Social Services - Generally
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Food Stamp Program - Time Limit Waiver - Prohibition [HB-957]
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 certain work requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/02/2019
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Food Supplement Program - Restaurant Meals Program [HB-838]
Renaming the food stamp program to be the food supplement program; establishing a Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) within the food supplement program in the Department of Human Services to expand food access to certain individuals; authorizing a certain household eligible to participate in the RMP if the household is eligible for certain State and federal benefits and lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes certain persons; requiring a restaurant to meet certain requirements to participate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 475 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force to Study 2-1-1 Maryland [HB-793]
Establishing the Task Force to Study 2-1-1 Maryland; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; and requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the use, governance structure, operation, funding, reporting, and accountability of 2-1-1 Maryland to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Human Services - Food Assistance Program - Continuity of Benefits [HB-677]
Establishing the Food Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to ensure the continuity of food assistance benefits in the State; requiring the Program to provide certain food assistance benefits for certain individuals who lost eligibility for certain federally funded benefits for up to 6 months; authorizing the Department to adopt regulations; and requiring that funding used to support food assistance benefits under the Program shall be in addition to certain funding provided under the food stamp program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - Reports [HB-506]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report certain information regarding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2019, and each year thereafter; and requiring the Department, in producing the report, to consult with the Maryland Alliance for the Poor, local health departments, MedChi, the American Academy of Pediatrics Maryland Chapter, the Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Mental Health Centers, and other stakeholders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana Fennell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 478 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Medical Assistance Employment Initiative Pilot Program [HB-415]
Establishing the Medical Assistance Employment Initiative Pilot Program in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to identify workforce development opportunities and to develop a certain plan to provide certain opportunities to pilot program participants; requiring the Secretary to administer the Pilot Program in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Secretary to collect certain data for certain purposes; authorizing the Secretary to collaborate with employers for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Funding [HB-339]
Requiring the Governor to provide sufficient funds in the budget to ensure that the value of temporary cash assistance, combined with federal food stamps, is equal to at least certain percentages of the State minimum living level for certain fiscal years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Human Services - Food Supplements (Summer SNAP for Children Act) [HB-338]
Renaming the food stamp program to be the food supplement program; requiring the State to provide matching funds to counties for a supplement for each child in a household that receives federally funded benefits under the food supplement program; providing for each eligible child a combined State and county supplement of $30 per month in June, July, and August, and $10 in December; requiring a county to submit a certain application by December 1 to receive certain funding; specifying the required State and local shares of funding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 635 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach [HB-256]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, to develop guidelines on a trauma-informed approach; defining "trauma-informed approach" as a method for understanding and responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic stress; and requiring the State Department of Education to distribute certain guidelines to each local school system and publish certain guidelines on the Department's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Food Stamp Program - Minimum Benefit for Disabled Individuals - State Supplement [HB-226]
Requiring the State to provide a certain supplement to a household that includes a disabled individual who receives a federally funded benefit of less than $30 per month under the food stamp program; and defining "disabled individual" as an individual who receives State or federal benefits for which eligibility is based on certain criteria.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Task Force to Improve Baltimore City Homeless Transitions From Low-Barrier Shelters to Permanent Housing [HB-2]
Establishing the Task Force to Improve Baltimore City Homeless Transitions From Low-Barrier Shelters to Permanent Housing; providing for the composition of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study certain matters related to low-barrier shelters and make certain recommendations on volunteering; requiring the Task Force, by December 31, 2019, to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Council, the Governor, and the General Assembly; terminating the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Causes - Safe Haven Newborns [HB-167]
Requiring a local department of social services that files a petition alleging that a safe haven newborn is a child in need of assistance to publish in a newspaper or other publication or website a notice containing certain information regarding the newborn to include a notice to the mother regarding her voluntary relinquishment; requiring the juvenile court to exclude the general public from a hearing which involves discussion of any information pertaining to the confidential identity of a mother of a safe haven newborn; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Judiciary on 01/23/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
CASH Campaign of Maryland Grant [HB-1411]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual State budget for each fiscal year an appropriation of $200,000 for the CASH Campaign of Maryland to provide outreach, education, and free tax preparation services to promote the financial capability of low-income individuals and families; and specifying that the appropriations may be used to provide free volunteer tax assistance, financial education, connections to high quality financial services, education for service providers, and outreach to low-income individuals and families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 745 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Elder Abuse Victims Resources Committee [HB-1270]
Establishing the Maryland Elder Abuse Victims Resources Committee; declaring the policy of the General Assembly; providing for the composition, chair, officers, and staffing for the Committee; providing for the terms, vacancies, and removal of members of the Committee; establishing quorum and meeting requirements for the Committee; prohibiting a member of the Committee from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Human Services - Child Support Services - Study and Report [HB-1245]
Requiring the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and certain organizations, to review certain child support laws and policies, study certain child support best practices, and recommend certain statutory and policy changes; and requiring the Department of Human Services to report its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Human Trafficking – Required Posting [HB-1198]
Requiring a clerk of the court to prominently post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information sign in public information areas of each courthouse.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 373 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Home Energy Assistance - Critical Medical Needs Program [HB-1189]
Establishing the Critical Medical Needs Program in the Office of Home Energy Programs of the Family Investment Administration within the Department of Human Services in recognition of the challenges with energy bills faced by individuals with critical medical needs and limited financial resources; requiring the Office to work with electric and gas companies to implement, for critically medically vulnerable individuals a hold or extension of service for those losing service and restoration where service has been terminated; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 282 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Investment Program - Couples Advancing Together Program [HB-1181]
Requiring the Secretary of Human Services to establish the Couples Advancing Together Program in the Department of Human Services; requiring the Program to be established in at least one county in the State in order to assist the participating couples and parents to move toward stable relationships and family-friendly employment; establishing certain requirements for eligibility to participate in the Program; requiring the Secretary to report annually to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Family Investment Program – Work Activity Requirement – Authorized Activities and Report [HB-1066]
Requiring the Department of Human Services to allow an applicant for or recipient of assistance under the Family Investment Program to meet a work activity requirement by participating in vocational education for a minimum of 20 hours per week that leads to an associate degree, a diploma, or a certificate, or 20 hours per week of education directly related to employment; requiring the Department to report certain information to the General Assembly by October 1 of each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Human Services - Homelessness - Emergency Cold Weather Planning [SB-920]
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: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016