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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Government - Web Sites - Language Access [SB-28]
Providing that, beginning on October 1, 2016, the reasonable steps specified departments, agencies, and programs are required to take under specified provisions of law include the operation and maintenance of equal access versions of specified Web sites in a language spoken by any limited English proficient population of at least .5% of the overall population within the State and that can be translated free-of-charge; requiring the Department of Information Technology to establish specified minimum standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 151 on 04/26/2016
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Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [SB-262]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to take specified actions when serving as a representative payee or fiduciary for specified federal benefits for a child in the Department's custody; requiring the Department to provide specified notice to the child, through the child's attorney, of specified actions taken with respect to specified benefits for the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Recommitted To Judicial Proceedings (senator Zirkin) on 04/11/2016
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Carroll County - State's Attorney's Office and Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel [SB-195]
Transferring the Child Support Unit of the Office of the State's Attorney for Carroll County to the Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources; requiring that the employees be transferred in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring that specified transferred employees be given credit with the State for years of county employment for purposes of determining specified retirement eligibility and also be subject to specified benefit selections in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 53 on 04/12/2016
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Child Placement - Prohibition on Human Trafficking, Restrictions on Advertising, and Reporting Requirements [SB-15]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly committing specified acts related to rehoming a minor; providing that a person who violates specified prohibitions in the Act is guilty of the felony of human trafficking; prohibiting a person other than the Department of Human Resources or a child placement agency from advertising regarding the placement or acceptance of a child for adoption; authorizing an individual who believes a child is not living with a specified legal custodian to notify a specified department or enforcement agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/07/2016
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Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Hunger Relief Fund [SB-118]
Establishing a specified income tax checkoff system for voluntary contributions to the Maryland Hunger Relief Fund; requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on the individual income tax return; requiring the Comptroller to include in each individual income tax return package a description of the purposes for which the Maryland Hunger Relief Fund was established and the purposes for which the Fund may be used; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2016
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Freedom to Vote Act [SB-11]
Requiring specified State agencies that are deemed electronic voter registration agencies to implement electronic voter registration systems on or before July 1, 2017; requiring the State Board of Elections to promptly register individuals whose voter registration information is transmitted to the State Board through an electronic voter registration system; providing that information related to an applicant's decision not to register electronically to vote may only be used for the maintenance of registration statistics; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/11/2016
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University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 [SB-1052]
Formalizing a strategic partnership between specified higher education institutions to be called the University of Maryland; requiring the University System of Maryland to maintain and enhance a coordinated Higher Education Center for Research and Graduate and Professional Study in the Baltimore area based on the joint graduate and research programs of specified State institutions; requiring the presidents of the University of Maryland campuses to implement a plan that promotes collaboration between specified campuses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 25 on 04/07/2016
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Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness [SB-1023]
Authorizing, for purposes of filing a petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim or victim's family member to request a certifying official to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I-918, Supplement B certification; providing that, for the purpose of the Act, a victim shall be considered to be helpful, have been helpful, or likely to be helpful to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a qualifying criminal activity; requiring the certifying official to sign and complete the certification in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2016
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Occupational Licenses - Denial for Criminal Conviction - Notice of Prohibition and Task Force [HB-979]
Clarifying that specified departments of State government and specified units in specified departments of State government are prohibited from denying a specified license to an applicant solely on the basis that the applicant has previously been convicted of a crime except in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring specified departments of State government and each unit that issues specified licenses in specified departments to post specified notice on their Web sites in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2016
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Couples Advancing Together Pilot Program - Additions and Extension [HB-973]
Requiring the Couples Advancing Together Pilot Program to include the implementation of a specified collaborative learning project to document, assess, and identify changes to specified policies and procedures; requiring the Program to include the development of a specified data-sharing agreement and the implementation of a specified earned income disregard; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to allocate at least $250,000 each fiscal year for the Program; extending the termination date of the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Publication of Periodic Review [HB-962]
Requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration to publish its periodic findings and recommendations related to the child support guidelines on the Administration's Web site.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2016
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Child Protection - Reporting - Threat of Harm [HB-825]
Authorizing an individual to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual has reason to believe that a verbal threat of imminent severe bodily harm or death to a child has been made by a specified individual and that the child is at substantial risk of child abuse; specifying the procedures and requirements for a report concerning a verbal threat of harm to a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/17/2016
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Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [HB-772]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to take specified actions when serving as a representative payee or fiduciary for specified federal benefits for a child in the Department's custody; requiring the Department to provide specified notice to the child, through the child's attorney, of specified actions taken with respect to specified benefits for the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/18/2016
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Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program [HB-746]
Establishing the No Wrong Door Pilot Program in the Department of Human Resources; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to ensure that low-income residents of the State have access to the services needed to sustain themselves and their families; requiring the Department to consult with stakeholders to develop criteria for the evaluation of grant applications, and track and assess Program outcomes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget for specified fiscal years an appropriation of at least $500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Study of Intercepting Horse Racing Winnings for Child Support and Restitution [HB-707]
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to analyze the logistics of intercepting horse racing winnings to pay for child support or restitution arears, study the use of specified intercept methods by the State for child support enforcement and restitution collection, and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Department to report its finding and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 195 on 04/26/2016
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Department of Aging - Comprehensive Plan for the Aging Population [HB-685]
Requiring the Department of Aging, in consultation with specified other units, to develop a comprehensive long-term plan to address the impacts and needs of the State's aging population; requiring the plan to include specified information, recommendations, and benchmarks; requiring the Department to submit specified progress reports to the General Assembly; requiring the Department to submit the completed plan to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2016
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Guardianship and Child in Need of Assistance Proceedings - Jurisdiction and Authority of Juvenile Court [HB-683]
Authorizing the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a specified disposition hearing; requiring the juvenile court to direct the provision of specified services to a specified child during a permanency planning hearing or guardianship hearing; providing that, if the juvenile court enters an order directing the provision of specified services to a specified child, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction for a specified period of time and for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Third Reading Passed (140-0) on 04/11/2016
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Ji'Aire Lee Workgroup on the Protection of Adults With Mental Illness and Their Children [HB-574]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to convene the Ji'Aire Lee Workgroup on the Protection of Adults With Mental Illness and Their Children; requiring the Workgroup to evaluate and determine whether modifications are needed to specified laws, systems, and services; requiring the Department to report the findings of the Workgroup to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2016
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Food Stamp Program - Minimum Benefit - State Supplement [HB-445]
Requiring the State to provide a supplement to increase the total benefit to $30 per month to a household that includes an individual who is at least 62 years old and receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than $30 per month under the food stamp program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Carroll County - State's Attorney's Office and Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel [HB-194]
Transferring the Child Support Unit of the Office of the State's Attorney for Carroll County to the Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources; requiring that the employees be transferred in accordance with provisions of law; requiring that specified transferred employees be given credit with the State for years of county employment for purposes of determining specified retirement eligibility and also be subject to specified benefit selections in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016