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HB811 - Higher Education - Financial Well-Being Pilot Program - Establishment
Sarah Wolek, Carl Anderton, Lorig Charkoudian
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Financial Well-Being Pilot Program at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and Morgan State University to provide comprehensive financial guidance and coaching to help students who may benefit from financial coaching services; requiring by August 1, 2024, each participating institution to hire one full-time financial well-being coach; requiring each financial well-being coach to create a document with best practices and guidance for other institutions to use to create a financial well-being program; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB815 - Economic Development - Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
Ryan S. Spiegel, Linda Foley, Dana Jones
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program in the Department of Commerce; providing that the purpose of Program is to establish a statewide network of financial empowerment centers in different regions of the State; requiring each center to provide one-on-one financial counseling and coaching services free of charge; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 an appropriation to the Department sufficient to cover the costs of the Pilot Program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB648 - Family Law - Child Support - Actual Income
Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield, Marc Alan Korman, Sara Norris Love
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "actual income" to include certain amounts of nontaxable, earned income from an employer, the amount of federal, State, and local, taxes, including Medicare taxes and any amount required to be withheld under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, that would have been withheld if the income were taxable for purposes of child support calculations.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB475 - Education - Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program - Establishment (Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program Act)
Marc Alan Korman, Sara Norris Love, Sarah Wolek
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Open-Source Phonics Matching Grant Program within the State Department of Education to provide free, open-source phonics learning materials to be used by adults to tutor students; requiring the Department to periodically review the open-source phonics learning materials to ensure the materials are consistent with best practices in literacy education, including the science of reading; and requiring the Governor each fiscal year to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $150,000 to the Program.
STATUS
Passed
HB696 - Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report
Julie Palakovich Carr, Nick Allen, Dalya Attar
Last updated 6 months ago
62 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Education, on or before December 1, 2024, to report to the General Assembly on the cost to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in public schools in the State.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB334 - Higher Education - MPowering Joint Steering Council - Funding
Jared Scott Solomon, Marlon Amprey, Frank M Conaway
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation for the MPowering Joint Steering Council to use exclusively on the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing; and requiring the amount of the appropriation to increase each fiscal year, up to $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter.
STATUS
Introduced
HB337 - Vehicle Laws - Bike Lanes and Shoulders - Yielding Right-of-Way (Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Memorial Act)
Sara Norris Love, Jessica Feldmark, David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of a certain provision of law governing the right-of-way of a bicycle, a motor scooter, or an electronic personal assistive mobility device lawfully in a designated bike lane or shoulder that contributes to the serious physical injury or death of a person riding a bicycle, EPAMD, or motor scooter; and providing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to imprisonment of up to 2 months or a fine not to exceed $2,000 or both.
STATUS
Passed
HB598 - Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition
Adrian Boafo, Nick Allen, Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Last updated 5 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting discrimination based on military status with regard to housing and employment.
STATUS
Passed
HB496 - Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force
Emily Khoury Shetty, Elizabeth M. Embry, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 5 months ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain facts to be considered when determining whether a lack of consent exists for the purposes of determining certain sexual crimes; altering the elements of second-degree rape to remove the requirement of use of force or threat of force; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to report to the General Assembly, beginning October 1, 2024, and each October 1 thereafter, certain data for the preceding calendar year, disaggregated by county and offender age, race, and sex.
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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-016
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sarah Wolek studied business at UNLV. Her professional background includes consulting as well as serving a board member on various nonprofit organizations. She decided to run for office to bring a fresh perspective to the challenges facing her community. Wolek believes sustainable economic growth requires government accountability and responsible planning. If elected, she would focus on issues like education funding, affordable healthcare, and environmental protections.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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