Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements [SB-362]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a teacher preparation program to include certain training related to teaching in a virtual learning environment as a component of instruction; providing that a county board of education may authorize a county superintendent of schools, under certain circumstances, to provide virtual education days to students instead of closing the public schools in the county because of severe weather conditions; requiring the county board to publish the plan for the use of virtual instruction on the school system's website; etc.
SB-362: Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - 9-1-1 Specialists [SB-374]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing that a 9-1-1 specialist who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable under the workers' compensation law.
Natural Resources - Wildlife Trafficking Prevention [SB-381]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell certain parts or products of certain animal species under certain circumstances, subject to certain exceptions; requiring that fines and restitution imposed under the Act be credited to the Department of Natural Resources for the benefit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund to be used for the preservation of threatened or endangered species; etc.
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [SB-486]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
SB-486: Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 01/31/2022
Health Occupations - Licenses, Certificates, and Registration - Immigrants [SB-523]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a health occupations board from denying a license, certification, or registration to an immigrant if the individual meets all educational, training, or professional requirements; and requiring each health occupations board to require each applicant for a license to disclose the Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number of the applicant and record the number on the application.
SB-523: Health Occupations - Licenses, Certificates, and Registration - Immigrants
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Rereferred To Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2022
Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 [SB-528]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by altering statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, establishing of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, developing certain energy efficiency and emissions reduction requirements for certain buildings, requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings, establishing certain zero-emission vehicle requirements for the State fleet, and establishing an electric school bus pilot program; etc.
SB-528: Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 04/09/2022
Consumer Protection – Security Questions and Measures [SB-639]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting certain businesses and units of State and local government from using the maiden name of the mother of a customer as a means of safeguarding access to a customer's account; making a violation of the Act by certain businesses an unfair, deceptive, or abusive trade practice that is subject to enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and authorizing reporting of a certain violation by a unit of State or local government to the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General.
SB-639: Consumer Protection – Security Questions and Measures
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2022
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations [SB-633]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Mental Health ]
Making alterations to the 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System in the State; altering the classification of 9-1-1 specialists; authorizing 9-1-1 specialists to seek treatment for job-related audible or visual trauma confidentially; requiring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board to establish certain procedures governing vacancies on the Board; altering the powers and duties of the Board with respect to public safety answering point personnel and cybersecurity standards; requiring the Comptroller to submit certain updates regarding certain audits; etc.
SB-633: Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/16/2022