Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations [SB-789]
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[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to designate certain private institutions of higher education as hunger-free campuses; prohibiting a 4-year or 2-year private institution of higher education or a regional higher education center operated by a private nonprofit institution of higher education from being eligible to receive grant funding under the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; and authorizing the Governor in certain fiscal years to include $150,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program.
SB-789: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 322 on 05/06/2025
Baltimore City and Montgomery County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization MC 4-25 [HB-1032]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and Montgomery County under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; and requiring the Montgomery County Department of Transportation and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to individually report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1, 2027, the data on the program through October 1, 2027, in their individual jurisdictions.
HB-1032: Baltimore City and Montgomery County - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization MC 4-25
Sponsored by: Rep. Caylin Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2025
Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) [SB-780]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "Tier I child" for purposes of publicly provided prekindergarten to not include 3-year-olds and only include certain 4-year-olds; authorizing an eligible private prekindergarten provider to elect to enroll 3-year-olds in publicly provided prekindergarten; requiring an eligible private provider that elects to enroll a Tier I 3-year-old to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with the State Department of Education and the county board of education; etc.
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility [HB-980]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expanding the eligibility for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to an applicant who is or was eligible for the Chapter 35 Survivors' Dependents Educational Assistance benefit as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and authorizing certain methods for verifying eligibility of these individuals for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program.
HB-980: Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/14/2025
Public Schools and Youth Services - Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup Study [SB-770]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each local school system to provide crisis support to a public school when a teacher or other school employee with direct contact with minors is removed from the school due to alleged criminal activity or for student safety; requiring each county board of education to establish a crisis response team; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a workgroup to examine the impact of requiring applicants for certain positions to include information regarding the applicant's history of boundary-violating behavior; etc.
SB-770: Public Schools and Youth Services - Crisis Support and Assistance and Workgroup Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility [SB-772]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expanding the eligibility for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to include a son, daughter, or stepchild or surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who is or was eligible for the Chapter 35 Dependent Education Assistance benefit; and authorizing certain methods for verifying eligibility of these individuals for the Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program.
SB-772: Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program – Establishment [SB-769]
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[Funding ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program in the State Department of Education to provide funding to eligible schools that participate in the federal community eligibility provision of the child nutrition programs.
SB-769: Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program – Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) on 02/17/2025
Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [SB-673]
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[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program; requiring local school systems to inform current teachers about the Program; requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring the Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill; etc.
SB-673: Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2025
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Alterations [HB-784]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to provide a certain waiver from certain requirements for a restaurant within a certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; expanding the class of license to which a certain requirement for a memorandum of understanding applies to include any alcoholic beverages license in Baltimore City; providing an exception to a certain prohibition against the Board allowing a certain license transfer under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-784: Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 813 on 05/20/2025
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Alterations [SB-662]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to provide a certain waiver from certain requirements for a restaurant within a certain bounded area in the 46th alcoholic beverages district; expanding the class of license to which a certain requirement for a memorandum of understanding applies to include any alcoholic beverages license in Baltimore City; authorizing the Board to issue a certain alcoholic beverages license for a certain location in the 40th alcoholic beverages district; etc.
SB-662: Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 814 on 05/20/2025
Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations [HB-774]
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[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to designate certain private institutions of higher education as hunger-free campuses; and prohibiting certain private institutions of higher education from being eligible to receive grant funding under the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program.
HB-774: Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Debra Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/06/2025
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program [SB-600]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in certain school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County, if authorized by local law; and requiring that a certain percentage of the fines collected under the Act be distributed to the local management board for Baltimore City and be used only to provide youth programming and services for youth living in or attending a school located in the 45th or 46th legislative districts.
SB-600: Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 571 on 05/13/2025
County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement [SB-602]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring each county board of education to publish on its website a certain list of special education service delivery models provided for parentally-placed private school students; and defining "parentally-placed private school student" as a child with a disability enrolled by the parent or guardian of the child in a private elementary or secondary school or facility, including a religious school or facility.
SB-602: County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 543 on 05/13/2025
Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations [HB-725]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student to be eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
HB-725: Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/12/2025
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) [SB-588]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-588: Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
You have voted SB-588: Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act).
School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers [HB-672]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Health jointly to conduct an assessment of school health and wellness personnel each year; altering the membership of the Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers; and requiring the Department and the State Department of Education to annually report to the General Assembly on the findings of the assessment beginning December 1, 2027, and publish the report on the website of each agency.
HB-672: School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 345 on 05/06/2025