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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Governor's Budget [SB-868]
[Budget and Spending ]
Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lee
Withdrawn From Com on 05/07/2024
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Increased Security - Nonpublics & Day Cares [SB-883]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Increased Security - Nonpublics & Day Cares
Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Chaudhuri
Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
OPS Moratorium/OPS & PESA Accountability [HB-993]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
OPS Moratorium/OPS & PESA Accountability
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
HBCU/HMSI Omnibus [HB-1048]
[Education ]
HBCU/HMSI Omnibus
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa Gill
Passed 1st Reading on 05/07/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
OPS Moratorium/OPS & PESA Accountability [SB-853]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
OPS Moratorium/OPS & PESA Accountability
Sponsored by: Sen. Gladys Robinson
Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Governor's Budget [HB-962]
[Budget and Spending ]
Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crime of Violence - Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) [SB-1150]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony, and in addition to any other penalty imposed for the underlying crime of violence, on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Folden
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Child Sex Offenders – Prohibition on In–Person Attendance [HB-1493]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of rape or other sexual offenses; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Child Sex Offenders - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance [SB-1145]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys to notify schools of certain information when a child is arrested for a sexual offense in the third degree; prohibiting a child from in-person attendance at a public school or a nonpublic school that receives State funds if the child has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of rape or other sexual offenses; and requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for children prohibited from in-person attendance under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages - Class A License - Food Retailers [SB-1139]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a food retailer to offer to purchase a Class A license from a Class A license holder under certain circumstances; and authorizing a food retailer to apply to a local licensing board for a Class A license under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Prekindergarten and Child Care Providers - Waiver Action Plan and Assistance Hubs [HB-1455]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a county board of education that requests a certain waiver for publicly funded full-day prekindergarten to develop and submit a certain action plan to certain government entities; requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Accountability and Implementation Board, to establish certain assistance hubs throughout the State to support child care providers and coordinate partnerships within the State's mixed delivery system; establishing the Child Care Provider Hub Advisory Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements [HB-1386]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop guidelines for an antibias training program for school employees; requiring each county board of education to offer training based on the guidelines; requiring each county board, every other year, to provide antibias training to each public school employee whose job duties include frequent interaction with students; requiring that antibias training be job-embedded, paid professional development training that is provided during nonteaching time; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 128 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Payments to Private Providers and Building Use [HB-1381]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Altering the definition of prekindergarten enrollment for private prekindergarten providers; requiring the State Department of Education to forward fund the State and local share or provide a pay guarantee of not greater than 30 days for certain prekindergarten funding; authorizing a county board of education and an eligible private prekindergarten provider to utilize certain spaces for prekindergarten; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Early Childhood Education - Prekindergarten Providers - Resident and Conditional Teaching Certificates [HB-1385]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a resident early childhood teaching certificate and a conditional early childhood teaching certificate for teachers who meet certain criteria in eligible publicly funded prekindergarten programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Early Childhood Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs - Alterations [HB-1441]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering staff qualifications in eligible prekindergarten programs; authorizing a county board to apply for funding to lease space for prekindergarten programs; establishing an early childhood educator career ladder; requiring the Department of Education to establish prekindergarten provider hubs; requiring the Department to distribute a list of eligible private prekindergarten providers; requiring the Governor to appropriate in fiscal year 2026 an amount that is at least equal to the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 165 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Relations – Protections Against Discrimination – Genetic Procedures [HB-1422]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's refusal to undergo a genetic procedure in education, public accommodations, commercial leasing, housing, and employment and by certain licensed or regulated persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Hearing 3/08 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Prekindergarten and Withholding of County Board Funding (Blueprint Accountability and Flexibility Act of 2024) [HB-1432]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Altering certain dates related to the family share for Tier II children in publicly funded prekindergarten; altering certain dates related to the proportion of eligible private provider prekindergarten slots; repealing the authorization for the State Department of Education to exclude by annual waiver Tier I children who are 4 years old from a certain prekindergarten slot calculation; establishing a process for the Accountability and Implementation Board to withhold certain funding from a county board under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading Appropriations And Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program [HB-1401]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the School Psychologist Recruitment Program within the State Department of Education to provide professional development programs and aid for a certification fee to school psychologists and individuals seeking to become school psychologists and to reimburse school psychologists for professional conference expenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements [HB-1244]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to each have a certain staff member who performs certain duties related to defining, identifying, and compiling data regarding the workforce needs in the State; requiring the Commission to establish a Program Review Process Advisory Council; authorizing the Commission or an institution of higher education to file an objection to implementation of a proposed online program under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 963 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Middle and High Schools - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act) [HB-1219]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring that each public middle school and high school alter the venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities to incorporate a cardiac emergency response plan; requiring each nonpublic middle school and high school that receives State funding to develop a venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities; specifying the contents of a nonpublic venue-specific emergency action plan; and requiring that the emergency action plans be reviewed and updated annually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 163 on 04/25/2024