State Government - Personnel
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland School for the Deaf – Professional Personnel and Staff – Service Designation, Assignment, and Placement in a Collective Bargaining Unit [SB-955]
Establishing that professional personnel and staff employed by the Maryland School for the Deaf are in the professional and skilled services of the State Personnel Management System; requiring that the Secretary of Budget and Management assign the professional personnel and staff to the professional and skilled services of the State Personnel Management System, and to certain bargaining units; and requiring that the professional personnel and staff of the school suffer no diminution of pay or benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2022
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Harassment and Sexual Harassment - Definitions - Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training [HB-1393]
Altering the definition of "harassment" for purposes of certain provisions relating to discrimination in employment to include sexual harassment and certain unwelcome and offensive conduct; and altering the definition of "sexual harassment" for purposes of certain provisions relating to State government sexual harassment prevention training.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Ethics – Former Employees and Officials – Employment Restriction [HB-1136]
Altering the prohibition on a former State employee or official representing or assisting a party for compensation on certain matters to limit it to 1 year after leaving State office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Board Members and Law Clerks [HB-1254]
Increasing the number of members of the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals from 3 to 6; clarifying that the number of Appeals Board members required for an appeal is 3 members; requiring the Appeals Board to employ at least three law clerks who are graduates of certain law schools; and providing that the Board has at least three more positions than the number of positions authorized in fiscal year 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 741 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Personnel - Professional Service and Grievances - Baltimore City Community College - Faculty [HB-1028]
Establishing that full-time faculty members employed by Baltimore City Community College are in the professional service in the State Personnel Management System; and allowing certain faculty to participate in a certain grievance procedure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Personnel - Whistleblower Law - Procedures and Remedies (First Amendment and Public Employee Protection Act) [HB-1099]
Altering the prohibition on reprisal against certain employees for certain disclosures and actions under the Maryland Whistleblower Law in the Executive Branch of State Government; and altering certain procedures and remedies relating to whistleblower complaints.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Drinking Driver Monitor Program - Position Requirement [SB-803]
Requiring the establishment of a new Monitor III employee position classification in the Drinking Driver Monitor Program in the Division of Parole and Probation in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and requiring the salary of the new position to be not less than Grade 13, Step 1 in the Standard Pay Plan established by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 537 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Procurement and Personnel Actions [SB-794]
Authorizing the State Board of Education to appoint or hire employees of the State Department of Education who are not subject to or controlled by certain provisions of law that govern the State Personnel Management System; requiring the State Board to establish certain policies and guidelines governing the hiring or appointment, compensation, advancement, and termination of certain personnel; providing that certain provisions of procurement law do not apply to certain procurements by the State Department of Education; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing Canceled on 02/24/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Health Plan - Chesapeake Bay Commission - Retirees [SB-801]
Including employment with the Chesapeake Bay Commission as eligible service with the State for participation as a retiree in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; authorizing the State to charge the Commission for the participation in the Program; and providing that the subsidy for employees and retirees of the Commission shall be the same subsidy provided for active and retired State employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 360 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees [HB-892]
Authorizing certain retirees who began State service before July 1, 2011, to be eligible for prescription drug benefits in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; specifying that prescription drug benefits shall be discontinued for certain Medicare-eligible retirees who began State service on or after July 1, 2011, and their Medicare-eligible spouses and dependent children; repealing three Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug programs that provide coverage and assistance to certain retirees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources Police Force - Employees - Authority of Secretary [SB-673]
Altering the authority of the Secretary of Natural Resources with respect to hiring, promoting, and transferring employees of the Natural Resources Police Force; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include advertising that is targeted toward certain underrepresented racial and ethnic communities when advertising for or recruiting new Natural Resources police officers; requiring the Natural Resources Police Force to submit a report on a certain action plan to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 203 on 04/21/2022
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State and Local Government - COVID-19 - Vaccination by Choice Act [HB-799]
Prohibiting the State and the political subdivisions in the State from requiring an applicant for employment or an employee to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition for employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 3/14 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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State Personnel - Collective Bargaining [HB-751]
Granting collective bargaining rights to graduate students at an institution within the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary's College of Maryland who are a teaching, administrative, or research assistants, or in comparable positions, fellows, or postdoctoral interns.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
First Reading Appropriations on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Prescription Drug Benefits – Retirees [SB-578]
Authorizing certain retirees who began State service before July 1, 2011, to be eligible for prescription drug benefits in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; specifying that prescription drug benefits shall be discontinued for certain Medicare-eligible retirees who began State service on or after July 1, 2011, and their Medicare-eligible spouses and dependent children; repealing three Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug programs that provide coverage and assistance to certain retirees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland Transit Administration Police – Collective Bargaining – Supervisors and Sergeants [HB-580]
Adding sergeants and supervisors within the Maryland Transit Administration Police to the list of employees authorized to participate in collective bargaining with the Maryland Transit Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 47 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Resources Police Force - Hiring and Promotion Plan - Requirement [HB-605]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Natural Resources Police Force, to develop, implement, and adhere to a hiring and promotion plan to transition the composition of the Natural Resources Police Force to reflect the demographics of the State; prohibiting the Department from initiating or continuing any promotion process for the Natural Resources Police Force before the plan is published; requiring the plan be completed and published by October 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2022
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Maryland Transit Administration Police - Collective Bargaining - Supervisors and Sergeants [SB-475]
Adding sergeants and supervisors within the Maryland Transit Administration Police to the list of employees authorized to collectively bargain with the Maryland Transit Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 03/29/2022
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State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions and Budget Bill Appropriations [SB-472]
Altering the collective bargaining process for State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are binding; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
First Reading Budget And Taxation And Finance on 01/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Harassment and Sexual Harassment - Definitions - Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training [SB-450]
Altering the definition of "harassment" for purposes of certain provisions relating to discrimination in employment to include sexual harassment and certain unwelcome and offensive conduct; and altering the definition of "sexual harassment" for purposes of certain provisions relating to State government sexual harassment prevention training.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 657 on 05/29/2022
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State Personnel - Implicit Bias Awareness Training - Required [HB-455]
Requiring each State employee to complete a certain amount of implicit bias awareness training at certain times; requiring that the training include certain information; requiring each unit to designate a representative to coordinate with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights to implement the training; authorizing a unit to incorporate the training into existing employment training; requiring the Commission to train certain representatives in the prevention of implicit bias; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022