Child Abuse And Neglect
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Training [SB-131]
Requiring that each health practitioner, police officer, educator, and human service worker in the State receive periodic training on the obligation to report child abuse and neglect and on the identification of abused and neglected children; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2018
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Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-838]
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: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2018
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Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Mental Injury [HB-81]
Altering the definition of "mental injury" to include the observable, identifiable, and substantial impairment of a child's mental or psychological ability to function that results from the child's exposure to an act that constitutes a certain crime of violence committed by a parent or household or family member against a parent or household or family member.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Training [HB-600]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain boards with a list of recommended courses on the obligation to report abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; requiring certain boards to post the course list prominently on the board's website, provide information about the recommended courses to health care professionals at the time of renewal of licensure , and advertise the availability of the recommended courses in certain media.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [HB-500]
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 or witnesses the act of the abuse or neglect; establishing the misdemeanor of knowing failure to report child abuse or neglect under certain circumstances; and providing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
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 [HB-454]
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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victim Services Unit - Victims' Compensation [HB-247]
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 office to remain in Baltimore City until at least July 1, 2020, for the purpose of accepting claims, providing assistance on filing claims, and holding hearings; requiring certain employees to maintain a certain work location; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 422 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Prince George's County Board of Education - Teachers and Administrators - Child Protective Services Investigation Findings PG 510-18 [HB-211]
Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education to require certain public schools or units of the public school system to accept, for employment and work assignment purposes, a final finding made by Child Protective Services resulting from an investigation of a certain teacher or administrator for the alleged abuse or neglect of a public school student.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Home Instruction Program - Observation of Instruction and Reporting of Abuse and Neglect [HB-1798]
Requiring the parent or guardian of a certain student to submit certain information to the county board of education before the student begins a home instruction program; requiring the parent or guardian of a student in a home instruction program to allow a representative of the county board to observe instruction of the home instruction program; requiring a representative of a county board to notify certain agencies if the representative has reason to believe a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 03/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Substance-Exposed Newborns - Reporting [HB-1744]
Altering the conditions under which a newborn is considered to be substance-exposed; and altering certain conditions under which a health care practitioner is not required to make a report concerning a substance-exposed newborn to a local department of social services.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Privileged Communications – Mental Health Providers – Exception for Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect [HB-1628]
Providing that a certain patient privilege does not exist for certain records and certain testimony of a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, a psychiatric-mental health nursing specialist or professional counselor, or a licensed certified social worker related to suspected child abuse and neglect in certain civil proceedings under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Human Services - Children Receiving Child Welfare Services - Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program [HB-1582]
Establishing a State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services in the Department of Human Services; requiring the Director and all personnel under the direct supervision of the Director to have access to all confidential information and records available to, or in the possession of, local departments, subject to a certain condition; requiring the State Medical Director to establish a Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program for children in out-of-home placements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 407 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Education - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention - Employment Process [HB-1571]
Requiring a county board of education, a nonpublic school receiving State funds, and a certain contracting agency to require an applicant for a position involving direct contact with minors to provide certain information; requiring the county board, nonpublic school, or contracting agency to conduct a review of the employment history of a certain applicant; requiring the State Department of Education to provide a certain notification; requiring substitute staffing services to comply with certain provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Compulsory School Attendance - Truancy Violations - Reporting of Neglect [HB-1507]
Requiring a school employee to report any person to the local department of social services for neglect of a child if the person has legal custody or care and control of a child who is between certain ages and fails to see that the child attends school or receives certain instruction; repealing certain provisions of law providing a criminal penalty for certain persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Social Services – Safe Harbor Child Trafficking Victim Service Pilot Program [HB-1494]
Establishing the Safe Harbor Child Trafficking Victim Service Pilot Program; providing for the purpose of the pilot program; requiring the local departments of social services in Baltimore and Washington counties to implement the pilot program; requiring certain local departments of social services to refer certain children to the Regional Child Trafficking Advocate within a 24 hours of identification; requiring the Secretary of State, after consultation with certain entities, to appoint certain Advocates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2018
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Prince George's County - Truancy Violations - Reporting of Neglect PG 515-18 [HB-1464]
Requiring a school employee, in Prince George's County, to report any person to the Prince George's County Department of Social Services for neglect of a child if the person has legal custody or care and control of a child who is between the ages of 5 and 17 and fails to see that the child attends school or receives certain instruction; providing that a certain criminal penalty does not apply in Prince George's County; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Schools – Reporting Child Abuse – Telephone Number [HB-1386]
Encouraging public schools to post the appropriate telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect conspicuously in a high-traffic, widely used area of the school; and requiring a county board to ensure that the appropriate telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect is published in student handbooks and on the website of the county board or local school system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 32 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Health - Abortions Sought by Minors - Parent or Guardian Consent [HB-1335]
Prohibiting a physician, except under certain circumstances, from performing an abortion on an unmarried minor unless the physician obtains certain consent from the parent or guardian of the minor; authorizing a physician to perform an abortion on a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian under certain circumstances; authorizing a minor to file a certain petition with a certain court for a certain waiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Family Law – Minors – Emancipation [HB-1304]
Extending the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include a petition for the emancipation of a minor; establishing that a minor who is at least 16 years old may become emancipated from a parent or legal guardian under certain circumstances; authorizing a minor to file a petition for emancipation in the minor's own name subject to certain requirements; prohibiting a parent from filing a petition for the emancipation of a minor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Education - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention - Instruction and Training [HB-1072]
Requiring a county board of education or a nonpublic school that receives State funds to require each employee to receive annual training on the prevention, identification, and reporting of child sexual abuse; authorizing the instruction and training to include information to help employees recognize and respond to incidents of sexual misconduct; requiring the Interagency Committee on School Construction and the State Council on Child Abuse to develop best practices to reduce opportunities for child sexual abuse; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 31 on 04/10/2018