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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Residential Boarding Education Programs for At-Risk Youth - Eligibility [SB-595]
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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: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 04/18/2017
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Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [HB-696]
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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. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Woodbourne Center Vocational Program [SB-547]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $375,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Woodbourne Center, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Woodbourne Center Vocational Program, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/11 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Kent County - Echo Hill Outdoor School [SB-551]
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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: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Hearing 3/11 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal [HB-536]
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[Public Safety ]
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Repealing the authority of counties and municipalities in the State to use speed monitoring systems to enforce highway speed laws; repealing the authority to use work zone speed control systems to enforce highway speed laws within work zones; repealing the authority to use traffic control signal monitoring systems to enforce traffic control signal laws; requiring the publishers of the Annotated Code to correct any references that are rendered incorrect by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Highland Park Christian Academy [HB-577]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $600,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the First Baptist Church of Highland Park, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Highland Park Christian Academy, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children [SB-464]
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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: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses [SB-384]
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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 exceptions 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: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 81 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Benedictine School [SB-388]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Benedictine School, located in Caroline 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.
Hearing 3/11 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Student Transportation Safety Act [HB-341]
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Requiring specified school vehicles in the State to be equipped with seat belts; prohibiting a person from operating school vehicles unless the person and each occupant are restrained by a seat belt; authorizing a local school system or a nonpublic school to establish policies regarding the restraint of pupils by seat belts on school vehicles; requiring the operator of a school vehicle to notify the local school system or the nonpublic school the student attends if the student fails to comply with seat belt requirements; etc
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Howard County - PHILLIPS School Commercial Kitchen [SB-339]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $175,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of PHILLIPS Programs Incorporated for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a commercial kitchen at PHILLIPS School, located in Howard 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.
Hearing 3/11 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/11/2017
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Education - Behavior Intervention Plans - Physical Restraint and Seclusion [HB-331]
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Prohibiting a public agency and a nonpublic school from using physical restraint except under specified circumstances; prohibiting a public agency and a nonpublic school from using seclusion except under specified circumstances; requiring a public agency or a nonpublic school that uses seclusion to take specified actions; requiring schools to report to the State Department of Education on or before December 1 each year specified information relating to physical restraint and seclusion incidents; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Benedictine School [HB-314]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Benedictine School, located in Caroline 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. Jeff Ghrist
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy [SB-351]
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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: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/13 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Testing for Lead in Drinking Water - Public and Nonpublic Schools [HB-270]
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[Water ]
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[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the State Department of Education, the Department of General Services, and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, to adopt regulations, under specified circumstances, to require periodic testing for the presence of lead in drinking water outlets in occupied public or nonpublic school buildings; requiring the Department of the Environment, before adopting regulations, to gather specified information regarding the establishment of lead-free school environments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 386 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - TLC's Katherine Thomas School [SB-126]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $240,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of TLC - The Treatment and Learning Centers, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of TLC's Katherine Thomas School, 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. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2017
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Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - TLC's Katherine Thomas School [HB-96]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $240,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of TLC - The Treatment and Learning Centers, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of TLC's Katherine Thomas School, 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. Kathleen Dumais
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 [SB-90]
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[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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. Ronald Young
Favorable With Amendments {714131/1 Adopted on 02/27/2017