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HB541 - Anne Arundel County - Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators - Established
Shaneka Henson, Heather Bagnall, Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Anne Arundel County Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators to assist in the repayment of certain student loans owed by educators who meet certain eligibility requirements; providing that the purpose of the Program is to attract, recruit, and retain a diverse cadre of qualified educators in the County's schools that is reflective of the student population; establishing requirements for applicants for assistance in the repayment of a commercial loan; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB462 - Funding for Wages and Benefits for Nursing Home Workers (Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Funding Act of 2024)
Ashanti Martinez, Gabriel Acevero, Kris Fair
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that the Governor's proposed budget for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, include an 8% reimbursement rate increase for providers of certain health care services under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, the Maryland Children's Health Program, and the Community First Choice program; requiring nursing homes to submit by September 1 each year, beginning in 2026, a certain cost report to the Maryland Department of Health; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB502 - Public Safety - Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers, Combination Fire Smoke Dampers, and Smoke Control Systems
Jeffrie E. Long, Jackie Addison, Nick Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Establishing requirements for the installation, inspection, and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire smoke dampers, and smoke control systems; requiring the State Fire Prevention Commission to adopt certain regulations relating to the technical specifications for the installation of and the timing and technical specifications for the inspection and testing of fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire smoke dampers, and smoke control systems; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB450 - State Department of Education - Soccer Opportunities Program - Establishment
Ashanti Martinez, Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Soccer Opportunities Program in the State Department of Education to increase opportunities for minority students to participate in soccer in their communities; authorizing an agency or youth soccer nonprofit organization to apply for a grant from the Department in furtherance of the purpose of the Program; and requiring the Governor for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to include an appropriation of at least $80,000 for the Program in the annual budget bill.
STATUS
Introduced
HB601 - Street Racing and Exhibition Driving – Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties
Mary A. Lehman, Sheila Ruth, Jackie Addison
Last updated 5 months ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Altering certain penalties and points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for driving by the public; establishing certain affirmative defenses to a certain charge of exhibition driving; etc.
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
HB874 - State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Heather Bagnall, Regina T. Boyce
Last updated 5 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Extending, from October 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the date by which an individual must be licensed by the State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators before practicing as an assisted living manager in the State; altering the requirements for the manager training course that certain assisted living managers are required to complete; altering the requirements for serving as an interim assisted living manager; and requiring the Board to submit certain reports on assisted living managers to certain committees of the General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
HB861 - Procurement - Preferences - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Program
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Establishing 3% as the overall percentage goal of the total dollar value of procurement contracts by a unit of State government to be made directly or indirectly with veteran-owned small business enterprises; and repealing a requirement that the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs adopt regulations to establish a certain overall percentage goal.
STATUS
Introduced
HB953 - Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Amount of Annual Subsidies
Joseline A Pena-Melnyk, Regina T. Boyce, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Altering the amount of funds the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange is authorized to designate for annual subsidies under the State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program for certain fiscal years to include unspent funds designated for subsidies for young adults in a previous calendar year.
STATUS
Passed
HB875 - Veterans - Persons Providing Veterans Benefits Services and Veterans Benefits Appeals Services - Fees and Compensation
Nick Allen, Marlon Amprey, Harry Bhandari
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting, except as authorized by federal law, a person from charging a fee or receiving compensation for providing or referring a certain individual to another person for the provision of veterans benefits services or veterans benefits appeals services; establishing standards for the division of attorney's fees in connection with the provision of veterans benefits services or appeals services; requiring a person who charges fees for providing certain veterans benefits services to comply with certain ethical standards; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-021
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Mary A. Lehman is currently serving her fourth term as a Prince George's County Council Member representing District 1. She previously served on the House of Delegates representing District 25. Lehman sits on various committees related to planning, zoning, the environment, education and libraries. Lehman sponsored legislation to establish a task force on childhood cancers and environmental issues. She has also been a champion of education and sponsored a bill to provide free community college for qualifying students. Lehman has a background in nursing and lives in Laurel.read less
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