Child Abuse And Neglect
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act [SB-805]
Enacting the Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act; establishing requirements for a collaborative law participation agreement and the collaborative law process; establishing standards for the disclosure of information during the collaborative law process; making the provisions of the Act severable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 342 on 05/05/2014
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Courts - Prosecution for Sex Offense - Evidence of Prior Act [SB-720]
Establishing that, subject to specified requirements and limitations, in a prosecution for a specified sexual offense, evidence of another criminal act of the defendant is admissible for any purpose; requiring the State's Attorney to make a specified disclosure; prohibiting specified evidence from being referred to in a specified statement; requiring the court to enter a specified order; authorizing the court to reconsider a specified ruling excluding evidence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Maryland Behavior Analysts Act [SB-694]
Establishing the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics; requiring the Board to set fees for services provided by the Board to behavior analysts; providing for a behavior analyst rehabilitation subcommittee to evaluate and provide assistance to any behavior analyst in need of treatment and rehabilitation for alcoholism, drug abuse, chemical dependency, or other specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 328 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Provision of Information to Health Care Practitioners [SB-685]
Requiring the State Department of Human Resources or a local department of social services to provide to a health care practitioner specified information if requested by the health care practitioner or a specified agency, institution, or program under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to work with relevant stakeholders and report the outcome of the work to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014; etc;
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 190 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Department of Human Resources - Contracts for Legal Services [SB-681]
Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to enter into a contract with a nonprofit legal service delivery organization based in the State meeting specified criteria to represent children and indigent adults in specified cases; authorizing the organization to subcontract not more than 50% of the cases the organization receives under the contract under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Child Abuse and Neglect - Training [SB-607]
Requiring each health occupation board authorized to issue a license or certificate to adopt specified regulations regarding training on the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect; specifying requirements for the training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/03/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Equity Court Jurisdiction - Immigrant Children - Custody or Guardianship [SB-396]
Altering the jurisdiction of an equity court to include custody or guardianship of an immigrant child pursuant to a motion for Special Immigrant Juvenile factual findings requesting a specified determination; and defining the term "child" to mean an unmarried individual under the age of 21 years under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Crimes - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Penalties [SB-337]
Prohibiting a person from committing a specified crime of violence when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor who is at least 2 years old is present in a residence; establishing a specified circumstance under which a minor is present; establishing a specified enhanced penalty for a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to impose an enhanced penalty if the State's Attorney provides specified notice to the defendant in a specified manner and if specified elements have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 115 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Health Occupations - State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors [SB-314]
Establishing the Naturopathic Medicine Advisory Committee within the State Board of Pharmacy; providing for the composition of the Committee; providing for the terms of a Committee member; specifying the duties of the Committee; requiring the Board to adopt specified regulations; requiring the Board to set fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees of the Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 153 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Penalties and Task Force [SB-210]
Making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person to knowingly and willfully fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; establishing the Task Force to Study Training for Mandatory Reporters on the Risk Factors, Prevention, Identification, and Reporting of Child Abuse; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Legal Services Delivery Organization to Provide State-Mandated Legal Services [SB-1093]
Requiring the procurement officer in specified executive departments of State government to procure legal services relating to specified individuals for specified purposes from a specified legal services delivery organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/03/2014
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Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Expungement of Reports and Records - Time Period [SB-1055]
Requiring a local department of social services to maintain specified reports of suspected abuse or neglect and all assessments and investigative findings for specified periods of time for the purpose of determining whether a pattern exists; and increasing the time period after which a local department is required to expunge specified reports and records of suspected child abuse and neglect.
Sponsored by: Sen. James DeGrange
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Equity Court Jurisdiction - Immigrant Children - Custody or Guardianship [HB-315]
Altering the jurisdiction of an equity court to include custody or guardianship of an immigrant child pursuant to a motion for Special Immigrant Juvenile factual findings requesting a specified determination; and defining the term "child" to mean an unmarried individual under the age of 21 years under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 96 on 04/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Crimes - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Penalties [HB-306]
Prohibiting a person from committing a specified crime of violence when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor who is at least 2 years old is present in a residence; establishing a specified circumstance under which a minor is present; establishing an enhanced penalty for a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to impose an enhanced penalty if the State's Attorney provides specified notice to the defendant in a specified manner and if specified elements have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 116 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-1389]
Establishing the Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, including methods to adopt and implement policy addressing the prevention of child abuse that may include age-appropriate curricula for students in prekindergarten through fifth grade; requiring a report on or before December 1, 2014; providing for the termination of the Act at the end of June 30, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Third Reading Passed (136-0) on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Task Force on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse [HB-1344]
Establishing the Task Force on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters relating to the prevention of child sexual abuse and report its findings to the Governor on or before December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Provision of Information to Health Care Practitioners [HB-1284]
Requiring the State Department of Human Resources or a local department of social services to provide to a health care practitioner specified information if requested by the health care practitioner or a specified agency, institution, or program under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to work with relevant stakeholders and report the outcome of the work to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Child Abuse Victims [HB-1244]
Altering the date by which, in a case of child abuse, a specified claimant may file a claim with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Penalties and Task Force [HB-1053]
Making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person to knowingly and willfully fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; establishing the Task Force to Study Training for Mandatory Reporters on the Risk Factors, Prevention, Identification, and Reporting of Child Abuse; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act [HB-1052]
Enacting the Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act; establishing requirements for a collaborative law participation agreement and the collaborative law process; establishing standards for the disclosure of information during the collaborative law process; making the provisions of the Act severable; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014