Juvenile Services, Department Of
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Facilities - Disabilities, Juveniles, Behavioral Health, and Health Care - Plans [SB-3]
Requiring that regulations adopted by the Department of Juvenile Services governing juvenile care facilities and juvenile detention facilities include the establishment, implementation, and revision of safety plans related to the persons in the care of the facility; requiring residential centers and group homes to establish, implement, and revise a certain safety plan; requiring regulations adopted by the Behavioral Health Administration to include a revision for safety plans not less than every 5 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 513 on 05/29/2022
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Education - Reportable Offenses, Student Discipline, and School Disruptions - Presence of an Attorney and Reporting [HB-146]
Altering the definition of "reportable offense" to include only offenses that occurred off school premises, that did not occur at events sponsored by the school, and that involved certain crimes of violence; requiring the State Department of Education to issue a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 30 each year containing certain information about reportable offenses; requiring each county board of education to report annually to the Department information on certain school disruptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 742 on 05/29/2022
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Correctional Education - Juvenile Services Education Program and Correction Education Teachers [HB-139]
Providing that teachers in the Juvenile Services Education Program who are employed by the Department of Juvenile Services and teachers in an educational and workforce skills program who are employed by the Maryland Department of Labor are in the professional service in the State Personnel Management System; requiring the Director of Education and Workforce Skills Training for Correctional Institutions to set certain qualification standards for teachers in workforce skills training programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 733 on 05/29/2022
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Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices [SB-905]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services and the Department of Human Services to convene a certain workgroup to increase accountability for prevention and intervention services delivered to children by the Department of Juvenile Services through evidence-based, research-based, and culturally competent practices; requiring the workgroup to complete a certain assessment and prepare and publish a certain inventory; requiring the workgroup to consider and identify certain factors in assessing certain practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing Canceled on 02/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance [SB-875]
Modifying the circumstances under which the juvenile court is prohibited from committing a child to the Department of Juvenile Services for out-of-home placement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform Council Extension and Grant Funding [SB-853]
Requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to appropriate at least $2,000,000 in the annual budget bill for a grant to Roca Baltimore, LLC; requiring the Juvenile Justice Reform Council to submit a supplemental report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2021; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 04/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform [HB-1187]
Requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to appropriate at least $2,000,000 in the annual budget bill for a grant to Roca Baltimore, LLC; requiring the Juvenile Justice Reform Council to submit a supplemental report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2021; and extending the termination date of the Council to June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 596 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices [HB-1121]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services and the Department of Human Services to convene a workgroup with a public policy institute in the State to increase accountability for prevention and intervention services delivered to children by the Department of Juvenile Services through evidence-based, research-based, and culturally competent practices; requiring the workgroup to complete a baseline assessment and publish a certain inventory; requiring the workgroup to consider and identify certain factors; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Nondiscrimination and LGBTQ+ Individuals [SB-768]
Stating that it is the policy of the State to provide equal access to various courts, agencies, programs, departments, and services for LGBTQ+ individuals, improve safety, well-being, and stability for LGBTQ+ individuals, ensure LGBTQ+ individuals are protected from discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, and provide appropriate training to employees and contractors of various State agencies and departments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance [HB-1028]
Modifying the circumstances under which the juvenile court is prohibited from committing a child to the Department of Juvenile Services for out-of-home placement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Nondiscrimination and LGBTQ+ Individuals [HB-1088]
Stating that it is the policy of the State to provide equal access to various courts, agencies, programs, departments, and services for LGBTQ+ individuals, improve safety, well-being, and stability for LGBTQ+ individuals, ensure LGBTQ+ individuals are protected from discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, and provide appropriate training to employees and contractors of various State agencies and departments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/17 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Consolidation of the Procurement Improvement Council and the Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services [HB-871]
Merging the Procurement Improvement Council and the Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services; requiring, by December 31, 2022, the Procurement Improvement Council to make recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on strategies and enforcement mechanisms to improve compliance by entities required to publish notices of procurements and awards of procurement on eMaryland Marketplace; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 652 on 05/30/2021
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Consolidation of the Procurement Improvement Council and the Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services [SB-564]
Merging the Procurement Improvement Council and the Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational, and Social Services; altering the duties and membership of the Procurement Improvement Council; requiring, by December 31, 2022, the Procurement Improvement Council to make recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on strategies and enforcement mechanisms to improve compliance by entities required to publish certain notices; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 653 on 05/30/2021
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Department of Juvenile Services – Juvenile Offense Database [HB-672]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, in coordination with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop, maintain, regularly update, and publish a searchable database of all offenses involving juveniles on its website; prohibiting the database from containing certain information; providing that certain provisions of law mandating the confidentiality of certain juvenile records do not prohibit the publication of, or access to or use of, certain information concerning certain juveniles in a certain database; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) [HB-548]
Establishing the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care to coordinate a statewide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of State services that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring the Commission to study developing a process and framework for implementing an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware Program in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 722 on 05/30/2021
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Juvenile Services Education Board and Program – Establishment, Powers, and Duties [SB-497]
Repealing provisions of law establishing educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities under the State Department of Education; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Board in the Department of Juvenile Services; requiring the Board to approve all educational services for juveniles in a residential facility beginning July 1, 2022; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Program; requiring the Board, to the extent practicable, to reflect the diversity of the student population that the Department serves; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 147 on 05/18/2021
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Public Schools - School Resource Officers and School Security Employees - Revisions [HB-522]
Requiring a specialized curriculum for school resource officers and school security employees to include training in certain matters; requiring that beginning on September 1, 2021, a school resource office or school security employee meet certain qualifications; requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to develop a specialized curriculum and offer training to certain supervisors and administrators; requiring a local school system that employs a security employee to establish a certain complaint process; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 03/24/2021
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Juvenile Services Education Board and Program – Establishment, Powers, and Duties [HB-71]
Repealing provisions of law establishing educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities under the State Department of Education; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Board in the Department of Juvenile Services; requiring the Board to reflect the diversity of the student population the Department serves; requiring the Board to oversee and approve all educational services to all juveniles who are in a residential facility beginning July 1, 2022; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
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Public Health – Maryland Commission on Health Equity (The Shirley Nathan–Pulliam Health Equity Act of 2021) [SB-52]
Requiring the State designated exchange to participate in a certain advisory committee, maintain a certain data set, and provide data under certain circumstances; authorizing the State designated exchange to use certain data to improve outcomes for patients; establishing the Maryland Commission on Health Equity to employ a health equity framework by taking a collaborative approach to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities in the State and incorporating health considerations into broad-based decision making; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 750 on 05/30/2021
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Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) [SB-299]
Establishing the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care to coordinate a statewide initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive and trauma-informed delivery of State services that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring the Commission to study developing a process and framework for implementing an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aware Program in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 723 on 05/30/2021