Ethnic Affairs
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State and County Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program Participation Goals [SB-33]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General, to establish a certain overall percentage participation goal for certain minority business enterprises; requiring the Special Secretary to consider certain information when establishing the goal; requiring each unit of State government to structure procurement procedures in a certain manner to try to achieve a certain goal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing Canceled on 02/02/2021
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County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [SB-98]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Prohibiting a county board, public prekindergarten program or primary or secondary school, or nonpublic prekindergarten program or primary or secondary school that receives State funds from discriminating against a person, refusing enrollment of, expelling, or withholding privileges from any student or prospective student, or taking certain retaliatory actions on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; providing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 1/28 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension [HB-297]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Extending the time for the submission of the final report to December 1, 2023, of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission and extending the termination date for the Commission to June 30, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline A Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Information [HB-309]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
Altering a certain provision of law requiring the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to collaborate with the Maryland Health Care Commission to publish a report card that includes racial and ethnic composition data on individuals who hold a license or certificate issued by a health occupations board, rather than only physicians; requiring the Office, as permitted by certain privacy laws, to respond to requests for health data that includes race and ethnicity information within 30 days of receipt of the request; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities [HB-28]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering the information to be included in the Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card to include disparities in morbidity and mortality rates for dementia; requiring the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities to publish health data that includes race and ethnicity information and to update the data biannually; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include at least $1,788,314 in the annual budget bill for the Office; requiring a certain program to identify and approve implicit bias training programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 1/26 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [HB-155]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a county board, public prekindergarten program, primary or secondary school, or nonpublic prekindergarten program or primary or secondary school that receives State funds from discriminating against a person, refusing enrollment of a prospective student, expelling a current student, or withholding privileges from certain individuals, or taking certain retaliatory actions on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 1/20 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Birth of Frederick Douglass [SJR-6]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass; and providing that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to certain individuals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 2 on 05/08/2018
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Appointment of a Special Advisor - Development of a Remedial Plan (HBCU Equity Act of 2018) [SB-827]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates to select a certain individual to serve as a Special Advisor who will develop a remedial plan that will resolve the issues raised under The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, et al. v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, et al.; requiring the remedial plan to include certain funding and a certain system of reporting and monitoring; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to draft certain legislation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/28/2018
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State Finance and Procurement - State-Funded Entities - Diversity in Advertising [SB-737]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requiring a State-funded entity that advertises to the general public to advertise using a range of media sources with target audiences that reflect the racial diversity of the State; and defining "State-funded entity" as a unit of State government or an entity or association that receives State aid.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/26/2018
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Health – Vital Statistics – Veteran and Armed Services Member Suicide Reporting [SB-66]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Secretary of Health to publish an annual report on the suicides of veterans and members currently serving in the armed services of the United States; limiting the information in the report to the age, sex, race or ethnicity, nature of service if known, and method of suicide of the veteran or armed services member; requiring the report to include aggregate information for the lesser of the previous 5 years or the total number of years for which information is available; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 155 on 04/24/2018
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Public Institutions of Higher Education – Discriminatory Harassment [SB-525]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Requiring a public institution of higher education upon gaining knowledge of an act of discriminatory harassment in the institution to take immediate action to eliminate the act of discriminatory harassment and address the effects of discriminatory harassment; providing that a public institution of higher education that is deliberately indifferent to a known act of discriminatory harassment is a certain violation; establishing a 1 year time limitation during which certain actions may be brought; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/05/2018
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Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity [SB-350]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University to convene a task force to foster reconciliation and inclusionary justice and work toward achieving racial equity by taking certain actions; requiring the task force to include certain members and consult with certain governmental units; requiring the task force to hold hearings, study and make recommendations regarding certain matters, and monitor and evaluate the implementation of certain recommendations using certain criteria; terminating the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 417 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland Health Care Commission – Mortality Rates of African American Infants and Infants in Rural Areas – Study [SB-266]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Vital Statistics Administration, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study on the mortality rates of African American infants and infants in rural areas; requiring the Commission to examine certain factors; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations, including draft legislation establishing a council on infant mortality, by November 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 83 on 04/10/2018
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Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program [SB-252]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program to provide supplemental funding assistance to the State's public 4-year historically black institutions (HBIs) to ensure that the HBIS are comparable and competitive with other State 4-year public institutions of higher education in all areas; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to adopt certain standards and procedures; requiring the Governor to provide funds for the Commission to distribute to HBIs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 1/30 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/30/2018
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General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Pongal Day [SB-1199]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 14 as Pongal Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2018
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Task Force to Standardize Data Collection on Race and Ethnicity [SB-1109]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing the Task Force to Standardize Data Collection on Race and Ethnicity; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; terminating the Act after June 30, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor R. Ramirez
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2018
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Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Birth of Frederick Douglass [HJR-8]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Commemorating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass; and providing that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the Department of Legislative Services to certain individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland Health Care Commission - Mortality Rates of African American Infants and Infants in Rural Areas - Study [HB-716]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the Vital Statistics Administration, and interested stakeholders, to conduct a study on the mortality rates of African American infants and infants in rural areas; requiring the Commission to examine certain factors; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations, including draft legislation establishing a council on infant mortality, by November 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 82 on 04/10/2018
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Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program [HB-450]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program to provide supplemental funding assistance to the State's public 4-year historically black institutions (HBIs) to ensure that the HBIs are comparable and competitive with other State 4-year public institutions of higher education in all areas; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to adopt certain standards and procedures; requiring the Governor to provide funds for the Commission to distribute to HBIs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/08 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/08/2018
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Baltimore Police Department - Reporting on Community Policing [HB-436]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the information required to be in a certain annual report provided by the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the General Assembly to include the number of sworn Hispanic American police officers in the Department, the number of sworn officers assigned to the Community Collaboration Division, and the fiscal year budget allocation for the Community Collaboration Division.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2018