National Association of Social Workers Profile Report – February 2, 2021

Budget Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 588 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2022) Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Appropriations Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending Status: Comment: June 30, 2022, in accordance with Article III, First Reading Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. Appropriations (1/20) HB 589 (SB 493) Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Appropriations Authorizing, altering, or requiring the distribution and payment of certain revenue in Status: Comment: certain fiscal years; increasing the amount local First Reading governments are required to reimburse the Appropriations (1/20) State for certain services; etc. SB 493 (HB 589) Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2021 Committees: Position: President et al. Budget and Taxation synopsis same as CF HB 589 Status: Comment: First Reading Budget and Taxation (1/20) SB 491 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2022) Committees: Position: President et al. Budget and Taxation Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending Status: Comment: June 30, 2022, in accordance with Article III, First Reading Budget and Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. Taxation (1/20)

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 1 Aging Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 119 (SB 313) Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Committees: Position: Del. Sheree Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Health and Government Sample-Hughes Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Types of Operations Dementia Comment: Status: 2020 House bill passed House but House Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, Favorable Report by and Senate bill did not have Senate in partnership with the Department of Aging, Health and Government hearings the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Operations (2/4) Related Disorders Council, and the Greater MSCAN supporting Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, to incorporate information regarding certain types of cognitive impairment into outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health to educate health care providers and increase understanding and awareness of certain types of cognitive impairment. SB 313 (HB 119) Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Education, Health, and Washington Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Environmental Affairs Dementia Comment: Prior Yr Info: Status: 2020: SB 725 - No Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. Position in partnership with the Department of Aging, (1/6) the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, and the Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, to incorporate information regarding certain types of cognitive impairment into outreach programs administered by the Maryland Department of Health to educate

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 2 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes health care providers and increase understanding of certain types of cognitive impairment. HB 207 Nursing Homes - Resident Change in Condition - Committees: Position: Del. C. Wilson Notification Health and Government Support Operations Altering a certain provision of law requiring that Comment: a nursing home provide certain notification Status: Changes notification of a change in regarding a change in condition of a resident to Hearing 2/03 at 2:30 p.m. condition from “timely” to “within 24 the resident and, if applicable, the resident's (1/20) hours” to the resident and their representative or interested family member to family/representative require the notification to be provided within 24 hours after certain events, rather than in a timely manner. HB 255 Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Committees: Position: Del. Terri Hill et al. Programs - Funding Appropriations

Prior Yr Info: Requiring the Governor to include in the annual Status: Comment: 2020: HB 498 - budget bill an appropriation of at least Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Governor vetoed 2020 bill; it is Support $100,000 for grants to certain nonprofit (1/4) anticipated that there will be a veto organizations and area agencies on aging to override expand and establish aging-in-place programs for seniors; requiring at least 20% of the appropriated funding be used to support senior This bill is being introduced in case veto villages, local, member-driven, nonprofit override doesn’t happen organizations that support community members who choose to age in place; and altering the definition of "aging-in-place program" to include community participation. HB 276 Congregate Care Facilities - Visitation Committees: Position: Del. Shaneka Health and Government monitor Henson Requiring a congregate care facility to allow a Operations patient's or resident's family member to visit Comment:

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 3 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes the patient or resident under certain Status: circumstances; requiring a congregate care Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. May not need a solution if nursing facility to allow for an alternate means of (1/22) homes are getting vaccines now communication with the patient or resident, such as audio or video calls, if the congregate care facility determines the presence of certain visitors presents a danger to the health and safety of patients, residents, or staff; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations; etc. HB 296 (SB 75) Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Committees: Position: Del. Renewal Environment and Transportation Prior Yr Info: Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration Comment: 2020: HB 1191 - from renewing the driver's license of an Status: Requires in-person renewals for person’s individual who is at least 85 years old without Favorable Report by 85 years or older requiring the individual to complete the Environment and MSCAN is monitoring: AARP is planning renewal transaction in person except under Transportation (2/8) to put in letter of concern and states certain circumstances. that MVA doesn’t have data showing that older adults cause more accidents

SB 75 (HB 296) Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Renewal Judicial Proceedings Hettleman synopsis same as CF HB 296 Status: Comment: Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. (12/28) HB 375 (SB 211) Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Committees: Position: Del. Kriselda Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time Economic Matters Valderrama to Care Act of 2021) Status: Comment: Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. MSCAN monitoring Insurance Program to provide temporary (1/28)

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 4 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2022, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2023, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc. SB 211 (HB 375) Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Committees: Position: Sen. Antonio Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time Finance Hayes to Care Act of 2021) Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 375 Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (12/23) HB 416 (SB 204) Health Care Facilities - Assisted Living Programs Committees: Position: Del. Lisa Belcastro - Memory Care and Alzheimer's Disease Unit Health and Government Support Regulations Operations Comment: Requiring that the Maryland Department of Status: There do not appear to be any existing Health adopt certain regulations that establish Hearing canceled (1/25) regulations governing memory care specific standards governing memory care and programs. Alzheimer's disease units in assisted living programs, including certain training requirements, certain staffing pattern requirements, certain activity requirements, certain admissions and discharge criteria, and certain other procedures, and that require compliance by assisted living programs with the standards; etc. SB 204 (HB 416) Health Care Facilities - Assisted Living Programs Committees: Position: Sen. Pamela Beidle - Memory Care and Alzheimer’s Disease Unit Finance Support

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 5 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Regulations Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 416 Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/11) HB 548 (SB 299) Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Committees: Position: Del. Commission and Training Health and Government Support Operations Establishing the Commission on Trauma- Comment: Informed Care to coordinate a statewide Status: initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. MSCAN supporting and trauma-informed delivery of State services (1/21) that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring certain State agencies to designate two staff members to participate in a formal course in trauma- informed care each year and work with other agency designees in work sessions; etc. SB 299 (HB 548) Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Commission and Training Finance Support

Prior Yr Info: synopsis same as CF HB 548 Status: Comment: 2020: SB 918 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/11) HB 554 (SB 507) Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Living Programs Health and Government Melnyk Operations Requiring certain assisted living programs to Comment: report certain information, on or before June 1 Status: each year, to the Division of Consumer Hearing 2/03 at 2:30 p.m. Protection of the Office of the Attorney (1/21) General; requiring the Office of Health Care

