Ombudsmen
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Office of the Attorney General - Special Education Ombudsman [HB-699]
Establishing the Special Education Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General to serve as a resource for information and support to parents, students, and educators regarding special education rights and services; requiring the Ombudsman to submit a certain report concerning the State's special education services by July 1, 2022, and each July 1 thereafter; requiring certain school personnel to provide the parents of a child with a disability written information about the Ombudsman and the toll-free telephone number; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
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Office of the Attorney General - Special Education Ombudsman [SB-504]
Establishing the Special Education Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General to serve as a resource for information and support to parents, students, and educators regarding special education rights and services; requiring the Ombudsman to submit a report concerning the State's special education services by July 1, 2022, and each July 1 thereafter; requiring certain school personnel to provide the parents of a child with a disability written information about the Ombudsman and the toll-free telephone number; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 562 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman - Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [HB-614]
Establishing the Office of the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, term, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government – Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman – Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act) [SB-460]
Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to have the ability to analyze environmental and natural resource-related data and communicate effectively with State agencies and the public; providing for the appointment, qualifications, and salary of the Ombudsman; requiring the Ombudsman to receive and process complaints involving suspected environmental and natural resources violations in a certain manner; requiring the development and maintenance of a certain website; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Revisions [HB-502]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Instructors - Expressions of Opinion [HB-1135]
Requiring a specified instructor of a course related to civics, history, government, social studies, or political science to teach the course in a fair and balanced manner that does not reflect the instructor's personal philosophical agenda, bias, or political opinion; requiring each public institution of higher education to establish an Office of the Ombudsman; providing for the responsibilities and duties of the Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program - Regulations [HB-132]
Requiring the Secretary of Aging to consult with the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman when adopting specified regulations that relate to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, including specified annual reviews, resident councils and family councils in long-term care facilities, training and designating ombudsmen, conflicts of interest, and confidentiality of specified information and documents.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 208 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Reporting Abuse to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and the Office of Health Care Quality [SB-47]
Clarifying that suspected abuse of a resident of a related institution is required to be reported to the Office of Health Care Quality; requiring the recipient of a specified report to promptly notify, to the extent allowed by specified laws, the administrator of the related institution; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality once it has received a specified report to promptly notify the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; clarifying the entities to which a law enforcement agency is required to report the findings of an investigation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/18/2017