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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Income Tax – Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave PG 412–24 [HB-818]
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Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2024
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Prince George's County - Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave [SB-721]
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Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Reform [HB-814]
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Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child of a certain age alleged to have committed a certain offense; altering certain provisions relating to the taking of a child into custody by a law enforcement officer; expanding certain provisions of law relating to the entry onto certain school or other property by, and the education of, certain sex offender registrants; altering certain provisions relating to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 735 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings [SB-592]
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Requiring a local school system to provide to parents at certain individualized education program, individualized family service plan, and 504 plan meetings for children with disabilities certain written informational materials regarding the Maryland ABLE Program: requiring the State Treasurer to develop informational materials about the Maryland ABLE Program that may be distributed electronically or by hand; and requiring the State Treasurer to provide informational materials to the State Board of Education and county boards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 173 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave [HB-717]
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Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; requiring a certain qualified employee to obtain the signatures of a certain county board member and certain school personnel under certain circumstances; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education – Education Savings Account Program – Established [HB-704]
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Establishing the Education Savings Account program in the State administered by the State Department of Education; providing that the State shall deposit into an account of an eligible student a certain percentage of the per pupil amount of State and local funds for each education program in the resident school district for which the eligible student would be included in the enrollment count; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Parent and Guardian Volunteers in Elementary and Secondary Schools [HB-719]
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Allowing certain eligible taxpayers who volunteer in a certain elementary and secondary school a credit against the State income tax in an amount equal to $20 for each volunteer hour, not to exceed $500; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain application and tax credit certificate; requiring a certain county board member or school administrator to issue tax credit certificates in a certain manner; making the credit refundable; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public School Construction Program - Maryland School for the Blind - State and Local Cost-Share [SB-581]
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Altering the State and local cost-share formula for the Public School Construction Program for the Maryland School for the Blind to set the State share at 100%.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 192 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students [SB-552]
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Requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include in the annual budget bill General Fund appropriations of certain amounts for the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
School Construction Revolving Loan Fund - Maryland School for the Blind - Eligibility [HB-643]
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Altering the eligibility requirements of the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund to include the Maryland School for the Blind.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Hearing 2/20 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established (Maryland Universal School Choice Act) [HB-675]
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Establishing the Education Savings Account program in the State administered by the State Department of Education to provide grants to the account of the parent of an eligible student in order to provide for the eligible student's education; requiring the parent of an eligible student to participate in a certain agreement with the Department; and allowing a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for deposits into an education savings account.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition [HB-598]
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Prohibiting discrimination based on military status with regard to housing and employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 322 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program [SB-499]
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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: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) [HB-569]
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Requiring a public community college to consider a course or program for English as a second language or English language learner as eligible for world language or humanities credit toward an associate's degree if the course is not classified as remedial; requiring the transferability of world language credits earned by students who transfer from community colleges to institutions of higher education; and requiring institutions of higher education to review and consider the transfer of certain credits for language or humanities courses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Nonpublic School Student Bus Transportation Expenses [HB-537]
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Providing a refundable credit against the State income tax for nonpublic school student bus transportation expenses paid by an individual resident who is the parent or guardian of the student during the taxable year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/24/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations [HB-500]
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Altering the definition of "dually enrolled student" to include a nonpublic secondary school student and a home school student so that these students are eligible to apply for the Part-Time Grant Program and the Early College Access Grant.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Nonpublic School Student Bus Transportation Expenses [SB-528]
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Providing a refundable credit against the State income tax for nonpublic school student bus transportation expenses paid by an individual resident who is the parent or guardian of the student during the taxable year; prohibiting a tax credit from exceed $1,500 per school student; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To High School Athletics. [SB-2616]
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Authorizes student-athletes attending public and private high schools to earn compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness, and to obtain related professional representation. Repeals on 1/1/30.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Referred To Edu/cpn, Jdc/wam. on 01/24/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Education. [HB-2043]
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Establishes a harm to students registry for all early learning programs or schools and K-12 educational institutions within the State that contains information on school employees, contractors, or volunteers for whom, as result of an investigation, a final finding has been issued that the individual has inflicted harm on a student. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Referred To Edu/lbt, Wam/jdc. on 03/07/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Education. [SB-2420]
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Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires all public, private, and charter schools in the State to include thirty minutes of instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and training in the proper performance of the Heimlich maneuver in their health education curriculum required for graduation for students in grades 9-12. Specifies instruction requirements. Waives liability for instruction under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Gabbard
Passed First Reading. on 01/22/2024