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 6 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Quality within the Maryland Department of Health to refer an allegation of an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice by an assisted living program to the Division of Consumer Protection under certain circumstances; etc. SB 507 (HB 554) Division of Consumer Protection - Assisted Committees: Position: Sen. Delores Kelley Living Programs Finance et al. synopsis same as CF HB 554 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/26) HB 806 (SB 47) Health Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Committees: Position: Del. Karen Young Living Programs - Essential Caregivers Health and Government Operations Requiring each nursing home and assisted living Comment: program to establish certain policies and Status: procedures authorizing indoor visitation from Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. an essential caregiver and relating to the (2/2) designation and use of an essential caregiver; authorizing nursing homes and assisted living programs to consult with a certain local health officer when establishing certain policies and procedures; requiring an essential caregiver to inform the staff of the nursing home or assisted living program if the essential caregiver develops certain symptoms; etc. SB 47 (HB 806) Health Facilities - Nursing Homes and Assisted Committees: Position: Sen. Paul Living Programs - Essential Caregivers Finance Monitor Corderman synopsis same as CF HB 806 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/11)

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 7 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 903 Task Force to Study the Maryland Public Committees: Position: Del. Guardianship Program Health and Government Operations Establishing the Task Force to Study the Comment: Maryland Public Guardianship Program; Status: providing for the composition, co-chairs, and Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task (2/2) Force to assess and analyze the Maryland Public Guardianship Program and make recommendations about how to improve the guardianship program in Maryland; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2022. HB 945 Human Services - Critical Medical Needs Committees: Position: Del. Program - Application for Assistance Economic Matters

Prohibiting the Office of Home Energy Programs Status: Comment: from requiring certain medical certification First Reading Economic when a critical medically vulnerable individual Matters (2/2) applies for assistance from the Critical Medical Needs Program if the applicant is at least 60 years old and assisted by a navigator. SB 327 Civil Actions - Financial Exploitation of Committees: Position: Sen. Jeff Vulnerable Adults (Maryland SAFE Act) Judicial Proceedings Support Waldstreicher Establishing a cause of action for certain Status: Comment: financial exploitation of certain vulnerable Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. Allows a person acting on behalf of a adults; authorizing a vulnerable adult or certain (12/28) vulnerable adult who has been individuals in certain representative capacities subjected to financial exploitation to to bring an action under the Act under certain bring a cause of action again the person circumstances; providing that an action who committed the exploitation. authorized under the Act is in addition to and

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 8 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes cumulative with certain other claims, causes of action, and remedies and shall survive the death of the vulnerable adult; etc.

Behavioral Health Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 29 Health - Standards for Involuntary Admissions Committees: Position: Del. and Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Health and Government Substance Use Disorder Operations Comment: Altering certain circumstances to allow a Status: Allows for the petition for emergency petition for an emergency evaluation to be Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. evaluations and involuntary admissions made for certain individuals who have a (1/22) for individuals with substance use substance use disorder; altering a certain disorders. The requirements for exception to allow for the invountary admission evaluation and admission are the same of certain individuals who have a substance use as those for a mental disorder. disorder to certain facilities or a Veterans' Administration hospital; etc. HB 209 (SB 168) Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committees: Position: Del. Lisa Belcastro Committee Health and Government Operations Establishing the Maryland Suicide Fatality Comment: Review Committee, also referred to as the State Status: Purpose is to identify and address the Team, to identify and address the factors Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. factors contributing to suicide deaths contributing to suicide deaths and facilitate (12/23) and facilitate system changes. system changes in the State to prevent suicides; requiring the Committee to meet at least quarterly each year, report at least annually to the Governor and the General Assembly, perform certain annual studies, and disseminate certain findings and

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 9 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes recommendations to policymakers, health care providers, health care facilities, and the public; etc. SB 168 (HB 209) Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committees: Position: Sen. Adelaide Committee Finance Eckardt Establishing the Maryland Suicide Fatality Status: Comment: Review Committee, also referred to as the State Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. team, to identify and address the factors (12/23) contributing to suicide deaths and facilitate system changes in the State to prevent suicides; requiring the State team to meet at least quarterly each year, report at least annually to the Governor and the General Assembly, perform certain annual studies, and disseminate certain findings and recommendations to policymakers, health care providers, health care facilities, and the public; etc. HB 244 (SB 161) Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Committees: Position: Del. Geraldine Care in Higher Education Appropriations Support Valentino-Smith Establishing the Task Force to Study Access to Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Mental Health Care in Higher Education; Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. Bill requires a review and 2020: HB 1504 - requiring the Task Force to study and make (1/4) recommendations to reduce barriers to recommendations regarding barriers to mental health services on and off providing mental health services on campus, campus. Same as 2020 bill. the use of telemedicine, video conferencing and hotlines, and implementation of counseling services; requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2021, and a final report on or before December 1,

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 10 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes 2022, to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc. SB 161 (HB 244) Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Committees: Position: Sen. Adelaide Care in Higher Education Education, Health, and Support Eckardt Environmental Affairs Establishing the Task Force to Study Access to Comment: Prior Yr Info: Mental Health Care in Higher Education; Status: 2020: SB 1015 - requiring the Task Force to study and make Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 recommendations regarding barriers to a.m. (1/6) providing mental health services on campus, the use of telemedicine, video conferencing, and hotlines, and implementation of counseling services; requiring the Task Force to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2021, and a final report on or before December 1, 2022, to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc. HB 396 (SB 279) Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Prevention Services Program Health and Government Support Melnyk Operations Authorizing the establishment of an Overdose Comment: Prior Yr Info: and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Status: 2020: HB 464 - Program by a community-based organization to Pre-filed (10/27) 1/26 Emily willing to become involved Support provide a place for the consumption of on behalf of NASW in supporting this preobtained drugs, provide sterile needles, legislation; will review revamped administer first aid, and provide certain other testimony submitted last year services; providing that the Maryland Department of Health may approve not more than six programs, with two in urban areas, two in suburban areas, and two in rural areas, that operate at a single location in an area with a high incidence of drug use; etc.

