Minorities
Arizona Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)
Gifted pupils; funding. [SB-1105]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Gifted pupils; funding.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kate Brophy McGee
Senate Ed Committee Action: Do Pass, Voting: (7-0-0-0) on 02/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission - Membership, Licensing, and Studies [SB-1197]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission to actively seek, to the extent permitted by State and federal law, to achieve racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity when licensing medical cannabis growers, processors, and dispensaries and to strongly encourage and conduct outreach to small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses for specified purposes; requiring the Commission to grant Stage One preapproval for a medical cannabis grower license to two specified applicants on or before July 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Public School System - Reports [HB-1634]
[Education ]
Requiring the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to report specified information relating to the Baltimore City Public School System to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Council, and the Baltimore City Delegation to the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Definitions and Penalties [SB-1084]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Defining "veteran" and altering the definition of "veteran-owned small business enterprise" for the purpose of specified provisions of law relating to the structure of a unit's procurement procedures; and authorizing specified penalties to be applied to a person that willfully misrepresents a business as a veteran-owned small business enterprise.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission Reform Act [HB-1443]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct wide-ranging specified outreach to small, minority, and women business owners and entrepreneurs that may have an interest in applying for specified medical cannabis-related licenses; requiring the Commission to partner with specified entities to identify employment opportunities within the medical cannabis industry; establishing the Natalie M. LaPrade Compassionate Use Fund to provide access to medical cannabis for specified individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Conference Committee Appointed on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity [HB-1519]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring Morgan State University to convene a task force to foster reconciliation and achieve racial equity by taking specified actions; requiring the task force to include specified members and consult with specified units of State government; requiring the task force to hold hearings at locations throughout the State and invite persons to testify, to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, and to monitor and evaluate the implementation of specified recommendations using specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Police Community Policing Steering Committee [HB-1465]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Baltimore City Police Community Policing Steering Committee; providing for the composition, terms of office, quorum, chair, governance procedures, subcommittee structure, meetings, and duties of the Committee; requiring the Committee, in cooperation with the Baltimore City Police Department, to develop annually a Baltimore City Police Department Community Interaction Recommendations Report to focus on making recommendations to create consistent positive interactions between police officers and community residents; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and Fund - Bridge Loans [HB-1517]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Renaming the Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program and the Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program Fund to be the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund; establishing the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account within the Fund; authorizing the Governor to transfer specified funds by June 30, 2017, to the NIMBL Account; requiring the Department of Commerce to submit a specified report on the bridge loans by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Minority Affairs and Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs - Renaming [HB-1506]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Renaming the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to be the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Special Secretary for the Office of Minority Affairs to be the Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs to be the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 633 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Video Lottery Facilities - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Targeted Areas [HB-1196]
[Gaming ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Board of Public Works to procure, on or before June 30, 2018, the services of at least one eligible fund manager that is based in specified targeted areas surrounding a video lottery facility for purposes of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; requiring the Board to report specified information to the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2018, under specified circumstances; requiring that specified funds in the Account be allocated in a certain manner to certain targeted areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Table Games Proceeds - Distribution and Recreational Facilities [HB-1138]
[Gaming ]
[Recreation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the distribution of specified table game proceeds paid to Baltimore City for specified purposes; providing that the proceeds of table games paid to Baltimore City to be used for recreational facilities may be used only to supplement and not supplant existing expenses or obligations related to recreational facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Disproportionate Justice Impact on Minorities [HB-993]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Study the Disproportionate Justice Impact on Minorities; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to identify, study, report on, and make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Historically Black Institutions - State Funding - Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program [SB-712]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Blount-Rawlings-Britt HBI Comparability Program to provide supplemental funding assistance to the State's public 4-year historically black institutions (HBIs) to ensure that the HBIs are comparable and competitive with other State 4-year public institutions of higher education; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to adopt specified standards and procedures; requiring the Governor to provide funds for the Commission to distribute to HBIs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Minority Affairs and Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs - Renaming [SB-700]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Renaming the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to be the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Special Secretary for the Office of Minority Affairs to be the Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs to be the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 634 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Lacrosse Opportunities Program - Youth Lacrosse Nonprofit Organizations [HB-708]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Authorizing a youth lacrosse nonprofit organization to submit an application for a grant under the Lacrosse Opportunities Program; requiring the State Superintendent of Schools or the State Superintendent's designee to provide grants to eligible youth lacrosse nonprofit organizations with programs that will increase opportunities for minority students to participate in lacrosse; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 551 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally [SB-508]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the challenges of and the opportunities for small and minority businesses engaged in international business, and the feasibility of partnerships between small and minority businesses in Maryland and businesses in other countries; requiring the Task Force to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Transfer of Authority [SB-498]
[Gaming ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Transferring the authority for the administration of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account from the Board of Public Works to the Department of Commerce; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 453 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity [SB-471]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring Morgan State University to convene a task force to foster reconciliation and achieve racial equity by taking specified actions; requiring the task force to include specified members and consult with specified units of State government; requiring the task force to hold hearings at locations throughout the State and invite persons to testify, to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, and to monitor and evaluate the implementation of specified recommendations using specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Commission to Study the Disproportionate Justice Impact on Minorities [SB-462]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Study the Disproportionate Justice Impact on Minorities; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to identify, study, report on, and make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Small and Minority Business Participation [HB-433]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Clarifying what constitutes good cause for the purposes of removal of a certified minority business enterprise after the execution of a contract; prohibiting the failure of a certified minority business to provide a specified bond from being considered nonperformance; altering a requirement that specified units structure specified procurement procedures to achieve a specified minimum percentage of the unit's total dollar value of specified contracts to be made directly to small businesses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2018