Safe Schools Act [HB-8008]
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To allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining COVID-19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures.
HB-8008: Safe Schools Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Garret Graves
Introduced In House on 06/09/2022
Safe Schools Act [S.4369]
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A bill to allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining COVID-19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures.
S.4369: Safe Schools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/09/2022
Securing Our Schools Act of 2022 [HB-7979]
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To allow certain funds provided in response to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 to be made available for school security measures, and for other purposes.
HB-7979: Securing Our Schools Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Mariannette J. Miller-Meeks
Introduced In House on 06/08/2022
PREP for All Students Act of 2022 Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act of 2022 [S.4259]
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A bill to create a Council on Emergency Response Protocols to ensure the establishment of accessible, developmentally appropriate, culturally aware, and trauma-informed emergency response protocols in public schools, early child care and education settings, and institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
S.4259: PREP for All Students Act of 2022 Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/19/2022
PREP for All Students Act of 2022 Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act [HB-7859]
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[Children and Youth ]
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To create a Council on Emergency Response Protocols to ensure the establishment of accessible, developmentally appropriate, culturally aware, and trauma-informed emergency response protocols in public schools, early child care and education settings, and institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
HB-7859: PREP for All Students Act of 2022 Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Introduced In House on 05/19/2022
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1163]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2022, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
HB-1163: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
Education - Student Behavior - Parent Notice and Required Counseling (Parent Accountability Act) [HB-1145]
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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 their child after receiving notice of violent and disruptive behavior; and requiring a public school principal to provide written notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in two or more number of incidents of violent and disruptive behavior in a public school during the school year.
Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations [HB-1268]
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Requiring a law enforcement agency making an arrest of a student for a reportable offense or an offense related to the student's membership in a criminal organization to report the arrest to the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Board of Education, and the State's Attorney; requiring the State's Attorney to notify the Maryland Center for School Safety and the State Board of the disposition of the offense; etc.
HB-1268: Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
Howard County - Public Schools - Alternative Instruction Model Policy Ho. Co. 09-22 [HB-1306]
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Providing that the use of an alternative instruction model constitutes a certain public school being open for pupil attendance for the purposes of meeting certain school day and hour requirements; and authorizing the Howard County Board of Education to adopt a policy allowing a public school in the county to use an alternative instruction model if the county board and the exclusive bargaining units for the local school system negotiate the terms of implementing and using an alternative instruction model.
HB-1306: Howard County - Public Schools - Alternative Instruction Model Policy Ho. Co. 09-22
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Preventive Measure Unit Pilot Program [HB-1183]
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Establishing the Preventive Measure Unit Pilot Program in Anne Arundel County to establish preventive measure units in elementary and middle schools to monitor students who have behavioral, social, or legal difficulties through increased monitoring and attention and individualized networking with community programs, schools, students, and parents; requiring that the program be conducted during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years; and requiring a certain report on the effectiveness of the program to the General Assembly.
HB-1183: Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Preventive Measure Unit Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
Garrett County and Allegany County - Public Schools - Virtual Education Days Pilot Program [HB-1129]
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[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Virtual Education Days Pilot Program in Garrett County and Allegany County; authorizing the Garrett County Superintendent and the Allegany County Superintendent to order a virtual education day instead of closing a public school in the event of inclement weather; requiring a principal to notify students, parents, and school staff of a decision to have a virtual education day; requiring that accommodations be made for students and staff who do not have access to the Internet; etc.
HB-1129: Garrett County and Allegany County - Public Schools - Virtual Education Days Pilot Program
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
Public Schools - Reporting of Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, and Harassment (Report Act of 2022) [HB-1356]
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Requiring a school administration to file an administrative incident report if sexual misconduct, stalking, or harassment is reported to the school administration; requiring the school administration to provide a copy of the administrative incident report to the victim and the parent of the victim; and requiring each county board of education to adopt a policy specifying the penalty for a violation of the Act.
HB-1356: Public Schools - Reporting of Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, and Harassment (Report Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) [HB-989]
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[Children and Youth ]
Requiring each public school to have a program of physical education for prekindergarten students; adding a representative to the Advisory Council on Health and Physical Education; establishing as a State goal that each student in a public elementary school be provided 150 minutes of developmentally appropriate physical activity each week; requiring the State Department of Education to collect data on the physical activity of elementary school students and publish the information on its website; etc.
HB-989: Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2022