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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions [HB-1372]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering certain policy and funding provisions and implementation dates relating to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; requiring the State Department of Education to submit a certain report on information technology; requiring, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the Department to review schools where students continue to show learning loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic; requiring a certain workgroup for English language learners to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 55 on 04/09/2021
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Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions [SB-965]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Altering certain policy and funding provisions relating to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; altering certain dates for the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; requiring the State Department of Education to submit certain data to the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Legislative Services; specifying that the target per pupil foundation amount includes educational technology costs; altering the amount of a certain personnel grant; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/15 At 3:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/10/2021
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Health Occupations - Internship and Residency Training Requirements - Waiver for Former Service Members Injured in Combat [SB-952]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain health occupations boards to waive certain internship or residency training requirements for licensure, certification, or registration for a former service member who is disabled as a result of combat deployment and who has successfully completed certain education requirements and passed a certain examination; altering certain provisions of law to include certain former service members with respect to whom certain health occupations boards are required to develop certain procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) [HB-1362]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the State's renewable energy portfolio standard to be the clean and renewable energy standard; altering certain legislative findings regarding and purposes of the standard; requiring certain percentages of certain energy in the State to be derived from certain clean energy sources and certain renewable energy sources in certain years; altering certain required percentages of certain energy to satisfy the standard in certain years; establishing certain qualifications for certain clean energy resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems [SB-810]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard in certain years to require a certain percentage of energy from Tier 1 renewable sources each year to be derived from certain geothermal heating and cooling systems; requiring that a certain percentage of energy required to be derived from certain geothermal heating and cooling systems be from systems installed on certain property; altering the methods for calculating certain energy savings; providing for the regulation and enforcement of certain requirements by the Department of Labor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Favorable With Amendments {527576/1 Adopted on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Post-Crisis Jobs Act of 2021 [SB-894]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Unemployment ]
Authorizing certain applicants to complete certain education or training requirements through a certain digital learning program; requiring the Department of Labor to provide to the chief elected official of a county demographic data and the addresses, occupations, and last known employers of unemployment insurance recipients in the county; establishing the Digital Learning Conversion Grant Program, the Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills Grant Program, and the Recruitment of High Growth Industries Workers Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Economic Development - Cyber Workforce Program and Fund - Established [SB-902]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Cyber Workforce Program in the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program; providing for the purpose of the Cyber Program; requiring the Secretary of Commerce to direct the Cyber Program; requiring the Secretary to establish certain criteria and priorities for assistance under the Cyber Program; requiring the Secretary to submit a certain report on the operation and performance of the Cyber Program; establishing the Cyber Workforce Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Rereferred To Economic Matters And Appropriations on 04/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education – Workforce Development Sequence Scholarships – Eligibility [SB-845]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the definition of "eligible student" to include students enrolled directly in registered apprenticeship programs that partner with a public community college in the State to be eligible for Workforce Development Sequence Scholarships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 97 on 04/13/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [HB-1262]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the powers and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the Board to the State Board of Electricians; requiring the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, to consider legislation proposed by the Workgroup to Study Limited Energy Services necessary for the regulation and licensing of low-voltage electricians if certain legislation establishing a certain licensing program is not enacted by July 1, 2024; establishing the Workgroup to Study Limited Energy Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/08/2021
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Barbers - Employment of Apprentice Barbers - Alterations [HB-1317]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Increasing, from 1 to 3, the maximum number of apprentice barbers per master barber that a barber shop may employ at the same time; and repealing a limit on the total number of apprentice barbers that a barbershop may employ at the same time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 194 on 05/18/2021
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Unemployment Insurance - Work Sharing (Work Share Expansion Act of 2021) [HB-1143]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Altering the definition of "affected employee" for purposes of certain provisions of unemployment insurance law governing work sharing to include certain individuals who were rehired, subject to a certain limitation, by an affected unit following a temporary closure or layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic; requiring the Department to ensure that the work sharing unemployment insurance program has sufficient staff and resources to complete the processing of complete applications within 10 days after receipt; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 54 on 04/09/2021
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems [HB-1007]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard in certain years to require a certain percentage of energy from Tier 1 renewable sources each year to be derived from certain geothermal heating and cooling systems; requiring a certain percentage of energy required to be derived from certain geothermal heating and cooling systems to be from systems installed on certain property; altering the methods for calculating certain energy savings; providing for the regulation and enforcement of certain requirements by the Department of Labor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 05/18/2021
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Unemployment Insurance - Work Sharing (Work Share Expansion Act of 2021) [SB-771]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the definition of "affected employee" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing work sharing under the unemployment insurance law to include certain individuals who were rehired by an affected unit following a temporary closure or layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic subject to flexibility for noncontinuous employment provided under federal guidance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 64 on 04/13/2021
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Maryland Electricians Act - Revisions [SB-762]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the powers and duties of the State Board of Master Electricians; changing the name of the State Board of Master Electricians to the State Board of Electricians; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2021, local jurisdictions from issuing certain licenses; replacing local electrician licenses with local electrician registrations; prohibiting an individual from employing an individual to provide or assist in providing electrical services unless the individual meets certain licensing requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 708 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education - Workforce Development Sequence Scholarships - Eligibility [HB-905]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
Altering the definition of "eligible student" to provide that students who are enrolled directly in a registered apprenticeship program that partners with a public community college in the State are eligible for Workforce Development Sequence Scholarships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 96 on 04/13/2021
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Good Job Opportunities for High School Graduates Act of 2021 [SB-668]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[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; authorizing a student or student's parent or guardian to release certain student information to certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; requiring certain public high schools to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in a certain manner through certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Education - Student Horizon Database and Scorecard (Students Right to Know Act of 2021) [SB-584]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with certain agencies, to collect certain information each year; requiring the Department to establish and maintain a certain database on the Department's website; requiring the Department to publish on the Department's website a Student Horizon Scorecard by October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter; requiring the Student Horizon Scorecard to include certain information and be distributed by local school systems to high school students by October 31 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason C. Gallion
Hearing 2/25 At 11:00 A.m. on 02/10/2021
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State Child Welfare System - Reporting [SB-592]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the contents of a certain report required by the Department of Human Services regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the State Department of Education, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly and the Department of Human Services certain information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the State Department of Education to publish each report on its website within 30 days after submission to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 316 on 05/18/2021
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Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship and Training Council - Representation [HB-726]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Apprenticeship and Training Council to include representation by individuals who are Black and Latino.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2021
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Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [SB-576]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2021