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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Institutions of Higher Education - Teacher Preparation Programs - Accreditation and Approval [HB-715]
[Education ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to approve a program of undergraduate or graduate studies offered by an institution of higher education in the State that would certify a recipient to teach, in addition to approval of the program by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and in lieu of national accreditation; requiring the Department and the Commission to jointly agree on specified standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 328 on 04/18/2017
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Residential Boarding Education Programs for At-Risk Youth - Eligibility [SB-595]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing a residential boarding education program for students enrolled in grade 7 or higher; providing that specified students shall be eligible to participate in the program if the students are disadvantaged children, at-risk youth, and residents of the State and if an operator files a specified plan; requiring operators of the program to meet specified qualifications, adopt specified standards, conduct specified outreach programs, provide specified information, and encourage student participation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 04/18/2017
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State Board of Education - Membership - Teachers and Parents [SB-609]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to add three members who are certified teachers and two who are parents of students enrolled in public schools; requiring the Governor to appoint specified parent members with the advice and consent of the Senate from a specified list submitted to the Governor by the Maryland PTA; requiring the Department to provide notice of a specified vacancy to the Maryland PTA; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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State Department of Education - Lacrosse Opportunities Program - Youth Lacrosse Nonprofit Organizations [HB-708]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Authorizing a youth lacrosse nonprofit organization to submit an application for a grant under the Lacrosse Opportunities Program; requiring the State Superintendent of Schools or the State Superintendent's designee to provide grants to eligible youth lacrosse nonprofit organizations with programs that will increase opportunities for minority students to participate in lacrosse; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 551 on 05/04/2017
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Statewide Reporting - 2-1-1 Maryland [HB-697]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Expanding the duties of 2-1-1 Maryland to include serving as a statewide hotline for the reporting of child abuse and neglect; requiring that 2-1-1 Maryland accept reports of child abuse and neglect 7 days a week, 24 hours a day; requiring the Health and Human Services Board in consultation with the State Department of Human Resources to develop policies for the proper training of 2-1-1 Maryland service provider staff in responding to reports of child abuse and neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/07/2017
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Education - Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program - Establishment (Peyton's Bill) [SB-485]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Remote Classroom Technology Grant Program to provide grants to public schools to purchase technology to allow students with medical conditions to participate in classrooms remotely if in-person attendance is not possible; requiring the State Department of Education to implement and administer the Program; authorizing the Governor to include in the State budget an annual appropriation to the Program; and authorizing the Department to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 322 on 04/18/2017
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State Board of Education - Membership - Teachers and Parents [HB-590]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to add three members who are certified teachers and two who are parents of students enrolled in public schools; requiring the Governor to appoint specified parent members with the advice and consent of the Senate from a specified list submitted to the Governor by the Maryland PTA; requiring the Department to provide notice of a specified vacancy to the Maryland PTA; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Education - On-the-Job Pilot Program [HB-630]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the On-the-Job pilot program for high school students; exempting a student enrolled in the pilot program from a provision of law concerning compulsory school attendance; specifying the purpose of the pilot program; requiring the State Department of Education and the Baltimore County Board of Education to implement and administer the pilot program in legislative district 6; requiring a student enrolled in the pilot program to complete specified training and employment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Christin Simonaire
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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The James Samuel Coleman Act of 2017 [HB-512]
[Education ]
Requiring the geographical boundary of each school district to be determined on a specified cycle; requiring each school district to be composed of a specified number of contiguous legislative districts subject to specified criteria under a specified circumstance; requiring Baltimore City to be one school district; requiring specified departments to determine school districts; establishing the membership of a school district board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Education - Participants in Interscholastic Athletic Activities - Concussions - Penalties for Coaches [HB-513]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county board of education, on the recommendation of the county superintendent, to suspend a coach who violates specified provisions of law relating to the removal from play of a student who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury in a practice or game and the return to play of the student; requiring a county board to send to a coach a copy of specified charges and give the coach an opportunity to request a hearing before suspending the coach; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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State Department of Education - Employment Categories and Practices [HB-499]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the employment categories of specified employees of the State Department of Education; requiring that all positions in the Department be appointed positions in the professional service and skilled service as well as the executive service and management service, subject to a specified exception; repealing the authority for special appointment positions in the Department; altering the procedures for appointment, the setting of qualifications, and the transfer of employees of the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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The Textbook Cost Savings Act of 2017 [SB-424]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring the Governor to include $100,000 in the State budget for fiscal year 2019 for the purpose of providing a grant to the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland for the Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative; requiring specified funds allocated for specified purposes to be for the adoption, adaptation, and creation of specified resources that are equally accessible to and independently usable by individuals with disabilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 763 on 05/25/2017
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Children With Disabilities and Child Care Providers - Dispute Resolution Process [HB-456]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop a dispute resolution process to be used by families of children with disabilities and child care providers for resolving complaints of discrimination based on a child's disability; requiring the Department, in developing the dispute resolution process, to convene a workgroup that includes representatives of specified entities; requiring the Department to submit to the General Assembly, by October 1, 2017, a report outlining the process and its implementation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 713 on 05/25/2017
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Child Care Subsidy Program - Reimbursement Rate Adjustments [HB-418]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a specified analysis regarding the Child Care Subsidy Program beginning in 2017 and every 2 years thereafter; requiring the Department to consult with specified entities before conducting a specified analysis; and requiring the Department to report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2017, and by September 1 every 2 years thereafter.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 209 on 04/18/2017
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Digital Equity for All Maryland Students Act of 2017 [SB-370]
[Education ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the School Broadband Upgrade Grant Program; providing the purpose of the Program is to provide State and local funding for special construction to leverage federal funds for Category 1 and Category 2 services that are available through a specified federal program to install or upgrade Internet access in every public school in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/08/2017
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Income Tax Credits - Employer Child Care Center and Employer-Provided Child Care Services [HB-452]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for specified taxpayers who establish a child care center that provides child care services for the children of the taxpayer's employees or who compensate a child care provider or child care referral service under specified circumstances; requiring the State Department of Education, on application of a taxpayer, to issue a tax credit certificate under specified circumstances; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Public Schools - Suspensions and Expulsions [HB-425]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the suspension or expulsion of prekindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students from public schools with specified exceptions for an expulsion required by federal law or a suspension for not more than 5 school days under specified circumstances; requiring the principal or school administration to contact a student's parent or guardian under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844 on 05/27/2017
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Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) School Act of 2017 [HB-413]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) School Program; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to administer and develop the Program; requiring P-TECH students to be included in the full-time equivalent enrollment calculation for primary and secondary education and requiring the funding calculation for credit hours at a community college to include P-TECH students; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/21/2017
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Education - Healthy Out of School Time Heroes Recognition Program [HB-454]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Healthy Out of School Time Heroes Recognition Program; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program; requiring the Department to develop a specified recognition process; requiring the Department to use specified standards; requiring the Department to create a specified certificate; establishing that a specified certificate is valid for a specified amount of time; requiring the Department to maintain a specified list of programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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State Department of Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Funding (The Maryland Cares for Kids Act) [SB-360]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Repealing the requirement that the State Board of Education adopt and publish standards for the administration of a subsidized feeding program; requiring the State to be responsible for the student share of the costs of specified meals; prohibiting a county board from charging students eligible for a reduced price breakfast or lunch for any portion of the cost of a meal; altering the calculation for the reimbursement for specified meals to specified county boards of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017