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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [HB-385]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo at least 40 hours of training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2023
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Maryland School for the Blind - Public School Construction Program - Eligibility [HB-366]
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[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the termination date on the eligibility of the Maryland School for the Blind for funding under the Public School Construction Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 640 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland School for the Blind - Public School Construction Program - Eligibility [SB-175]
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[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the termination date on the eligibility of the Maryland School for the Blind for funding under the Public School Construction Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [SB-45]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) [HB-1202]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Cyber Preparedness Unit in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing certain responsibilities of the Unit; requiring local governments to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner and under certain circumstances; requiring the State Security Operations Center to notify appropriate agencies of a cybersecurity incident in a certain manner; establishing the Information Sharing and Analysis Center in the Department of Information Technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax Checkoff – Lions Vision Research Foundation [HB-941]
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[Nonprofit ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Lions Vision Research Foundation, a nonprofit entity in the State established to support low vision research and rehabilitation to minimize the disability caused by low vision and blindness; and requiring the Comptroller to pay directly to the Foundation the contributions made through the checkoff after deducting the amount necessary to administer the checkoff.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) [SB-754]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
Establishing the Cyber Preparedness Unit in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing certain responsibilities of the Unit; requiring local governments to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner and under certain circumstances; requiring the State Security Operations Center to notify appropriate agencies of a cybersecurity incident in a certain manner; establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology and certain Office positions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 241 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Procedures and Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers [HB-723]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Manufacturing ]
Renaming the Pricing and Selection Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and the Employment Works Program to be the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers; requiring that Maryland Correctional Enterprises provide the proposed prevailing average market price of certain goods and services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises to the Pricing and Selection Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 527 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) [SB-617]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including the development, purchase, and provision of certain digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a digital tool prior to purchase for nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) [HB-547]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring a local school system to provide equivalent access to digital tools for students with disabilities, including developing, purchasing, and providing digital tools that are directly connected to student instruction; requiring a local school system to establish a process to evaluate a certain digital tool for equivalent access and nonvisual access by a certain employee or contractor of the school system; providing certain civil penalties for a vendor who fails to meet the equivalent access standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Procedures and Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers [SB-461]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Manufacturing ]
Renaming the Pricing and Selection Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and the Employment Works Program to be the Pricing and Selection Committee for Preferred Providers; requiring that Maryland Correctional Enterprises provide the proposed prevailing average market price of certain goods and services that are available from Maryland Correctional Enterprises to the Pricing and Selection Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony G Griffith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 528 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax - Personal Exemption - Disabled Individuals [HB-466]
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[Disabilities ]
Authorizing individuals who have a permanent physical disability to deduct $1,000 as a personal exemption under the Maryland income tax; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Income Tax - Personal Exemption - Disabled Individuals [SB-235]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
Authorizing individuals who have a permanent physical disability, including blindness to deduct $1,000 as a personal exemption under the Maryland income tax; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing Canceled on 01/21/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Accessibility Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for Grades K-12 Education) [SB-921]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring digital tools developed or purchased by a county board of education to include specifications for access by students with disabilities, including nonvisual access; requiring a county board to provide a student with disabilities access to digital tools that enable students with disabilities to acquire the same information and access the same services as students without disabilities; requiring each invitation for bids or request for proposals for a digital tool to require submission of an accessibility conformance report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Accessibility Standards - Digital Tools (Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for Grades K-12 Education) [HB-1181]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring digital tools developed or purchased by a county board of education to include specifications for access by students with disabilities, including nonvisual access; requiring a county board to provide a student with disabilities access to digital tools that enable students with disabilities to acquire the same information and access the same services as students without disabilities; requiring each invitation for bids or request for proposals for a digital tool to require submission of an accessibility conformance report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education - Maryland School for the Blind - Pay Plan [HB-1054]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a single, uniform pay plan for teachers and professional personnel at the Maryland School for the Blind; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to establish the pay plan after considering recommendations by the Board of Directors of the School; requiring the Board to review certain salaries in determining the pay plan recommendations; requiring the Board to submit the recommendations to the Secretary by June 1 prior to the July 1 of the first fiscal year in which the pay plan will take effect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 423 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education - Maryland School for the Blind - Pay Plan [SB-720]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring a single, uniform pay plan for teachers and professional personnel at the Maryland School for the Blind; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to establish the pay plan after considering recommendations by the Board of Directors of the School; requiring the Board to review certain salaries in determining the pay plan recommendations; requiring the Board to submit the recommendations to the Secretary by June 1 prior to the July 1 of the first fiscal year in which the pay plan will take effect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 424 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Minority Business Enterprises – Calculation of Participation Rates – Exemption for Procurements From Maryland Correctional Enterprises – Repeal [SB-635]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repealing an exemption for certain procurements from Maryland Correctional Enterprises from the calculation of total procurement spending for the purpose of calculating a unit's Minority Business Enterprise Program participation rate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education – Educational Interpreter – Certification Requirements [HB-651]
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[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Board of Education and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to develop certain rules and regulations for the certification of educational interpreters on or before July 1, 2022; providing that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may not be denied the right to receive certain credentials or a contract for work for which the individual is otherwise qualified; requiring the State Board and the Board to consider including a full or partial reimbursement of certain costs for certificate candidates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/11/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Living Programs [HB-554]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring an assisted living program that was appointed as a representative payee for residents to report certain information, by June 1 each year, to the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality in the Maryland Department of Health to notify the Division of the appointment of an assisted living program as a resident's representative payee within a reasonable period of time; requiring unfair trade allegations to be reported in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 471 on 05/30/2021