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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources Police Force - Employees - Authority of Secretary [SB-673]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the authority of the Secretary of Natural Resources with respect to hiring, promoting, and transferring employees of the Natural Resources Police Force; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include advertising that is targeted toward certain underrepresented racial and ethnic communities when advertising for or recruiting new Natural Resources police officers; requiring the Natural Resources Police Force to submit a report on a certain action plan to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 203 on 04/21/2022
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Education – Physical Restraint and Seclusion – Limitations, Reporting, and Training [SB-705]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting certain public agencies from using seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student; prohibiting a public agency from using physical restraint and a nonpublic school from using physical restraint or seclusion as a behavioral health intervention for a student, except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education to develop an accountability system to measure compliance with regulations adopted on the use of physical restraint and seclusion; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 562 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education – Discrimination [SB-666]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting county boards of education and certain schools and prekindergarten programs from taking certain discriminatory actions because of a person's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; requiring each county board and certain schools and prekindergarten programs to print a certain statement in their student handbook; authorizing a person alleging discrimination under the Act to file a complaint with the State Superintendent of Schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations [SB-633]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
Making alterations to the 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System in the State; altering the classification of 9-1-1 specialists; authorizing 9-1-1 specialists to seek treatment for job-related audible or visual trauma confidentially; requiring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board to establish certain procedures governing vacancies on the Board; altering the powers and duties of the Board with respect to public safety answering point personnel and cybersecurity standards; requiring the Comptroller to submit certain updates regarding certain audits; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Student Data Privacy - Protections, Digital Tools, and Student Data Privacy Council [HB-769]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definitions of "covered information", "operator", "persistent unique identifier", and "targeted advertising" to provide increased protections for certain student data; establishing the Student Data Privacy Council; and requiring the Council to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on best practices for student data privacy protection for parents and guardians of students in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Board of Dental Examiners - Training and Disciplinary Processes - Revisions [SB-611]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing training requirements for members of the State Board of Dental Examiners; and establishing and codifying Board disciplinary processes related to the issuance of final decisions and summary suspensions of licenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Reilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 310 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Center for School Safety – Public Schools – Reporting of Classroom Disruptions [SB-583]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to establish a website for anonymous reports of public school classroom disruptions; requiring the Center to establish an office that reviews and refers classroom disruption reports to the appropriate county superintendent of schools and the county board of education; requiring the county superintendent and the county board jointly to respond within 45 days after receiving the report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing Boards and Commission on Judicial Disabilities - Reporting Disciplinary Activities [SB-555]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring business occupation licensing boards to include on license, registration, and certification application and renewal forms an option for the applicant to provide the applicant's gender, race, and ethnicity; requiring the business occupation licensing boards to encourage applicants to provide gender, race, and ethnicity information; requiring business and health occupation licensing boards to include certain information related to disciplinary activities in the boards' annual reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman [HB-604]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Body-Worn Cameras [SB-558]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring and authorizing the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to take certain actions relating to body-worn cameras; adding misconduct related to the improper use of body-worn cameras, equipment, and technology to a certain disciplinary matrix; requiring the development and publication online of a policy for the disclosure of body-worn camera recordings and data to the public; providing training to law enforcement officers regarding policies related to and the use of body-worn cameras, equipment or technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - Student-Organized Peaceful Demonstrations - Student Discipline and Policy [SB-519]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a public school from prohibiting a student from organizing or participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration, imposing certain limits on a student's right to free speech while participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration, or disciplining a student for organizing or participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration under certain circumstances; requiring each county board to develop a written policy regarding student-organized peaceful demonstrations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-530]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Authorized Prescribers - Reporting of Financial Gratuities or Incentives [HB-462]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring each authorized prescriber who receives a financial gratuity or incentive from a pharmaceutical distributor or manufacturer to file a disclosure form with a certain health occupations board that licenses the authorized prescriber within 30 days after the financial gratuity or incentive is received by the authorized prescriber; and applying the Act prospectively
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/15 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - Student-Organized Peaceful Demonstrations - Student Discipline and Policy [HB-495]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a public school from prohibiting a student from organizing or participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration, imposing certain limits on a student's right to free speech while participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration, or disciplining a student for organizing or participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration under certain circumstances; requiring each county board to develop a written policy regarding student-organized peaceful demonstrations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [HB-431]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Accountability Act Revisions and Clarifications [SB-389]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifying that a certain disciplinary matrix applies to all complaints of police misconduct; specifying that the purpose of a certain trial board process is to adjudicate all internal and external matters for which a police officer is subject to disciplin; requiring a trial board for a statewide or bicounty law enforcement agency, within 45 days of a final hearing, to issue a written decision reflecting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a majority of the trial board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Rereferred To Judiciary on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization [SB-398]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a health care practitioner who is not licensed in the State to provide behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient in the State under certain circumstances; providing that an out-of-state health care practitioner who provides behavioral health services via telehealth to a patient located in the State will be held to the same standards of practice that are applicable to in-person health care settings in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board - Academic Standards and Model Policy [HB-352]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board; requiring that at least 80% of the Board's members reflect the geographic diversity of the State and have a background in advocacy for certain ethnic and social groups; requiring the Advisory Board to review academic standards for American studies and develop a model policy on ethnic and social equity in public schools; requiring each county board of education to implement a curriculum for American studies before the 2025-2026 school year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/04 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-362]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; requiring the county board to publish the plan for the use of virtual instruction on the school system's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board - Police Accountability Board [SB-309]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the Civilian Review Board of Baltimore City is established to provide a permanent, statutory agency in Baltimore City to fulfill the functions of a certain police accountability board; providing that the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 1 of the Public Safety Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland govern all matters relating to police accountability and discipline in Baltimore City and supersede any inconsistent laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/02/2022