Discipline
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications [SB-56]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider from charging an incarcerated individual or a third party, for an incarcerated individual's use of telephone equipment or telephone services while in the facility; requiring a State correctional facility to pay any costs charged by a telephone service provider; and establishing the Costs of Telephone Communications Advisory Committee to review prison and jail phone call programs and report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/08/2025
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Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions [SB-52]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Altering certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the practice of chiropractic in the State related to Board membership, licensure of chiropractors, the discipline of chiropractors, and the denial of licenses to applicants; authorizing the Board to inspect chiropractor offices under certain circumstances; and requiring the Board to require a licensee or applicant to submit to an examination by a health care provider under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 22 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Student Personal Electronic Device Use Policy - Required [SB-130]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with stakeholders, to develop guidelines for a policy on student use of personal electronic devices during school hours; requiring county boards of education, in consultation with students, parents, teachers, and school personnel, to develop and adopt a policy that limits students from using personal electronic devices except for purposes of a student's individualized education program, to monitor a student's health issue, or when directed for educational purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Third Reading Passed (140-0) on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Higher Education - Disciplinary Records - Use in Admissions and Disciplinary Proceedings [SB-151]
[Education ]
Prohibiting an institution of higher education from using an admissions application that contains questions about an applicant's disciplinary record, subject to certain exceptions; and authorizing an institution of higher education to make inquiries into and consider information about a student's disciplinary record for discipline related to academic dishonesty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing Canceled on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24 [HB-1402]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the right of certain employees of the Office of the State's Attorney in Montgomery County to organize and collectively bargain in accordance with certain personnel law governing county employees; establishing that employees of the Office of the State's Attorney are subject to the county merit system law and personnel regulations; establishing certain requirements related to collective bargaining for employees of the Office; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 968 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan [HB-1257]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop, by July 1, 2025, a comprehensive plan for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools; requiring a county board of education to use the comprehensive plan if the county board chooses to establish a Restorative Practices School; and requiring the Department to report by December 1, 2025, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the comprehensive plan for the establishment of Restorative Practices in Schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact [HB-1191]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel; providing that certain provisions of law regarding the issuance of an initial teaching certificate do not apply to certain teachers under certain circumstances; entering into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact for the purpose of authorizing regulated teachers who hold multistate licenses to teach in each member state; establishing requirements for multistate licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution [HB-1056]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study of the 340B Program and report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 962 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [HB-1144]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Virtual Tutoring Services – Applicant Review [HB-1140]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a virtual tutoring service that contracts with a county board of education, including the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, or a nonpublic school to conduct a criminal history records check for any individual at the virtual tutoring service who engages with a minor; and exempting certain virtual tutoring services from collecting certain information about its employees under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools – Restorative Practices Schools – Establishment [SB-917]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the duties of behavioral health services coordinators and the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports regarding duties related to implementing Restorative Practices Schools throughout the State; requiring the State Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to implement requirements for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools; and requiring the Department to annually report to the General Assembly on the implementation of Restorative Practices Schools beginning December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [SB-1085]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Primary and Secondary Schools - Alternative School Options (Right to Learn Act) [HB-1027]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, each county board of education to provide certain information to the parents or legal guardians of students who attend a failing school; requiring a failing school to retain the failing school designation until the school receives a certain rating; requiring students who are attending a failing school to be provided the opportunity to attend an alternative school; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution [SB-986]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a 340B manufacturer from taking certain direct or indirect actions to limit or restrict the acquisition or delivery of a 340B drug; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act; and requiring the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board to conduct a study of the 340B Program and report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Virtual Tutoring Services - Background Checks and Fingerprinting [SB-883]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a county board of education, a nonpublic school, or a contracting agency that has contracted with a virtual tutoring service to require the virtual tutoring service to conduct a criminal history records check for any individual at the virtual tutoring service who engages with a minor; and authorizing certain criminal history records checks conducted by a virtual tutoring service to satisfy certain fingerprinting and background requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Ebersole, Patterson And Fair) on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication [HB-890]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; requiring the Department to maintain a risk ratio and State comparison threshold of 2.0 to be used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; and requiring the Department to report disproportionality data for high-suspending schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Restrictive Housing - Limitations [HB-855]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Limiting the circumstances under which an incarcerated minor may be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing; prohibiting the placement of a minor in restrictive housing for more than 6 hours; and authorizing a correctional facility to place a minor in restrictive housing at the minor's request.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - School Safety and Student Well-Being - Examination of Policies and Funding [SB-756]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Department of Education, and the Interagency Commission on School Construction by July 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, to review and promulgate guidelines on the state of physical security in schools; altering the amount and uses of annual funding relating to school safety; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $20,000,000 to the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Freedom to Read Act [HB-785]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a State policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards; requiring each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school library media program; prohibiting a county board of education from dismissing, demoting, suspending, disciplining, reassigning, transferring, or otherwise retaliating against certain school library media program personnel for performing their job duties consistent with certain standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 129 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Freedom to Read Act [SB-738]
[Education ]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing a State policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards; requiring each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school library media program; prohibiting a county board of education from dismissing, demoting, suspending, disciplining, reassigning, transferring, or otherwise retaliating against certain school library media program personnel for performing their job duties consistent with certain standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 130 on 04/25/2024