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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-148]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees on the identification and reporting of human trafficking victims; requiring, by January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, employers to certify that all their employees have completed the training; requiring employers to provide a new employee with the required training within 90 days after the date of hire; requiring employers to establish certain reporting procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Reassigned To Judicial Proceedings on 03/25/2024
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Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established [SB-185]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide co-navigation services at no cost to deafblind individuals in the State; and defining "co-navigation services" as services providing visual and environmental information or sighted services to assist with communication accessibility in an individual's preferred language and communication mode and to assist with accessing an individual's physical surroundings and making informed decisions about those surrounding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1297]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2023, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Community Eligibility Provision Schools and Prekindergarten Enrollment and Funding - Alterations [SB-913]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Exempting certain schools from the requirement to collect a certain eligibility form if the school is in a local school system in which all schools participate in the community eligibility provision; altering the definition of "prekindergarten enrollment", beginning in a certain school year, to include certain Tier II children for certain funding purposes; altering the categories of certain Tier II children who are given priority for the expansion of prekindergarten slots; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (124-11) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) [HB-1053]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop and implement a certain training program for certain transportation-sector employees, taxicab drivers, and transportation network operators on the identification and reporting of suspected child exploitation and human trafficking; requiring certain transportation-sector employers to establish procedures for reporting suspected child exploitation and human trafficking to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities [HB-1104]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - English Learners and Dual Language Immersion Programs - Funding and Establishment (Multilingualism Is an Asset Act) [HB-1098]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing additional funding for certain English learners subject to certain conditions; establishing the Dual Language Immersion Program in the State Department of Education to develop, fund, implement, scale up, and sustain the expansion of research-based dual language two-way immersion programs in the State; requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for dual language immersion grants under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - Screening Requirements for Students With Reading Difficulties - Alterations [HB-1091]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the types of students who are subject to screening for reading difficulties on entering or transferring into a public school to include an English language learner who is at risk of reading difficulties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program - Refined Hemp and Hemp Extract Products - Requirements [HB-1204]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Requiring a person to receive a certificate of analysis before distributing refined hemp or a hemp extract product in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish packaging and labeling requirements for refined hemp and hemp extract products; establishing the Hemp Advisory Council to provide advice and expertise regarding the monitoring and regulation of hemp production under the Hemp Farming Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Modifications [HB-1144]
[Human Services ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering provisions of law relating to equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency by establishing certain requirements for certain State departments, agencies, or programs, including establishing certain positions and establishing a certain language access plan; and requiring the Maryland Commission of Civil Rights to provide oversight, monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of certain provisions of certain language access provisions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On-Farm Composting and Compost Use [HB-1139]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
Establishing the On-Farm Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing a statewide solid waste disposal surcharge to be collected by owners and operators of refuse disposal systems and requiring that the surcharge revenue be remitted on a quarterly basis beginning April 1, 2024, to the Comptroller; establishing the Waste Reduction Grants Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; authorizing the Department of the Environment to approve a certain local solid waste disposal surcharge program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Education - English Learners and Dual Language Immersion Programs - Funding and Establishment (Multilingualism Is an Asset Act) [SB-882]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing additional funding for certain English learners subject to certain conditions; establishing the Dual Language Immersion Program in the State Department of Education to develop, fund, implement, scale up, and sustain the expansion of research-based dual language two-way immersion programs in the State; requiring the Governor, in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for dual language immersion grants under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities [SB-878]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Alternative Education Options - Right to Learn and Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Programs (Right to Learn Act of 2023) [HB-737]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Requiring, on or before January 1 each year, and based on certain star ratings, each county board of education to notify the parents or guardians of students in a failing school that the school is failing and provide a list of options; establishing the Right to Learn Program to provide students in failing schools with certain scholarships; establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program to provide scholarships for students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches to attend a non-public school; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Various Policies and Prekindergarten Enrollment and Funding - Alterations [HB-770]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Delaying the school year by which a public school is required to collect a certain alternative income eligibility form until after the State Department of Education has adopted the form; altering the duties of an assistant principal on the career ladder; delaying the date on which county boards of education must select certain experts to write curriculum; altering the definition of a "Tier I child" who may be enrolled in a full-day prekindergarten program beginning in a certain school year to include children who are homeless; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 119 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education [SB-610]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board of education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
School Discipline - Behavioral Health and Safety - Data Collection and School Resource Officers [SB-811]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; requiring the Department to lower and maintain a certain risk ratio used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; requiring each county board of education to develop a behavioral health and safety plan for certain schools by September 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing Canceled on 03/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-820]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2023, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-829]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment, including the use of online curriculum; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county; altering the requirements for virtual schools established by a county board; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures [HB-563]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing requirements for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly by a central committee of a political party under the Maryland Constitution relating to applications, public notice, public meetings, and voting; and requiring a member of the central committee who has applied to fill the vacancy to recuse themselves from voting on the individual to fill the vacancy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023