Telecommunications And Information Technology

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Estates and Trusts - Wills - Custodianship [SB-700] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a person having custody of a will to maintain custody of the will, except under certain circumstances; prohibiting the custodian of a will from taking certain actions related to the will, except under certain circumstances; authorizing the custodian of a will to deposit the will for safekeeping with a certain register of wills under certain circumstances; requiring the custodian of a will to deliver the will to certain persons under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/29/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Establishment and Transfer of Maryland 9-1-1 Board [SB-658] [Public Safety ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Disaster Relief ]
Renaming the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to be the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing the Department as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government; providing that the head of the Department is the Secretary of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; transferring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to the Department of Emergency Management; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan Approved By The Governor - Chapter 288 on 05/18/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority [HB-770] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Exempting Baltimore City Community College from certain provisions of the State procurement law; requiring the Board of Trustees of the College, subject to approval by the Board of Public Works and the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, to develop policies and procedures governing procurement; requiring the Board of Trustees to develop a certain information technology plan; requiring the Board of Public Works and the Board of Trustees of Baltimore City Community College to approve certain contracts; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh Rereferred To Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements [HB-820] [Education ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, to submit a report on or before April 30 each year to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on specialty courses offered in public schools in the county in the prior school year; requiring each county board to include certain information about the specialty courses offered in each public school in the county in the report and to post certain data conspicuously on its website; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose Referred Rules on 04/08/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions [HB-811] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Requiring certain individuals employed by federal agencies to comply with certain provisions of law; establishing that an applicant to obtain a certified social worker license is required to meet certain requirements by December 31, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; specifying that certain supervision is to be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 781 on 05/30/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

State Board of Social Work Examiners - Revisions [SB-597] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Crime ]
Requiring certain individuals employed by federal agencies to comply with certain provisions of law; establishing that an applicant to obtain a certified social worker license is required to meet certain requirements by December 31, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; requiring, as of calendar year 2023, a licensee seeking a license renewal to attest that the licensee has submitted to a criminal history records check; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 782 on 05/30/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Department of Human Services, Maryland Department of Health, and Department of Education - Easing Access to Family Support Programs [HB-786] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
Establishing that it is the policy of the State to do everything possible to alleviate administrative hurdles for low-income families seeking access to support programs; requiring that the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and the State Department of Education to take certain steps to achieve the policy goal and to simplify the application process for family support programs; requiring a joint progress report be submitted by January 1, 2023 and include areas where legislative changes are needed; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/01/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-823] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy a certain graduation requirement to earn credits in mathematics by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course under certain circumstances; and requiring a county board to certify to the State Department of Education that the computer science or computer programming course may count toward the mathematics graduation requirement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Video and Audio Streaming and Archiving Meetings and Financial Assistance MC/PG 100–21 [HB-789] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to stream live video or teleconference audio or other audio of the open meetings of the Commission; requiring the Commission to maintain on its website a complete and unedited archived recording of certain livestreamed open meetings; providing that the inability of the Commission to comply with certain requirements due to a certain technical issue does not affect the validity of actions taken by the Commission at a certain meeting under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 291 on 05/18/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Maryland Licensure of Certified Midwives Act [HB-758] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishing a licensing and regulatory system for the practice of certified midwifery under the State Board of Nursing; requiring the Board to set standards for the practice of certified midwifery, maintain a list of all licensed certified midwives in the State, and set certain fees; altering the circumstances under which the Board shall require an applicant or a licensee to submit to a certain examination; requiring the Board to give certain persons a hearing before taking certain actions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 462 on 05/30/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Election Law - Risk-Limiting Audits Workgroup [HB-759] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to convene a Risk-Limiting Audits Workgroup to draft a plan to conduct a risk-limiting audit of certain contests after each statewide election and proposed legislation for consideration by the General Assembly to enact the plan; and requiring the Workgroup to submit the plan for risk-limiting audits and any legislative recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 17, 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Office of Legislative Audits – Acceptance and Investigation of Allegations of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse [HB-756] [Budget and Spending ] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that, except under certain circumstances, information obtained by an employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits during an examination or in relation to an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse is confidential and may not be disclosed; requiring the Office to maintain a fraud hotline for reporting of certain allegations in the obligation, expenditure, receipt, or use of State resources; requiring each unit of State government to post a notice on reporting fraud, waste, and abuse; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm Approved By The Governor - Chapter 225 on 05/18/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Workgroup to Evaluate the Establishment of a Regional Waste Disposal Facility [SB-650] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to convene a workgroup to evaluate the establishment of a regional waste disposal facility to serve Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, and Howard County; providing for the composition of the workgroup; and requiring the workgroup to report certain findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Alcohol and Drug Counseling - Alcohol and Drug Trainees - Practice Through Telehealth [SB-646] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Authorizing certain individuals to practice clinical drug and alcohol counseling without a license and drug and alcohol counseling without certification through telehealth if the individuals are working as trainees under the supervision of certain approved supervisors while completing certain experiential or course of study requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 797 on 05/30/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Public Schools - Cyber Safety Guide and Training Course - Development, Implementation, and Reporting [HB-824] [Education ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, the Behavioral Health Administration within the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Center for School Safety, and the Department of Information Technology jointly to develop and publish a cyber safety guide and training course on safe Internet, social media, and technology usage for certain students, parents, and school employees to be implemented beginning in the 2022-2023 school year; requiring the guide to be posted on certain websites; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Young First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

2-1-1 Maryland - Mental Health Services Phone Call Program (The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act) [HB-812] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in consultation with 2-1-1 Maryland, to make certain recommendations relating to the establishment of an opt-in mental health services phone call program that would require a center to call individuals who have opted into the mental health services phone call program on a periodic basis and attempt to connect individuals to a provider of mental health services under certain circumstances; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to carry out the Act; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison Approved By The Governor - Chapter 66 on 04/13/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth – Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners [SB-568] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ]
Authorizing an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State in accordance with certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain health occupations board to register an out-of-state health care practitioner, under certain circumstances, to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State; prohibiting an out-of-state health care practitioner who is registered under certain provisions of the Act from taking certain actions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Telehealth Services – Expansion [HB-731] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to provide through telehealth; altering the circumstances under which the Program is required to provide health care services through telehealth; altering a provision of law requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reimburse certain health care services provided through telehealth to require reimbursement to be provided in a certain manner and at a certain rate; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/27/2021

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Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Telehealth Services - Expansion [SB-567] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program is required to provide through telehealth; altering the circumstances under which the Program is required to provide health care services through telehealth; altering a provision of law requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reimburse certain health care services provided through telehealth to require reimbursement to be provided in a certain manner and at a certain rate; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson First Reading Finance on 01/26/2021

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2021 Regular Session

Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners [HB-732] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ]
Authorizing an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State in accordance with certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain health occupations board to register an out-of-state health care practitioner, under certain circumstances, to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State; prohibiting an out-of-state health care practitioner who is registered under certain provisions of the Act from taking certain actions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones Hearing 2/10 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/27/2021

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