Juvenile Services - Recidivism - Reporting [SB-200]
Requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to report to the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each year on the recidivism rates of children committed to the Department of Juvenile Services for placement in residential care; establishing that the report shall include recidivism rates by region for all children committed to the Department for placement in residential care, and also recidivism rates by specified facilities; specifying requirements for the report; etc.
Juvenile Services - Services and Programs for Females [HB-511]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to provide a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2011, including statewide and regional information on the utilization of prevention and diversion services, alternatives to detention, the continuum of services for those committed to the Department for probation or residential placement, and educational and vocational training services.
HB-511: Juvenile Services - Services and Programs for Females
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registry - Juveniles [HB-484]
Altering the term of registration on the sex offender registry for specified juvenile sex offenders; providing for a reduction in the term of registration for specified juvenile sex offenders under specified circumstances; requiring specified juvenile sex offenders to appear at a specified location at specified times for a specified purpose; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in conjunction with the Department of Juvenile Services to adopt specified regulations; etc.
HB-484: Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registry - Juveniles
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Stifler
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/21/2011
Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program - Expansion [HB-1190]
Expanding the Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program by requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to include Cecil County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County in the Pilot Program; authorizing the Governor to include a $250,000 general fund appropriation in the budget bill for fiscal year 2013 to be provided as grants to Cecil County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County to implement the expansion of the Pilot Program; altering a definition; etc.
HB-1190: Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program - Expansion
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
Juvenile Law - Victims' Rights - Notice of Offender's Home, School, and [HB-1036]
Authorizing the court or juvenile intake officer to include, as a condition of release for a child alleged to have committed a delinquent act against a victim pending an adjudicatory or disposition hearing, a requirement of no contact with the victim at the victim's school; authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services, under specified conditions, to disclose to a specified victim information regarding the address, school, and place of employment of a child adjudicated delinquent of a specified offense; etc.
HB-1036: Juvenile Law - Victims' Rights - Notice of Offender's Home, School, and
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Arora
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registry [HB-1020]
Altering retroactive applicability of specified provisions of law so as to include a person who is convicted under specified circumstances; altering the predicate offenses and minimum age for inclusion on a registry of juvenile sex offenders; requiring juvenile registrants to appear at a specified location at specified times to provide information and allow the Department of Juvenile Services to take a digital image of the juvenile registrant; etc.
HB-1020: Criminal Procedure - Sex Offender Registry
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
Department of Juvenile Services - Redirection Pilot Program and Plan [SB-880]
Establishing the Redirection Pilot Program in the Department of Juvenile Services; providing for the purpose of the Pilot Program; requiring the Department to use an appropriate assessment tool to determine eligibility for specified services for children; requiring the Department to seek approval from the juvenile court in specified circumstances; requiring the Department to establish an advisory council; etc.
SB-880: Department of Juvenile Services - Redirection Pilot Program and Plan
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2010
Governor's Office for Children - Division of Licensing and Monitoring of [SB-767]
Establishing the Division of Licensing and Monitoring of Residential Child Care Programs in the Governor's Office for Children; requiring the Division to license and monitor specified programs; requiring a person to be licensed by the Division before the person may operate a residential child care program; establishing specified penalties; etc.
SB-767: Governor's Office for Children - Division of Licensing and Monitoring of
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/16/2010
Juvenile Services - Maryland Rising Program - Volunteer Mentors [SB-575]
Requiring the Maryland Rising Program in the Department of Juvenile Services to provide a volunteer mentor for each child in the State who has spent at least 30 days in a committed placement; and requiring the Department to adopt regulations to implement the Program.
SB-575: Juvenile Services - Maryland Rising Program - Volunteer Mentors
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/22/2010
Residential Child Care Facilities - Incident Reporting - Interagency Workgroup [SB-478]
Establishing a specified interagency workgroup to develop a uniform incident reporting system and to recommend specified regulations; requiring the interagency workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor's Office for Children, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2011; etc.
Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program - Expansion and Extension [SB-1078]
Expanding the Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program to include Cecil, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties; extending the termination date of the Pilot Program in Baltimore City and Baltimore County; requiring the Governor to include a specified general fund appropriation in the budget bill for specified fiscal years to implement the continuation and expansion of the Pilot Program; etc.
SB-1078: Child in Need of Supervision Pilot Program - Expansion and Extension
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2010
Juvenile Law - Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - Co-Commitment and Study [SB-1077]
Requiring the juvenile court in a disposition hearing to make a specified determination regarding a specified child; requiring the court to co-commit a specified child to specified agencies under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to make a specified determination under specified circumstances; requiring the departments of Juvenile Services and Human Resources to conduct specified studies and develop a plan to address the link between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems; etc.
SB-1077: Juvenile Law - Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice - Co-Commitment and Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/07/2010
State Government - Office of the Juvenile Justice Monitor [SB-1034]
Renaming the Office of the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit to be the Office of the Juvenile Justice Monitor in the Office of the Attorney General; altering the membership of the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; etc.
SB-1034: State Government - Office of the Juvenile Justice Monitor
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2010
Juvenile Proceedings - Expungement of Records [HB-680]
Authorizing a person who has been charged with a juvenile offense to file a petition for expungement of the juvenile record if specified conditions are met; establishing that for specified detentions or confinements in a juvenile proceeding the person detained or confined may request the expungement of the juvenile record; requiring specified entities to take specified actions in specified circumstances; etc.
HB-680: Juvenile Proceedings - Expungement of Records
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2010
Residential Child Care Facilities - Incident Reporting - Interagency Workgroup [HB-554]
Establishing a specified interagency workgroup to develop a uniform incident reporting system to be used by specified agencies; requiring the interagency workgroup to adopt specified regulations; requiring the interagency workgroup to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before September 1, 2011; etc.
Juvenile Services - Programming and Services for Females [HB-394]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to serve children in the juvenile services system with programming that provides females, on a regional basis, with a range and quality of services substantially equivalent to those offered to males.
HB-394: Juvenile Services - Programming and Services for Females
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing Cancelled on 02/12/2010
Juvenile Services - Juvenile Services Administration - Established [HB-187]
Establishing the Juvenile Services Administration in the Department of Human Resources; transferring the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Department of Juvenile Services to the Juvenile Services Administration; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources, with the approval of the Governor, to appoint an Executive Director of Juvenile Services; providing for the compensation of the Executive Director; etc.
HB-187: Juvenile Services - Juvenile Services Administration - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2010
Juvenile Services - State Board of Juvenile Services - Established [HB-186]
Establishing the State Board of Juvenile Services; transferring the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Department of Juvenile Services to the State Board of Juvenile Services; specifying the composition of the Board; providing for the appointment, removal, terms of office, and compensation of members of the Board; requiring the Board to appoint a Superintendent of Juvenile Services; etc.
HB-186: Juvenile Services - State Board of Juvenile Services - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2010