Correctional Officers
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Charges Against Correctional Officer - Review by State's Attorney [HB-359]
Altering a definition to make specified provisions of law requiring State's Attorney review of an application for a statement of charges against a law enforcement officer applicable to an application for a statement of charges against a correctional officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2016
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Peace Orders - Grounds for Relief [HB-314]
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. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 551 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Athletic Trainers - Evaluation and Treatment Protocols - Approval [HB-232]
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: Rep. Susan Krebs
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 412 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Frederick County Sheriff - Collective Bargaining [HB-1556]
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. William Folden
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - DROP [HB-1545]
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: Rep. Mark Chang
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Placement - Prohibition on Human Trafficking, Restrictions on Advertising, and Reporting Requirements [HB-1484]
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 local department or law enforcement agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Correctional Case Management Specialist [HB-1438]
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 rights to transfer specified service credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 219 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers [HB-13]
Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, State correctional officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring current State correctional officers to submit specified medical information to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 1/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Correctional Officer [HB-1207]
Establishing a presumption that an applicant for a permit to carry, wear, or transport a handgun has a good and substantial reason to carry, wear, or transport a handgun if the applicant is an active, certified correctional officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Tax Sales - Limited Auction and Foreclosure for Abandoned Property PG 431-16 [HB-1153]
Requiring the tax collector in Prince George's County to conduct a specified limited auction prior to conducting a public auction for property subject to tax liens; specifying the individuals who may participate in a limited auction; requiring a purchaser of property at a limited auction to occupy the property as the purchaser's dwelling; requiring the tax collector to include the date, time, and location of a limited auction in specified notices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Keeper of the Jail - Repeal [HB-1092]
Repealing provisions related to the position of Keeper of the Jail of St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 297 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-1038]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a specified amount to a third party under specified circumstances; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with specified action; providing that a specified violation of law is a misdemeanor and is subject to specified penalties; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/10/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights - Investigatory File and Record of Proceeding [SB-779]
Establishing that a specified investigatory file and record of a proceeding are personnel records for purposes of the Public Information Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 3/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Carroll County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights [SB-721]
Making the Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights applicable to correctional officers in Carroll County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 03/27/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Aging Prisoners - Conditional Parole [SB-603]
Establishing conditional parole as a form of release from incarceration for inmates over the age of 64 years under specified circumstances; establishing a means of initiating consideration by the Maryland Parole Commission of the appropriateness of granting conditional parole; requiring the Commission to provide for a conditional parole hearing on receipt of a specified request; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Elderly Inmates - Compassionate Release [SB-336]
Establishing compassionate release as a form of release from incarceration for inmates under specified circumstances; establishing a means of initiating consideration by the Maryland Parole Commission of the appropriateness of granting compassionate release; requiring the Commission to provide for a compassionate release hearing on receipt of a specified request; authorizing the Commission to grant compassionate release on a specified finding; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Baltimore City Detention Center - Transfer of Ownership [SB-268]
Abolishing the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; providing for the transfer of property, assets, licenses, credits, and rights of the Baltimore City Detention Center to the Mayor of Baltimore City; requiring the State to pay all the operating and capital costs of the Baltimore City Detention Center in fiscal years 2016 through 2018, one-half the costs in 2019, and providing that Baltimore City pay all the operating and capital costs in fiscal year 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Favorable With Amendments {308571/1 on 03/10/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Correctional Facilities - Correctional Officers - Polygraph Examination [SB-189]
Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to require an individual to pass a polygraph examination before being appointed to serve as a correctional officer in a correctional facility; and requiring the Secretary to adopt regulations governing the administration of the polygraph examination required by the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Anne Arundel County Detention Officers [SB-135]
Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, Anne Arundel County detention officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring Anne Arundel County detention officers to submit specified medical disclosures to the Anne Arundel County Sheriff; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 324 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Correctional Officer, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes) [SB-115]
Providing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax under specified circumstances for specified retirement income attributable to a resident's employment as a law enforcement or correctional officer or the individual's service as fire, rescue, or emergency services personnel; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2015