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 11 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes SB 279 (HB 396) Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Prevention Services Program Finance Support Hettleman et al. synopsis same as CF HB 396 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: SB 990 - (12/23) Support HB 442 (SB 557) Suicide Treatment Improvements Act Committees: Position: Del. Karen Young Health and Government Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Operations to provide training for certain staff who assist Comment: callers on a certain hotline to ensure that the Status: staff are able to provide counseling for suicidal Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. persons who may be in crisis; requiring certain (1/21) facilities to ensure that suicidal patients and patients who have attempted suicide are treated in a certain manner; requiring certain facilities to ensure that certain staff act in a certain manner and receive certain training; etc. SB 557 (HB 442) Suicide Treatment Improvements Act Committees: Position: Sen. Ronald Young Finance synopsis same as CF HB 442 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/26) HB 466 (SB 405) Higher Education - Student Identification Cards - Committees: Position: Palakovich Carr Required Information Appropriations

Requiring each institution of higher education Status: Comment: to provide the telephone number of Maryland's First Reading Waiting hearing date: Emily interested in Helpline on student identification cards, if Appropriations (1/15) providing written testimony provided by the institution; authorizing an institution of higher education to also provide

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 12 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes certain telephone numbers of mental health crisis hotlines on student identification cards, if provided by the institution; and providing that certain student identification cards in use on, or printed before, the effective date of the Act will be in compliance with the Act. SB 405 (HB 466) Higher Education - Student Identification Cards - Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Required Information Education, Health, and Augustine Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 466 Comment: Status: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (1/15) HB 537 (SB 398) Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Committees: Position: Del. Evaluation - Procedures Health and Government Operations Authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain Comment: Were individual willing to go petitioner for emergency evaluation of an Status: voluntarily, an EP wouldn’t be necessary; individual to give the petition to a peace officer; Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. concerns brought to sponsor by repealing the requirement that a peace officer (1/29) professional sw; Suggestions for explain certain information to a certain protocol to maintain safety while petitioner; requiring a certain petitioner for reducing trauma associated with ep’s? emergency evaluation to take an emergency evaluee to the nearest emergency facility under certain circumstances; etc. SB 398 (HB 537) Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Evaluation - Procedures Finance

synopsis same as CF HB 537 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15)

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 13 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 551 (SB 393) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Del. Heather Health Insurance - Coverage and Health and Government Support Bagnall Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Operations Comment: Altering the health care services the Maryland Status: Parity Coalition's telehealth bill Medical Assistance Program is required to Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. provide through telehealth; requiring the (1/21) Maryland Department of Health to include certain health care providers and programs when specifying by regulation the types of health care providers eligible to receive certain reimbursement; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for certain services delivered through telehealth; etc. SB 393 (HB 551) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Health Insurance - Coverage and Finance Support Augustine Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 551 Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) HB 689 (SB 466) Certificates for Involuntary Admission - Licensed Committees: Position: Del. Susan Certified Social Worker-Clinical Health and Government Support McComas Operations Altering a requirement that a certain certificate Comment: accompany an application for involuntary Status: Amendment request admission to certain facilities by providing that Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. the certificate may be of a physician and a (1/29) licensed certified social worker-clinical; etc. SB 466 (HB 689) Certificates for Involuntary Admission - Licensed Committees: Position: Sen. Chris West Certified Social Worker-Clinical Finance Support

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 14 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Status: Comment: Daphne was contacting Chris synopsis same as CF HB 689 Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. West? (1/24) HB 851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Committees: Position: Del. Sheila Ruth Mental Illness Judiciary

Prohibiting the placement of an inmate with a Status: Comment: serious mental illness in restrictive housing, Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. with certain exceptions; prohibiting the (1/31) placement of a certain inmate in restrictive housing for more than 15 days; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to require a daily wellness check of an individual placed in restrictive housing under certain circumstances; requiring the removal of a certain individual from restrictive housing under certain circumstances; etc. HB 881 Mental Health Facilities - Sexual Abuse and Committees: Position: Del. Geraldine Harassment - Reporting and Prevention Health and Government Valentino-Smith Operations Requiring residential treatment facilities to Comment: report complaints of sexual abuse and sexual Status: harassment to the Behavioral Health First Reading Health and Administration, the Office of Health Care Government Operations Quality, or in the case of a minor, to Child (1/29) Protective Services; requiring facilities to develop and implement policies and procedures for responding to complaints of sexual abuse and harassment, ensure that staff provide assistance, and develop and oversee training; requiring the Administration to ensure that policies and procedures are uniform in the State; etc.

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 15 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes SB 646 Alcohol and Drug Counseling - Alcohol and Drug Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Carozza Trainees - Practice Through Telehealth Education, Health, and et al. Environmental Affairs Authorizing certain individuals to practice Comment: clinical drug and alcohol counseling without a Status: license and drug and alcohol counseling without Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. certification through telehealth if the (2/2) individuals are working as trainees under the supervision of certain approved supervisors while completing certain experiential or course of study requirements.

CY&F Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 48 (SB 515) Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Committees: Position: Del. Harry Entry Onto School Property Judiciary letter of information Bhandari et al. Repealing a certain exception authorizing, Status: Comment: under certain circumstances, a student who is a Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. registered sex offender to enter onto real (1/15) property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; requiring a student who is a registered sex offender to continue receiving an education in accordance with State law in a locale other than real property used for public or nonpublic education; requiring a county board of education and the State Board of Education to develop certain guidelines and policies; etc. SB 515 (HB 48) Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Committees: Position: Entry Onto School Property Judicial Proceedings letter of information

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 16 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Sen. Katherine Klausmeier synopsis same as CF HB 48 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Prior Yr Info: (1/27) 2020: SB 1052 - HB 216 (SB 155) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Committees: Position: Del. Geraldine Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Appropriations Support with amendment Valentino-Smith Alterations and Reports Status: Comment: Altering the method by which a financial Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. administrator at a public institution of higher (1/19) education is required to verify that a certain youth is a homeless youth; providing that a foster care recipient or a homeless youth who receives a tuition exemption is entitled to priority consideration for on-campus housing under certain circumstances; requiring a public institution of higher education to make the application for a certain tuition exemption available to current and prospective students; etc. SB 155 (HB 216) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Education, Health, and Support with amendment Washington Alterations and Reports Environmental Affairs Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 216 Status: Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. (1/6) HB 258 (SB 592) State Child Welfare System - Reporting Committees: Position: Del. Michele Appropriations Monitor Guyton Altering the contents of a certain report required by the Department of Human Services Status: Comment: Ugh. They want to study Prior Yr Info: regarding children and foster youth in the State racial disproportionality but fail to

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 17 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes 2020: HB 986 - child welfare system; requiring the State Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. request the information necessary to Monitor Department of Education, on or before (1/4) fully understand the phenomenon, December 1 each year, to report to the General which needs to be broken down by age Assembly and the Department of Human cohorts by race and include entry Services certain information regarding children factors. and foster youth in the State child welfare Instead they’ll end up with system; etc. gobbled gook about changes in meds and providers , etc. that won’t be credible.

