Social Services - Generally
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Weighted Caseload Analysis - Study [SB-894]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to study the feasibility of performing a specified weighted caseload analysis to consider the number and type of public assistance cases handled by personnel of the Family Investment Administration and local departments and the time and effort required for specified cases; requiring the Department to submit to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly a report on the results of the study on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/31/2016
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Task Force to Study Welfare Reform in Maryland [SB-880]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Welfare Reform in Maryland; requiring the Task Force to review all federal and State assistance programs, study data on fraud and abuse in welfare programs and develop comprehensive legislative solutions, and develop legislative proposals that strive to help individuals on limited incomes achieve self-sufficiency; requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Foster Youth Summer Internship Program [SB-785]
Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to develop and implement the Foster Youth Summer Internship Program; specifying the purpose of the Program is to provide foster youth with training and experience through internships in agencies within the Executive Branch of State government; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, to issue a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2019; providing for a delayed effective date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 78 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Food Stamp Program - Minimum Benefit - State Supplement [SB-758]
Requiring the State to provide a supplement to increase the total benefit to $30 per month to a household that includes an individual who is at least 62 years old and receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than $30 per month under the food stamp program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 696 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Transitional Supports for Ex-Offenders - Repeal of Restrictions [SB-546]
Repealing specified provisions of law subjecting specified individuals convicted of specified felonies involving a controlled dangerous substance who apply for or receive temporary cash assistance or food stamps to specified testing and treatment requirements and sanctions; repealing a specified provision of law making a specified individual ineligible for temporary cash assistance or food stamps for 1 year after conviction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Interagency Council on Homelessness - Membership [SB-22]
Altering the composition of the Interagency Council on Homelessness; increasing, from six to nine, the number of representatives from diverse geographical regions of the State engaged in homeless advocacy; requiring the Governor to designate as chair of the Council a member who is a secretary or a secretary's designee with decision making authority on issues that relate to the work of the Council; stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding the decision making authority of a specified designee on the Council; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 331 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Couples Advancing Together Pilot Program - Additions and Extension [HB-973]
Requiring the Couples Advancing Together Pilot Program to include the implementation of a specified collaborative learning project to document, assess, and identify changes to specified policies and procedures; requiring the Program to include the development of a specified data-sharing agreement and the implementation of a specified earned income disregard; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to allocate at least $250,000 each fiscal year for the Program; extending the termination date of the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - No Wrong Door Pilot Program [HB-746]
Establishing the No Wrong Door Pilot Program in the Department of Human Resources; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to ensure that low-income residents of the State have access to the services needed to sustain themselves and their families; requiring the Department to consult with stakeholders to develop criteria for the evaluation of grant applications, and track and assess Program outcomes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget for specified fiscal years an appropriation of at least $500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Interagency Council on Homelessness - Membership [HB-593]
Altering the composition of the Interagency Council on Homelessness; increasing, from six to nine, the number of representatives from diverse geographical regions of the State engaged in homeless advocacy; requiring the Governor to designate as chair of the Council a member who is a Secretary or a Secretary's designee with decision making authority on issues that relate to the work of the Council; and stating the intent of the General Assembly regarding the decision making authority of a specified designee on the Council.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 332 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Ji'Aire Lee Workgroup on the Protection of Adults With Mental Illness and Their Children [HB-574]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to convene the Ji'Aire Lee Workgroup on the Protection of Adults With Mental Illness and Their Children; requiring the Workgroup to evaluate and determine whether modifications are needed to specified laws, systems, and services; requiring the Department to report the findings of the Workgroup to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Food Stamp Program - Minimum Benefit - State Supplement [HB-445]
Requiring the State to provide a supplement to increase the total benefit to $30 per month to a household that includes an individual who is at least 62 years old and receives a federally funded benefit in an amount less than $30 per month under the food stamp program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Grant Application [HB-356]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to submit a grant application to the United States Department of Agriculture to support a pilot project that provides incentives to directly and efficiently increase the purchase and consumption of eligible fruits and vegetables by specified program participants and in response to a specified opportunity for funding; requiring, on or before January 1, 2017, and January 1, 2018, the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of the grant application; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 718 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - Noncustodial Parent Employment Assistance Pilot Program [HB-1502]
Requiring the Child Support Enforcement Administration, in cooperation with specified entities, to develop and implement a Noncustodial Parent Employment Assistance Pilot Program in Baltimore City; requiring the Program components to include each eligible noncustodial parent making a choice to participate in the Program, the provision of employment assistance services in accordance with court-issued consent orders, intensive case management, and strict enforcement procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 312 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Family Navigators Program [HB-1501]
Establishing the Family Navigators Program in the Governor's Office for Children to support parents and other caregivers of children or youth with mental or behavioral health needs or developmental disabilities and to address specified other priorities concerning children and youth; requiring local management boards to oversee and support the Program; requiring the Governor to include a specified appropriation for the Program in the annual budget each fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Resources - Homeless Shelters - Safety and Security Measures [HB-1500]
Requiring the Interagency Council on Homelessness to study issues relating to the safety and security of individuals who stay in shelters for homeless individuals and make recommendations on measures to be adopted by specified shelters; requiring the Department of Human Resources to include in regulations specified measures to be adopted by specified shelters for homeless individuals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Homelessness - Emergency Cold Weather Planning [HB-1482]
Establishing an emergency cold weather council in each county; establishing the membership of emergency cold weather councils; requiring emergency cold weather councils to create specified plans; requiring local administering agencies to provide a specified plan to the Department of Human Resources on or before October 1 each year; requiring local administering agencies to initiate specified plans under specified conditions; requiring specified agencies to collaborate to create a specified reporting system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Department of Human Resources - Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program [HB-1467]
Establishing a Housing Counselor and Aftercare Program in the Department of Human Resources; providing for the purpose of the Program; specifying the duties of housing counselors and aftercare case managers under the Program; authorizing each county to apply to the Department for a grant to administer the Program in that county; requiring the Department to provide a specified grant to a county under specified circumstances; requiring a county to provide specified funds for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Food Stamp Program - Time Limit Waiver - Prohibition [HB-1449]
Prohibiting the State from applying for or implementing a federal waiver of the time limit on the receipt of benefits under the food stamp program by an able-bodied adult without dependents who does not meet specified work requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert McMillan
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Family Investment Administration - Weighted Caseload Analysis [HB-1190]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Family Investment Administration in the Department of Human Resources to perform a specified weighted caseload analysis on or before July 1, 2017; requiring the Executive Director and the Secretary of Human Resources to use the results of the analysis for a specified purpose and to annually review caseloads and reallocate personnel as necessary based on the results of the analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Foster Youth Summer Internship Program [HB-1162]
Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to develop and implement the Foster Youth Summer Internship Program; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to provide foster youth with training and experience through internships in agencies within the Executive Branch of State government; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, to issue a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2019; providing for a delayed effective date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 79 on 04/12/2016