Juvenile Causes

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Justice Reform Council [SB-856] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Juvenile Justice Reform Council; requiring the Council to develop a framework for reducing juvenile recidivism and increasing public safety and to conduct research into best practices for the treatment of juveniles who are subject to the criminal and juvenile justice systems; requiring the Council to submit an interim report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019, and a final report by December 1, 2020; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Approved By The Governor - Chapter 252 on 04/30/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Waiver and Transfer of Jurisdiction [SB-824] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Repealing a certain provision requiring the juvenile court, for purposes of determining whether to waive its jurisdiction under certain circumstances, to assume that a certain child committed a certain delinquent act; altering the criteria that the juvenile court is required to consider in determining whether to waive jurisdiction with respect to a petition alleging delinquency; specifying that the State has the burden of proving that a certain court should not transfer jurisdiction to the juvenile court; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs [SB-823] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain civil fines against a child found to have committed certain violations; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain court costs against a juvenile respondent or the respondent's parent, guardian, or custodian under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Reporting by Correctional Units and Requirements Relating to Minors [SB-774] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Expanding the entities required to submit a certain report relating to restrictive housing; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to submit certain information from each correctional unit in a report to the General Assembly; prohibiting a correctional unit from placing a minor in restrictive housing unless there is clear and convincing evidence that certain conditions exist; requiring that a minor in restrictive housing be provided certain conditions and privileges; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Approved By The Governor - Chapter 527 on 05/13/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Services Education Program - Employees - Employment Contracts and Leave [SB-75] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting certain employees of the Juvenile Services Education Program from rescinding an employment contract after July 15 except under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Department of Education to suspend the professional certificate of a certain employee of the Program for 1 year; requiring certain employees at certain institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Services to be employed or contracted to provide certain services for a period not to exceed 10 months; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Finance First Reading Finance on 01/09/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Child in Need of Assistance – Guardianship by Local Department – Financial Accounts [SB-732] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Requiring a court to issue a certain order on request of a local department of social services that has been granted certain guardianship over a child in need of assistance to have control over the property of the child for the purpose of establishing an individual savings account, an ABLE account under certain circumstances, or a pooled special needs trust on behalf of the child; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Approved By The Governor - Chapter 304 on 04/30/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Intake Procedures [SB-71] [Children and Youth ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Extending the period of time, from within 25 days to within 30 days of receiving a complaint, during which a juvenile intake officer, in considering a certain complaint involving a child, is required to make a certain inquiry and is authorized to take certain actions; extending the period of time to not later than 30 days during which an intake officer is required to discuss with the child and the child's parent or guardian information regarding a referral for a mental health or substance abuse screening of the child; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/15/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law – Sex Trafficking – Immunity, Services, and Investigations [SB-688] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that a certain child is a victim of sex trafficking to notify a certain regional navigator; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that a minor who is reasonably believed to have engaged in prostitution be treated as a victim of sexual abuse and have access to immediate child-centered and trauma-informed services; providing certain immunity for a minor who engages in certain prostitution-related conduct; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Primary and Secondary Education - Community Schools - Established [SB-661] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishing community schools in the State for the purpose of providing an integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development, and familial and community engagement; requiring a community school to have a community school coordinator with responsibility for developing and implementing a plan based on an assessment of needs for the community school; authorizing local school systems to form a school-community partnership for the planning and implementation of a community school; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Approved By The Governor - Chapter 529 on 05/13/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [SB-626] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child at least 14 years old alleged to have done an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a crime punishable by life imprisonment; and over a child at least 16 years old alleged to have committed certain crimes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Court Records - Sealing [SB-625] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Repealing a provision of law requiring the juvenile court to order certain court records sealed after a child has reached 21 years of age; and requiring the juvenile court to order the court records of a child sealed when the court's jurisdiction is terminated under a certain provision of law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juveniles Charged as Adults - Transfer of Jurisdiction - Community Detention [SB-624] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child to order that the child be placed in community detention pending a certain determination; establishing a certain exception to the requirement that a certain court order a child to be held in a secure juvenile facility under certain circumstances; requiring that a certain finding by a certain court be based on certain facts; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Police and Court Records - Access by Counsel [SB-623] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the confidentiality of police records and court records involving a child do not prohibit access to and use of certain police records, court records, or fingerprints of a certain child by counsel for the child at each stage of a certain legal proceeding against the child.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Student Victim of Violent Crime - Option to Transfer or Require Offender to Transfer Schools [SB-576] [Crime ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a county superintendent of schools promptly to provide certain notice to a student who is the victim of a certain violent crime or a certain delinquent act committed by another student under certain circumstances; requiring a county superintendent, as determined by a certain victim or victim's representative, to transfer the victim or the offender to another school; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain regulations; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/11/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juveniles Charged as Adults – Confidentiality of Records [SB-452] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing that, pending a determination by a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child whether to transfer its jurisdiction to the juvenile court, provisions of law relating to the confidentiality of juvenile records apply to all police records and court records concerning the child from the time of the child's arrest until a certain event occurs; establishing that, if a case is transferred to the juvenile court, certain provisions of law relating to confidentiality of juvenile records continue to apply; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Delegates Moon, W. Fisher, And Bartlett on 04/08/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment [SB-401] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Authorizing a certain court to refer a certain matter to the Department of Juvenile Services for a certain informal adjustment if it is in the best interests of the public and the child; and requiring a certain petition to be dismissed if a certain informal adjustment is successfully completed.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing Canceled on 02/04/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-295] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under certain circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/29/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Jurisdiction - Attempted Carjacking and Attempted Armed Carjacking [SB-197] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Providing that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction if a child is alleged to have committed attempted carjacking or attempted armed carjacking unless the child is under the age of 16 years or a court exercising criminal jurisdiction transfers a case to the juvenile court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/15/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Juveniles - Reportable Offenses [SB-13] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, for students committed to its custody, to notify a local superintendent of schools or school principal of a student's reportable offense or offense related to the student's membership in a criminal gang; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt regulations to ensure that certain information is used to provide appropriate educational programming and services for the social, emotional, and academic development of the student and to maintain a safe and secure school environment; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew A Serafini Hearing Canceled on 03/20/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2019 Regular Session

Education - Public School Attendance - Homeless Children [SB-127] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Housing ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ]
Repealing a provision of law requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a child awaiting foster care placement not subject to certain educational stability provisions of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to attend school in the county even if the child is not currently domiciled in that county; and updating certain provisions of law to include references to the educational stability provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire Approved By The Governor - Chapter 467 on 05/13/2019

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0