Child Abuse And Neglect
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Memorandum of Understanding With Military Family Advocacy Program [HB-646]
Requiring a local department of social services with a military installation in its jurisdiction to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Military Family Advocacy Program for that installation; and establishing certain requirements for a memorandum of understanding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 185 on 05/18/2021
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Criminal Law - First-Degree Child Abuse - Continuing Course of Conduct [SB-505]
Establishing as first-degree child abuse three or more acts that constitute second-degree child abuse committed as a continuing course of conduct; and applying certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 184 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Memorandum of Understanding With Military Family Advocacy Program [SB-369]
Requiring a local department of social services with a military installation in its jurisdiction to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Military Family Advocacy Program for that installation; and establishing certain requirements for a memorandum of understanding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 186 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Family Law - Preventing or Interfering With Report of Suspected Sexual Abuse of a Child - Statute of Limitations [SB-145]
Altering the statute of limitations for a violation of the prohibition on preventing or interfering with the making of a certain report of suspected sexual abuse of a child; and providing that a person who violates the prohibition on preventing or interfering with the making of a certain report of suspected sexual abuse of a child may reserve a point or question for in banc review.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Hearing 1/19 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Schools - Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video [HB-192]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to install at least one video recording device in each special education classroom; requiring video recording devices to record special education classrooms and exclusion areas during school hours and during any time that the classroom or exclusion area is in use; prohibiting the use of a video recording device in bathrooms or in areas that students use to change clothing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Education - Child Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention - Hiring Emergent Employees [HB-373]
Authorizing the hiring of an emergent employee by a county board of education or nonpublic school for a period not to exceed 60 days pending a review of an individual's employment history for applicants who will have direct contact with minors; authorizing a contracting agency to use an employment history review completed by a current or former employer under certain circumstances; authorizing a county board or nonpublic school to share a certain employment history review with other county boards and nonpublic schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Child Welfare System - Reporting [HB-258]
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 Department of Human Services certain information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the Department of Education to publish each report on its website within 30 days after submission to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 315 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation [SB-57]
Requiring a court, in a custody or visitation proceeding, to deny custody or visitation rights to a certain party if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a child has been abused or neglected by the party, unless the court specifically finds that there is no likelihood of further child abuse or neglect by the party and states the reasons for the finding; authorizing the court to approve a supervised visitation arrangement under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) [SB-299]
Establishing the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care to coordinate a statewide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of State services that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring the Commission to study developing a process and framework for implementing an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware Program in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 723 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Family Law – Investigation of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect – Preliminary Report to State’s Attorney [SB-267]
Repealing a requirement that a local department of social services or law enforcement agency provide a local State's Attorney with a report of the preliminary findings of an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect within 10 days after receiving notice of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Family Law - Mandatory Reporter Training [HB-9]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to post on its website a free online course on the identification, prevention, and reporting of child abuse.
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law - First-Degree Child Abuse - Continuing Course of Conduct [HB-277]
Establishing as first-degree child abuse three or more acts that constitute second-degree child abuse committed as a continuing course of conduct; and applying certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 183 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Social Services - Youth Victims of Human Trafficking - Workgroup Revisions and Reports [SB-964]
Requiring, on or before October 1, 2018, certain government agencies and organizations to submit an independent report to the Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth victims of Human Trafficking and the university of Maryland School of Social Work Child Sex Trafficking Initiative; requiring the report to include certain information; requiring the Workgroup to establish a certain subcommittee to consider recommendations on the provision of statewide services for youth victims of human trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/03/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Services Unit - Victims' Compensation [SB-963]
Establishing a Victim Services Unit in the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention; transferring existing functions and operations of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and the sexual assault forensic examinations program to the Unit; requiring the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board to maintain an office in Baltimore City to accept and provide assistance in processing claims; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to report on matters related to crime victims by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Senators Hough, Lee, And Kelley on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Disclosure of Court Records [SB-91]
Establishing that a prohibition against the disclosure of court records pertaining to a certain child does not prohibit access to and confidential use of the court record by the Department of Human Services, local departments of social services, the Maryland Department of Health, or local health departments in coordination with the Department of Juvenile Services for purposes relevant to the provision of services or care; and requiring that certain disclosed records be kept confidential in accordance with certain laws.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 669 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time [SB-684]
Repealing references to the terms "child custody" and "visitation" and substituting the terms "legal decision making" and "parenting time" in certain instances; requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of legal decision making or parenting time between the parties, to consider certain factors; authorizing the court to award joint legal decision making to both parties under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [SB-584]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a certain individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; specifying certain procedures and requirements for a report concerning a certain verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Identifying Information [SB-490]
Requiring a court to provide the Secretary of Health with identifying information regarding an individual who has been convicted under certain provisions of law of the murder, attempted murder, or manslaughter of a child; requiring the Department of Human Services, in coordination with the Vital Statistics Administration, to contract with an independent organization to develop a data collection process in order to assess the effectiveness of certain required record sharing in predicting and preventing child abuse and neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 497 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Task Force on Baltimore City Department of Social Services Oversight [SB-412]
Establishing the Task Force on Baltimore City Department of Social Services Oversight; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study certain matters, collect certain data, and make certain recommendations; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [SB-132]
Establishing that certain persons who are required to provide certain notice or make certain reports of suspected child abuse or neglect may not knowingly fail to give the notice or make the report if the person has actual knowledge of the abuse or neglect; establishing the misdemeanor of knowing failure to report child abuse or neglect under certain circumstances; and providing a penalty of a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment of up to 6 months or both for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/27/2018