Education

State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Student Health Amendments [HB-468] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Student Health Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/14/2024

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State (New Jersey)
New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

Shortens certain school board members' terms when annual school election is moved from November to April; requires approval of both school board and municipal governing body in order to move school election from November to April. [SB-2602] [Education ] [Elections ]
Shortens certain school board members' terms when annual school election is moved from November to April; requires approval of both school board and municipal governing body in order to move school election from November to April.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley K. Turner Introduced In The Senate, Referred To Senate Education Committee on 02/08/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Prohibit employers from seeking wage or salary history [HB-398] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ]
To enact section 4113.12 of the Revised Code to prohibit employers from seeking a prospective employee's wage or salary history.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Referred To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 02/06/2024

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State (New Jersey)
New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes Sports Equipment Equity Pilot Program. [AB-3585] [Sports ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishes Sports Equipment Equity Pilot Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Annette Quijano Introduced, Referred To Assembly Education Committee on 02/08/2024

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State (New Jersey)
New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires DOE to develop credential to introduce teachers to culturally responsive teaching practices, characteristics, and methods. [SB-2529] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Requires DOE to develop credential to introduce teachers to culturally responsive teaching practices, characteristics, and methods.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz Introduced In The Senate, Referred To Senate Education Committee on 02/08/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion [SB-865] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Expanding, renaming, and altering certain provisions relating to a certain truancy reduction program in certain juvenile courts; authorizing a county or circuit administrative judge to establish a certain Truancy Reduction and School Reengagement Program as a problem-solving court in certain juvenile courts in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Maryland; and requiring the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland to annually report certain information to the General Assembly.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program [SB-875] [Senior Citizens ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment [SB-869] [Agriculture ] [Property Tax ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ]
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings is completed; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on agricultural land; requiring improvements on agricultural land to be assessed in a certain manner; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Gaming – Problem Gambling – Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue [SB-878] [Gaming ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain prevalence studies concerning problem and pathological mobile gambling, with an initial study to be completed on or before July 1, 2029; requiring the Secretary of Health, on or before November 1 each year, beginning in 2025, to submit a report to the General Assembly on how the funds in the Problem Gambling Fund have been expended on treatement and prevention programs; and altering the distribution of certain fantasy competition and sports wagering proceeds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 04/08/2024

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services. [HB-7438] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ]
EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren H. Carson Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/28/2024

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Establishes guidelines for the continued implementation and expansion of high quality public prekindergarten education programs in the state. [HB-7497] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT - Establishes guidelines for the continued implementation and expansion of high quality public prekindergarten education programs in the state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph M. McNamara Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/30/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Higher Education Amendments [SB-192] [Education ] [Student Loans ]
Higher Education Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ann Millner Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/18/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards state higher ed institution commitment to certain beliefs [HB-394] [Education ]
To enact section 3345.0216 of the Revised Code to prohibit state institutions of higher education from requiring individuals to commit to specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Dean Referred To Committee: Higher Education on 02/06/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Cannabis - Community Reinvestment Impact Districts - Establishment [SB-815] [Cannabis ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ]
Authorizing a county or an Equitable Community Investment Council to designate an area that meets certain criteria as a Community Reinvestment Impact District, subject to certain requirements; and requiring that a district shall receive at least 20% of the funds distributed from the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund for at least 5 years.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements [HB-945] [Education ]
Repealing a provision of law that requires a teacher preparation program to require a student to pass a certain assessment as a graduation requirement; altering the requirements for initial teacher certification; authorizing a local school system to establish a comprehensive induction program to aid in meeting a certain requirement for initial teacher certification; altering the qualification requirements for a teacher who holds a professional license or certificate from another state; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole Approved By The Governor - Chapter 188 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Local Share of Major Education Aid - Nonrecurring Costs Exclusion [SB-803] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Authorizing the exclusion of certain costs from the calculation of a county's highest local appropriation to its school operating budget if a county board of education and a county governing body agree annually to designate certain spending as nonrecurring costs; and requiring the State Department of Education to submit a certain report to certain county governing bodies under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Students - Vision and Hearing Studies and Evaluations [HB-893] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on vision support treatments and services for students; requiring the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2025; and requiring the Maryland State School Health Council to evaluate certain issues regarding vision and hearing difficulties in primary and secondary students.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Enoch Pratt Free Library - Capital Project Funding [SB-848] [Libraries ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Community Development ]
Repealing the requirement that Baltimore City must provide a 25% match to receive State funds for certain operating expenses of the Enoch Pratt Free Library; requiring an appropriation of $10,000,000 to fund aging infrastructure construction and capital improvement expenses in excess of $1,000,000 for all branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and requiring the Board of Trustees of the Enoch Pratt Free Library to demonstrate a 10% match for each dollar of State funds granted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program [HB-881] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to establish a pilot program to operate one or more schools within the county using an innovative scheduling model including extended year, year-round school, or a 4-day school week; authorizing county boards of education to explore the use of certain innovative school scheduling models for public schools in the county; and requiring the county board to notify the State Board and impacted employees, the school community and a certain employee organization regarding a pilot program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Education - Minimum School Funding - Waiver [SB-856] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Providing for a waiver from minimum school funding requirements for schools with fewer than 300 students.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/07/2024

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