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Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot [SB-653]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College to establish a certain preference program for certain procurements; authorizing the establishment of a certain evaluation factor for certain proposals by an entity that utilizes an employee stock ownership plan; requiring contractors to provide certain information to a unit regarding the use of an employee stock ownership plan; etc.
SB-653: Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 736 on 05/20/2025
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Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act) [HB-840]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring certain public senior higher education institutions to adopt a plan regarding pregnant and parenting students to include referral to on-campus or off-campus services to assist regarding the availability of or eligibility for certain government assistance programs and any other programs, scholarships, or subsidies that may be available for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring each public senior higher education institution to post the plan on the institution's website on or before August 1, 2026.
HB-840: Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 336 on 05/06/2025
You have voted HB-840: Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act).
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Economic Development - Maryland Innovation Initiative Institution Partnership Extension Program - Establishment [HB-799]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Innovation Initiative Institution Partnership Extension Program to expand opportunities for technology validation, entrepreneurial development, and industry engagement at eligible institutions; establishing eligibility criteria for project proposals to receive funding under the Program; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation of $250,000 in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for the Program; and altering the purpose and contents of the Maryland Innovation Initiative Fund.
HB-799: Economic Development - Maryland Innovation Initiative Institution Partnership Extension Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 217 on 04/22/2025
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Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs [HB-809]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing an individual enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education or a residential vocational training program to return to an out-of-home placement provider with whom the individual was previously placed under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to make a request to a local department of social services at least 30 days before the scheduled break; requiring the local department to make a recommendation to the Department of Human Services not later than 21 days before the scheduled break; etc.
HB-809: Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 470 on 05/13/2025
Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions [SB-629]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Appellate Court of Maryland, in conjunction with the administrations of secondary and postsecondary educational institutions in the State, to hold sessions at secondary and postsecondary educational institutions in the State.
SB-629: Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Referred Judiciary on 03/13/2025
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Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations [HB-774]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to designate certain private institutions of higher education as hunger-free campuses; and prohibiting certain private institutions of higher education from being eligible to receive grant funding under the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program.
HB-774: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/06/2025
You have voted HB-1118: Prohibit the award or use of state moneys for the research, production, promotion, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured protein..
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University of Maryland, College Park Campus – TerpsEXCEED Program – Funding [SB-603]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, beginning in fiscal year 2027, an appropriation of $350,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park Campus TerpsEXCEED (EXperiencing College through Education and Employment Discovery) Program to provide educational and employment opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities.
SB-603: University of Maryland, College Park Campus – TerpsEXCEED Program – Funding
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 348 on 05/06/2025
Comptroller - Baby Bond Account Program Study [HB-753]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Comptroller to conduct a study and report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 1, 2026, on the feasibility of a State baby bond account program.
HB-753: Comptroller - Baby Bond Account Program Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Edelson
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program [SB-583]
[Real Estate ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Exempting certain applicants for a senatorial scholarship from certain examination requirements; and authorizing certain uses of senatorial and Delegate scholarships for applicants who plan to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Program.
SB-583: Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations [HB-725]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student to be eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
HB-725: Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/12/2025
HB-1110: Make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamie Smith
Committee On Appropriations Tabled, Passed, Yeas 13, Nays 3. on 02/21/2025
You have voted HB-1110: Make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center..
SB-100: Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Jensen
Signed By The Governor On March 31, 2025 S.j. 538 on 03/31/2025
You have voted SB-100: Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education..