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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Keeper of the Jail - Repeal [SB-999]
Repealing provisions related to the position of Keeper of the Jail of St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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State Retirement and Pension System - Disability Benefits Study [SB-875]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management, in consultation with the State Retirement Agency, to issue a specified request for information on the viability of replacing specified disability benefits provided by the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System with a specified insurance program; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly and the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System, on or before December 1, 2016, on the results of the study.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management Services [SB-822]
Prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from disclosing specified communications or information acquired from a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or an emergency responder in the course of providing critical incident stress management services; prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from being compelled to testify in specified proceedings or investigations; establishing exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Athletic Trainers - Evaluation and Treatment Protocols - Approval [SB-605]
Altering a specified provision of law to require the Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee to recommend to the State Board of Physicians approval, modification, or disapproval of individual evaluation and treatment protocols; authorizing, under specified circumstances, an athletic trainer to assume duties under an evaluation and treatment protocol after receiving a specified recommendation from the Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Correctional Case Management Specialist [SB-532]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include specified correctional case management specialists, supervisors, or managers; providing that specified members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who meet specified criteria may receive a normal service retirement allowance that is based on specified creditable service; requiring the State Retirement Agency, on or before October 1, 2016, to notify specified individuals affected by the Act of their right to transfer specified service credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 218 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Clifton T. Perkins Maximum Security Guards - Allowances [SB-473]
Altering the age at which a normal service retirement allowance begins for a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who is a maximum security attendant at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; altering the age at which a vested allowance begins for specified members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who serve as maximum security attendants at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; and providing for the prospective application of specified provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 211 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Seat Belts - Operation of Motor Vehicle While Inmate or Person in Custody Unrestrained - Prohibition [SB-44]
Prohibiting a correctional officer from operating a motor vehicle in which an inmate is an occupant unless the inmate is restrained by a seat belt; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from operating a motor vehicle in which a person in custody is an occupant unless the person in custody is restrained by a seat belt; requiring a specified lap belt and shoulder harness be used under specified circumstances; and establishing specified civil penalties under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Training Commission - Department of Juvenile Services Employees - Revocation of Certification and Reinstatement [SB-439]
Authorizing the Correctional Training Commission to revoke the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in conjunction with specified disciplinary actions; authorizing the court to reinstate the certification of a correctional officer with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances; and authorizing the Office of Administrative Hearings to reinstate the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 554 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Special Requirements for Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Terminally Ill Inmates [SB-433]
Requiring each State and local correctional facility to accommodate the special needs of elderly, chronically ill, and terminally ill inmates and detainees in accordance with standards, guidelines, and recommendations issued or endorsed by the National Institute of Corrections; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to designate certain sites for the housing of inmates who are over the age of 64, chronically ill, or terminally ill; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Charles County Sheriff - Salaries and Collective Bargaining [SB-390]
Requiring the salary schedule for deputy sheriffs of Charles County to correspond to the Department of State Police salary schedule; authorizing sworn law enforcement officers and correctional officers in Charles County to collectively bargain with the County Commissioners of Charles County, in addition to the Sheriff; requiring the Sheriff and the County Commissioners, to recognize the specified exclusive representatives as of September 30, 2016 as the exclusive representative of those specified employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 669 on 05/28/2016
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Peace Orders - Grounds for Relief [SB-346]
Adding misuse of telephone facilities and equipment, misuse of electronic communication or interactive computer service, revenge porn, and visual surveillance to the list of offenses alleged to have been committed by a respondent against a victim for which a peace order request or a peace order petition may be filed under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 550 on 05/19/2016
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Child Placement - Prohibition on Human Trafficking, Restrictions on Advertising, and Reporting Requirements [SB-15]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly committing specified acts related to rehoming a minor; providing that a person who violates specified prohibitions in the Act is guilty of the felony of human trafficking; prohibiting a person other than the Department of Human Resources or a child placement agency from advertising regarding the placement or acceptance of a child for adoption; authorizing an individual who believes a child is not living with a specified legal custodian to notify a specified department or enforcement agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/07/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Frederick County Sheriff - Collective Bargaining [SB-1128]
Providing that the County Executive of Frederick County may not be a party to specified collective bargaining agreements but may attend and participate in all collective bargaining sessions of specified deputy sheriffs and correctional officers of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 712 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - DROP [SB-1031]
Establishing a Deferred Retirement Option Program for members in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who have at least 20 years and less than 25 years of eligibility service; requiring the State Retirement Agency to request specified documentation from the Internal Revenue Service; and making the Act subject to a specified contingency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Hearing 3/10 At 8:00 A.m. on 03/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Special Requirements for Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Terminally Ill Inmates [HB-906]
Requiring each State and local correctional facility to accommodate the special needs of elderly, chronically ill, and terminally ill inmates and detainees in accordance with standards, guidelines, and recommendations issued or endorsed by the National Institute of Corrections; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to designate certain sites for the housing of inmates who are over the age of 64, chronically ill, or terminally ill; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Training Commission - Department of Juvenile Services Employees - Revocation of Certification and Reinstatement [HB-855]
Authorizing the Correctional Training Commission to revoke the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in conjunction with specified disciplinary actions; authorizing the court to reinstate the certification of a correctional officer with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances; and authorizing the Office of Administrative Hearings to reinstate the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 555 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License Training Requirement - Exceptions [HB-768]
Providing an exception to the completion of the firearms safety training course requirement for obtaining a handgun qualification license to specified retired out-of-state law enforcement officers under specified circumstances and to specified correctional officers and deputies from Cecil, Carroll, and Harford counties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Clifton T. Perkins Maximum Security Guards - Allowances [HB-582]
Altering the age at which a normal service retirement allowance begins for a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who is a maximum security attendant at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; altering the age at which a vested allowance begins for specified members of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System who serve as maximum security attendants at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center; and applying the Act only prospectively to an individual who retires on or after July 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Charles County Sheriff - Salaries and Collective Bargaining [HB-505]
Requiring the salary schedule for deputy sheriffs of Charles County to correspond to the Department of State Police salary schedule; authorizing sworn law enforcement officers and correctional officers in Charles County to collectively bargain with the County Commissioners, in addition to the Sheriff, with respect to specified matters; requiring the Sheriff and the County Commissioners to recognize specified exclusive representatives as of September 30, 2016, as the exclusive representatives of specified employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 670 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management Services [HB-419]
Prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from disclosing specified communications or information acquired from a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or an emergency responder in the course of providing critical incident stress management services; prohibiting a critical incident stress management team member from being compelled to testify in specified proceedings or investigations; establishing exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2016