SB 592 (HB 258) State Child Welfare System - Reporting Committees: Position: Sen. Craig Zucker Judicial Proceedings Monitor – see above et al. Altering the contents of a certain report required by the Department of Human Services Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: regarding children and foster youth in the State Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 2020: SB 662 - child welfare system; requiring the State a.m. (2/1) Monitor Department of Education, on or before December 1 each year, to report to the General Assembly and the Department of Human Services certain information regarding children and foster youth in the State child welfare system; requiring the State Department of Education to publish each report on its website within 30 days of submission to the General Assembly; etc. HB 568 Human Services - Maryland Baby Bond Account Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Program - Establishment Appropriations Melnyk Establishing the Maryland Baby Bond Account Status: Comment: 1/26 Studying this; want to Program in the Office of the State Treasurer; Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. include SWUR feedback establishing the Baby Bond Account Fund as a (2/1)

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 18 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund is to provide money to eligible individuals to address wealth disparities in the State; establishing the Baby Bond Account Board; requiring the Governor to appropriate $70,000,000 to the Fund for fiscal year 2023; requiring the State Treasurer to establish and make certain deposits into certain accounts for eligible individuals; etc. HB 701 Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Committees: Position: Del. Susan Care Professionals Judiciary oppose McComas Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: to provide certain boards that are authorized to Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. 2019: HB 1252 - take actions against persons who knowingly fail (1/26) 2018: HB 600 - to report suspected child abuse with a list of Monitor courses relating to the obligation to report child abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; requiring certain boards to post certain information on each board's website, provide information about recommended courses to certain health care professionals, or advertise the availability of certain courses; etc. HB 774 Public Health - Adverse Childhood Experience Committees: Position: Del. Pam Queen Screening - Requirement and Practitioner Health and Government Training Program Operations Comment: Requiring a certain physical examination to Status: include a certain screening for adverse First Reading Health and childhood experiences beginning with children Government Operations entering the public school system in the 2022- (1/29) 2023 school year; requiring the Maryland

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 19 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Medical Assistance Program, subject to a certain limitation and as permitted by federal law, to provide reimbursement to a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or certified registered nurse practitioner who provides a certain screening under certain circumstances; etc. HB 783 (SB 425) Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Committees: Position: Del. Pam Queen Childhood Experiences Health and Government Operations; Ways and Establishing the Workgroup on Screening Means Comment: Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences; Emily may be willing to take this on – providing for the composition, chair, and Status: and represent NASW at a coalition? staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the First Reading Health and Workgroup to update, improve, and develop Government Operations Note: CBHC member concerned about certain screening tools, submit certain and Ways and Means obligation to develop a screening tool in screening tools to the Maryland Department of (1/29) that this group isn’t likely to have the Health, study certain actions and best practices, psychometric experience developing and develop a certain template, and make and validating a tool develop certain recommendations; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1, 2022; etc. SB 425 (HB 783) Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Childhood Experiences Finance Support Augustine synopsis same as CF HB 783 Status: Comment: See Above Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) May be able to sign on to one of the coalitions supporting this bill

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 20 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 786 Department of Human Services, Maryland Committees: Position: Del. Department of Health, and Department of Appropriations Education - Easing Access to Family Support Programs Status: Comment: Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. Establishing that it is the policy of the State to (2/1) do everything possible to alleviate administrative hurdles for low-income families seeking access to support programs; requiring that the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and the State Department of Education to take certain steps to achieve the policy goal and to simplify the application process for family support programs; requiring a joint progress report be submitted by January 1, 2023 and include areas where legislative changes are needed; etc. HB 893 Foster Parents, Kinship Parents, Preadoptive Committees: Position: Del. Kathleen Parents, and Caregivers - Right to Intervene Judiciary Dumais Requiring the local department of social Status: Comment: services and the circuit court to provide notice Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. Gives foster caregivers the same legal to a child's foster parent, kinship parent, (2/2) standing as bio family; creates an preadoptive parent, or caregiver of the right to untenable position for the bio intervene as a party in any child abuse or neglect, termination of parental rights, or adoption proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the local department of social services and the circuit court to provide certain notice to a child's kinship parent; etc. HB 930 Family Law - Removal of Child From Home - Committees: Position: Meetings Judiciary

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 21 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Del. Specifying that, at any meeting of a local Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: department of social services during which the Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. 2020: HB 1342 - removal of a child from the child's home is (2/2) Data and research show this to be an Oppose discussed, certain information is required to be abysmal failure as a means of preventing redacted and is prohibited from being disproportionality referenced; requiring the local department to keep minutes of certain meetings; etc. HB 931 Child Care Providers - Notice of Allegations of Committees: Position: Del. Lauren Arikan Child Abuse or Neglect (Aiden's Law) Judiciary

Prior Yr Info: Requiring the designee of the State Status: Comment: 2020: HB 1550 - Superintendent of Schools, on receipt of a Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. Monitor certain notification of a certain allegation of (2/2) child abuse or neglect, to ensure that a certain notice is provided; requiring a certain family child care provider or child care center to provide a certain notice to certain parents and guardians within 24 hours after first having knowledge of a certain report or incident of suspected child abuse or neglect; prohibiting a person from providing the notice under certain circumstances; etc. SB 267 Family Law - Investigation of Suspected Child Committees: Position: Chair, Judicial Abuse and Neglect - Preliminary Report to Judiciary Proceedings State’s Attorney Committee et al. Status: Comment: Repealing a requirement that a local Referred Judiciary (2/2) Removes requirement that preliminary Prior Yr Info: department of social services or law findings be sent; findings after a 2020: HB 670 - enforcement agency provide a local State's completed investigation must still be Support Attorney with a report of the preliminary sent findings of an investigation of suspected child

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 22 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes abuse or neglect within 10 days after receiving notice of suspected child abuse or neglect. SB 331 Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Committees: Position: Sen. Susan Lee Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Judicial Proceedings Monitor Services Prior Yr Info: Status: Comment: 2020: HB 1039 - Repealing certain provisions of law specifying Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. that certain provisions of law apply only to (12/28) adoptions in which a juvenile court enters an order for adoption on or after January 1, 2000; altering, from 21 to 18, the age at which an adoptee, or biological parent if the adoptee is at least 18 years old, may apply for a copy of certain birth and adoption records; requiring the Director of Social Services to develop and make available a certain contact preference form; etc. SB 520 Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Committees: Position: Sen. Katherine Placement Agreements - Children and Young Finance support Klausmeier Adults - Report Modifications Status: Comment: Requiring that the Director of the Behavioral Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. Health Administration's annual report on (1/31) behavioral health services for children and young adults in the State include certain information relating to outpatient and substance-related disorders program services by children and young adults and behavioral health services provided through telehealth; altering the scope of certain data required to be included in the report; requiring that certain data in the report be grouped by race and ethnicity; etc.

