Rep. Alice Cain
Stats
District HD-030A
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 15
Sponsored Legislation
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Advanced Courses - Automatic Enrollment [HB-1421]
Requiring that, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, a student who exceeds grade level standards on the Maryland School Assessment, is identified as gifted and talented, or has reached college and career ready benchmarks on certain standardized tests shall be automatically enrolled in an advanced course for the corresponding subject area or areas for the following semester or school year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education [HB-1340]
Establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education to make recommendations to further discovery, interpretation, and learning; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before December 30 each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools – Discrimination – Prohibition [HB-1204]
Prohibiting a county board, public or nonpublic prekindergarten programs, and public or nonpublic primary or secondary schools that receive State funds from discriminating against a person because of certain factors, refusing enrollment of, expelling, or withholding privileges from any student or prospective student because of certain factors, from taking a certain retaliatory action; providing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2020
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Commission on Student Behavioral Health and Mental Health Treatment [HB-1443]
Establishing the Commission on Student Behavioral Health and Mental Health Treatment; requiring the Commission to study, evaluate, update, and revise guidelines for student behavioral health treatment and practices in general, including school-based health centers; requiring the Commission to make recommendations to improve current practices and revise guidelines for student behavioral health treatment and to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020, and December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging [HB-1316]
Requiring a builder of certain new housing units or a builder's agent to provide each buyer or prospective buyer with the option to include on or in a certain garage, carport, or driveway a certain electric vehicle charging station or a dedicated electric line with certain voltage under certain circumstances; requiring a certain builder or builder's agent to give certain buyers and prospective buyers notice of certain options and information about certain rebate programs under certain circumstances; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Third Reading Passed (116-18) on 03/17/2020
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Education – Bilingual Learner Prekindergarten Grant Program [HB-1255]
Establishing the Bilingual Learner Prekindergarten Grant Program to provide county boards of education with grants to assist in creating pilot programs to facilitate bilingual education for prekindergarten students; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2022, to include $1,000,000 for the Program in the annual budget bill; requiring the State Department of Education to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022, and each December thereafter concerning the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020
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Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties [HB-1540]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of General Services, to adopt certain regulations on or before a certain date establishing uniform standards for mold assessment and remediation; requiring the Department of the Environment to submit a certain annual indoor air quality report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 beginning in 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act [HB-1543]
Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution fees; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and benefit functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels for certain purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) And Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 02/11/2020
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Public Schools – Mathematics Credit – College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course [HB-1153]
Authorizing a student who is enrolled at a public high school to satisfy a certain requirement to earn credits in mathematics by completing a credit in a certain college preparatory computer science or computer programming course selected by the county board; and requiring the 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. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (127-5) on 03/17/2020
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Vehicle Laws - School Bus Safety - Occupant Capacity [HB-1226]
Requiring that a school bus be routed with the intent that the number of pupils on the bus does not exceed the manufacturer's rated seating capacity for the bus; and providing that if an emergency or temporary situation causes the number of pupils on the bus to exceed the seating capacity, the situation shall be corrected within a reasonable period of time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/17/2020