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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State–Owned Nursing Homes – Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines – Reporting Requirements [HB-938] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the department charged with oversight of a State-owned nursing home operated by a contractor, instead of the contractor, to provide notice of certain deficiencies and enforcement actions to the Governor and certain members of the General Assembly; requiring the department charged with oversight, rather than the contractor, to provide certain information to certain persons within 30 days after the contractor's final acceptance of a plan of correction or completion of an informal dispute resolution; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 861 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance - Study on Actively Seeking Work Requirements [SB-846] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on or before December 1, 2024, to conduct a study on the actively seeking work requirement of the unemployment insurance system in the State and other states to evaluate the effects of ghosting on actively seeking work requirements and report on the study to the General Assembly.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Approved By The Governor - Chapter 284 on 04/25/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Building Performance Standards – Local Requests for Guidance – Religious Considerations [HB-926] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Religion ] [Construction ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on request of a local jurisdiction and in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to provide guidance for the implementation and enforcement of the Maryland Building Performance Standards in relation to any religious observance, practice, or belief.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith Approved By The Governor - Chapter 206 on 04/25/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Reporting Requirements [SB-712] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the department charged with oversight of a State-owned nursing home operated by a contractor, instead of the contractor, to provide notice of certain deficiencies and enforcement actions to the Governor, certain members of the General Assembly, and the local governing body of the county in which the nursing home is located; and requiring the department charged with oversight to provide certain information within 30 days after the contractor's final acceptance of a plan of correction or completion of an informal dispute resolution.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey Approved By The Governor - Chapter 860 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment [SB-718] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program in the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support students in licensed practical nursing education programs who intend to practice nursing as a career in the State; requiring the Secretary of Higher Education to issue grants to at least two pilot sites on or before July 1, 2025; requiring the Secretary, on or before each December 15 annually through 2029, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the Program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Approved By The Governor - Chapter 866 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Environment - Plastic Bottle Waste Reduction - Water Bottle Filling Stations and Reporting [HB-841] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Public Health ]
Requiring that a water bottle filling station be installed in certain new construction beginning October 1, 2024; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain survey, gather certain data, and identify alternative methods for providing drinking water on or before October 1, 2025; and requiring the Department, on or before December 1, 2025, to submit the survey and alternative methods to the Governor and the General Assembly.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Floor Amendment {563920/1 (senator Ready) on 04/08/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Abandoned Cemeteries Fund - Establishment and Income Tax Checkoff [HB-828] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Community Development ]
Establishing the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned cemeteries in the State; establishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund and to include certain information in each individual income tax return package.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams First Reading Ways And Means on 01/31/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Public Health - Service Sector Employees - Mental Health Awareness and Skills Building Training [HB-829] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, subject to the limitations of its budget, to provide a virtual mental health awareness and skills building training program for service sector employees; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health, subject to the limitations of its budget and in coordination with the Maryland Department of Labor and the Public Service Commission, to conduct a public awareness campaign to increase the awareness among service sector employees of the availability of the training program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements [SB-696] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain generating station, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Abandoned Cemeteries Fund - Establishment and Income Tax Checkoff [SB-647] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Establishing the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned cemeteries in the State; establishing a certain income tax checkoff for voluntary contributions to the Abandoned Cemeteries Fund; and requiring the Comptroller to include a checkoff on individual income tax return forms for voluntary contributions to the Fund and to include certain information in each individual income tax return package.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis Hearing Canceled on 02/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Department of Aging - Long-Term Care Insurance - Study [SB-631] [Insurance ] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ]
Requiring the Department of Aging to contract with an independent consultant to complete an insurance study on public and private options for leveraging resources to help individuals prepare for long-term care services and support needs; and requiring the Department to submit an interim report by December 31, 2024, summarizing the progress of the study and a final report by December 31, 2025, to the Governor and General Assembly on the results of the study.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/15/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Business Regulation – Household Goods Movers – Special Fund and Fees [HB-710] [Consumer Protection ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ]
Establishing the Household Goods Movers Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate certain costs; authorizing the Department to set by regulation certain fees based on certain calculations; prohibiting certain fees from increasing annually by more than 12.5% of certain existing and corresponding fees; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama Approved By The Governor - Chapter 565 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act [SB-620] [Education ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in certain education programs, establish tracking systems relating to the number of incarcerated individuals and their progress in certain education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter Approved By The Governor - Chapter 943 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission [SB-623] [Education ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an interim report of its findings and recommendations by June 1, 2025, and a final report of its findings and recommendations by January 1, 2026.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter Approved By The Governor - Chapter 946 on 05/16/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Business Regulation - Household Goods Movers - Special Fund and Fees [SB-559] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ]
Establishing the Household Goods Movers Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate certain costs; authorizing the Department to set by regulation certain fees based on certain calculations; prohibiting certain fees from increasing by more than a certain amount each year; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle Approved By The Governor - Chapter 566 on 05/09/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Labor - Report on Apprenticeship Mentoring Ratios [HB-650] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a report to the General Assembly that analyzes the apprenticeship mentoring ratio for all nontraditional apprenticeable occupations in the State; and requiring the Department to submit the report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2024, with recommendations for strategies to streamline the expansion of apprenticeship ratios for all newly registered nontraditional apprenticeship occupations for purposes of meeting the goals of the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo Approved By The Governor - Chapter 308 on 04/25/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act of 2024 [HB-642] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under the Maryland Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act, pass a certain examination, and pay a certain fee; authorizing the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a standard apprenticeship program for a licensed occupation or profession; and establishing a workgroup to establish group-sponsored apprenticeships in certain professions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrea Harrison Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements [HB-682] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain generating station, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024

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Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Correctional Services Apprenticeship Start–Up Grant Program – Establishment [HB-536] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Public Safety ]
Establishing the Correctional Services Apprenticeship Start-Up Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide high school students and individuals interested in changing careers opportunities to begin a career within correctional services, to develop a cohort of individuals qualified to work in correctional services, and to encourage correctional facilities to hire interns; establishing requirements for sponsors, employers, and apprentices participating in a correctional services apprenticeship program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/12/2024

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