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HB901 - Higher Education - Part-Time Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Alterations
Sarah Wolek, Kris Fair, Catherine M. Forbes
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Allowing an applicant of a part-time senatorial or delegate scholarship with a documented disability to request from the Maryland Higher Education Commission a waiver from the requirement to carry at least 6 semester hours of courses each semester.
STATUS
Passed
HB902 - Prekindergarten - Ulysses Currie Head Start Program - Eligibility for State Funds
Jeff Ghrist, Mark Edelson, Kevin M. Harris
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a provider in the Ulysses Currie Head Start Program to receive certain State funds under certain circumstances; and exempting providers in the Program from certain State requirements for eligible prekindergarten providers.
STATUS
Passed
HB935 - Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
Bernice Mireku-North, Emily Khoury Shetty, Jazz Lewis
Last updated 8 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB344 - Transportation - Vision Zero - Implementation
Julie Palakovich Carr, Lorig Charkoudian, Elizabeth M. Embry
Last updated 6 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Establishing certain standards and requirements for implementing the Vision Zero program under the Maryland Department of Transportation; requiring the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year on the status of Vision Zero, the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Vision Zero coordinator, and certain meetings held in the previous year; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB736 - Health Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage - Opioid Reversal Drugs and Products (NARCAN Price Cap Act)
Joe Vogel, Jackie Addison, Nick Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to cover nonprescription naloxone hydrochloride and any other drug or product that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the complete or partial reversal of an opioid overdose without imposing a copayment or coinsurance requirement that exceeds $10 per package.
STATUS
Introduced
HB997 - Green Schools - Model Professional Development Facilities - Designation
Sarah Wolek, Juanita Sandra Bartlett, Mark S. Chang
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and in consultation with other relevant parties, to establish criteria for designating green schools in the State as model professional development facilities; requiring the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education to use a fiscal year 2026 appropriation of $5,000 to update its recertification application on or before September 1, 2025; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1013 - State Employees - Paid Sick Leave - Certificate of Illness or Disability Signed by a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Sarah Wolek, Jared Scott Solomon, Juanita Sandra Bartlett
Last updated 5 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a licensed clinical professional counselor to sign a certificate of illness or disability when a State employee uses sick leave for 5 or more consecutive workdays.
STATUS
Passed
HB1020 - Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation
Sarah Wolek, Jared Scott Solomon, Gabriel Acevero
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Designating the Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center as the State's Regional Higher Education Community of Innovation; and altering the purposes of the Universities at Shady Grove to include serving a diverse citizenry in an innovative manner to meet the educational needs of the region and fostering individual academic success leading to career success which positively impacts the economy of the entire region.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1103 - Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program
Sarah Wolek, Marc Alan Korman, Sara Norris Love
Last updated 5 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Aging; establishing that the purpose and the goals of the Pilot Program are to support the "village" concept of local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to provide certain services to community members who choose to age in place and to expand those services to more residents in the geographic region; and requiring the Montgomery County Village Consortium to establish a certain plan and submit certain reports.
STATUS
Passed
HB1102 - Maryland Green Schools - Website Update and Maintenance
Sarah Wolek
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education to use a certain appropriation to update, by January 1, 2026, and maintain a certain website dedicated to green schools and becoming certified as a green school; and requiring county boards of education to prominently display a link to the website on the county board's website and circulate certain information to teachers and staff.
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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