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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Temporary Cash Assistance - Termination of Benefits and Case Closure - Timing [SB-1105]
Authorizing the Secretary of Human Resources, during a specified period of time, to suspend payment of temporary cash assistance to a recipient who is found to be in noncompliance with specified income eligibility standards due to an increase in a child support payment; prohibiting the Secretary from terminating the temporary cash assistance or closing the case of the recipient during the 3 months after the end of the month in which the increased support payment is received; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2014
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State Finance and Procurement - Legal Services Delivery Organization to Provide State-Mandated Legal Services [SB-1093]
Requiring the procurement officer in specified executive departments of State government to procure legal services relating to specified individuals for specified purposes from a specified legal services delivery organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/03/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Child Support Payments [HB-907]
Requiring specified video lottery operation licensees to provide specified notices to specified obligors who win prizes and who owe child support; requiring specified video lottery operation licensees to make specified payments, withhold specified amounts, and transfer specified amounts under specified circumstances; authorizing specified obligors to appeal specified proposed transfers; requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration to notify the video lottery operation licensee on the distribution of specified prizes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 622 on 05/15/2014
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Talbot County - Child Support Enforcement - Transfer of Personnel [HB-805]
Transferring specified employees of Talbot county who served as employees of the child support division of the Talbot County State's Attorney's Office as of September 30, 2013, to the Department of Human Resources on a specified date; requiring that specified position identification numbers be created in a specified manner; requiring that each transferred employee be given specified credit for specified purposes and retain specified annual and sick leave credit and service credit in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 553 on 05/15/2014
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Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Unreimbursed Expenses of Foster Parents [HB-699]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for unreimbursed expenses incurred by specified foster parents on behalf of a foster child; providing that only specified expenses may be included in the subtraction; prohibiting expenses for which the foster parent receives a specified allowance or reimbursement from being included in the subtraction modification; requiring the Department of Human Resources, on or before October 1 of each year, to submit to the Comptroller a list of approved foster parents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 419 on 05/05/2014
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Child Support - Income Tax Refund Intercept - Priority of Requests and Information to Obligee [HB-550]
Requiring specified arrearages collected through the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program to be applied in a specified order under specified circumstances; requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration to provide information to an obligee who receives a specified refund; and requiring the Department of Human Resources to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014, regarding child support collection, why specified options have not been implemented, and the cost of implementing those options.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2014
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State Government - Commission on Efficiency in State Government - Establishment [HB-1525]
Establishing the Commission on Efficiency in State Government; requiring the Commission to study and make recommendations regarding the efficiency of units of State government; requiring a unit to provide the Commission with any information the Commission requires to carry out its duties; requiring, under specified circumstances, the General Assembly to reduce the amount included in specified budget bills for specified units by a specified amount; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Annual Notice of Benefits [HB-1307]
Requiring the Social Services Administration to provide specified information, at least one time each year, about available benefits for a child in out-of-home placement who is at least 13 years old; authorizing the Administration to provide the information to the child at a specified permanency planning hearing or review hearing or by certified mail; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to submit a report on the implementation of the Act to committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 451 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Provision of Information to Health Care Practitioners [HB-1284]
Requiring the State Department of Human Resources or a local department of social services to provide to a health care practitioner specified information if requested by the health care practitioner or a specified agency, institution, or program under specified circumstances; requiring the Department to work with relevant stakeholders and report the outcome of the work to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [HB-1270]
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; prohibiting the Department from imposing a debt obligation on a child in its custody or taking any other action that requires the child to pay for the child's own care or custody; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 04/07/2014
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Recreational Hunting or Fishing Licenses - Denial, Suspension, and Required Disclosure [HB-1174]
Establishing that specified provisions of law governing the denial or suspension of licenses for failure to pay child support apply to recreational hunting and fishing licenses; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require an applicant to provide only specified information related to the applicant's Social Security number on an application for a recreational hunting or fishing license; altering the information that a request for information from a recreational hunting or fishing license application is required to contain; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 448 on 05/05/2014
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Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Penalties and Task Force [HB-1053]
Making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person to knowingly and willfully fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; establishing the Task Force to Study Training for Mandatory Reporters on the Risk Factors, Prevention, Identification, and Reporting of Child Abuse; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Human Services - Interagency Council on Homelessness [HB-1036]
Repealing the Governor's Advisory Board on Homelessness and establishing an Interagency Council on Homelessness; establishing the membership, staffing, chair, quorum, and meeting times of the Council; prohibiting a member of the Council from receiving specified compensation but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; establishing specified duties of the Council; requiring the Department of Human Resources to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Rereferred To Finance on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Process for Assisting Cancer Patients at Local Departments of Social Services [SB-898]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Process for Assisting Cancer Patients at Local Departments of Social Services; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2013
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Task Force to Study Temporary Disability Insurance Programs and the Process for Assisting Individuals with Disabilities at Local Departments of Social Services [SB-888]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Temporary Disability Insurance Programs and the Process for Assisting Individuals with Disabilities at Local Departments of Social Services; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Department of Aging - Aging and Disability Resource Center Program - Maryland Access Point [SB-83]
Adding to the duties of the Secretary of Aging; establishing the Aging and Disability Resource Center Program in the Department of Aging; designating the Program as the State's Aging and Disability Resource Center for purposes of the federal Older Americans Act; requiring the Department to administer, supervise, and coordinate the Program with the cooperation of other State agencies; requiring the Program to designate local Program offices and provide specified services and materials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 178 on 05/02/2013
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Department of Human Resources - Adoption Awareness Program [SB-802]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to collaborate with specified interest groups that specialize in adoption related issues to prepare educational materials about creating an adoption plan for an infant; specifying the contents and formats of the educational materials; requiring the educational materials to be updated periodically and distributed in consultation with specified interest groups; requiring the educational materials to be provided at no cost to specified organizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2013
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Child Support Enforcement - Attachment and Seizure of Retirement Accounts and Claims Against Retirement Plans [SB-71]
Including retirement accounts in the definition of "account" in provisions relating to information and assistance by financial institutions to the Child Support Enforcement Administration; altering an exemption for specified retirement plans from the claims of creditors to allow claims for purposes of child support enforcement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2013
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Family Investment Program - Earned Income Disregard Pilot Program [SB-686]
Establishing an Earned Income Disregard Pilot Program within the Family Investment Program; requiring the Department of Human Resources to select a specified type of county to participate in the Pilot Program; requiring the Department of Human Resources and specified directors of local departments of social services to select and inform participants; specifying eligibility requirements; authorizing the Department to select a rural county to participate in the Pilot Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/16/2013
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Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2013 [SB-576]
Requiring specified stores to charge and collect a 5-cent fee for each disposable carryout bag the store provides to a customer; authorizing specified stores to retain a specified amount of the fee; requiring the operator of specified stores to remit a specified amount of money to the Comptroller; and requiring the Comptroller to distribute specified amounts of money to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and eligible counties under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2013