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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1657	State (Maryland)	Increasing the compensation of the chair of the Prince George's County Board of Education from $19,000 to $30,000, beginning on or after December 1, 2020; increasing the compensation of the other elected and appointed members of the Board from $18,000 to $25,000, beginning on or after December 1, 2020; and requiring that a student member who completes a full term on the Board be granted a $5,000 scholarship to be applied toward the student's higher education costs. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Education - Local Bills Education, Boards Of Higher Education Prince George's County Public Officials Salaries And Compensation Scholarships And Student Financial Aid Students
HB-1652	State (Maryland)	Establishing the State Board of Sign Language Interpreters in the Maryland Department of Labor for purposes of ensuring effective communications for deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing persons and to promote the public welfare by regulating those who provide sign language interpretation services; providing that certain provisions of law do not apply to certain individuals; authorizing the Board to set licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and certain fees; establishing the Sign Language Interpreters Fund; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Business Regulation And Occupations Advertising Appropriations Attorneys Attorneys' Fees Blind Persons Budgets Certifications Clinics Committees And Commissions
HB-1648	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Auditors And Audits
HB-1648	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Audiologists And Speech Pathologists Auditors And Audits
SB-1064	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists
SB-1064	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Healthy Maryland Program as a public corporation and a unit of State government; stating that the General Assembly finds that millions of dollars have been diverted or wasted as part of a multipayer health care system; stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that Healthy Maryland be established to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident and be funded by certain revenue; establishing the Healthy Maryland Board and the Healthy Maryland Public Advisory Committee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Acupuncturists Administrative Agencies Advertising Advertising Agents And Brokers Ambulances Appropriations Appropriations Audiologists And Speech Pathologists
HB-1644	State (Maryland)	Altering the powers and duties of the Inspector General for Education; authorizing the Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations into fraud, waste, abuse, violations of civil rights, policies preventing child abuse, and compliance with State and federal laws; requiring the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education to establish and operate a teacher safety hotline through which teachers may anonymously report certain discipline or safety issues; etc. Republican: 100% (34) 100% Republican support	Primary And Secondary Education State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Auditors And Audits Discipline Education Investigations And Inquiries Public Officials Records Safety School Administration
SB-1055	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to elect a chair and vice chair by a quorum of a majority of the voting members then serving rather than by a majority vote of the members present and voting. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Education - Local Bills Baltimore County Education, Boards Of Elections Emergency Bills Public Officials Voting
HB-1634	State (Maryland)	Requiring that the State Superintendent of Schools be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate; and prohibiting the appointment of an individual as State Superintendent if the individual is, or during the immediately preceding year was, a member of the State Board of Education. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Primary And Secondary Education State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Education, State Board Of General Assembly Higher Education Public Officials School Administration Teachers Time
HB-1633	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to elect a chair and vice chair by a quorum of a majority of the voting members then serving rather than by a majority vote of the members present and voting. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Education - Local Bills Baltimore County Education, Boards Of Elections Emergency Bills Public Officials Voting
HB-1640	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Morgan State University Police Force to exercise powers granted to peace and police officers when requested or authorized to do so by the Mayor of Baltimore City or the Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department. Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Higher Education Public Safety Baltimore City Law Enforcement Public Officials State Universities And Colleges
HB-1618	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations Office within the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to help improve statewide cybersecurity readiness and response; requiring the Director of MEMA to appoint an Executive Director as head of the Office; requiring the Office to be provided with sufficient staff to perform the Office's functions; requiring the Office to establish regional assistance groups to deliver or coordinate support services to political subdivisions, agencies, or regions; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Administrative Agencies Boundaries Committees And Commissions Communications Counties Cybersecurity Education, Boards Of Electronic Government Emergencies
HB-1619	State (Maryland)	Defining "contrary to the public interest" for the purposes of a certain provision of law authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of a part of a public record because the custodian believes the inspection would reveal the identity of a victim or a witness; defining the term "witness" for the purposes of certain provisions of the Act relating to inspections of part of a 9-1-1 communications record; requiring a custodian to take certain actions before granting inspection of part of a 9-1-1 communications record; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Regulations And Procedures Agents And Brokers Emergency Services Examinations Identification Privacy Public Officials Records Telecommunications And Information Technology Victims
SB-1039	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to delegate to any Maryland Insurance Administration employee, rather than only one, who is designated by the Commissioner and admitted to the practice of law in the State the responsibility for holding certain hearings. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Insurance - Health Insurance - Other Than Health Committees And Commissions Health Insurance Hearings Insurance Administration Insurance Public Officials State Employees
HB-1612	State (Maryland)	Providing that a certain official is immune from criminal and civil liability for refusing to provide information to the federal government or another state for a certain purpose; authorizing the State to indemnify a certain official for certain costs or a certain judgment; expressing the intent of the General Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement efforts by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; etc. Democrat: 100% (17) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Arrests Attorney General Correctional Officers Courts Crimes And Punishments Discipline Disclosure Discrimination Federal Government
SB-1036	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Cybersecurity Coordination and Operations Office within the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to help improve statewide cybersecurity readiness and response; requiring the Director of MEMA to appoint an Executive Director as head of the Office; requiring the Office to be provided with sufficient staff to perform the Office's functions; requiring the Office to establish regional assistance groups to deliver or coordinate support services to political subdivisions, agencies, or regions; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Safety Administrative Agencies Boundaries Committees And Commissions Communications Counties Cybersecurity Education, Boards Of Electronic Government Emergencies
HB-1593	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to delegate to any Maryland Insurance Administration employee, rather than only one, who is designated by the Commissioner and admitted to the practice of law in the State the responsibility for holding certain hearings. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Insurance - Health Insurance - Other Than Health Committees And Commissions Hearings Insurance Public Officials Health Insurance Insurance Administration State Employees
SB-1027	State (Maryland)	Requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration, the Maryland Transit Administrator, the State Highway Administrator, and the Motor Vehicle Administrator be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate; and requiring that the Executive Directors of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Aviation Administration, and Port Administration be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation with the approval of the Governor. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	State Government - Agencies, Offices, And Officials Transportation - Generally Administrative Agencies Airports General Assembly Governor Highways Mass Transit Motor Vehicle Administration Ports
HB-1588	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to conduct a risk assessment of any major information technology development project the Secretary believes may present an exceptional risk to the State; requiring the risk assessment to consider the nature, processing, and use of sensitive or personally identifiable information; authorizing the Secretary to recommend an increase in a certain limitation of liability amount under certain circumstances; requiring a certain recommendation to be made in a certain manner; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	State Government - Procurement Communications Contracts Cybersecurity Disclosure Examinations Information Technology, Department Of Investigations And Inquiries Liability Privacy
HB-1591	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Elijah E. Cummings Public Service Scholarship in the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance grants program; requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to select and offer grants to students who are pursuing a major in public policy or political science and who plan to pursue a career in public service; requiring the Commission to select certain students who are representative of the State's cultural, geographic, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Higher Education Education Ethnic Affairs Gender Grants Higher Education Commission Minorities Public Officials Scholarships And Student Financial Aid Students

Title: Prince George's County Board of Education - Nonstudent Member Compensation and Student Member Scholarship PG 505-20