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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [HB-295]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that receives State funds from refusing enrollment of, expelling, withholding privileges from, or discriminating against any student or prospective student because of an individual's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; prohibiting such a school that receives State funds from taking retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian who files a complaint alleging discrimination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/08/2019
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Optional Retirement Program - Regulations [HB-267]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
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: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/18/2019
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Alternate Contributory Pension Selection - Return to Employment [HB-265]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 205 on 04/18/2019
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State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach [HB-256]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, to develop guidelines on a trauma-informed approach; defining "trauma-informed approach" as a method for understanding and responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic stress; and requiring the State Department of Education to distribute certain guidelines to each local school system and publish certain guidelines on the Department's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/18/2019
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Maryland Transit Administration – State Employees – Free Ridership (Transit Benefit for State Employees) [HB-201]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide ridership services on transit vehicles to any permanent employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system; prohibiting the Administration from collecting fees or reimbursement for certain transit services; and requiring the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Department of Budget and Management to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the cost and feasibility of expanding the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Prince George's County Public Schools - Office of Accountability and Compliance - Establishment PG 508-19 [HB-194]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Office of Accountability and Compliance in the Prince George's County public school system to provide independent evaluation and recommendations to improve the effectiveness, productivity, or efficiency of local school system programs, policies, practices, and operations; requiring the County Council to appoint the Accountability and Compliance Officer; requiring the Officer to coordinate with the public school system to develop a certain work plan and establish certain goals and priorities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2019
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Prince George’s County Board of Education – Members’ Expense Forms – Publication on Website PG 502–19 [HB-192]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Prince George's County public school system to publish prominently on its website links to the expense forms filed by members of the Prince George's County Board of Education for reimbursement by the school system; and requiring certain expense forms filed by members of the county board to be designated as certain public records available to any applicant immediately on request and included on a certain list posted on the school system's website.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
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Correctional Services - Patuxent Institution - Appointing Authority [HB-179]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifying that the warden of Patuxent Institution is the appointing authority for correctional officers assigned to Patuxent Institution and staff attached to the office of the warden; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 146 on 04/18/2019
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Motor Vehicles - Highway Worker Safety [HB-1422]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting a person from committing certain acts while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone or on a bridge or highway that is under construction if a highway worker is present; providing that a person may not be convicted for a violation under the Act if the violation was due to a mechanical failure of the vehicle or the negligence of a highway worker or another person; establishing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Preventive Measure Unit Pilot Program [HB-1418]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Preventive Measure Unit Pilot Program in Anne Arundel County; requiring the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, in collaboration with the County Police Department and the County Mental Health Agency, to establish a preventive measure unit position in three middle schools to monitor students with behavioral, social, or legal difficulties during certain school years; requiring the Governor to make an appropriation sufficient to hire three individuals to implement the Program in selected schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/04/2019
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The Blueprint for Maryland's Future [HB-1413]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 high-performing systems around the world; establishing a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program; extending by 1 year, to 2021, the requirement for the State to provide a supplemental grant to eligible county boards; establishing the Teacher Collaborative Grant Program; requiring certain performance evaluations of local school systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) And Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 03/12/2019
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Upper Potomac River Commission - Pension Plans [HB-1410]
[Pensions ]
Authorizing certain trustees or officers of the Upper Potomac River Commission to invest and reinvest certain money in their custody or control in accordance with rules or procedures established by the Commission; requiring any pension plan controlled by the Commission on or after July 1, 2019, to adhere to the principles incorporated in the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act that address the investment and management of funds for a public pension system; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 363 on 04/30/2019
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Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Low-Income Employees [HB-1390]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the property tax imposed on dwellings in Baltimore City that are owned by low-income employees of Baltimore City who are employed on a full-time basis, are among the 25% lowest-paid city employees, and who own a dwelling in Baltimore City; providing that the credit may not exceed the lesser of $2,500 per dwelling or the amount of property tax imposed on the dwelling; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 383 on 04/30/2019
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Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Maintenance Employees [HB-1383]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the membership of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System to include certain individuals in certain positions in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services on or after July 1, 2019; requiring a certain transfer and combination of certain service credit for certain individuals; requiring the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System to calculate a certain disability benefit for certain individuals and to grant a certain benefit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Optional Retirement Program - Membership [HB-1379]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting certain individuals who are members of the Employees' Pension System of the State Retirement and Pension System from becoming a member of the Optional Retirement Program of the State Retirement and Pension System on or after February 1, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 348 on 04/30/2019
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Baltimore City - School Resource Officers - Firearms [HB-1373]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a certain provision of law that requires a school resource officer in Baltimore City to be assigned permanently or temporarily to a school or be on school property to carry or possess a firearm; authorizing a school resource officer in Baltimore City to carry a firearm on school premises; and authorizing a school resource officer in Baltimore City to carry a firearm off school premises if the officer is acting in an official capacity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Rereferred To Judiciary on 03/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Collective Bargaining - Technical Unit MC/PG 114-19 [HB-1280]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing a separate technical collective bargaining unit within the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in which employees have a combination of basic scientific or technical knowledge and manual skill that is usually acquired through specialized postsecondary school education or through equivalent on-the-job training; altering a provision of law that had established a certain joint office/technical collective bargaining unit to establish a separate office collective bargaining unit; and providing for the application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 563 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
No Fear in Education Act – Student Protection in School [HB-1247]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each public school and certain nonpublic schools to have at least two trained individuals who have a handgun permit and carry a handgun or at least two school resource officers who carry firearms; requiring each county board of education and certain nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Maryland Center for School Safety; requiring the School Safety Grant Program to provide grants to certain schools for a single-point-of-entry system and bullet-resistant glass for classrooms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/14/2019
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Restorative Schools Fund and Grants - Establishment [HB-1229]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Restorative Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems and individual schools for training on and implementation and evaluation of restorative approaches that build and sustain positive learning communities; requiring the State Department of Education, under certain circumstances, to develop processes and procedures for a local school system or an individual school to apply for a certain grant and for awarding a certain grant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019
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State Government – Government Agents – Requests for and Use of Immigration Status Information [HB-1165]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, a government agent from requesting information about immigration or citizenship status of a person or a person's family members or acquaintances; prohibiting a government agent from coercing information or action from a person by using certain information; prohibiting a government agent from detaining or questioning a person based on a certain immigration or citizenship status of the person or any other person; authorizing a person to use a certain legal remedy under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Third Reading Passed (91-48) on 03/18/2019