Sen. Cheryl Kagan
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Supplemental Public School Construction Matching Fund Program [SB-228]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Supplemental Public School Construction Matching Fund Program; providing for the purpose of the Program and requiring the Department of Budget and Management to implement and administer the Program; establishing specified requirements a county must meet to be eligible for the Program; requiring the Department to provide to each county that is eligible for the Program up to $20,000,000 of State funding each fiscal year to be used to fund the cost of public school construction projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015
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Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Jubilee Association of Maryland Community Center [SB-238]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Jubilee Association of Maryland, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the Jubilee Association of Maryland Community Center project, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 10:30 A.m. on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - The Writer's Center [SB-240]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of The Writer's Center, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of The Writer's Center facility, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/14 At 4:00 P.m. on 03/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - School Counselors - Certification Renewal Requirement (Lauryn's Law) [SB-251]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to require, on or before July 1, 2016, specified certificate holders applying for renewal of a certificate as a school counselor to have obtained, by a method determined by the Board, specified knowledge and skills required to understand and respond to the social, emotional, and personal development of students; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Shoreline Risk Assessment, Preparation, and Adaptation Act [SB-256]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Agriculture on or before July 1, 2016 to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the State; requiring the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to establish specified sea level rise projections; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to update Maryland Environmental Policy Act guidelines; altering the State's Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to include the consideration of climate change risks; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Phosphorus Management Tool [SB-257]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Incorporating by reference specified nutrient management plan requirements in the Maryland Nutrient Management Manual of the Department of Agriculture and any supplements to the Manual; establishing specified content and criteria for a nutrient management plan developed for an agricultural operation; providing that a specified agricultural certification does not prevent the application or enforcement of specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Favorable With Amendments on 03/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Commission on Climate Change [SB-258]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing the Commission on Climate Change in the Department of the Environment to advise the Governor and General Assembly on ways to mitigate the causes of, prepare for, and adapt to the consequences of climate change; establishing the membership of the Commission; requiring the Commission to establish specified working groups; requiring the commission members and working group members to be appointed and the Commission to be convened on or before July 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief [SB-269]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Expanding the relief that may be awarded in a final protective order to include any other relief that a judge determines is necessary to protect a person eligible for relief from abuse.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Protective Order and Peace Order Petitions - Maryland Residents [SB-270]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the filing of a protective order petition if the abuse is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the person eligible for relief is a resident of the State; authorizing the filing of a peace order petition if a specified act is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the petitioner is a resident of the State; declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly that an order for protection issued by a court of this State shall be accorded full faith and credit by a court of another state; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure Statement by Elected Local Official of a Municipal Corporation - Confidential Information [SB-283]
[Ethics ]
Altering specified financial disclosure provisions governing an elected local official of a municipal corporation; prohibiting the disclosure of specified information concerning specified relatives, interests in specified real property or business entities, or information concerning specified employment or indebtedness that is included in the financial disclosure statement filed by an elected local official of a municipal corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/26/2015