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Forensics Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 409 (SB 494) Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Committees: Position: Del. Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Judiciary Act) Status: Comment: Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. Allows a court to impose a sentence less convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less (12/23) than the minimum term and prohibits than the minimum term required by law; life without the possibility of parole or prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of release; also est. provisions for those life without the possibility of parole or release already convicted to file motions for for a minor; authorizing an individual convicted reduced sentences as an adult for an offense committed as a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence; etc. SB 494 (HB 409) Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Committees: Position: Sen. Chris West et Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Judicial Proceedings al. Act) Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 409 Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) HB 851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Committees: Position: Del. Sheila Ruth Mental Illness Judiciary

Prohibiting the placement of an inmate with a Status: Comment: serious mental illness in restrictive housing, Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m. with certain exceptions; prohibiting the (1/31) placement of a certain inmate in restrictive housing for more than 15 days; requiring the

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 24 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes managing official of a correctional facility to require a daily wellness check of an individual placed in restrictive housing under certain circumstances; requiring the removal of a certain individual from restrictive housing under certain circumstances; etc. SB 222 Juveniles Charged as Adults - Study and Committees: Position: Chair, Judicial Confinement Judiciary Proceedings Committee et al. Repealing certain provisions requiring certain Status: Comment: courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in certain Referred Judiciary (2/2) cases involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination; requiring a certain child to be held in a secure juvenile facility and prohibiting the child from having sight or sound contact with adult inmates while the child is awaiting trial; requiring, rather than authorizing, certain courts to order that a certain study of a child be made under certain circumstances; etc.

Immigration Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 23 (SB 234) Personal Information - State and Local Agencies Committees: Position: Del. Dana Stein - Restrictions on Access Environment and Support Transportation; Judiciary Requiring an officer, an employee, an agent, or Comment: a contractor of the State or a political Status: subdivision to deny inspection by a federal Reassigned to Judiciary agency seeking access for certain immigration

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 25 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes enforcement matters of a public record that Environment and contains personal information or certain Transportation (1/22) photographic images unless a valid warrant is provided; requiring law enforcement agencies operating certain databases to require certain individuals accessing the databases to provide certain information; requiring a certain annual report to the General Assembly; etc. SB 234 (HB 23) Personal Information - State and Local Agencies Committees: Position: Sen. Clarence Lam - Restrictions on Access Judicial Proceedings Support

Requiring an officer, an employee, an agent, or Status: Comment: a contractor of the State or a political Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 subdivision to deny inspection by a federal a.m. (12/28) agency seeking access for certain immigration enforcement matters of the part of a public record that contains personal information or a certain photograph image unless a warrant is provided; requiring law enforcement agencies operating certain databases to require certain individuals accessing the databases to provide certain information; requiring a certain annual report to the General Assembly; etc. HB 304 (SB 88) State and Local Government - Participation in Committees: Position: Del. Wanika Fisher Federal Immigration Enforcement Judiciary

Prior Yr Info: Providing that an official of State or local Status: Comment: 2020: SB 901 - government is immune from criminal and civil Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. liability for refusing to provide information to (1/26) the federal government or another state for a certain purpose; authorizing the State to indemnify a certain official for certain costs or judgments; expressing the intent of the General

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 26 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Assembly to maintain community trust in Maryland governmental operations and law enforcement efforts by clarifying the parameters of State and local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; etc. SB 88 (HB 304) State and Local Government - Participation in Committees: Position: Sen. William Smith Federal Immigration Enforcement Judicial Proceedings

Prior Yr Info: synopsis same as CF HB 304 Status: Comment: 2020: HB 1612 - Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. (12/28) HB 750 (SB 317) Office of the Attorney General - Right to Committees: Position: Del. Vanessa Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Judiciary Atterbeary Coordinator Status: Comment: Establishing that certain individuals have a right Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. to legal representation in certain immigration (1/31) proceedings; establishing the Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator in the Office of the Attorney General to manage services and resources in order to provide all covered individuals with access to certain legal representation; requiring the Coordinator to designate appropriate community groups to provide outreach and education services to individuals and communities impacted by immigration detention; etc. SB 317 (HB 750) Office of the Attorney General - Right to Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Judicial Proceedings Hettleman Coordinator Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 750 Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 a.m. (12/28)

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Misc Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 3 Correctional Services - Parole - Life Committees: Position: Del. Luke Imprisonment Judiciary Clippinger et al. Altering, from 15 years to 20 years or the Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: equivalent of 20 years considering certain Hearing 1/18 at 1:30 p.m. 2020: HB 1219 - allowances, the time period that inmates (12/23) Consider supporting if it crosses over sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2021, must serve before becoming eligible for parole consideration; repealing certain provisions that provide that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's approval, subject to certain provisions; repealing certain provisions that require certain parole decisions be sent to the Governor; etc. HB 32 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation Committees: Position: Del. Jazz Lewis (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act Health and Government Support of 2021) Operations; Judiciary Comment: Altering a certain quantity threshold and Status: establishing a certain age limit applicable to a Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. certain civil offense of use or possession of (Judiciary) (1/18) cannabis; establishing a civil offense for use or possession of a certain amount of cannabis for a person of at least a certain age; establishing a civil offense for cultivating cannabis plants in a certain manner; providing for the licensing of cannabis establishments; establishing certain

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 28 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes duties of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission regarding the licensing of cannabis establishments; etc. HB 235 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Committees: Position: Del. Wanika Fisher Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Judiciary Monitor Treatment Prior Yr Info: Status: Comment: 2020: HB 524 - Requiring that a certain pregnant incarcerated Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. Includes screening upon intake and individual be screened for substance use (1/15) requirements for services disorder at intake using a validated screening tool; requiring that a certain pregnant incarcerated individual be referred immediately to a behavioral health care provider and a reproductive health care provider for certain purposes; requiring a certain correctional unit to ensure that a pregnant incarcerated individual continues to receive certain medication in a certain manner under certain circumstances; etc. HB 324 (SB 143) Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Committees: Position: Del. Possession With Intent to Distribute Judiciary

Prior Yr Info: Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the Status: Comment: 2020: HB 550 - amount of marijuana below which possession is Hearing 1/18 at 1:30 p.m. a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; (12/23) and creating a presumption that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is not in violation of a certain provision of law with regard to marijuana in the absence of any other evidence of a certain violation. SB 143 (HB 324) Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Committees: Position: Possession With Intent to Distribute Judicial Proceedings

