School Administration
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - Harford Community College Board of Trustees - Alterations [HB-1345]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring that a member of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees be a resident of Harford County for the duration of the member's term; altering the membership of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees; requiring the Governor when appointing members to the Board to consider the geographic and ethnic representation of Harford County so all segments of the population of the county are represented on the Board; altering certain meeting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/27 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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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 C. Buckel
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Income Tax Credit for Parent and Guardian Volunteers in Elementary and Secondary Schools PG 411-24 [HB-1246]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Allowing certain eligible taxpayers who volunteer in certain schools in Prince George's County 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: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2024
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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 D. Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 163 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan [HB-1257]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to develop, by July 1, 2025, a comprehensive plan for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools; requiring a county board of education to use the comprehensive plan if the county board chooses to establish a Restorative Practices School; and requiring the Department to report by December 1, 2025, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the comprehensive plan for the establishment of Restorative Practices in Schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Educational Institutions – Opioid Overdose–Reversing Medications – Policy Requirements [HB-1268]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Board of Education, county boards of education, and institutions of higher education in the State to update certain drug addiction and prevention education programs to include information on the mitigating effects of naloxone or other opioid overdose-reversing medication, authorized possession by certain individuals, and immunity from liability; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [HB-1157]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 228 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - School Security Employees - Appropriations [SB-1077]
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[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing local school systems to use certain funds for school security employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 179 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Middle and High Schools - Cardiac Emergency Response Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act) [SB-1024]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring that each public middle and high school alter the venue-specific emergency action plan for athletic facilities to incorporate a cardiac emergency response plan; and requiring each public middle and high school to review and update the cardiac emergency response plan each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Student Use of Force - Authorization [SB-1032]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a student to take reasonable action necessary to prevent violence on school premises or on a school-sponsored trip; authorizing a student to use reasonable force necessary to protect themselves or escape an attack under certain circumstances; requiring the principal or school administration to investigate each student use of force incident; and prohibiting a school from disciplining a student under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools – Restorative Practices Schools – Establishment [SB-917]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the duties of behavioral health services coordinators and the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports regarding duties related to implementing Restorative Practices Schools throughout the State; requiring the State Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to implement requirements for the establishment of Restorative Practices Schools; and requiring the Department to annually report to the General Assembly on the implementation of Restorative Practices Schools beginning December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Second Degree Assault of a School Employee or Subcontractor (School Assault Reduction and Prevention Act) [SB-927]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing second degree assault of an employee or a subcontractor of a public or private elementary or secondary school as a crime of violence for certain purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Alterations [SB-1102]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the State Department of Education to award funding for a new Judy Center or Family Support Center for planning and development under a certain circumstance; altering the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and submit an independent evaluation to December 1, 2026; requiring a nonclassroom teacher who pursues National Board Certification to receive certain funding from the State under certain circumstances; altering requirements for the Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/27 At 1:30 P.m. (ways And Means) And Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Student and School Employee Data Privacy - Protections [SB-1089]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring certain operators of certain Internet sites, services, and applications to protect certain school employee information from unauthorized access, implement and maintain security procedures and practices, and delete school employee information under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain operators from knowingly engaging in certain activities with respect to certain websites, services, and applications related to targeted advertising, selling, and disclosing school employee information under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/23 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Pilot Program [SB-979]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council, to develop and update guidelines on artificial intelligence for county boards of education and to develop a pilot program to support the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council; requiring the Department to develop certain strategies to coordinate and assist county boards to provide certain recommendations for integrating artificial intelligence into certain college and career readiness standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [SB-937]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Washington County - Interscholastic Athletics - Student Eligibility Waiver and School Classification [HB-971]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Washington County Board of Education to waive a certain eligibility requirement for participation in interscholastic athletics at a certain Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association member school for students who attend certain public high schools; requiring the Washington County Superintendent of Schools to report to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association the school enrollment of member schools in grades 9, 10, and 11 as of September 30 of each even-numbered year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Grossman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 219 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools – Interscholastic Athletics – Student Eligibility Waiver and School Classification [SB-851]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a county board of education to waive a certain eligibility requirement for participation in interscholastic athletics at a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association member school for students who attend certain public high schools; and requiring a county superintendent of schools to report to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association the school enrollment of member schools in grades 9, 10, and 11 in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Attendance - Children of Judges [HB-930]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a child of certain judges to attend public school in a county other than the county where the child is domiciled if the child's parent is a judge and the county in which the child is domiciled is adjacent to the county where the child requests to attend public school; and prohibiting a county superintendent from charging a fee for a certain child.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine - Funding [SB-745]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
Increasing the number of Maryland residents from 30 to 42 in the student body of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, contingent on certain agreements.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024