Elementary and Secondary Education - Required Number of School Days - Repeal [HB-620]
[Education ]
Repealing the requirement that specified public schools be open for at least 180 days during a 10-month period in each school year; requiring the State Board of Education to grant a waiver from compliance with the minimum number of school hours requirement for a county board of education that submits to the State board specified evidence of a specified collective bargaining agreement; providing that a specified waiver is effective only for the term of the collective bargaining agreement; etc.
HB-620: Elementary and Secondary Education - Required Number of School Days - Repeal
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Watermen's Day [HB-614]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the last day of winter as Watermen's Day; and defining "the last day of winter" as the day before the Spring Equinox.
HB-614: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Watermen's Day
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2016
General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Maryland Sportsmanship Month [HB-270]
[Sports ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
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.
HB-270: General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Maryland Sportsmanship Month
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/01/2016
Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays [HB-1595]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
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 on specified holidays if the Department authorizes the workday to begin earlier than 1 hour before sunrise.
HB-1595: Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2016
Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week [HB-1319]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
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.
HB-1319: Commemorative Weeks - Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 04/04/2016
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Fred Korematsu Day [HB-1174]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge specified organizations to observe Fred Korematsu Day properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
HB-1174: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Fred Korematsu Day
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2016
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day [SB-889]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim July 2 as Thurgood Marshall Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Thurgood Marshall Day properly.
SB-889: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/06/2015
You have voted SB-486: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Public School Holidays - References in Official Publications (Public School Holiday Protection Act).
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - South Asian American Heritage Day [SB-422]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim annually October 2 as South Asian American Heritage Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to properly observe South Asian American Heritage Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
SB-422: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - South Asian American Heritage Day
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 169 on 05/12/2015
State Government - Commemorative Months - Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month [SB-400]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of June as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and to urge the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Aging, in conjunction with specified entities, to properly observe Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities, including specified summits and updates.
SB-400: State Government - Commemorative Months - Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2015
You have voted HB-849: Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Public School Holidays - References in Official Publications (Public School Holiday Protection Act).