School Administration
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements [HB-416]
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Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with an institution of higher education or a designated federal or national research entity to study the effectiveness and impact of active shooter safety drills or trainings by researching and analyzing data collected by local school systems; requiring the Center to identify best practices for active shooter safety drills or trainings on or before October 1, 2024; requiring local school systems to provide parents with the annual schedule of active shooter safety drills; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 182 on 04/25/2024
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Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment [HB-428]
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Establishing the Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program to provide rental assistance to eligible student households; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to administer the Program; establishing the Rental Assistance for Community School Families Fund; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation of $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 211 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - High School Metal Detector Program - Established PG 302-24 [HB-399]
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Establishing the High School Metal Detector Program in the Prince George's County Public School System to install a metal detector in each public high school in the county; requiring the Prince George's County Superintendent of schools to coordinate the installation of metal detectors in each Prince George's County public high school by June 30, 2026; and requiring, for fiscal year 2025, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 for the Program.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Higher Education - University of Maryland School of Medicine and MPowering Joint Steering Council - Funding [SB-376]
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Requiring the Governor to include $5,000,000 in the annual budget for the University of Maryland School of Medicine to provide clinical care at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center; and requiring the Governor to include in the budget for the the MPowering Joint Steering Council to use exclusively on the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing appropriations of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026, $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027, $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2028, and $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2029 and after.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 181 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment [SB-370]
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Establishing the Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program to provide rental assistance to eligible student households; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to administer the Program; establishing the Rental Assistance for Community School Families Fund; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation of $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill for the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 210 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Public School Employees Property Tax Credit and Office of Integrity and Compliance PG 503-24 [SB-191]
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Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on dwellings that are owned by certain eligible employees of the Prince George's County Public School System; requiring the Prince George's County government to submit a certain report concerning the credit to certain persons on or before a certain date; providing that the Office of Integrity and Compliance is an independent unit within the school system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 776 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies [HB-86]
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Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with certain groups, to develop training for certain school personnel to identify symptoms of anaphylaxis, asthma, and respiratory distress in students; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with county boards, and authorizing nonpublic schools to establish a policy to obtain, administer, and train certain school personnel to administer emergency bronchodilators to a student who is determined to be, or is perceived to be, experiencing asthma-related symptoms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina T. Boyce
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 280 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Parent and Guardian Volunteers in Elementary and Secondary Schools [SB-198]
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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: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [HB-213]
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Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program and requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring public schools to inform current and retired teachers about the Program and to submit a list of interested teachers to the superintendent of the local school system each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment [HB-74]
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Establishing the Lifesaver Schools Program to recognize public schools that provide health and safety training to students and school personnel; requiring Lifesaver Schools to offer students, at a minimum, training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, mental health wellness programs or a peer mentoring program, provide service hours for student participants, and offer certain training to school personnel; and authorizing a public school to partner with the county board to meet the criteria to qualify as a Lifesaver School.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention [HB-137]
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Providing that a member of the administrative, educational, or support staff of any public, private, or parochial school, acting in an official capacity, is not civilly liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from intervention in a student altercation or other student disturbance if the staff member intervened in a reasonably prudent manner and the actions taken do not constitute grossly negligent, willful, wanton, or intentionally tortious conduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 243 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training [HB-204]
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Requiring the State Department of Education to develop guidelines for public schools and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to develop guidelines for public institutions of higher education to train coaches to recognize indicators of mental illness and behavioral distress in students who participate in athletic programs in public schools and public institutions of higher education; requiring public schools and public institutions that offer athletic programs to provide a certain training to coaches; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric D. Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 733 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies [SB-180]
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Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with certain groups, to develop training for certain school personnel to identify symptoms of anaphylaxis, asthma, and respiratory distress in students; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with county boards, and authorizing nonpublic schools to establish a policy to obtain, administer, and train school personnel to administer in emergency situations bronchodilators to a student who is determined to be, or is perceived to be, experiencing certain symptoms; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 279 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training [SB-165]
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Requiring the State Department of Education to develop guidelines for public schools and the Maryland Higher Education Commission to develop guidelines for public institutions of higher education to train coaches to recognize indicators of mental illness and behavioral distress in students who participate in athletic programs in public schools and public institutions of higher education; requiring public schools and public institutions that offer athletic programs to provide a certain mental health training to coaches; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 734 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave [SB-64]
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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 C. Benson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Student Behavior - Parent and Guardian Notice and Required Counseling (Parent and Guardian Accountability Act) [HB-206]
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Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with the parent's or guardian's child after receiving a certain notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public school principal to provide a certain written notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in two or more incidents of violent and disruptive behavior on school premises or during school-related activities during the school year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Community Development Administration - Live Near Where You Teach Program - Establishment [HB-69]
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Authorizing the Community Development Administration in the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer a home buyer assistance program, a rental assistance program, and certain community development projects that assist certain school staff members with the purchase or rental of homes near where the school staff member is employed; requiring a school staff member, to qualify for home buyer assistance, to have been employed at an elementary or secondary school in the State for at least the preceding 18 months; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing Canceled on 01/22/2024
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An Act to Update the Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory [HB-2042]
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An Act to Update the Laws Governing Education in the Unorganized Territory
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael F. Brennan
Passed To Be Enacted In Concurrence on 05/10/2024
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An Act to Reform the School Budget Referendum Process by Limiting the Circumstances in Which Referenda Occur [HB-1748]
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An Act to Reform the School Budget Referendum Process by Limiting the Circumstances in Which Referenda Occur
Sponsored by: Rep. Margaret M. Craven
Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 06/22/2023
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An Act to Implement Background Checks for School Board Members [HB-1697]
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An Act to Implement Background Checks for School Board Members
Sponsored by: Rep. John E. Andrews
Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 05/30/2023