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 29 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Sen. Jeff Status: Waldstreicher et synopsis same as CF HB 324 Hearing 1/20 at 11:00 Comment: al. a.m. (12/28) HB 548 (SB 299) Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Committees: Position: Del. Robbyn Lewis Commission and Training Health and Government Support Operations Establishing the Commission on Trauma- Comment: Informed Care to coordinate a statewide Status: initiative to prioritize the trauma-responsive Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. and trauma-informed delivery of State services (1/21) that impact children, youth, families, and older adults; requiring the Commission to submit its findings annually to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30; requiring certain State agencies to designate two staff members to participate in a formal course in trauma- informed care each year and work with other agency designees in work sessions; etc. SB 299 (HB 548) Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Commission and Training Finance Support

Prior Yr Info: synopsis same as CF HB 548 Status: Comment: Deborah made contact with 2020: SB 918 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Sen. Carter’s office re. NASW’s support (1/11) HB 780 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State- Committees: Position: Del. Ken Kerr Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Health and Government Pilot Program Operations Comment: Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Status: Exchange to establish and implement a State- Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies (2/2) Pilot Program to provide a means for young adults to reduce the amount they pay for health

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 30 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes benefit plans in the individual health insurance market; requiring the Exchange, in consultation with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner and as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Exchange, to establish certain subsidy eligibility and payment parameters for calendar years 2022 and 2023; etc. HB 816 Family Law - Support of Destitute Adult Children Committees: Position: Del. Haven - Repeal Judiciary Shoemaker Repealing a requirement that a parent provide Status: Comment: certain support to the parent's destitute adult Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. child under certain circumstances; repealing (1/31) related provisions of law regarding penalties and certain complaint, pretrial, and trial procedures; etc. HB 969 Home Energy Assistance - Critical Medical Committees: Position: Del. Ned Carey Needs Program - Power to the People Pilot Economic Matters Program Prior Yr Info: Status: Comment: 2020: HB 938 - Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs, First Reading Economic in coordination with the United Way of Central Matters (2/2) Maryland and the Fuel Fund of Maryland, to establish the Power to the People Pilot Program on or before July 1, 2022, to expand access to the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the Pilot Program to provide training for certain individuals to serve as navigators under the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the United Way of Central Maryland to develop a certain screening intake process; etc.

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 31 Private Practice Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 123 (SB 3) Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Health and Government Support Melnyk et al. Altering the health care services the Maryland Operations Medical Assistance Program, subject to a Comment: certain limitation, is required to provide Status: Maryland Hospital Association bill; through telehealth; altering the circumstances Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m. includes audio-only under which the Program is required to provide (12/23) health care services through telehealth; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a certain amendment to certain waivers to implement certain requirements of this Act; etc. SB 3 (HB 123) Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 Committees: Position: Sen. Melony Finance Support Griffith et al. Altering the health care services the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, subject to a Status: Comment: certain limitation, is required to provide Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. through telehealth; altering the circumstances (12/23) under which the Program is required to provide health care services through telehealth; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a certain amendment to certain waivers to implement certain requirements of the Act; etc. HB 132 (SB 41) Health - Mental and Emotional Disorders - Committees: Position: Del. Heather Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) Health and Government Support Bagnall Operations Altering the minimum age, from 16 years to 12 Comment: years, at which a minor has the same capacity Status: Changes the minimum age from 16 to

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 32 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes as an adult to consent to consultation, Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. 12; requires 16 for prescription diagnosis, and certain treatment of a mental or (1/29) medication to treat a mental health emotional disorder by a health care provider or condition clinic; and providing that a health care provider NASW supported similar bill in 2020 may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care. SB 41 (HB 132) Health - Mental and Emotional Disorders - Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) Finance Support Augustine Altering the minimum age, from 16 years to 12 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: years, at which a minor has the same capacity Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. 2020: HB 782 - as an adult to consent to consultation, (1/15) Support diagnosis, and certain treatment of a mental or emotional disorder by a health care provider or clinic; and providing that a health care provider may decide to provide certain information to a certain parent, guardian, or custodian under certain provisions of law unless the health care provider believes that the disclosure will lead to harm to the minor or deter the minor from seeking care. HB 434 Public Health - Telehealth - Health Care Committees: Position: Del. Karen Young Practitioners and the Maryland Medical Health and Government Support Assistance Program Operations Comment: Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Status: Program, subject to a certain limitation, to Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. provide health care services appropriately (1/21) delivered through telehealth, including services

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 33 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes provided using an audio-only call; altering a certain provision of law requiring the Program to provide certain mental health services to include the use of an audio-only call; providing that certain regulations may not prohibit a health care provider from using audio-only calls to provide certain services; etc. HB 551 (SB 393) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Del. Heather Health Insurance - Coverage and Health and Government Support Bagnall Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Operations Comment: Altering the health care services the Maryland Status: Parity Coalition's telehealth bill Medical Assistance Program is required to Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. provide through telehealth; requiring the (1/21) Maryland Department of Health to include certain health care providers and programs when specifying by regulation the types of health care providers eligible to receive certain reimbursement; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide certain coverage for certain services delivered through telehealth; etc. SB 393 (HB 551) Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Health Insurance - Coverage and Finance Support Augustine Reimbursement of Telehealth Services Status: Comment: synopsis same as CF HB 551 Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) HB 732 (SB 568) Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of- Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. State Health Care Practitioners Health and Government Operations Authorizing an out-of-state health care Comment:

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 34 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes practitioner to provide telehealth services to a Status: patient located in the State in accordance with Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. certain provisions of the Act; requiring a certain (1/27) health occupations board to register an out-of- state health care practitioner, under certain circumstances, to provide telehealth services to a patient located in the State; prohibiting an out-of-state health care practitioner who is registered under certain provisions of the Act from taking certain actions; etc. SB 568 (HB 732) Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of- Committees: Position: President et al. State Health Care Practitioners Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 732 Comment: Status: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. Other practitioner groups opposing (2/2)

Professional Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 9 Family Law - Mandatory Reporter Training Committees: Position: Del. Judiciary Requiring the Department of Human Services to Prior Yr Info: post on its website a free online course on the Status: Comment: 2020: HB 460 - identification, prevention, and reporting of child Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m. 2020 bill passed the House but did not Monitor abuse. (12/23) have a Senate hearing

HB 28 (SB 5) Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Health and Government Support Melnyk et al. Operations

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 35 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Requiring the Office of Minority Health and Comment: Health Disparities to publish, to a certain Status: Requires the Governor to include at extent, health data that includes race and Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. least $1.8 million in the annual budget ethnicity information collected by the Office (12/23) for the Office of Minority Health and and to provide updates at least every 6 months; Health Disparities beginning in FY 2023. requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year The Office currently relies on federal and 2023, to include an appropriation of at least special funding sources, and must $1,788,314 in the annual budget bill for the continue to pursue these sources to Office; requiring the Cultural and Linguistic supplement state funding. Also requires Health Care Professional Competency Program health care license and certificate to identify and approve certain implicit bias holders to complete an implicit bias training programs; etc. training program as a condition of license or certification renewal.

