Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-823]
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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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Video and Audio Streaming and Archiving Meetings and Financial Assistance MC/PG 100–21 [HB-789]
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 Licensure of Certified Midwives Act [HB-758]
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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Election Law - Risk-Limiting Audits Workgroup [HB-759]
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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Office of Legislative Audits – Acceptance and Investigation of Allegations of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse [HB-756]
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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Workgroup to Evaluate the Establishment of a Regional Waste Disposal Facility [SB-650]
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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Alcohol and Drug Counseling - Alcohol and Drug Trainees - Practice Through Telehealth [SB-646]
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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Public Schools - Cyber Safety Guide and Training Course - Development, Implementation, and Reporting [HB-824]
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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2-1-1 Maryland - Mental Health Services Phone Call Program (The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act) [HB-812]
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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Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth – Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners [SB-568]
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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Telehealth Services – Expansion [HB-731]
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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Telehealth Services - Expansion [SB-567]
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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Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners [HB-732]
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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Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact [HB-736]
Entering the Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; requiring that a state meet certain requirements to participate in the Compact; establishing duties of member states; authorizing a certain state to charge a certain fee for granting a certain privilege; requiring certain professional counselors to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 134 on 05/18/2021
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21st Century School Facilities Act and Built to Learn Act - Revisions [SB-551]
Requiring certain public school facilities projects to comply with a certain memorandum of understanding; prohibiting the Interagency Commission on School Construction from the unreasonable delay of certain approval under certain circumstances; adding roofs and pipe insulation to reduce condensation in order to prevent mold to the list of issues that require priority in awarding a grant under the Healthy Schools Facility Fund; requiring the Maryland Stadium Authority to use certain funds for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 698 on 05/30/2021
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State Board of Elections - Campaign Finance Reporting Database - Study [HB-695]
Requiring the State Board of Elections to study and make recommendations regarding certain requirements that need to be met to implement a system that provides the public with real-time access to the contributions made to and expenditures made by a campaign finance entity; requiring the State Board to research certain options and make certain recommendations; authorizing the State Board to work in coordination with the Maryland Bankers Association in conducting the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/28/2021
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Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [SB-576]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2021
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Building Opportunity Act of 2021 [HB-740]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2021
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Suicide Treatment Improvements Act [SB-557]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide training for certain staff who assist callers on a certain hotline to ensure that the staff are able to provide counseling for suicidal persons who may be in crisis; requiring certain facilities to ensure that suicidal patients and patients who have attempted suicide are treated in a certain manner; requiring certain facilities to ensure that certain staff act in a certain manner and receive certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/19/2021
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Special Education - Learning Continuity Plan - Requirement [HB-714]
Requiring an individualized education program to include a learning continuity plan to be implemented for students with disabilities during emergency conditions beginning October 1, 2021; requiring an individualized education program team to develop a learning continuity plan; requiring, within 10 days after a determination that emergency conditions exist, a certain team to attempt to notify the parents or guardian of a certain child that a learning continuity plan is in place; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Guyton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 214 on 05/18/2021