State Government - Personnel
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Healthy Working Families Act - Enforcement - Modifications (Healthy Working Families Enforcement Consistency Act) [HB-1262]
Repealing the rebuttable presumption that an employer that fails to keep certain records or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to inspect certain records has violated certain provisions of law; repealing a requirement that the Commissioner investigate a certain complaint within a certain number of days; altering the steps the Commissioner is required to take if the Commissioner receives a certain complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2018
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Career Youth and Public Sector Apprenticeship Act [HB-1234]
Authorizing a county board of education to award certain credit to a high school student for work-based training or classroom instruction completed under a registered apprenticeship program; authorizing a county board to count toward high school attendance the time an apprentice or youth apprentice spends during work-based training; prohibiting certain institutions from referring to certain courses as an apprenticeship or apprenticeship training course unless the course is part of a registered apprenticeship training program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Equal Employment Opportunity Program - Sexual Harassment Reporting [HB-1228]
Requiring certain Equal Employment Opportunity Program reports to include certain information about sexual harassment policies, prevention training, and complaints.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 788 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Personnel - Disabled Veterans - Interviews for Noncompetitive Appointment [HB-1181]
Authorizing, instead of requiring, a certain appointing authority to interview a certain disabled veteran for certain State positions under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Expansion of Participating Units [HB-1131]
Requiring that, on the termination of any health benefits contract that exists on July 1, 2018, a county, municipal corporation, or county board must enroll and participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; requiring the Program to encompass all units in all county governments, municipal corporations, and county boards; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to adopt certain regulations specifying certain employees who are eligible to participate in the Program with certain subsidies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Contraceptive Drugs and Devices and Male Sterilization [HB-1024]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to ensure that the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program complies with certain provisions of the Insurance Article relating to the coverage of contraceptive drugs and devices and male sterilization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Exclusive Representative Access to New Employee Program [HB-1017]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management, University System of Maryland system institutions, Morgan State University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Baltimore City Community College to provide certain information on certain employees to certain exclusive representatives within 30 days of a new employee's date of hire; requiring an exclusive representative to withhold certain communication with an employee on the written request of the employee with certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 24 on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Revisions [SB-946]
Authorizing retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan to elect to have a spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State plan; requiring the Department of Budget and Management, on or before January 1, 2020, to establish the Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage Program that reimburses participants for out-of-pocket costs that exceed certain limits; requiring the Department to establish a Maryland State Retiree Life-Sustaining Prescription Drug Assistance Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority Police - Collective Bargaining - Binding Recommendations of Fact Finder [SB-938]
Requiring that the written recommendations of a fact finder are binding in a collective bargaining dispute between the Maryland Transportation Authority and the exclusive representative of the full-time Maryland Transportation Authority police officers at the rank of first sergeant and below.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Contracts and Employment - Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients and Caregivers - Prohibition [SB-864]
Prohibiting a party to a contract from rescinding a contract between the party and a qualifying patient or caregiver based on the individual's status as a qualifying patient or caregiver; prohibiting an employer from discriminating against a qualifying patient or caregiver in a certain manner based on the individual's status as a qualifying patient or caregiver or, with respect to a qualifying patient, a certain drug test result; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Hearing 2/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Governor’s Appointments Office, Appointing Authorities, and the Secretary of Budget and Management – Duties and Reports [SB-751]
Prohibiting certain appointing authorities from delegating the authority to make the final decision on the appointment or termination of certain employees; requiring the Appointments Office, by December 31, 2019, and each December 31 thereafter, to submit a report to the Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight on the Office's activities regarding employees under the jurisdiction of an appointing authority; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to provide a certain hotline or e-mail address for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Services Education Program - Employees - Employment Contracts and Leave [SB-75]
Prohibiting certain employees of the Juvenile Services Education Program from rescinding an employment contract after July 15 except under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Department of Education to suspend the professional certificate of a certain employee of the Program for 1 year; requiring certain employees at certain institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Services to be employed or contracted to provide certain services for a period not to exceed 10 months; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Finance on 01/09/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates [SB-730]
Requiring the pay ranges for certain employee position classifications to be equal; providing that a certain provision of law may not be construed to decrease the pay rate of any employee; and requiring that the pay rate for a certain employee in the Behavioral Health Administration or the Developmental Disabilities Administration be at least two grades higher than a pay rate effective June 30, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
University System of Maryland - Regular Employees - Grievance Procedures and Disciplinary Actions [SB-711]
Authorizing a constituent institution of the University System of Maryland to remove, suspend, or demote a regular full-time or part-time employee who is represented by an exclusive representative under certain provisions of law and who is not on probation only in accordance with certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Collective Bargaining - Chancellor of the University System of Maryland - Negotiations [SB-696]
Requiring the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland to act on behalf of the University System of Maryland and certain system institutions for the purpose of collective bargaining; providing for the negotiation of a certain consolidated memorandum of understanding under certain circumstances; making conforming changes; repealing a provision of law authorizing certain presidents of certain system institutions to cooperate for the purpose of collective bargaining; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland School for the Deaf - Employees - Annual and Personal Leave [SB-64]
Providing that certain employees of the Maryland School for the Deaf are not entitled to annual leave with pay; and clarifying that employees of the Maryland School for the Deaf who work 11 months or less in a calendar year are entitled to a certain amount of personal leave with pay for each calendar year under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 392 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Personnel - Employee Organizations and Exclusive Representatives - Dues and Representation [SB-587]
Requiring that a certain payroll deduction occur within a certain period of time; requiring that certain payroll deductions for certain employees resume under certain circumstances; specifying that a certain exclusive representative represent certain employees for the purposes of negotiating and enforcing a certain memorandum of understanding; providing that a certain exclusive representative is not required to represent certain employees in certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying [SB-556]
Requiring each manager and supervisor in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report to the appointing authority or head of the principal unit certain incidents of workplace bullying; providing that it is the intent of the State to educate all employees about bullying, ensure that bullying is not tolerated, and deal appropriately with bullying in the workplace; requiring certain human resources departments to collect and share data on complaints and reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment [SB-500]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; providing for the manner in which the Program is to be administered; providing for the powers and duties of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation under the Program; requiring, beginning on January 1, 2020, certain employees to pay the Secretary certain contributions; requiring, beginning on July 1, 2021, an individual to meet certain conditions to be eligible for benefits; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Payroll Recovery Act - Sunset Repeal [SB-496]
Repealing the termination of the Payroll Recovery Act of 2017, which requires the Central Payroll Bureau of the Office of the State Comptroller to administer the payroll of certain employees of the State and employees of certain universities and colleges in a certain manner and requires that certain grievances are handled in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 756 on 05/25/2019