Veterans Affairs - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Veterans Advocacy and Education Act [HB-279]
Altering the name of the Outreach and Advocacy Program in the Department of Veterans Affairs to be the Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program; requiring the Program, in collaboration with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, to actively help veterans and their dependents become aware of and access education and training benefits to which they are entitled; altering certain responsibilities of the director of the Program; repealing a requirement that the Department develop and maintain a certain database of veterans; etc.
HB-279: Veterans Affairs - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Veterans Advocacy and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 72 on 04/12/2022
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-294]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed certain acts.
HB-294: Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent – Rental Assistance Programs [HB-367]
Requiring a landlord of residential property to follow certain processes and procedures concerning rental assistance programs in the State prior to filing a complaint to repossess for failure to pay rent against a tenant experiencing financial hardship, either directly or indirectly due to or during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HB-367: Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent – Rental Assistance Programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2022
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Overdose Awareness [HB-319]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day as part of a global event that aims to raise awareness of drug overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related death, and acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends of those who have died or been injured as a result of a drug overdose.
HB-319: General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Overdose Awareness
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing Canceled on 02/16/2022
Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment [HB-376]
Establishing the Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program in the Maryland State Department of Education to license outdoor, nature-based early learning and child care programs in order to expand access to affordable, high-quality early learning programs and to investigate the benefits of outdoor, nature-based classrooms; requiring the Department to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, with its findings and recommendations for modifying or expanding the Pilot Program; etc.
HB-376: Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2022
Primary and Secondary Education - Title IX - Notice (Hear Our Voices Act of 2022) [HB-472]
Requiring each public school to inform students, faculty, staff, and parents regarding who serves as the Title IX coordinator for the school, the process for filing a sexual misconduct compliant, and the support measures that are in place for filing a sexual misconduct complaint and how to access the support measures.
HB-472: Primary and Secondary Education - Title IX - Notice (Hear Our Voices Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (131-0) on 03/21/2022
Public Schools - Air Quality [HB-665]
Requiring the Interagency Commission on School Construction to adopt regulations to set minimal standards for air quality standards by August 1, 2023; requiring each county board of education to utilize the services of a qualified indoor air quality investigator to conduct any indoor air quality tests to be conducted in a public school in the county; and requiring a county board, on receipt of a request by a member of the public for the results of an indoor air quality test to provide the results to a member of the public in a certain manner.
HB-665: Public Schools - Air Quality
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/21/2022