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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Clarification [HB-537]
Clarifying the number of retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System that are exempt from a specified offset of a retirement allowance if they are reemployed in specified positions in a local school system or the Maryland School for the Deaf.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland General Assembly - Pilot Program on Closed Captioning for Video Streaming [HB-413]
Requiring the Office of Information Systems in the Department of Legislative Services to establish the Pilot Program on Closed Captioning for Video Streaming; establishing that the purpose of the Pilot Program is to determine an efficient and cost-effective process for providing the public with closed captioning for live and archived video streaming on the Maryland General Assembly Web site; requiring the Office of Information Systems to report the results to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 265 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Exemptions [SB-639]
Exempting from a specified offset of a retirement allowance specified retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are employed in specified positions in a local school system or the Maryland School for the Deaf; authorizing local school system superintendents and the superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf to employ a maximum of five retirees per year who will not be subject to a specified offset of a retirement allowance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 189 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [SB-57]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; providing for the transfer of specified funds; repealing a specified requirement for a specified notice relating to abandoned property to be published in specified newspapers; requiring the Comptroller to maintain a specified abandoned property database; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [HB-72]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; increasing from 2 to 3 years the maximum number of years the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may renew a registration of specified controlled dangerous substances; expanding the uses for which the Department of the Environment may use money in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund; requiring a local school system with a specified structural deficit to provide specified notifications under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 on 05/30/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Penalty for Failure to Submit Certification [SB-576]
Altering the amount a local school system or the Maryland School for the Deaf must pay as a penalty for failing to submit to the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System and the State Department of Education within a specified period of time a specified certification regarding specified retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are employed by a local school system or the Maryland School for the Deaf and are exempt from a specified retirement allowance offset.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 180 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick [SB-528]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Lions Camp Merrick, Inc. for specified development or improvement purposes related to the septic system at Lions Camp Merrick, located in Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/08 At 4:00 P.m. on 03/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Name Change [SB-20]
Changing the name of the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to the Office of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind; changing the name of the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind; and making conforming changes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Health Programs for Children - Renaming and Modernization [SB-103]
Changing the name of the Program for Hearing-Impaired Infants to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program; replacing obsolete terminology related to infant hearing status that affects speech-language skills; altering the membership and duties of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Council; altering the length of an Advisory Council member's term; providing for staggered terms for Advisory Council members; altering the number of times the Advisory Council must meet each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 30 on 04/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Education - Deaf Culture Digital Library [HB-653]
Requiring the Division of Library Development and Services in the Department of Education to establish the Deaf Culture Digital Library as the primary information center on deaf resources for library customers and staff in the State; and specifying the mission, duties, leadership, and responsibilities of the Deaf Culture Digital Library to include the formation of the Deaf Culture Digital Library Advisory Board to provide advice on initiatives that further advance the mission and goals of the Deaf Culture Digital Library.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 606 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Penalty for Failure to Submit Certification [HB-630]
Altering the amount a local school system or the Maryland School for the Deaf must pay as a penalty for failing to submit to the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System and the State Department of Education within a specified period of time a specified certification regarding retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are employed by a local school system or the Maryland School for the Deaf and are exempt from a specified retirement allowance offset.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Lions Camp Merrick [HB-519]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Lions Camp Merrick, Inc. for specified development or improvement purposes related to the septic system at Lions Camp Merrick, located in Charles County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Washington County - Deafnet Parking Lot Expansion [HB-1536]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $125,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Deafnet Association, Inc. for specified development or improvement purposes related to the Deafnet facility, including the expansion of the parking lot, located in Washington County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Donoghue
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Veditz Center of Maryland [SB-97]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $30,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Veditz Center of Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition of the Veditz Center of Maryland, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Fire Protection and Prevention - Residential Smoke Alarms [SB-969]
Repealing and recodifying provisions of law dealing with smoke detection systems; clarifying that the installation of smoke alarms is required in specified areas of specified buildings; providing that the Act is applicable statewide; authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt regulations; requiring a minimum number of smoke alarms be installed in specified areas; requiring a smoke alarm to activate other smoke alarms in specified circumstances; authorizing a landlord to require reimbursement from a tenant for the cost of a smoke alarm; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 594 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Aging and Disability Resource Center Program - Maryland Access Point [SB-83]
Adding to the duties of the Secretary of Aging; establishing the Aging and Disability Resource Center Program in the Department of Aging; designating the Program as the State's Aging and Disability Resource Center for purposes of the federal Older Americans Act; requiring the Department to administer, supervise, and coordinate the Program with the cooperation of other State agencies; requiring the Program to designate local Program offices and provide specified services and materials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Fire Protection and Prevention - Residential Smoke Alarms [HB-1413]
Repealing and recodifying provisions of law dealing with fire protection and prevention; clarifying that the installation of smoke alarms is required in specified areas of specified buildings; providing that the Act is applicable statewide; authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt regulations; requiring a minimum number of smoke alarms to be installed in specified areas; requiring a smoke alarm to activate other smoke alarms in specified circumstances; authorizing a landlord to require specified reimbursement from a tenant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Malone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Veditz Center of Maryland [HB-1189]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $30,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Veditz Center of Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition of the Veditz Center of Maryland, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; establishing a deadline for the encumbrance or expenditure of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations Withdrawn on 03/14/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library [SB-571]
Creating the Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the coordination of a Deaf Culture Digital Library to educate individuals about deaf cultures in the United States and other countries; requiring the Task Force to report, on or before December 1, 2012, its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the [SB-467]
Altering a credit against the State income tax for up to $1,500 of tuition costs of specified teachers to include teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland School for the Deaf; providing that a teacher at the Maryland School for the Blind or the Maryland School for the Deaf who is reimbursed for the tuition may not claim the credit for the amount of tuition that is reimbursed; and applying the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2011.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Hearing 4/3 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2012