Education
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Workers’ Compensation – Rehabilitation Practitioners – Licensed Social Workers [SB-931]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Authorizing certain licensed social workers to register as a rehabilitation practitioner; and authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical to provide evaluation services for workers' compensation claims related to permanent impairments involving a behavioral or mental disorder.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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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 T. Brooks
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations [SB-1013]
[Gaming ]
[Veterans ]
Authorizing the Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to issue certain fraternal organizations a license for not more than five instant ticket lottery machines; altering the distribution of proceeds from certain instant ticket lottery machine sales by a veterans' organization; repealing a requirement that certain veterans' organizations purchase or lease certain instant ticket lottery machines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Commemorative Weeks - Maryland Climate Education Week [HB-993]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the first week of April as Maryland Climate Education Week; and requiring the proclamation to urge residents of all ages to participate in educational activities that promote awareness of climate change and take action toward the State's climate commitments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Computer Science - Content Standards and Requirements [SB-980]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requiring public high schools to promote and increase the enrollment of certain students in high school computer science courses; requiring, beginning on or before June 1, 2025, the State Board of Education to update computer science content standards to include certain information; and requiring county boards of education to provide developmentally appropriate computer science instruction in public elementary and middle schools in the county.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Workforce Development Board - Study on Advancing Skills-Based Hiring [SB-910]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Workforce Development Board, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Labor, to conduct a study on discrimination in employment opportunities in the State against individuals who do not hold a high school diploma or a degree from an institution of higher education and advancing skills-driven education and training, hiring, and internal advancement practices; and requiring the Board to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees on or before July 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Referred Economic Matters on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) [SB-1058]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring county boards of education to establish curriculum guides and courses of study that are aligned with certain content standards developed by the State Department of Education, and requiring the State Board of Education to withhold certain funds from county boards that fail to do so; establishing certain requirements for the Department's process for developing, reviewing, and adopting certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment [SB-1036]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 936 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act [SB-1035]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to collaborate with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Committee to develop and jointly approve a plan for career and technical education in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; requiring the CTE Committee, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to review a certain proposal of the Department; requiring the CTE Committee to review the allocation of funds received under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act;
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Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 03/27/2024
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Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention [SB-938]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop, on or before December 1, 2026, a public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer; requiring the Department to implement the public education campaign on or before January 1, 2027; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to include an appropriation to the Department for the public education campaign from the Cigarette Restitution Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 812 on 05/16/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause [SB-1030]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court to grant a petition for expungement of records relating to a certain conviction at any time on a showing of good cause; and specifying certain criteria for consideration of expungement for good cause.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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State Officers and Employees – Required Surety Bonds – Insurance Policies Authorized [HB-1012]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the requirements that certain officers and employees of the State be covered by certain surety bonds to allow the officers and employees to be covered by certain insurance policies; transferring certain duties and responsibilities of the Maryland State Employees Surety Bond Committee to the State Treasurer; and repealing certain provisions of law related to the approval, form, and record of certain surety bonds required for certain officers and employees of the State.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 437 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Gaming – Problem Gambling – Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue [HB-1029]
[Gaming ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of Health to conduct certain prevalence studies concerning problem and pathological mobile gambling; requiring the initial prevalence study to be completed by July 1, 2029; and altering the distribution of certain State lottery, fantasy competition, and sports wagering proceeds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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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 Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Tidal Fish Licenses - Oyster Authorizations - Reinstatement [SB-925]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Education Program; and requiring an applicant for reinstatement of an oyster authorization to successfully complete the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Public School Employers and Employees - Subcontracting for Services [SB-1043]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting a public school employer from entering into a certain subcontracting agreement unless certain circumstances occur; specifying the requirements for a public school employer to enter into a certain subcontracting agreement; providing for the contents of certain subcontracting agreements; requiring a certain public school employee who is displaced as a result of a subcontracting agreement to retain certain status and rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Division of Children and Youth - Student Truancy From School - Unit, Policies, and Report [SJR-4]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Encouraging the State Department of Education to add a section or unit dedicated to addressing student truancy from school to further the purposes and goals of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; and requiring the Division of Children and Youth in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to develop certain strategies relating to student truancy from school.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Alterations [SB-984]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to prioritize activities, programs, and services that contribute to meeting a certain statewide goal when administering the business of the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the State Board of Education, rather than the Accountability and Implementation Board, to approve certain specifications of teachers for spending time outside the classroom and approving when a career ladder has become effective; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations [SB-1102]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to award funding for a new Judy Center or Family Support Center for planning and development under a certain circumstance; altering the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and submit an independent evaluation to December 1, 2026; requiring a nonclassroom teacher who pursues National Board Certification to receive certain funding from the State under certain circumstances; altering requirements for the Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/27 At 1:30 P.m. (ways And Means) And Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/27/2024
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Education - Student and School Employee Data Privacy - Protections [SB-1089]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain operators of certain Internet sites, services, and applications to protect certain school employee information from unauthorized access, implement and maintain security procedures and practices, and delete school employee information under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain operators from knowingly engaging in certain activities with respect to certain websites, services, and applications related to targeted advertising, selling, and disclosing school employee information under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/23 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024