SB 5 (HB 28) Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Committees: Position: Sen. Melony Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Budget and Taxation; Support Griffith et al. Finance Requiring the Office of Minority Health and Comment: Health Disparities to publish, to a certain Status: extent, health data that includes race and Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. ethnicity information collected by the Office (Finance) (1/15) and update the data at least once every 6 months; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include an appropriation of at least $1,788,314 in the annual budget bill for the Office; requiring the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program, to identify and approve certain implicit bias training programs; etc. HB 39 (SB 581) Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Committees: Position: Del. Emily Shetty Publication Requirement Judiciary

Requiring a court to waive a certain publication Status: Comment:

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 36 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes requirement in an action for change of name Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m. under the Maryland Rules on motion by an (12/23) Allows individuals to ask the court to individual who has filed the action. waive the publication requirement when filing for a name change.

SB 581 (HB 39) Action for Change of Name - Waiver of Committees: Position: Sen. Shelly Publication Requirement Judicial Proceedings Hettleman synopsis same as CF HB 39 Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 2020: SB 387 - a.m. (2/1) 2019: SB 632 - HB 701 Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Committees: Position: Del. Susan Care Professionals Judiciary oppose McComas Requiring the Maryland Department of Health Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: to provide certain boards that are authorized to Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. 2019: HB 1252 - take actions against persons who knowingly fail (1/26) 2018: HB 600 - to report suspected child abuse with a list of Monitor courses relating to the obligation to report child abuse and neglect and the identification of abused and neglected children; requiring certain boards to post certain information on each board's website, provide information about recommended courses to certain health care professionals, or advertise the availability of certain courses; etc. HB 736 (SB 571) Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Committees: Position: The Speaker et al. Compact Health and Government Operations Entering the Interstate Licensed Professional Comment: Counselors Compact; stating the purpose of the Status:

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 37 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Compact; requiring that a state meet certain Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. requirements to participate in the Compact; (2/2) FYI establishing duties of member states; authorizing a certain state to charge a certain fee for granting a certain privilege; requiring certain professional counselors to meet certain eligibility requirements to receive certain licensure and exercise a certain privilege; etc. SB 571 (HB 736) Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Committees: Position: President et al. Compact Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 736 Comment: Status: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) HB 811 (SB 597) State Board of Social Work Examiners - Committees: Position: Del. Bonnie Revisions Health and Government Cullison Operations Requiring certain individuals employed by Comment: federal agencies to comply with certain Status: This is the Board’s bill provisions of law; establishing that an applicant Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. to obtain a certified social worker license is (2/2) required to meet certain requirements by December 31, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; specifying that certain supervision is to be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; etc. SB 597 (HB 811) State Board of Social Work Examiners - Committees: Position: Sen. Mary Revisions Education, Health, and Washington Environmental Affairs

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 38 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Requiring certain individuals employed by federal agencies to comply with certain Status: Comment: provisions of law; establishing that an applicant Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. to obtain a certified social worker license is (2/2) required to meet certain requirements by December 21, 2023; altering the number of hours of certain supervision an applicant for a certified social worker-clinical license is required to complete; specifying that certain supervision is to be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; etc. HB 915 Workgroup on Black, Latino, and Other Committees: Position: Del. Marlon Underrepresented Mental Health Professionals Health and Government Amprey Operations Establishing the Workgroup on Black, Latino, Comment: and Other Underrepresented Mental Health Status: Professionals; providing for the composition, Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; (2/2) prohibiting a member of the Workgroup from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain mental health professionals and certain students who are Black, Latino, or otherwise underrepresented in the mental health profession; etc. SB 167 State Board of Social Work Examiners - Committees: Position: Sen. Chris West Temporary License to Practice Social Work Education, Health, and Support with amendment Environmental Affairs Authorizing the State Board of Social Work Comment: Examiners to issue a temporary license to Status: NASW Bill

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 39 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes practice social work to certain applicants who Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. Physical Therapists have also introduced meet certain requirements; providing that a (1/6) a temporary licensure bill temporary license issued to a bachelor social worker or master social worker authorizes the holder to practice social work only under certain supervision while the license is effective; providing that a temporary license is valid until certain notification; etc. SB 500 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Committees: Position: Sen. Clarence Lam Education, Health, and et al. Entering into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Environmental Affairs Compact; stating the purpose of the Compact; Comment: establishing certain criteria and duties for Status: compact states; requiring certain psychologists Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. FYI to hold a certain license from a home state and (2/2) meet certain eligibility requirements to exercise certain authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology and practice certain temporary authority to practice in-person, face-to-face psychology in certain compact states; etc.

SWUR Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 1 (SB 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Committees: Position: The Speaker Funding Appropriations Monitor

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Status: Comment: Commission to establish a certain new unit to Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Similar to 2020 bill that was vetoed by assist in evaluating and reviewing certain (1/4) Governor proposals for new programs and substantial modifications of existing programs; requiring

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 40 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032, to include in the annual State operating budget $577,000,000 to be allocated to certain historically black colleges and universities; establishing the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reserve Fund; specifying the purpose and uses of the Fund; etc. SB 1 (HB 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Committees: Position: Sen. Charles Funding Budget and Taxation; monitor Sydnor et al. Education, Health, and Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Environmental Affairs Comment: Prior Yr Info: Commission to establish a certain new unit to 2020: SB 1043 - assist in evaluating and reviewing certain Status: proposals for new programs and substantial Favorable with modifications of existing programs; requiring Amendments Report by the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2023 Budget and Taxation (2/2) through 2032, to include in the annual State operating budget $57,700,000 to be allocated to certain historically black colleges and universities; establishing the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reserve Fund; specifying the purpose and uses of the Fund; etc. HB 97 (SB 66) Department of Housing and Community Committees: Position: Del. Brooke Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Economic Matters Tbd Lierman et al. Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Status: Comment: Establishing the Office of Digital Inclusion in the Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. Creates new Office Department of Housing and Community (1/12) Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality broadband Internet service at an affordable

