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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment [HB-495]
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: Rep. Jazz Lewis
First Reading Judiciary on 02/01/2019
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State and Local Government - Correctional Units - Detention Agreements and Contracting for Privatization of Facilities [HB-224]
Prohibiting a correctional unit, with certain exceptions, from contracting with a private contractor or vendor for the ownership, operation, or management of State and local correctional and detention facilities; prohibiting a correctional unit from being reimbursed in an amount greater than a certain per diem rate under a certain detention agreement for the detention of certain persons; defining certain terms; making technical changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
First Reading Health And Government Operations And Judiciary on 01/23/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services - Duties and Access to Records [HB-169]
Expanding the duties of the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services to include the examination and review of fatalities involving children under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services for the purpose of advising the Secretary of Juvenile Services; establishing that a prohibition against the disclosure of a court record pertaining to a certain child does not prohibit access to and confidential use of the court record by the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 271 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2019 [HB-1407]
Authorizing, altering, or requiring the distribution of certain revenue; specifying that the requirement to waive a certain fee for the filing of certain documents by certain business entities shall begin in fiscal year 2022; altering the cap for fiscal year 2020 from 0.5% to 0.225% on a certain adjustment to a revenue estimate relating to nonwithholding income tax revenues; requiring the budget books to include supporting data and the results of certain calculations used to calculate certain State education aid; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 16 on 04/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services - Juvenile Strategic Reentry Program [HB-1344]
Requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to establish the Juvenile Strategic Reentry Program for children committed to the custody or under the guardianship of the Department of Juvenile Services; establishing the purpose of the Program; requiring the Department to direct reentry specialists to oversee the return of certain children to the community; requiring that a reentry specialist meet with a child at least 45 days before the release of the child from an out-of-home placement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Workgroup on Establishing an Independent School Board for the Juvenile Services Education System [HB-1223]
Establishing a Workgroup on Establishing an Independent School Board for the Juvenile Services Education System to determine whether to create an independent school board for the Juvenile Services Education System and identify ways to reform and improve juvenile education services; requiring the Workgroup to convene on or before September 1, 2019; requiring the Workgroup to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly in a certain format by December 20, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Gilchrist
First Reading Judiciary And Ways And Means on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government – Government Agents – Requests for and Use of Immigration Status Information [HB-1165]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, a government agent from requesting information about immigration or citizenship status of a person or a person's family members or acquaintances; prohibiting a government agent from coercing information or action from a person by using certain information; prohibiting a government agent from detaining or questioning a person based on a certain immigration or citizenship status of the person or any other person; authorizing a person to use a certain legal remedy under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Third Reading Passed (91-48) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Juvenile Services Education Programs - Management and Operation [HB-1074]
Altering the categories of individuals who are authorized to be employed or contracted to provide education services for a 10-month or 2-month period with a salary commensurate with the period of employment; extending the date for a certain workgroup to convene and analyze the results of the Juvenile Services Education County Pilot Program to January 1, 2020; charging the workgroup with identifying reforms highlighted by the pilot program and academic research on best practices on education in institutional settings; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Penalties (Human Trafficking Reform Act) [HB-1039]
Altering penalties for the crime of human trafficking; decriminalizing prostitution committed by a minor; repealing a certain requirement that a certain individual be charged with violating a certain provision of law before a defendant may raise a certain affirmative defense; requiring a certain person to provide certain referral services to a certain minor under certain circumstances; and classifying human trafficking as a crime of violence under a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Continuum of Care - Repeal of Termination Date [SB-81]
Repealing the June 30, 2016, termination date of provisions of law authorizing the Department of Juvenile Services to transfer a child committed to residential placement from one facility to another facility under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Training Commission - Department of Juvenile Services Employees - Revocation of Certification and Reinstatement [SB-439]
Authorizing the Correctional Training Commission to revoke the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in conjunction with specified disciplinary actions; authorizing the court to reinstate the certification of a correctional officer with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances; and authorizing the Office of Administrative Hearings to reinstate the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 554 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Juvenile Services Education - Modifications [SB-325]
Requiring county boards of education and the State to provide a specified amount to the State Department of Education for specified individuals receiving education services at specified facilities; requiring that teachers and other professional personnel providing educational services at specified facilities be paid an annual salary that is at least equal to the average annual salary of teachers and other professional personnel in the county that provides the highest average annual salary; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs - Membership [SB-317]
Altering the membership of the Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs; providing for the terms of office of the appointed members of the Coordinating Council; terminating on December 31, 2016, the term of the member of the Coordinating Council who is a county superintendent of schools; providing that the terms of specified appointed and ex officio members of the Coordinating Council shall begin on January 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 63 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Juveniles - Restraint and Searches - Limitations [SB-189]
Prohibiting the use of mechanical restraints by the Department of Juvenile Services on a child in the Department's custody except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the use of physical restraint on a child known to be in the third trimester of pregnancy or in labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the strip search of a child under specified circumstances; limiting specified searches of a child; limiting the length of time the Department may use mechanical restraints on a child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Restraint, Searches, and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System [SB-1072]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Restraint, Searches, and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding changes in policies, practices or capital expenditures in order to address issues involving the restraint and search of children within the juvenile justice system; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 4/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/09/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Training Commission - Department of Juvenile Services Employees - Revocation of Certification and Reinstatement [HB-855]
Authorizing the Correctional Training Commission to revoke the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in conjunction with specified disciplinary actions; authorizing the court to reinstate the certification of a correctional officer with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances; and authorizing the Office of Administrative Hearings to reinstate the certification of a Department of Juvenile Services employee with no further examination or condition under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 555 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Juvenile Services - Child Victims of Human Trafficking [HB-811]
Providing that, if a complaint filed with a Department of Juvenile Services intake officer alleges that a child violated specified laws relating to prostitution, the intake officer shall refuse authorization to file a delinquency petition with the juvenile court, shall immediately refer the child to a program that provides services for victims of human trafficking, may authorize shelter care, and, under specified circumstances, shall notify the local department of social services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Sexual Offenses - Court-Ordered Services Provider [HB-751]
Prohibiting a court-ordered services provider from engaging in sexual contact, vaginal intercourse, or a sexual act with an individual ordered by the court, the Division of Parole and Probation, or the Department of Juvenile Services to obtain services while the order is in effect; and applying penalties for violation of the Act of up to 3 years of confinement or a fine not to exceed $3,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 629 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Restraint, Searches, and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System [HB-1634]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Restraint, Searches, and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding changes in policies, practices, or capital expenditures in order to address issues involving the restraint and search of children within the juvenile justice system; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 655 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs - Membership [HB-1463]
Altering the membership of the Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs; providing for the terms of office of the appointed members of the Coordinating Council; terminating on December 31, 2016, the term of the member of the Coordinating Council who is a county superintendent of schools; providing that the terms of specified appointed and ex officio members of the Coordinating Council shall begin on January 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016