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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - Noncustodial Parent Employment Assistance Pilot Program [HB-1502]
Requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration, in cooperation with specified entities, to develop and implement a Noncustodial Parent Employment Assistance Pilot Program in Baltimore City; requiring the Program components to include each eligible noncustodial parent making a choice to participate in the Program, the provision of employment assistance services in accordance with court-issued consent orders, intensive case management, and strict enforcement procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 04/26/2016
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Human Resources - Homeless Shelters - Safety and Security Measures [HB-1500]
Requiring the Interagency Council on Homelessness to study issues relating to the safety and security of individuals who stay in shelters for homeless individuals and make recommendations on measures to be adopted by specified shelters; requiring the Department of Human Resources to include in regulations specified measures to be adopted by specified shelters for homeless individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Child Placement - Prohibition on Human Trafficking, Restrictions on Advertising, and Reporting Requirements [HB-1484]
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 local department or law enforcement agency; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Human Services - Homelessness - Emergency Cold Weather Planning [HB-1482]
Establishing an emergency cold weather council in each county; establishing the membership of emergency cold weather councils; requiring emergency cold weather councils to create specified plans; requiring local administering agencies to provide a specified plan to the Department of Human Resources on or before October 1 each year; requiring local administering agencies to initiate specified plans under specified conditions; requiring specified agencies to collaborate to create a specified reporting system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Department of Human Resources - Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program [HB-1467]
Establishing a Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program in the Department of Human Resources; providing for the purpose of the Program; specifying the duties of housing counselors and aftercare case managers under the Program; authorizing each county to apply to the Department for a grant to administer the Program in that county; requiring the Department to provide a specified grant to a county under specified circumstances; requiring a county to provide specified funds for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
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Foster Care - Standards for Foster Parents [HB-1465]
Requiring the Social Services Administration of the Department of Human Resources to adopt regulations that provide for the selection of foster parents for a specified child considered for placement that have the capacity to value, respect, appreciate, and educate the child regarding the child's, racial, ethnic, religious and cultural heritage, disability, if any, and sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/31/2016
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State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Effective Date of Adopted Regulations [HB-1193]
Altering the effective dates of specified regulations adopted under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2016
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Human Services - Family Investment Administration - Weighted Caseload Analysis [HB-1190]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Resources to perform a specified weighted caseload analysis on or before July 1, 2017; requiring the Executive Director and the Secretary of Human Resources to use the results of the analysis for a specified purpose and to annually review caseloads and reallocate personnel as necessary based on the results of the analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study the Effect of Poverty on the Behavioral Health of Children [HB-1184]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Maryland State Department of Education, the Department of Human Resources, and specified other parties to establish a workgroup to study the effect of poverty on the behavioral health of children; requiring the workgroup to review specified studies and methods and to make specified recommendations; and requiring the workgroup, on or before December 31, 2016, to submit a specified report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Determinations of Eligibility for Long-Term Care Services - Reports and Meetings [HB-1181]
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Department of Human Resources, to submit a report on the State's progress in determining the eligibility of applicants for long-term care services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2016, and quarterly thereafter; requiring that specified meetings be held to discuss the reports and to develop strategies to resolve ongoing issues with delays in eligibility determinations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 303 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Foster Youth Summer Internship Program [HB-1162]
Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to develop and implement the Foster Youth Summer Internship Program; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to provide foster youth with training and experience through internships in agencies within the Executive Branch of State government; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, to issue a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2019; providing for a delayed effective date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 79 on 04/12/2016
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Freedom to Vote Act [HB-1007]
Requiring 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 register individuals whose voter registration information is transmitted to the Board through an electronic voter registration system; requiring a public institution of higher education to provide a link to the online voter registration system on the home page of the online portal used by students to register for course work; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 287 on 04/26/2016
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Commission on the Long-Term Care Medical Assistance Program Eligibility Determination Process [SB-832]
Establishing the Commission on the Long-Term Care Medical Assistance Program Eligibility Determination Process; providing for the composition, chair, duties, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide specified data to the Commission on the request of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/02/2015
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Family Law - Information and Services for Foster Children and Former Foster Children [SB-685]
Requiring the juvenile court to determine whether a local department made a reasonable effort, for a child at least 18 years of age, to enroll the child in health insurance that will continue after the child is emancipated, screen and assist the child with eligibility for public assistance, and establish a plan for stable housing for at least 12 months and sufficient income after emancipation; requiring a local department to advise a child before emancipation of the right to reenter care and procedures for reentering care; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 46 on 04/14/2015
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State Government - Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman - Pilot Program [SB-609]
Establishing the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman Pilot Program in the Office of the Attorney General; providing that the purpose of the Pilot Program is to investigate in specified counties whether the needs of children and families are being met by local departments, the rights of children and families are being upheld, and children under the jurisdiction of local departments are being protected from abuse and neglect; requiring the Governor to provide funds in the State budget for the Office to employ specified staff; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 4/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/13/2015
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties and Training [SB-571]
Making it a civil offense, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person acting in a professional capacity to fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person acting in a professional capacity to fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; authorizing a police officer to issue a citation for a specified civil violation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2015
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Department of Human Resources - State Child Welfare System - Report [SB-567]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources, on or before December 1 of each year, to report to the General Assembly specified information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the Department to maintain the confidentiality of specified information and disaggregate the information by county, age, gender, race, and ethnicity; requiring the Department to publish specified reports on the Department's Web site within 30 days of submission of the report to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 366 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [SB-524]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to serve in a fiduciary capacity for children in its custody; requiring the Department, in any action, service, or decision on behalf of a child in its custody, to protect and serve the best interest of the child; requiring the Department to take specified actions when serving as a representative payee; 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
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/03/2015
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General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [SB-220]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties and Training [HB-856]
Making it a civil offense, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person acting in a professional capacity to fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person acting in a professional capacity to fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; authorizing a police officer to issue a citation for a specified civil violation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2015