Examinations
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Higher Education - Appointment of Secretary and Student Financial Assistance - Accommodations at Public Institutions for Religious Beliefs [SB-662]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
Providing that the Secretary of Higher Education is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Governor; requiring each institution of higher education to adopt a written policy that provides reasonable academic accommodations for students to practice sincerely held faith-based or religious beliefs; altering eligibility criteria for, and the process for awards from, the Delegate Howard P. Rawlings Program of Educational Excellence Awards; altering the administration of the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/04/2023
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State Board of Electricians - Limited Energy Contractors and Limited Energy Integrators - Licensing [SB-444]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
Altering the composition of the State Board of Electricians; and requiring the Board to license limited energy contractors and limited energy integrators as State licenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Board of Cosmetologists - Licensing - Eyelash Extensions [SB-423]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Board of Cosmetology to issue a limited license to provide eyelash extension services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 04/05/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Extended School Year Innovation Grant [SB-338]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Extended School Year Innovation Grant to develop and implement an extended school year scheduling model in public primary and secondary schools; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Grant to participating public primary or secondary schools to support certain expenses associated with implementing an extended school year scheduling model; and requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year through 2035, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $25,000,000 to the Department for the Grant.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established [SB-271]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in the State; requiring each participating local school system, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to award a student a Seal of Civic Excellence if the student meets certain criteria and designate a public school as a Center of Civil Excellence under certain circumstances, and to submit an annual report to the Department of Education by July 1 starting in 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Mental Health. [HB-1300]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Funding ]
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Requires psychologist license applicants to possess a doctoral degree and complete certain supervised experience requirements before sitting for the licensing examination. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Conference Committee Meeting Will Reconvene On Friday 04-28-23 4:30pm In Conference Room 309. on 04/28/2023
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Mental Health. [SB-343]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain other requirements. Allows the Board of Psychology to grant licensure waivers in certain circumstances for psychologists. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Aquino
Referred To Hhs, Cpn. on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services - Journeyman License - Qualifications [HB-132]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering certain qualifications for a journeyman license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration services to require having held an apprentice license for 4 rather than 3 years and having completed at least 6,000 rather than 1,875 hours of training under the direction and control of a licensed contractor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 340 on 05/03/2023
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Homeschool; private school students; examinations [HB-2224]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Homeschool; private school students; examinations
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gress
House Read Second Time on 01/19/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2023 [SB-121]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring certain county boards of education to consider the pursuit of certain certificates, certifications, or apprenticeships as the equivalent of pursuing postsecondary education and provide a method for certain individuals to authorize the release of certain student information to certain apprenticeship sponsors and employers; requiring each public high school to inform students of certain employment and skills training opportunities in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 03/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Resident Grievance System [HB-121]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay before the individual can be transferred to a certain setting; requiring certain facility staff to review and reassess a plan of treatment within certain time periods; requiring the Department of Health to report annually to the General Assembly on the Resident Grievance System and the grievances received related to State facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 263 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Residence Grievance System [SB-8]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a treatment plan for an individual with a mental disorder admitted to a certain health care facility to include a certain discharge goal and an estimate of the probable length of the inpatient stay the individual requires before transfer to a certain setting; requiring certain facility staff to review and reassess a plan of treatment; establishing an appeals process related to the review of a treatment plan; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations relating to the appeals process; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 262 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services - Journeyman License - Qualifications [SB-23]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Altering certain qualifications for a journeyman license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration services to require having held an apprentice license for 4 rather than 3 years and having completed at least 6,000 rather than 1,875 hours of training under the direction and control of a licensed contractor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Qi, Adams And Crosby) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health - Ivermectin - Standing Order (Protocol Drug Act) [HB-1462]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing licensed physicians and advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe ivermectin by issuing a standing order; and establishing procedures for pharmacists to follow when issuing ivermectin under a standing order.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/25/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Projects – Global Warming Potential of Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) [SB-961]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; requiring a successful bidder or offeror of an eligible project to submit certain information about each eligible material proposed to be used in an eligible project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Rereferred To Budget And Taxation on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Highways - Proposed Expressway Expansion - Rail Evaluation [HB-1419]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to evaluate the use of adjacent State rights-of-way for rail transit of any kind during the initial project planning phase for a proposed expansion of an expressway to add capacity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Health Care Commission - Studies of Issues Affecting Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease [HB-1192]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and certain experts and stakeholders, to conduct studies on individuals who provide medical services in emergency departments and their knowledge of sickle cell disease, the coordination of health care for individuals with sickle cell disease who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care in the State, and on Maryland Medical Assistance Program enrollees seeking medical care for sickle cell disease outside the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 3/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health – COVID–19 – Antibody Tests (COVID–19 Natural Immunity Parity Act) [HB-1378]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to show proof of a positive COVID-19 antibody test to satisfy a COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/14 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health - Abortion - Ultrasound and Waiting Period [HB-1161]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a physician from performing or inducing an abortion on a pregnant woman within a certain period of time after the woman receives certain ultrasound imaging; and establishing certain requirements related to the performance of a certain transabdominal ultrasound; and providing that a woman is not required to accept anything offered during certain transabdominal ultrasound imaging.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Health - Abortions - Standards and Reporting [HB-1369]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the criteria related to the State's authority to interfere with a decision of a woman to terminate a pregnancy; prohibiting a physician from performing an abortion under certain circumstances; requiring a physician to use certain judgement in making certain determinations; and establishing certain reporting requirements related to abortions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022