Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Stats
Sponsored Legislation
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Development and Implementation [SB-489]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
Requiring the State Board of Education and specified nonpublic schools to develop and implement an age-appropriate education program addressing sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/16/2015
Spread the world
Gettr Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms [SB-490]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Establishing the Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms; requiring the Interagency Committee on Public School Construction to implement and administer the Program; specifying requirements for grants awarded under the Program; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2016, to provide $20,000,000 in the State budget for the Program each fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 355 on 05/12/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Cornerstone Montgomery and Interfaith Works Project [SB-491]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $350,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Cornerstone Montgomery, Inc. and the Board of Directors of the Interfaith Works, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of the #2 Taft Court facility, and for the relocation of Cornerstone Montgomery and Interfaith Works facilities, located in Montgomery County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 10:30 A.m. on 03/16/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Cornerstone Montgomery and Interfaith Works Project [SB-492]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in specified years not to exceed $350,000 each year, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Cornerstone Montgomery, Inc. and the Board of Directors of the Interfaith Works, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, and capital equipping of #2 Taft Court facility and for the relocation of Cornerstone Montgomery and Interfaith Works facilities, located in Montgomery County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 11:00 A.m. on 03/16/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland College Education Export Act of 2015 [SB-496]
[Education ]
Authorizing the Maryland Higher Education Commission to enter into the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement; and exempting specified institutions that participate in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement from the requirement to register with the Commission if they enroll Maryland students in a fully online distance education program in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 175 on 05/12/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools [SB-497]
[Education ]
Establishing the Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools; requiring the State Department of Education to survey and assess specified data relating to local, State and federally mandated assessments; requiring the Department to report specified results to the State Board of Education, each county board of education, specified educational organizations, and specified legislative committees on or before August 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Public Safety - Statewide Accounting of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits [SB-498]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a specified law enforcement agency or other State or local agency to conduct an inventory of specified sexual assault kit evidence on or before January 1, 2016; requiring a specified agency to prepare a report regarding untested sexual assault evidence collection kits on or before March 1, 2016; requiring the report to be submitted to the Attorney General; and requiring the Attorney General to prepare and submit to the General Assembly a specified report and specified recommendations on or before December 1, 2016.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 37 on 04/14/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Strong Manufacturing Development Act [SB-507]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Manufacturing Development Zone Program to encourage business entities engaged in manufacturing outside the State to invest in manufacturing facilities within the State; authorizing specified political subdivisions to apply to have specified areas of the State designated as a manufacturing development zone; requiring a county or municipal corporation to grant a specified property tax credit; authorizing specified business entities to claim a specified credit against the State income tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Referred To Interim Study By Budget And Taxation on 04/03/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking [SB-521]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking; specifying the purpose of the Workgroup; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; establishing the duties of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
Spread the world
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody [SB-524]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Department of Human Resources to serve in a fiduciary capacity for children in its custody; requiring the Department, in any action, service, or decision on behalf of a child in its custody, to protect and serve the best interest of the child; requiring the Department to take specified actions when serving as a representative payee; requiring the Department to provide specified notice to the child, through the child's attorney, of specified actions taken with respect to specified benefits for the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/03/2015