Holidays And Special Dates
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Length of School Year - Adjustments [HB-53]
Clarifying that the authorization for a county board of education to extend the length of the school year, for any reason, for up to 5 school days beyond June 15 without approval from the State Board of Education or any other entity is not subject to additional conditions.
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County Boards of Education - School Year - Start and End Dates [HB-437]
Repealing a provision of law that authorized a county board of education to extend the length of the school year for up to 5 school days beyond June 15 without approval from the State Board of Education; and requiring each county board to set the start date and end date of the school year for the public schools in the county each year.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Election Law – Early Voting Centers – Establishment [HB-237]
Authorizing all counties, rather than counties with fewer than a certain number of registered voters, to establish one early voting center in addition to the number of early voting centers the county is required to establish if the State Board of Elections, in collaboration with the local board of elections, and the governing body of the county agree to establish an additional early voting center.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of the Environment - SepticSmart Week in Montgomery County MC 17-19 [HB-202]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish the third week in September as SepticSmart Week in Montgomery County; and requiring the Department to use certain educational materials and other resources to promote community awareness regarding the proper use and maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems and certain impacts of proper design, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Opening Public Schools Before Labor Day - Public Local Laws and Referendum [HB-1399]
Authorizing the governing body of a county to adopt, subject to a certain provision of law, a public local law to exempt the public schools in the county from the requirements of the Starting the Public School Year After Labor Day Executive Order; requiring a certain governing body of a county to submit to the voters a certain public local law at a certain election before it becomes effective; requiring a certain question on the ballot to include certain words; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Welcome Home Korean War Veterans Day [HB-1376]
Providing that July 27 each year is Welcome Home Korean War Veterans Day in recognition of the service and sacrifice of Korean War veterans.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Indigenous People's Day [HB-1083]
Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim the second Monday in October as Indigenous People's Day.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Public School Holidays - Presidents' Day and Easter [HB-1078]
Repealing a provision of law designating Presidents' Day and the Monday after Easter as public school holidays; and requiring public schools to devote part of the day to appropriate exercises for the observance of Presidents' Day.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day [HB-1062]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim June 28 as Freedom of the Press Day to commemorate the protected right of free press as identified in the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Pongal Day [HB-1044]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 14 as Pongal Day; and providing that Thai Pongal is one of the main festivals celebrating the importance of the harvest in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India, Sri Lanka, and certain other countries.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Education - Beginning of School Year - After Labor Day [SB-767]
Prohibiting public schools and publicly funded prekindergarten programs from opening for pupil attendance before the day after Labor Day.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week [SB-620]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim annually the second week in June as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and environmental organizations, including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, the Choose Clean Water Coalition, and the Chesapeake Bay Commercial Fishermen's Association, to properly observe Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week with specified events, activities, and programs.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Maryland Sportsmanship Month [SB-594]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim February as Maryland Sportsmanship Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge the Department of Natural Resources and specified local departments to observe Maryland Sportsmanship Month with specified activities.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - National Healthcare Decisions Day [SB-442]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Fred Korematsu Day [SB-353]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Fred Korematsu Day properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Education - Public School Holidays - Veterans' Day [SB-269]
Requiring Veterans' Day to be a public school holiday.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Schools - Post-Labor Day Start Date [HJR-5]
Directing local school systems in the State to establish a post-Labor Day school start date for students beginning with the 2016-2017 school year.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Education - Public School Holidays - Easter Monday [HB-996]
Repealing the requirement that the Monday after Easter be a public school holiday; and authorizing a county board of education to designate the Monday after Easter as a public school holiday.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays [HB-915]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations restricting a tidal fish licensee who catches crabs using trotline gear to a workday of at least 10 hours per day, excluding time spent setting or taking up gear, on specified holidays if the Department authorizes the workday to begin at a specified time.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - National Healthcare Decisions Day [HB-91]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day.