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SB425 - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024)
Shelly Hettleman, Guy J Guzzone, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 6 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Clarifying that secondary schools participating in the Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program may serve breakfast in any broadly accessible part of the school; and authorizing elementary schools participating in the Program, subject to certain approval and allowances, to serve breakfast in any broadly accessible part of the school, including from "Grab and Go" carts after the arrival of students to the school, provided that students are allowed to consume the meal in the classroom after the start of the school day.
STATUS
Passed
SB49 - Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration
Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting a restriction on land use that increases the cost of installing a solar collector system by at least 5% over a certain cost or that reduces the efficiency of the system by at least 10% under a certain energy generation level; authorizing a community association to impose certain restrictions on the installation of solar collector systems in common areas or common elements; authorizing a community association to install a solar collector system in common areas or common elements under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB471 - Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024)
Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks, Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Last updated 6 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB386 - County Boards of Education - Student Members - Voting Rights and Participation in Executive Sessions
Karen Lewis Young, Nick Charles, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Providing that student members on certain county boards of education may vote on certain matters and may attend certain executive or special sessions under certain circumstances; and providing that student members of county boards of education have certain voting rights and may attend certain executive or special sessions.
STATUS
Introduced
SB440 - Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation
Sarah K. Elfreth, Jack Bailey, Paul Corderman
Last updated 4 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Allowing an individual, subject to certain requirements and limitations, to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain qualified expenses if the individual harvests an antlerless deer and donates the deer meat to certain organizations; limiting the amount of credits certain individuals may claim to a maximum of $300; and requiring by January 31 each year each venison donation program that received certain donations to report certain information about each donor who intended to claim the credit to the Comptroller.
STATUS
Passed
SB346 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act)
Sarah K. Elfreth, Jack Bailey, Pamela G Beidle
Last updated 8 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Phasing in, over a period of 3 years, an increase in a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax to allow for a subtraction of all military retirement income beginning in taxable year 2026.
STATUS
Introduced
SB484 - Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks, Nick Charles
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of a certain manufactured home in certain residential zoning districts under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from using an element of an adequate public facilities law to deny certain permits for certain State-funded affordable housing projects or other qualified projects or to restrict or limit the development of the projects in a certain manner; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB483 - Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024)
Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks, Sarah K. Elfreth
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Community Investment Corporation as an independent unit to make investments in certain low-income communities; requiring the Corporation to apply for an allocation of federal new markets tax credits; expanding the eligible uses of the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund to include grants and loans for debt payments and for credit enhancement for certain projects; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB470 - Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act
Malcolm L. Augustine, Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 4 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB476 - Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act)
Malcolm L. Augustine, Pamela G Beidle, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 6 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Providing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal who have thyroid, colon, or ovarian cancer are presumed, under certain circumstances, to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-030
COMMITTEES
Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sarah K. Elfreth is a Democrat representing District 30 in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Elfreth serves on several committees including the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families; Spending Affordability Committee; Women Legislators of Maryland; and Chesapeake Bay Commission. Prior to her election, Elfreth served as the Director of Government Affairs for the National Aquarium and worked on local environmental and education policy issues. She also served as a manager for a technology services firm earlier in her career. Elfreth earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government. As a senator, some of her priorities include improving education, protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed, ensuring Maryland remains competitive in high-tech industries, and advocating for working families.read less
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