications [SB-23]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Altering certain qualifications for a journeyman license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration services to require having held an apprentice license for 4 rather than 3 years and having completed at least 6,000 rather than 1,875 hours of training under the direction and control of a licensed contractor.
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeships and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-926]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Apprenticeship and Training Council and consultants to the Council to include representation by individuals who are Black and Latino; establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeship to reduce skill shortages in high-demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for young people in the public and private sectors; requiring the Governor to include certain amounts in certain fiscal years in the annual budget for a certain purpose; etc.
SB-926: Labor and Employment - Apprenticeships and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022