Public Employees
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Salaries of Noncertificated Public School Employees - Minimum Living Salaries [SB-424]
Requiring that certain public school employees in certain areas be paid at least certain minimum living salaries; specifying the minimum living salaries that are in effect for certain time periods; increasing the minimum living salaries in effect for certain time periods based on a certain Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; requiring that a certain minimum living salary remain the same as the salary that was in effect for a certain time period under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2019
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State Department of Education - Employment Categories and Practices [SB-422]
Altering the employment categories of certain employees of the State Department of Education; requiring that all positions in the Department be appointed positions in the professional service and skilled service as well as the executive service and management service, subject to a certain exception; requiring the Department to determine which employment classifications would be described as being in the skilled service or the professional service; providing certain requirements for employees hired beginning July 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 646 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections [SB-414]
Establishing a system of public financing of campaigns for certain General Assembly candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to administer the system; requiring the Comptroller to credit to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund money collected under certain provisions of the Act and to distribute public contributions to the campaign finance entities of certain candidates; specifying procedures, requirements, and conditions participating candidates must meet to receive a distribution from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Mental Health - Involuntary Admission - Inmates in Correctional Facilities [SB-402]
Altering the circumstances under which a facility operated by the Maryland Department of Health is required to receive and evaluate an inmate in a correctional facility who has been certified for involuntary admission; authorizing a court, if the Department fails to admit an inmate to a designated State facility within 8 days of a certain notification, to impose any sanction reasonably designed to compel compliance with the Act; requiring a certain report to be submitted yearly to certain legislative committees by October 31; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - State Child Abuse Registry [SB-358]
Requiring individuals convicted of child abuse to register with a certain supervising authority by a certain time and to register annually with a local law enforcement unit for a certain term; requiring a certain registration to include a digital image of the registrant that shall be updated at least once each year; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish a State child abuse registry and to provide certain information on the Internet; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Maryland Pension Administration System - Member Contributions [SB-306]
Requiring a participating employer to submit supporting payroll data to the State Retirement Agency regarding a member's contributions at the time contributions are paid to the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System; and providing, for violations of the Act, a 10% penalty of the member contribution due, 10% a year interest on delinquent member contributions until paid, a $250 penalty for each payroll for which supporting data is not submitted, and 10% a year interest on a certain penalty assessed under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees [SB-300]
Authorizing certain employees to sue to recover the difference between certain prevailing wage rates and certain amounts under certain circumstances; providing that a certain determination by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry does not preclude certain employees from filing a certain action; and providing for the liability of certain contractors and subcontractors under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 9 on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach [SB-223]
Establishing the Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative in the State Department of Education to expand the use of the trauma-informed approach used in schools and intensively train schools on becoming trauma-informed schools; requiring the Department, in consultation with other relevant departments, to develop certain guidelines; requiring, on or before July 1, 2019, the Department to select one school each from certain areas to receive intensive training on the trauma-informed approach; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Optional Retirement Program - Regulations [SB-179]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt and maintain a written plan document for the optional retirement program; and authorizing the Board of Trustees to adopt certain regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Alternate Contributory Pension Selection - Return to Employment [SB-153]
Allowing an individual to resume participation in the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection in the Employees' Pension System or Teachers' Pension System if the individual has been separated from employment and has accrued a certain amount of eligibility service; providing for the retroactive application of the Act; requiring certain service credit earned in the Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit to be credited to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future [SB-1030]
Establishing principles of The Blueprint for Maryland's Future that are intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of the highest-performing systems; establishing a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program to provide grants to schools with high concentrations of students eligible for free or reduced price meals; establishing the Teacher Collaborative Grant Program; establishing the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 771 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties [HB-976]
Authorizing a county to establish a minimum wage rate for employees working in the county; altering the minimum wage that an employer is required to pay employees; and altering the minimum wage an employer is authorized to pay employees under 20 years of age under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Workers' Compensation Offset [HB-863]
Requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to adjust a certain reduction of a retiree's accidental or special disability retirement benefit to reflect any offset awarded to the retiree's employer by the Workers' Compensation Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers [HB-839]
Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize certain employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Third Reading Passed (134-3) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
University System of Maryland - Regular Employees - Grievance Procedures and Disciplinary Actions [HB-822]
Authorizing a constituent institution of the University System of Maryland to remove, suspend, or demote a regular full-time or part-time employee who is not on probation only for cause, on written charges and in accordance with certain provisions of law; and clarifying that the University System of Maryland may not remove, suspend, or demote a regular full-time or part-time employee for any reason prohibited by State antidiscrimination law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 697 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding [HB-779]
Requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2021 through 2035, to include in the annual State operating budget at least $16,660,000 in general funds for each historically black college and university in the State; providing for the allowable uses of certain funds; and providing that certain funds be in addition to certain base funds appropriated to certain institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Collective Bargaining - Chancellor of the University System of Maryland - Negotiations [HB-767]
Requiring the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland to act on behalf of the University System of Maryland and certain system institutions for the purpose of collective bargaining; providing for the negotiation of a certain consolidated memorandum of understanding under certain circumstances; repealing a provision of law authorizing certain presidents of certain system institutions to cooperate for the purpose of collective bargaining; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [HB-766]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for community college employees; establishing procedures for the selection of an exclusive bargaining representative; establishing that a maximum number of six bargaining units may be designated at each community college; requiring certain contracts and agreements entered into before October 1, 2019, to remain in effect until the agreement or contract expires; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Local Pension Systems - Special Disability Retirement Allowance [HB-645]
Requiring that the appropriate authority of a local pension system offer a special disability retirement allowance to certain members under certain circumstances; providing for the calculation of a special disability retirement allowance; exempting the appropriate authority of a local pension system from the requirements of the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/28 At 8:30 A.m. on 03/20/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Ethics - Meals and Receptions - Governmental Unit That Employs an Individual Regulated Lobbyist [HB-617]
Specifying an exception to the definition of the term "entity" to include a governmental unit that employs an individual regulated lobbyist for the purposes of allowing certain officials and employees to accept certain gifts under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Miller
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2019