Correctional Officers
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [SB-665]
Altering the positions eligible for membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include security chief, facility administrator, assistant warden, and warden; authorizing specified individuals to cease membership in the Employees' Pension System and enroll in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; authorizing specified individuals to transfer service credit from the Employees' Pension System to the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 188 on 04/14/2014
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Correctional Services - Healthy Births for Incarcerated Women Act [SB-656]
Prohibiting the use of a physical restraint on an inmate while the inmate is in labor or during delivery except under specified circumstances; requiring the specified responsible medical personnel to determine when the inmate's health allows the inmate to be returned to a correctional facility after giving birth; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, a physical restraint from being used on a specified inmate; requiring specified correctional officials to develop a policy for use at each correctional facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/26/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Code Simplification and Clarification [SB-575]
Clarifying that specified references to individual retirement accounts include traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts; clarifying that a member of the Employees' Pension System who resumes employment before a specified date may resume participation in the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection if the employer participates in the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection; providing that specified retirees of the Judges' Retirement System are exempt from a specified reemployment earnings limitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 304 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers [SB-494]
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: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management Services [SB-461]
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. Nancy Jacobs
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights [SB-452]
Adding Baltimore County to the provisions of law relating to the Allegany County, Cecil County, Garrett County, Harford County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Threat Against State or Local Official - Correctional Officers [SB-219]
Making it a misdemeanor to knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, kidnap, or cause physical injury to a correctional officer; and imposing specified penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Correctional Facilities - Officers and Inspection Standards [SB-205]
Authorizing the appointing authority of a State correctional facility to impose on a correctional officer an emergency suspension of correctional powers without pay if the correctional officer is charged with a contraband violation; providing that a correctional officer who receives an emergency suspension without pay after being charged with a misdemeanor and who is not convicted of the violation shall have the emergency suspension rescinded and any lost time, compensation, status, and benefits restored, subject to a specified exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James DeGrange
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Safety - Prohibition of Polygraph Examinations by Employers - Exemption [SB-126]
Exempting from the prohibition against an employer requiring or demanding, as a condition of employment, that an individual submit to or take a polygraph examination or other similar test an individual who applies for employment or is employed as a correctional officer of a State correctional facility and an individual who applies for employment with or is employed by a State correctional facility in any capacity that involves direct contact with an inmate in a State correctional facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 139 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - Allegany County Correctional Officers [SB-1023]
Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, Allegany County correctional officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring Allegany County correctional officers to submit specified medical disclosures to the Allegany County Sheriff; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/13/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Correctional Facilities - Correctional Officers - Polygraph Examination [HB-962]
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: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Board - Membership [HB-961]
Altering the membership of a hearing board under the State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights to require that at least one member be of the same rank as the correctional officer against whom the complaint is filed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
First Reading Finance on 03/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Contraband - Places of Confinement - Penalty [HB-84]
Prohibiting a correctional officer or any other employee or independent contractor working at a place of confinement from delivering contraband to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement, possessing contraband with intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement, or knowingly possessing contraband in a place of confinement; establishing penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Cluster
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/17/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights [HB-773]
Adding Baltimore County to the provisions of law relating to the Allegany County, Cecil County, Garrett County, Harford County, and St. Mary's County Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Personnel - Authority to Set Compensation [HB-765]
Altering provisions of law that authorize specified State officials or units of State government to take specified personnel actions and set the compensation of specified employees in State government; authorizing specified State officials or units of State government to set the compensation of specified State employees in specified positions; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the officials or units, to determine the positions for which the officials or units may set compensation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 613 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership [HB-708]
Altering the positions eligible for membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include security chief, facility administrator, assistant warden, and warden; authorizing specified individuals to cease membership in the Employees' Pension System and enroll in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; authorizing specified individuals to transfer service credit from the Employees' Pension System to the Correctional Officers' Retirement System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Code Simplification and Clarification [HB-612]
Clarifying that specified references to individual retirement accounts include traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts; clarifying that a member of the Employees' Pension System who resumes employment before a specified date may resume participation in the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection if the employer participates in the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection; clarifying that the Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit does not apply to employees of specified participating governmental units; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers [HB-411]
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. Charles Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Healthy Births for Incarcerated Women Act [HB-27]
Prohibiting the use of a physical restraint on an inmate while the inmate is in labor or during delivery except under specified circumstances; requiring the specified responsible medical personnel to determine when the inmate's health allows the inmate to be returned to a correctional facility after giving birth; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, a physical restraint from being used on a specified inmate; requiring specified correctional officials to develop a policy for use at each correctional facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 212 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights - Investigations [HB-24]
Increasing, from 90 days to 1 year, the time period after which an appointing authority may not bring charges recommending the imposition of discipline against a correctional officer; providing that the 1-year limitation does not apply to charges that relate to criminal activity; and clarifying that the 1-year limitation does not apply to charges that relate to excessive use of force.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Cluster
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/10/2014