Social Services - Generally
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs [SB-228]
Requiring the Department of Aging to oversee and train the staff of long-term care and dementia care navigation programs; requiring each area agency to develop a long-term care and dementia care navigation program that consists of new or existing services; requiring the Department to submit a report, by October 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and certain committees on the services provided; and requiring the Department to publish the report on its website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 667 on 05/16/2023
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Human Services - Temporary Cash Assistance - Calculation of Benefits [SB-160]
Requiring local departments of social services to disregard 100% of the amount of certain housing subsidies in the calculation of the amount of temporary cash assistance for eligible recipients.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Temporary Cash Assistance - Calculation of Benefits [HB-168]
Requiring local departments of social services to disregard 100% of the amount of certain housing subsidies in the calculation of the amount of temporary cash assistance for eligible recipients.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs - Waiver - Diapers and Menstrual Hygiene Products [HB-87]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to apply for a waiver to allow benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children to be used to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products, if the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes the waiver available.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance [HB-111]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an Express Lane Eligibility Program by January 1, 2025, to enroll individuals, based on certain eligibility, in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program; and requiring the Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance to submit a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2024, of its findings and recommendations, including recommended legislative and regulatory changes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 283 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance [SB-26]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an Express Lane Eligibility Program by January 1, 2025, to enroll individuals, based on certain eligibility, in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and the Maryland Children's Health Program; and requiring the Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance to submit a final report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024, of its findings and recommendations, including recommended legislative and regulatory changes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 282 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth - Establishment [HB-108]
Establishing the Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program in the Department of Human Services to provide for the economic security of individuals aging out of the out-of-home placement program; providing that payments made under the Program may not be considered income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for certain benefits; and requiring the Department to report annually on the Program to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council [HB-53]
Codifying the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council as an instrumentality of the State to submit, monitor, implement, and evaluate the State Plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act in conjunction with Centers for Independent Living in the State; and requiring the Attorney General to be the legal advisor to the Council.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 43 on 04/11/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Theft of Benefits (Prevent Electronic Benefits Theft Act of 2023) [SB-2]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to reimburse a beneficiary for any benefits lost due to theft; authorizing certain households to request a certain hearing within 90 days after a certain determination; requiring the State to give preference to certain vendors in the procurement process for electronic benefits distribution or administration; authorizing the Department to restore benefits to any household that lost benefits due to theft occurring during a certain time period under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 171 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs – Waiver – Diapers and Menstrual Hygiene Products [SB-52]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to apply for a waiver to allow benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to be used to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products, if the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes the waiver available; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to apply for a waiver to allow benefits under the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children to be used to purchase certain products, if the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes the waiver available.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing Canceled on 03/17/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement [SB-957]
Lowering from 62 to 60 the minimum age that a member of a household must be for eligibility for a State-provided supplemental benefit under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; increasing the amount of the supplemental benefit that the State must provide by increasing the minimum total monthly benefit from $30 to $45; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) [SB-921]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to provide food supplement benefits to certain students enrolled in an institution of higher education who meet a certain eligible income threshold; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) [HB-1027]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to provide food supplement benefits to certain students enrolled in an institution of higher education who meet a certain eligible income threshold; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Family Investment Program - Contract and Program Review [HB-1041]
Requiring certain contractors with the Family Investment Program to provide services in a manner that complies with federal law; requiring the Department of Human Services annually to review contracts with certain nongovernmental entities in place as of October 1, 2024; requiring the Department to hire a consultant to conduct a certain review of the Family Investment Program; and authorizing the Department to reallocate funds from a certain program to support any necessary contract costs to complete the review.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 506 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Human Services - Office of Home Energy Programs - Power to the People Pilot Program Personnel and Uniform Redetermination Process [HB-1001]
Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs, in coordination with the United Way of Central Maryland and the Fuel Fund of Maryland, to establish the Power to the People Pilot Program; providing that certain funding for the Program be used to hire certain part-time personnel instead of full-time personnel; requiring the Office to develop a certain redetermination process to assist eligible energy customers who are at least 65 years old in enrolling in energy assistance programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 665 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Human Services - Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission - Membership [HB-1026]
Adding a new member to the Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission who lived in and experienced poverty in Maryland and who was, within the past 3 years before appointment to the Commission, a recipient of public assistance based on the individual's poverty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 199 on 04/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Family Investment Program – Eligibility, Work Experience, Community Service, and Reports – Alterations [HB-1043]
Establishing a limit on the hours the Department of Human Services may require an individual in the Family Investment Program to participate in work activities; establishing that an individual may participate in certain work experience or community service work activities and that the purpose of the work experience is to improve the employability of individuals who cannot find unsubsidized full-time employment; requiring the Department to include in its annual report information on work experience and community service activity placements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 509 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Human Services - CASH Campaign - Annual Appropriation [SB-797]
Increasing, from $200,000 to $500,000 beginning in fiscal year 2024, the amount of an appropriation that the Governor is required to provide in the annual budget bill for the CASH Campaign of Maryland.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 261 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Assistance Programs - Data Sharing and Review (Welfare Program Integrity Act of 2022) [HB-889]
Requiring the Inspector General in the Maryland Department of Health and the Family Investment Administration to review certain information on a certain basis; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to enter into data-sharing agreements with the Division of Vital Records and the Maryland Department of Labor for a certain purpose; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health and the Family Investment Administration to manage and enter into data-sharing agreements with certain entities for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Family Investment Program - Contract and Program Review [SB-829]
Requiring certain contractors with the Family Investment Program to provide services in a manner that complies with federal law; requiring the Department of Human Services annually to review contracts with certain nongovernmental entities in place as of October 1, 2024; requiring the Department to hire a consultant to conduct a certain review of the Family Investment Program; and authorizing the Department to reallocate funds from a certain program to support any necessary contract costs to complete the review.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 507 on 05/29/2022