AN ACT relating to emergency medical services and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-416]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to create the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund; specify the ambulance services and EMS professionals that are eligible to share in the distribution of the fund; provide that the Board of Emergency Medical Services shall administer the fund and may promulgate administrative regulations to facilitate its administration; authorize reimbursement for an EMS professional's out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment for a diagnosed post-traumatic stress injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; provide
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HB-416: AN ACT relating to emergency medical services and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin D. Bratcher
Introduced In House on 01/30/2024
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Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations [SB-691]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all courses at institutions of higher education in the State; and altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship should be credited, and to whom initial awards should be provided under the scholarship.
SB-691: Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 224 on 04/25/2024
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income [HB-714]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Increasing, from $15,000 to $20,000, the amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
HB-714: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/26/2024
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AN ACT relating to local government and declaring an emergency. [HB-388]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Elections ]
[Property Tax ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Safety ]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to provide that members of local boards, commissions, committees, and other bodies created by or appointed by consolidated local governments have geographic diversity; amends KRS 67C.103 to require that the election of council members in a consolidated local government be nonpartisan; amends KRS 67C.105 to require that the election of a mayor in a consolidated local government be nonpartisan; amends KRS 67C.111, regarding incorporation and annexation of cities in a county containing a consolidated local government,
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HB-388: AN ACT relating to local government and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin D. Bratcher
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 181) on 04/12/2024
Youth Sports Programs - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans - Requirements [HB-686]
[Sports ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a youth sports program to develop venue-specific emergency action plans for each facility that is used by the youth sports program during relevant athletic seasons; requiring an action plan to include the operation and use of automated external defibrillators, the provision of first aid, and coordination of care for certain injuries and severe weather conditions for practices or events; requiring the action plan to be available on the youth sports program's website; etc.
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Public Safety Employee Retirement Income [SB-588]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing, from $15,000 to $20,000, the amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.
SB-588: Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Public Safety Employee Retirement Income
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 2/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers [HB-626]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Increasing, from $7,000 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for an individual who is a qualifying public safety volunteer for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024; requiring each police agency to maintain certain records of the activities of each member of a police auxiliary or reserve, provide each member with a certain report on the preceding calendar year, and provide a certain report and certification that an individual qualified for the subtraction modification; etc.
HB-626: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders. [HB-363]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 342.0011 to allow "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury physical injury.
HB-363: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Roberts
Introduced In House on 01/24/2024
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Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act [HB-597]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.
HB-597: Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/16/2024
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Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [HB-575]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
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Dorchester County - County Applicants - Polygraph Examination [HB-589]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Exempting applicants for employment as a paramedic or an emergency medical technician with Dorchester County or as a 9-1-1 specialist at the Dorchester County 9-1-1 Center from the prohibition on employers requiring or demanding that an individual submit to or take a polygraph examination as a condition of prospective employment.
HB-589: Dorchester County - County Applicants - Polygraph Examination
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 380 on 04/25/2024
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Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [HB-576]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.
HB-576: Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2024
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Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [SB-453]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.
SB-453: Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2024
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Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act [SB-470]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.
SB-470: Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/16/2024
Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [SB-471]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.