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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Bais Yaakov Middle School [SB-1188]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $600,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of The Bais Yaakov School for Girls, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Bais Yaakov Middle School facility, located in Baltimore County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 3/13 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/13/2017
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Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Waiver from School Distance Restrictions [SB-1171]
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Altering the circumstances under which the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County may issue a waiver from specified school distance restrictions for specified alcoholic beverages licenses; and requiring specified hearings to be held, specified recommendations to be made, and specified recommendations and comments to be considered before a specified waiver can be issued.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Echo Hill Outdoor School [HB-1597]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $310,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Echo Hill Outdoor School, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Echo Hill Outdoor School, located in Kent County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Classwork and Assessment Involving Live and Dead Animals - Student Right of Refusal [HB-1556]
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Authorizing a student in a public school or nonpublic school to refuse to participate in or observe, in whole or in part, classwork or an assessment that includes specified actions conducted on a specified animal; authorizing a student to exercise a specified right of refusal on the day the classwork or assessment is scheduled to be performed; requiring a specified student to complete specified classwork or a specified assessment by an alternate educational method determined by a specified teacher for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Torah School of Greater Washington [HB-1530]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $375,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of The Torah School of Greater Washington, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Torah School of Greater Washington, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Interfaith Watershed Restoration and Outreach Project [SB-1044]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $60,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a watershed and conservation green space, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/13 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children [HB-1485]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $95,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a new water tower and sprinkler system at the Community School of Maryland, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Residential Boarding Education Programs for At-Risk Youth - Eligibility [HB-1475]
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Establishing a residential boarding education program for students enrolled in grade 7 or higher; providing that specified students shall be eligible to participate in the program if the students are disadvantaged children, at-risk youth, and residents of the State and if an operator files a specified plan; requiring operators of the program to meet specified qualifications, adopt specified standards, conduct specified outreach programs, provide specified information, and encourage student participation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 324 on 04/18/2017
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Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - St. Luke's Preschool [HB-1090]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $19,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of St. Luke's Methodists Church of St. Michaels, Maryland for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of playground equipment for St. Luke's Preschool, located in Talbot County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [HB-1199]
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Authorizing the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Auto-Injectable Epinephrine - Certification for Emergency Administration [SB-965]
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Establishing requirements for an authorized entity to obtain and store a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; prohibiting an authorized entity from obtaining and storing auto-injectable epinephrine unless the authorized entity has at least two employees who are certificate holders or specified affiliated individuals; requiring an authorized entity to maintain a copy of a specified certificate issued to a specified individual; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [SB-849]
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Prohibiting a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that receives State funds from refusing enrollment of, expelling, withholding privileges from, or otherwise discriminating against any student or prospective student because of specified factors; making specified provisions of law prohibiting discrimination in employment applicable to nonpublic elementary and secondary schools that receive State funds; making specified remedies and procedures regarding discrimination applicable to specified discriminatory acts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - School Zone Crosswalks - Traffic Control Signals [SB-865]
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Requiring the State Highway Administration or a local authority to place traffic control signals at specified locations in specified school zones; and requiring that a traffic control signal placed on a highway under the Act may operate only during specified hours.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Interfaith Watershed Restoration and Outreach Project [HB-901]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $60,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a watershed and conservation green space, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Education - Nonpublic Schools - Programs for Students With Special Needs [SB-825]
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Requiring specified nonpublic schools, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and implement a program for students with special needs on or before July 1, 2018; and requiring the State Board of Education to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2017
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Education - Restraint and Seclusion - Consideration and Reporting [SB-786]
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Requiring the State Superintendent of Schools to convene a task force to consider the circumstances under which, and the schools or types of schools in which, restraint and seclusion shall be prohibited and to consider contraindications for restraint and seclusion and who may authorize restraint and seclusion; providing for the composition of the task force; requiring the task force to review existing regulations concerning seclusion and to make specified recommendations to the State Board and the General Assembly by October 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 611 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Talbot County - St. Luke's Preschool [SB-822]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $19,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of St. Luke's Methodists Church of St. Michaels, Maryland for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of playground equipment for St. Luke's Preschool, located in Talbot County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Hearing 3/13 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/13/2017
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Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Old Goucher Revitalization District [HB-832]
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Exempting an applicant for a specified Class B-D-7 license in a specified Old Goucher Revitalization District in the 43rd alcoholic beverages district in Baltimore City from specified zoning requirements; creating an exception under which the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City may issue specified new Class B-D-7 licenses in specified alcoholic beverages districts under specified circumstances; providing that a specified Class B-D-7 license may be transferred within the Old Goucher Revitalization District; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy [HB-825]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping related to the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Waiver From School Distance Restrictions [HB-795]
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Altering the circumstances under which the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County may issue a waiver from specified school distance restrictions for specified alcoholic beverages licenses; and requiring public hearings to be held in a specified municipality or county, recommendations to be made regarding whether the distance restrictions should be waived, and specified recommendations and comments to be considered before a specified waiver can be issued.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 498 on 05/04/2017