Telecommunications And Information Technology
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Financial Institutions - Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Money Transmissions [HB-855]
Establishing licensing requirements for certain money transmission locations; requiring an applicant for a license to engage in the business of money transmission to provide the address of each self-service financial kiosk in a certain application and information that satisfies the Commissioner of Financial Regulation that the applicant has created certain policies and procedures; specifying the licensing fee that an applicant for a branch location license is required to pay; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2020
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Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study [HB-784]
Requiring the Maryland Cybersecurity Council to review certain practices and methods of collection, use, storage, and disclosure of consumers' personally identifiable information and personal information by certain entities; and requiring the Council to submit to the General Assembly by November 1, 2020 a report on its findings and recommendations for providing increased consumer protection regarding online privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Board of Education - Retention Policy for Financial Records [HB-755]
Requiring the Baltimore County Board of Education to adopt a retention policy for the financial records of the Baltimore County public school system on or before January 1, 2021; and requiring the retention policy to require retention of all financial records for 7 years, the Board to designate a custodian of records, the custodian to certify any records that have been digitally stored for 7 years or more, and all financial records to be backed up in a secure secondary cloud-based location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Scooter and Electric Low Speed Scooter Sharing Companies – Nonvisual Access [SB-607]
Requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing companies include on each motor scooter or electric low speed scooter made available to the public an embossed tactile display with contact information through which an individual who is blind or visually impaired may contact the company; requiring that motor scooter and electric low speed sharing companies provide individuals with disabilities nonvisual access to their websites and mobile applications in a way that is consistent with federal standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 253 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Revisions [SB-590]
Requiring each official custodian to adopt a certain policy of proactive disclosure; requiring each official custodian to publish a certain annual report on a certain website, to the extent practicable; requiring the Public Information Act Compliance Board to receive, review, and resolve certain complaints from applicants and applicants' designated representatives; requiring the Board to receive and review complaints from any custodian alleging that an applicant's request or pattern of requests is frivolous or vexatious; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies [HB-762]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Impaired Driving and New Technologies to study efforts made to reduce impaired driving in the last 20 years, current initiatives, national best practices, and new technologies to combat impaired driving; requiring the Task Force to make recommendations regarding new State initiatives, public awareness efforts, and improved coordination and to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program [SB-610]
Requiring certain guidelines or regulations for a grant program for supplemental services and supports for students with disabilities in community colleges; requiring the guidelines adopted to require students to provide documentation from a licensed physician or mental health professional; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2022, that the Governor include in the annual budget bill a general fund appropriation of at least $2,500,000 to the Commission on Higher Education to be used to award grants under the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs And Budget And Taxation on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public and Nonpublic Schools – Medical Cannabis – Policy for Administration During School Hours and Events (Connor and Raina’s Law) [SB-604]
Authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a medical cannabis patient under the age of 18 years to designate not more than two additional adults to be a caregiver, in addition to the parent or legal guardian; specifying that the definition of "caregiver" does not include designated school personnel; authorizing a qualified patient under the age of 18 years to obtain medical cannabis from certain designated school personnel; exempting certain caregivers and school personnel from certain penalties related to the administration of cannabis; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Retirement Agency – Monitoring and Recording of Automated Outgoing Telephone Calls – Authorization [HB-753]
Altering the authority of the Board of Trustees of the State Retirement and Pension System to adopt regulations to manage, for training and quality control purposes, the monitoring and recording of incoming telephone conversations to the Member Services division of the State Retirement Agency and to include outgoing telephone conversations initiated by a certain automated virtual hold callback feature of the automated system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Scanning or Swiping Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses - Prohibition [HB-752]
Prohibiting a person from using a scanning device to scan or swipe an individual's identification card or a driver's license to obtain personal information; prohibiting a person from retaining, selling, or transferring any information collected from scanning or swiping an individual's identification card or driver's license; providing that the Act does not prohibit a law enforcement officer from using a scanning device to record, retain, or transmit information if acting within the scope of the officer's official duties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/25/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance [SB-575]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain stakeholder advisory group to develop a certain reading and dyslexia handbook; requiring the Department and the advisory stakeholder group to make a completed handbook available to the public by June 1, 2021, and to develop a list of recommended programs and materials that address certain needs; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; requiring the handbook and updates to be published and disseminated in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance [SB-575]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain stakeholder advisory group to develop a certain reading and dyslexia handbook; requiring the Department and the advisory stakeholder group to make a completed handbook available to the public by June 1, 2021, and to develop a list of recommended programs and materials that address certain needs; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; requiring the handbook and updates to be published and disseminated in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Referral System - Modifications [SB-584]
Repealing the limit on the number of call centers that may be approved by 2-1-1 Maryland to provide certain services; repealing certain provisions of law establishing and governing the Health and Human Services Referral Board in the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to conduct a cost analysis that includes a determination regarding the amount of funding needed to support certain 2-1-1 services and to report the findings to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 295 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Government - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information - University System of Maryland [SB-588]
Excluding the University System of Maryland from certain provisions of law governing protection of information by government agencies; requiring the University System of Maryland to review and designate certain systems as systems of record based on certain criteria and to develop and adopt a certain privacy governance program to govern each system of record; requiring the University to develop and adopt a certain information security and risk management program for the protection of personally identifiable information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Schools - Flexible Instructional Days - Policy Requirements [SB-562]
Authorizing a county board of education to apply to the State Board of Education to implement a policy for the use up to 5 flexible instructional days during the school year; defining "flexible instructional day" as one in which a public school provides remote academic instruction because a natural or civil disaster or severe weather conditions prevented schools from opening; requiring the State Board to adopt certain guidelines and a certain model policy and to approve or deny a certain application; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Inclusion of Out-of-Home Placement Data [HB-711]
Including placement data from State-sponsored out-of-home care organizations in the data collected, organized, managed, disaggregated, and analyzed by the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; altering the purpose of the Center to include generating information about children who were provided with State-sponsored out-of-home care that can be used to improve the State's education and child welfare systems; requiring the Center to publish on its website an easy-to-understand data dashboard with certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues - Taxation [HB-695]
Imposing a tax on annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services including advertisement services on a digital interface in the State; establishing a presumption that digital advertising services are provided in the State if the digital advertising services appear on a certain device of a certain user; requiring the Comptroller to distribute digital advertising gross revenues tax revenue to administer certain tax laws and the remainder to be distributed to The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Public Charter Schools - Virtual Learning Programs [HB-724]
Altering the definition of "public charter school" to include a virtual learning program; defining "virtual learning program" as a program of instruction that provides a significant portion of its curriculum and delivers a significant portion of its instruction to its students by teachers in an interactive learning environment through the Internet; and requiring a virtual learning program of a public charter school to employ a teacher with the same certification required by professional staff of other public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance [HB-718]
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish, by October 1, 2020, a stakeholder advisory group to develop a reading and dyslexia handbook to guide local school systems in the implementation of best practices for early literacy and dyslexia; requiring a completed handbook be made available to the public by June 1, 2021; requiring the development of tools and materials to address certain needs; requiring the Department to update the handbook every 3 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Behavioral Health - Opioid Treatment Services Programs - Medical Director [SB-521]
Requiring each opioid treatment services program to be under the direction of at least one on-site medical director; requiring the medical director to be on-site at the opioid treatment services program at least 20 hours per week; and prohibiting opioid treatment services programs from satisfying certain requirements through telehealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020