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HB420 - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program
Mary A. Lehman, Catherine M. Forbes, Michele Guyton
Last updated 5 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to communicate; establishing the Maryland Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program, subject to funding, to improve play area accessibility by covering the cost of purchasing and installing communication boards at State and local parks; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB377 - Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations
Bernice Mireku-North, Dalya Attar, Regina T. Boyce
Last updated 9 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Altering the fiscal years, to begin in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, during which the Governor is required to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB412 - General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Linda Foley, Mary A. Lehman, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 8 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of the term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the regular statewide election; and requiring the amendment to be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
HB408 - Mental Health Law - County Mental Health Advisory Committees - Membership
Heather Bagnall, Nick Allen, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Altering the membership of a county's mental health advisory committee by including an individual with experience with mental health care for veterans or individuals serving in the military on the list of groups from which individuals may be appointed to the committee by the governing body of the county.
STATUS
Passed
HB493 - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants
Linda Foley, Mary A. Lehman, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 8 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain faculty, part-time faculty, post doctoral associates, and graduate assistants at certain State institutions of higher education; establishing separate collective bargaining units for the faculty, part-time faculty, post doctoral associates, and graduate assistants; and altering the application of certain collective bargaining laws to supervisory, managerial, and confidential employees of a State institution of higher education.
STATUS
Introduced
HB949 - State Employees - Cancer Screening Leave
Joe Vogel
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Providing that certain State employees, on request and with approval from the appropriate appointing authority, are entitled to use up to 4 hours of cancer screening leave with pay in any 12-month period.
STATUS
Introduced
HB890 - Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication
Aaron M. Kaufman, Marlon Amprey, Mark Edelson
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate certain discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Department's website, make the data available to the public, and report certain discipline-related information each year; requiring the Department to maintain a risk ratio and State comparison threshold of 2.0 to be used to identify a school's disproportional disciplinary practices; and requiring the Department to report disproportionality data for high-suspending schools.
STATUS
Introduced
HB945 - Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Requirements
Eric D. Ebersole, Kris Fair, Julie Palakovich Carr
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Repealing a provision of law that requires a teacher preparation program to require a student to pass a certain assessment as a graduation requirement; altering the requirements for initial teacher certification; authorizing a local school system to establish a comprehensive induction program to aid in meeting a certain requirement for initial teacher certification; altering the qualification requirements for a teacher who holds a professional license or certificate from another state; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB403 - End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
Terri Hill, Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 8 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB301 - Correctional Services - Diminution of a Term of Confinement - First-Degree Rape and First-Degree Sexual Offense (Pava Marie LaPere Act)
Elizabeth M. Embry, Jackie Addison, Nick Allen
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for first degree rape or first degree sexual offense as first degree sexual offense existed prior to October 1, 2017, from being entitled to diminution of the incarcerated individual's term of confinement.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-017
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joe Vogel is the Democratic candidate for U.S. House representing California's 22nd Congressional District. He was born and raised in Fresno, CA. After serving as Deputy District Attorney, Joe worked under the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of General Counsel. As a fifth generation Central Valley farmer, Joe is running for Congress to expand economic opportunities for hard-working families, invest in infrastructure to tackle issues like water storage, healthcare access, education funding, and public safety. Joe knows the Valley and will fight for us in Washington.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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