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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [HB-1163]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools to provide virtual education to students instead of closing the public schools because of severe weather conditions; requiring the Department, by September 1, 2022, to establish a statewide universal learning management system for all public schools in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Business Regulation - Social Media Websites - Censored Speech [HB-1368]
Prohibiting a social media website from taking certain actions to censor the religious speech or political speech of a certain user; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain civil cause of action under certain circumstances; providing that a certain violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to certain penalties; requiring a social media website to publish certain rules and policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program (Maryland Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2022) [HB-1384]
Establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter; and creating the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Initiative Governance Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Third Reading Passed (121-0) on 04/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Howard County - Public Schools - Alternative Instruction Model Policy Ho. Co. 09-22 [HB-1306]
Providing that the use of an alternative instruction model constitutes a certain public school being open for pupil attendance for the purposes of meeting certain school day and hour requirements; and authorizing the Howard County Board of Education to adopt a policy allowing a public school in the county to use an alternative instruction model if the county board and the exclusive bargaining units for the local school system negotiate the terms of implementing and using an alternative instruction model.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance [HB-1346]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology (DoIT); establishing the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council to study aspects of the State's cybersecurity vulnerabilities and procurement potential, including partnerships with other states; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to develop and maintain a statewide cybersecurity strategy; requiring the Office to prepare a transition strategy towards cybersecurity centralization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - 9-1-1 Specialists [HB-1236]
Authorizing certain 9-1-1 specialists to become members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System as employees of a participating governmental unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Curricula and Instructional Materials - Required List of Information (Curriculum Transparency Act of 2022) [HB-1287]
Requiring each county board of education to direct each public school in the county to provide certain information regarding curricula and instructional materials beginning in the 2022-2023 school year; and requiring the State Superintendent to direct the Comptroller to withhold certain funding from a county board under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-1280]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy a graduation requirement to earn credits in mathematics by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course if enrolled in the course concurrently with or after completing Algebra II; and requiring a county board of education to make a certification that a college preparatory computer science or computer programming course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing Canceled on 04/05/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education – Educational Options – Established [HB-1258]
Establishing the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program to provide certain students with scholarships for students who are eligible for the free and reduced price lunch program to attend a nonpublic school; establishing the Maryland Public Charter School Authority as a public chartering authority under the Maryland Public Charter School Program with certain powers and responsibilities; allowing a parent or guardian a credit against the State income tax for certain home instruction expenses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Garrett County and Allegany County - Public Schools - Virtual Education Days Pilot Program [HB-1129]
Establishing the Virtual Education Days Pilot Program in Garrett County and Allegany County; authorizing the Garrett County Superintendent and the Allegany County Superintendent to order a virtual education day instead of closing a public school in the event of inclement weather; requiring a principal to notify students, parents, and school staff of a decision to have a virtual education day; requiring that accommodations be made for students and staff who do not have access to the Internet; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Technology and Science Advisory Commission - Established [HB-1359]
Establishing the Technology and Science Advisory Commission to study and make recommendations on technology and science in the State; requiring the Governor, for each fiscal year, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $100,000 to the Commission; and requiring the Commission to submit a report by December 31 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly on its activities and recommendations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Facial Recognition Technology - Requirements, Procedures, and Prohibitions [HB-1046]
Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, a law enforcement agency that uses or contracts for the use of facial recognition technology to complete an audit to determine compliance with the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Higher Education Commission – Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee – Establishment [HB-1029]
Establishing the Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee within the Maryland Higher Education Commission to study the policies and procedures regarding access to mental health services for students, examine the challenges for certain institutions in meeting the demand for mental health services, review best practices for accessing services and identify the best models for providing services; requiring the Committee to make recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly and the Governor by December 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 [HB-1084]
Establishing and altering certain requirements related to COVID-19, including requirements related to planning by institutions of higher education, home health agencies, nursing homes, and assisted living programs, the provision of coverage by the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland MyIR Mobile immunization record service, and reporting by the Maryland Department of Health; establishing that certain urgent care centers are not subject to the rate-setting jurisdiction of the Health Services Cost Review Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 3/14 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations and Study [HB-995]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a process for granting presumptive eligibility for a subsidy under the Child Care Scholarship Program; requiring the Department to award a subsidy to an individual who submits certain proof; prohibiting the Department and the Comptroller from seeking reimbursement or repayment of a certain subsidy from certain individuals under certain circumstances, except for cases of suspected fraud; requiring the Comptroller to pay a child care provider within 5 days of receiving a certain notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 525 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Safety - 3-1-1 Systems - Nonemergency Information [HB-1003]
Establishing the Maryland 3-1-1 Board to take certain actions relating to the establishment of statewide and county 3-1-1 systems; establishing a statewide 3-1-1 system under the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to provide certain nonemergency information, subject to certain requirements; requiring a county to be responsible for certain costs and expenses associated with a county 3-1-1 system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Health - Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents [HB-1073]
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to coordinate the accessibility of electronic advance care planning documents in the State; requiring certain health care facilities, managed care organizations, and carriers to take certain actions relating to electronic advance care planning documents; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to submit a report regarding the implementation of certain provisions of law relating to advance directives; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 311 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Verification and Verification Statements and Unsigned Ballot Statements [HB-963]
Establishing signature verification procedures for absentee ballots and methods by which a voter may cure an unverified signature on an absentee ballot; and requiring a local board of elections to count an unsigned absentee ballot under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Procedures for Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits - Alterations [HB-955]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to conduct a predetermination investigation before seeking the recovery of unemployment insurance benefits paid to a claimant; altering certain procedures by which the Secretary may recover an overpayment of insurance benefits by requiring the Secretary to send a written notice outlining the factual and evidentiary information and whether monetary penalties are due; requiring the notice to include instructions on how the claimant may appeal the determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education and Labor and Employment - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program and Workforce Development for Cybersecurity [SB-753]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc., on or before July 1 each year, beginning in 2023, to identify certification trends in information technology and cybersecurity sectors and expand the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program under certain circumstances; establishing the Cybersecurity Workforce Accelerator Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County; establishing the Cybersecurity Workforce Accelerator Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Third Reading Passed (128-3) on 04/11/2022