State Government - Personnel
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Personnel and Pensions - Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport Retirees - Health Benefits [HB-1574]
Authorizing retirees who began employment with the BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department before October 1, 1993, and who are receiving a retirement allowance from the Baltimore City Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; and authorizing a surviving spouse and surviving dependent children of certain deceased retirees to participate in the Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/10/2020
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Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [HB-1568]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Board of Elections - Campaign Finance Enforcement and Compliance - New State Positions [HB-1222]
Requiring, for fiscal 2021, the Department of Budget and Management to create two new State positions for the State Board of Elections for the purpose of employing staff to enforce campaign finance violations and ensure compliance with campaign finance law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 449 on 05/08/2020
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State Personnel and Pensions - Maryland Whistleblower Law - Department of Juvenile Services Employees [HB-1514]
Requiring the Secretary of Juvenile Services to take certain actions related to certain protections and remedies for certain employees; prohibiting a supervisor, appointing authority, or the head of a principal unit of State government from taking or refusing to take any personnel action or reprisal against an employee of the Department of Juvenile Services who discloses certain information to the Director of Juvenile Justice Monitoring or staff of the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 483 on 05/08/2020
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State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates and Staffing Requirements [HB-1474]
Requiring that the pay rate for certain employees at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital be at least two grades higher than the employee's pay rate effective June 30, 2020; requiring that the pay rate for certain employees in the Behavioral Health Administration or the Developmental Disabilities Administration be equal to the pay rate effective on July 1, 2020, for similarly trained, qualified, or licensed employees at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Health and Motor Vehicle Administration - Medical, Nursing, and Security Personnel [HB-1525]
Requiring the pay scale for a certain physician position in a certain facility to be the same as the pay scale for a certain psychiatrist position; requiring certain nursing positions to receive a certain upward adjustment in their pay scales when there is an upward adjustment to the pay scales for initial appointments to certain positions; requiring the pay scale for security attendants at a certain facility to be at least equal to the pay scale for correctional officers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Hearing Canceled on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Maryland Competitive Pharmacy Benefits Manager Marketplace Act [HB-1150]
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management to use a reverse auction, as provided for in certain provisions of law established by the Act, to select a pharmacy benefits manager or other entity to administer the State Rx Program; requiring the Department to procure a certain platform and associated services in a certain manner a certain period of time before the reverse auction is scheduled to be completed; requiring the Department to consult with certain other Departments in conducting a certain procurement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 434 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Employment Contracts - Employment After Contract Termination [HB-1143]
Prohibiting an employer from disqualifying an individual employed under contract with the employer from subsequent employment with the employer under certain circumstances; authorizing a certain individual to bring a civil action in a certain court to enforce the Act; authorizing a court to take certain actions; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain action in a certain county for certain remedies; establishing a civil penalty of $5,000 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Personnel - Employee Compensation - Overtime Pay [HB-1138]
Establishing and altering certain rates of overtime pay for certain work performed by certain employees of the Executive Branch of State government to one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 80 hours up to and including 100 hours in a 2-week period and two times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 100 hours in the 2-week work period; and providing for the application of certain provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [SB-943]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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State Personnel - Employee Compensation - Overtime Pay [SB-827]
Establishing and altering certain rates of overtime pay for certain work performed by certain employees of the Executive Branch of State government to one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 80 hours up to and including 100 hours in a 2-week period and two times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked in excess of 100 hours in the 2-week work period; and providing for the application of certain provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Participation - County, Municipal Corporation, or County Board Retirees [SB-956]
Authorizing certain retired employees of a county, municipal corporation, or county board to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits program under certain circumstances; and requiring the governing body of a county, municipal corporation, or county board to pay certain costs and to make certain determinations with regard to certain retirees under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation; Withdrawn on 02/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Office of Personnel Services and Benefits - Study of Diversity of Employees in State Agencies [SB-861]
Requiring the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits within the Department of Budget and Management to study the number and salaries of certain employees employed by certain State agencies in a position of grade 19 or above who are African American, Hispanic, or any other racial minority and report its findings to the Governor and a certain committee of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020, and June 1, 2021; and terminating the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Personnel - Information Technology and Cybersecurity Qualifications - Established (Maryland State IT Hiring Act) [SB-724]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in partnership with the Secretary of Information Technology and the State Chief Information Security Officer, to establish certain minimum qualifications for skilled service and professional service classes of State employees in the information technology and cybersecurity fields; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to revise the standards for position selection plans for certain classifications of State employees in certain fields by January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Collective Bargaining - Chancellor of the University System of Maryland - Negotiations [SB-660]
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 Canceled on 02/17/2020
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State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates and Staffing Requirements [SB-693]
Requiring that the pay rate for employees who are not receiving a forensic pay premium at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital be at least a two grades higher than the employee's pay rate effective June 30, 2020; requiring that the pay rate for certain employees in the Behavioral Health Administration or the Developmental Disabilities Administration be equal to the pay rate effective on July 1, 2020, for similarly trained, qualified, or licensed employees at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants (Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act) [SB-658]
Granting collective bargaining rights to graduate students within the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
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State Medical, Nursing, and Security Personnel – Compensation [SB-639]
Requiring the pay scale for certain physician positions in a certain facility to be the same as the pay scale for certain psychiatrist positions; requiring certain nursing positions to receive a certain upward adjustment in their pay scales when there is an upward adjustment to the pay scales for initial appointments to certain positions; requiring the pay scale for security attendants at a certain facility to be at least equal to the pay scale for correctional officers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 572 on 05/08/2020
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Collective Bargaining - Baltimore City Community College - Faculty [HB-775]
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain faculty at Baltimore City Community College; altering certain exceptions to the applicability of certain provisions of law governing collective bargaining for employees of Baltimore City Community College; and establishing a separate collective bargaining unit for all faculty at Baltimore City Community College.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/09/2020
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Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs [SB-565]
Requiring each law enforcement agency to develop and implement an employee assistance program to protect the mental health of police officers and provide police officers access to confidential low- or no-cost mental health services; establishing certain requirements for a certain program; requiring each law enforcement agency to develop standards for annual assessments of the employee assistance program to identify deficiencies and areas for improvement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2020