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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-530]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022) [HB-496]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide temporary benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to be used to pay certain benefits; requiring certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution; requiring the Secretary to establish a system of appeals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health - Insurance Coverage Information [SB-460]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Establishing that the Health Education Unit in the Office of the Attorney General is the State's office of consumer assistance under a certain federal law; establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment [HB-517]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care to assist State residents in accessing mental health and substance use disorder services under public and private health insurance and address insurance-related barriers to mental health and substance use disorder services; establishing certain requirements for the Program relating to consumer medical records and other information; requiring the Program to promote equity in access to mental health and substance use disorder services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/23 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [HB-431]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education - Educational Interpreter - Certification Requirements [SB-370]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Board of Education and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to develop regulations for the certification of educational interpreters on or before July 1, 2023; providing that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may not be denied the right to receive certain credentials or a contract for work for which the individual is otherwise qualified and capable of performing because the individual is deaf or hard of hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) [SB-275]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution and the percentages of the total rate of contribution to be paid by certain employees and employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 48 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance – Notice of Earned Income Tax Credits for Unemployment Insurance Claimants [HB-234]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to include on each IRS Form 1099-G issued to a claimant for unemployment insurance benefits a statement in English and Spanish regarding the availability of federal and State earned income tax credits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [SB-154]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Entering into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact; establishing criteria for participating states; authorizing an advanced practice registered nurse to practice in a party state under certain scope of practice rules; establishing the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators and its duties and powers; providing for the amendment of and withdrawal from the Compact; and providing the Compact is contingent on the enacting of substantially similar legislation in six other states.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts - Development of Content Standards and Implementation [SB-116]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Board of Education, by December 1, 2022, to develop content standards for inclusive and diverse English language arts to be included in the State Standards and Frameworks for English Language Arts; requiring each county board of education to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum guides for inclusive and diverse English language arts; and requiring each public school to include inclusive and diverse English language arts in the English language arts curriculum beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education – Educational Interpreter – Certification Requirements [HB-37]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Board of Education and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to develop regulations for the certification of educational interpreters on or before July 1, 2023; providing that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may not be denied the right to receive certain credentials or a contract for work for which the individual is otherwise qualified and capable of performing because the individual is deaf or hard of hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
School Discipline - Data Collection [HB-23]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 by August 1 each year; requiring the Department maintain a certain risk ratio used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices and report disproportionality data for high-suspending schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing Canceled on 04/05/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) [HB-8]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide certain benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Revisions [HB-1372]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering certain policy and funding provisions and implementation dates relating to the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; requiring the State Department of Education to submit a certain report on information technology; requiring, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the Department to review schools where students continue to show learning loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic; requiring a certain workgroup for English language learners to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 55 on 04/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1376]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to design a course of training in the pedagogy of virtual education for teacher preparation programs; requiring the State Department of Education to provide guidance to local school systems for professional development and support of certain persons to achieve certain virtual education best practice principles; establishing the Flip the Classroom Pilot Program to develop best practices related to inverted classroom and blended instructional models; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Referred Rules on 04/08/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education – Repeating Previous Grade Level – Authorization (Education Recovery Act of 2021) [HB-1355]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
On request of the student, parent, or guardian, authorizing certain students, regardless of the student's age or whether the student had completed all promotion or graduation requirements for the grade level the student seeks to repeat for the 2021-2022 school year, to repeat the grade level they were in during the 2020-2021 school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Mail-In Voting - Certification of Assistance, Design of Materials, and Ballot Curing [HB-1345]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that a certain certification executed by an individual rendering assistance to an absentee voter be on a certain envelope instead of included in certain instructions; requiring the State Board of Elections to establish consistent designs for certain absentee voting materials that must be used by all the local boards of elections; requiring that the designs for absentee voting materials implement best practices for plain language and be updated before each election as appropriate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 02/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Health - Maternal and Child Mortality - Review and Perinatal Hospice Services [SB-891]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the State Child Fatality Review Team to enter into a certain agreement for secure storage of data and requiring the agreement to provide certain protection and address certain issues; requiring a certain entity to comply with certain confidentiality requirements; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a certain list of certain perinatal hospice programs; authorizing a perinatal hospice program to request that the Department include certain information on the Department's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Election Reform Act of 2021 [SB-831]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Altering certain provisions of law to require the State Board of Elections to make all open meeting materials publicly available on its website before a certain meeting; altering the method by which a political party is determined for the purpose of determining the composition of the local boards of elections; requiring a local board to designate the locations of ballot drop boxes; establishing a Maryland Debate Commission to develop guidelines for conducting debates before certain elections for certain candidates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Unemployment - Insurance Revisions and Special Enrollment Period for Health Benefits [SB-893]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to open a special or other enrollment period for an individual who consents to share information through a certain system; establishing certain requirements for a certain enrollment period; authorizing the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to conduct outreach to an individual who consents to share information using certain methods; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to take certain actions to carry out the State's unemployment insurance law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 65 on 04/13/2021