County Boards of Education - Budgets - Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act) [SB-1026]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a process for the uniform and timely reporting of certain county board of education budget information to a county governing body; requiring a county board to post certain budget information on the county board's public-facing website in an easily identifiable location; requiring a certain audit to be sent to the county council or the county commissioners; etc.
SB-1026: County Boards of Education - Budgets - Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 218 on 04/25/2024
Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence [SB-1068]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Information Technology evaluate the feasibility of creating a 3-1-1 portal utilizing artificial intelligence and that the Department prioritize the creation of the portal if feasible.
SB-1068: Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 450 on 05/09/2024
Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions [SB-952]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing certain requirements for assisted living referrers, including requirements related to the maintenance of general liability insurance, criminal history records checks, and the provision of certain agreements and descriptions of services; prohibiting an assisted living referrer from requesting payment for a referral more than 2 years after the referral was made; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to maintain a certain database of approved assisted living programs; etc.
SB-952: Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 839 on 05/16/2024
Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act [SB-1035]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to collaborate with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Committee to develop and jointly approve a plan for career and technical education in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; requiring the CTE Committee, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to review a certain proposal of the Department; requiring the CTE Committee to review the allocation of funds received under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act;
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SB-1035: Focusing Federal Career and Technical Education Act Funds on Blueprint School-to-Work Apprenticeship Goals Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 03/27/2024
Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings [SB-902]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Highway Administration, to identify and prioritize certain species whose habitat or movement corridors intersect with State highways and develop tools, technology, and techniques to identify certain State highway infrastructure locations; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a methodology and a cost estimate for performing a statewide deer population survey on or before November 1, 2024; etc.
SB-902: Wildlife – Protections and Highway Crossings
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing Canceled on 04/02/2024
Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation [HB-1020]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Designating the Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center as the State's Regional Higher Education Community of Innovation; and altering the purposes of the Universities at Shady Grove to include serving a diverse citizenry in an innovative manner to meet the educational needs of the region and fostering individual academic success leading to career success which positively impacts the economy of the entire region.
HB-1020: Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2024
Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) [SB-969]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring, in each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030, up to $100,000 from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund to be used to fund certain operations grants at a rate of $20,000 per project sponsor each fiscal year; establishing the Whole Watershed Restoration Partnership to accelerate restoration of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays and their watersheds; authorizing the use of the Waterway Improvement Fund for projects that involve the beneficial use of dredged material and for certain water quality monitoring; etc.
SB-969: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/09/2024
You have voted SB-969: Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act).
Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections [HB-1001]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system without a warrant, subpoena, or court order unless the use is for an appropriate traffic enforcement purpose; providing that an employee who violates the Act is subject to a fine of up to $1,000; and establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the removal of recorded images.
HB-1001: Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Third Reading Passed (105-32) on 03/18/2024
Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network [HB-999]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network to identify and analyze options for establishing and maintaining an open access science, technology, and innovation network or hub of citizen scientists and experts in science, technology, and industry for certain purposes; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
HB-999: Workgroup on Establishing a Science and Technology Best Practices and Innovation Network
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 448 on 05/09/2024
Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects [SB-982]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the duties of the Secretary of Information Technology related to modernization of information technology systems; renaming the Major Information Technology Development Fund; requiring 20% of the amount appropriated to the Fund to be set aside for expedited projects each fiscal year; requiring the Board of Public Works to expedite the placement on an agenda and approval of certain contracts; altering the name, duties, and membership of the Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission; and providing for the terms of certain Commission members.
SB-982: Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 497 on 05/09/2024
Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment [SB-1074]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a food processing residuals utilization permit; prohibiting a person from utilizing food processing residuals in the State unless the person obtains a permit; requiring the Department of Agriculture to provide a certain notice and information to certain persons in a county where food processing residuals will be stored; establishing the Food Processing Residuals Administration Fund; authorizing a representative of the Department to enter and inspect any site where food processing residuals are utilized; etc.
Armed Forces - Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force [HB-1026]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; altering the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Star Schools Program; and authorizing the Governor to make certain posthumous awards.
HB-1026: Armed Forces - Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 27 on 04/09/2024
Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study [SB-950]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the reimbursement of a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer-to-peer telehealth under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee to conduct a study on the feasibility of a telehealth program that includes a pilot program for conducting sexual assault forensic examinations through telehealth; and requiring the Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
SB-950: Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Conducted Through Telehealth - Reimbursement and Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 833 on 05/16/2024
Maryland Artificial Intelligence Advisory and Oversight Commission [SB-1087]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Advisory and Oversight Commission to guide the State in growing, developing, using, and diversifying artificial intelligence in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024, and each year thereafter.
SB-1087: Maryland Artificial Intelligence Advisory and Oversight Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Pilot Program [SB-979]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council, to develop and update guidelines on artificial intelligence for county boards of education and to develop a pilot program to support the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council; requiring the Department to develop certain strategies to coordinate and assist county boards to provide certain recommendations for integrating artificial intelligence into certain college and career readiness standards; etc.
SB-979: Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [SB-937]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
SB-937: Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/25/2024
Environment - Public Participation in the Permitting Process - Alterations [SB-1088]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing judicial review of certain environmental permitting and license decisions by the Department of the Environment at the request of certain persons who meet certain federal standing requirements under certain circumstances; requiring a person applying for a certain permit from the Department to request an EJ Score from the Department for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit for purposes of including the score in the permit application; etc.
SB-1088: Environment - Public Participation in the Permitting Process - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation [SB-864]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Designating the Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center as the State's Regional Higher Education Community of Innovation; and altering the purposes of the Universities at Shady Grove to include serving a diverse citizenry in an innovative manner to meet the educational needs of the region and fostering individual academic success leading to career success which positively impacts the entire economy of the region.
SB-864: Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [HB-864]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.
HB-864: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/09/2024