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 41 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes price, and has the tools necessary to use and take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Governor to appoint the Director of the Office; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure all State residents have the ability to connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2029; etc. SB 66 (HB 97) Department of Housing and Community Committees: Position: Sen. Sarah Elfreth Development - Office of Digital Inclusion - Budget and Taxation; Tbd et al. Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Comment: Establishing the Office of Digital Inclusion in the Department of Housing and Community Status: Development to ensure that every resident of Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. the State is supported by high-quality (Education, Health, and broadband Internet service at an affordable Environmental Affairs) price and has the tools necessary to use and (1/22) take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Governor to appoint the Director of the Office; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure all State residents have the ability to connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2029; etc. HB 139 (SB 626) Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force Committees: Position: Del. Debra Davis et Judiciary Monitor al. Authorizing a person to seek certain relief for use of force by a law enforcement officer that is Status: Comment: inconsistent with a certain provision of the Act Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. Establishes standards and reporting on by filing a civil action with a certain court; (1/19) the use of force; and allows individuals providing that a certain person is not precluded to seek relief from pursuing a certain legal remedy under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General to file a civil action for certain relief

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 42 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes under certain circumstances; providing for the use of force by a certain law enforcement officer; etc. SB 626 (HB 139) Law Enforcement Officers - Use of Force Committees: Position: Sen. Jill Carter Judicial Proceedings synopsis same as CF HB 139 Status: Comment: Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. (1/29) HB 151 Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal Committees: Position: Del. Gabriel Judiciary Monitor Acevero Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; providing for the prospective application Status: Comment: of the Act; and requiring the publishers of the Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation (1/19) with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, to take certain actions. HB 297 Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Committee - Reporting and Sunset Extension Health and Government Melnyk Operations Extending the time for the submission of the Comment: final report to December 1, 2022, of the Status: Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. Commission and extending the termination (12/23) date for the Commission. HB 309 (SB 565) Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Committees: Position: Del. Joseline Pena- Information Health and Government Support Melnyk et al. Operations Altering a certain provision of law requiring the Comment: Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Status: Disparities to collaborate with the Maryland Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. Health Care Commission to publish a report (12/23)

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 43 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes card that includes racial and ethnic composition data on individuals who hold a license or certificate issued by a health occupations board, rather than only physicians; requiring the Office, as permitted by certain privacy laws, to respond to requests for health data that includes race and ethnicity information within 30 days of receipt of the request; etc. SB 565 (HB 309) Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Committees: Position: Sen. Melony Information Education, Health, and Support Griffith et al. Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 309 Comment: Status: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) HB 463 (SB 172) Maryland Health Equity Resource Act Committees: Position: Del. Health and Government Support Requiring the Secretary of Health to designate Operations; Ways and certain areas as Health Equity Resource Means Comment: Communities in a certain manner; specifying The bill establishes a process in which that the purpose of establishing Health Equity Status: MDH approves “Health Equity Resource Resource Communities is to reduce health Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. Communities” designed to funnel state disparities, improve health outcomes, improve (Health and Government resources to specific communities to access to primary care, promote primary and Operations) (1/22) reduce health disparities and improve secondary prevention services and reduce health outcomes in those areas. A 1% health care costs and hospital admissions and increase in the alcoholic beverage tax readmissions; authorizing certain credits against would support financial incentives for the State income tax for certain health care health care practitioners and community providers and organizations; etc. health workers in these areas, as well as supplement funding for substance use and mental health services in those areas.

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 44 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes SB 172 (HB 463) Maryland Health Equity Resource Act Committees: Position: Sen. Antonio Budget and Taxation; Support Hayes et al. Requiring the Secretary of Health to designate Finance certain areas as Health Equity Resource Comment: Communities in a certain manner; specifying Status: Philip will write testimony that the purpose of establishing Health Equity Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. Resource Communities is to reduce health (Budget and Taxation) disparities, improve health outcomes, improve (1/11) access to primary care, promote primary and secondary prevention services, and reduce health care costs and hospital admissions and readmissions; authorizing certain credits against the State income tax for certain health care providers and organizations; etc. HB 670 Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021 Committees: Position: SpeakerPolice Judiciary Reform Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights; providing that the Police Department of Status: Comment: Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State; (1/26) authorizing a judge to issue a certain "no- knock" search warrant only under certain circumstances; providing that an individual attending a public institution of higher education is exempt from paying tuition if the individual intends to become a police officer under certain circumstances; etc. SB 166 Criminal Procedure - Police Officers - Duty to Committees: Position: Sen. Charles Report Misconduct (Maryland Police Judicial Proceedings Sydnor et al. Accountability Act) Status: Comment: Requiring a police officer to report specified Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 Requires police officers to report the criminal conduct of another police officer to a a.m. (12/28) conduct of another officer when there is

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 45 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes supervisor or police chief when the reporting knowledge of certain violations have officer has actual knowledge of the criminal occurred conduct; prohibiting a police officer from knowingly and willfully violating the reporting requirement; and establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both for a violation of the Act.

School SW Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes HB 342 Education - Health and Safety of Students - Committees: Position: Del. C. Wilson Notification of Problematic Student Behavior Ways and Means

Prior Yr Info: Requiring public schools and nonpublic schools Status: Comment: 2020: HB 1005 - that receive State funds to notify parents or Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. When students are involved in guardians of all students involved in an incident (12/22) problematic sexual behavior, the public of problematic sexual behavior by the close of or nonpublic school must notify the business on the day of the incident; and parents/guardians of the students requiring a county board to ensure that certain involved on the same day of the incident schools have a certain policy in place regarding a certain notification. HB 377 Commission on Student Behavioral Health and Committees: Position: Del. Heather Mental Health Treatment Ways and Means Support with amendment Bagnall Establishing the Commission on Student Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: Behavioral Health and Mental Health Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. Amendment to include NASW 2020: HB 1443 - Treatment; requiring the Commission to study (1/21) representative Support with certain matters regarding student behavioral Amendment health and mental health treatment and make recommendations on actions necessary to

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 46 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes improve current student behavioral health practices and programs; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022; etc. HB 461 Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Committees: Position: Del. Alonzo Absences for Mental Health Needs Ways and Means Washington Providing that absences from school for mental Status: Comment: health needs are lawful absences under certain Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. Can this be proposed for inclusion under circumstances; requiring a county board of (1/21) the Commission bill? education to excuse at least 1 day of absence in each quarter of each school year for a student's mental health needs; and prohibiting a county board from requiring a note from a physician to excuse a student's absence for mental health needs. HB 496 Primary and Secondary Education - Mental Committees: Position: Del. Jheanelle Health Services - Expansion (Counselors Not Ways and Means Wilkins Cops Act) Status: Comment: Altering the membership of the School Safety Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. Subcabinet Advisory Board; requiring the (1/21) Talk to Gail about amendments Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2023, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $10,000,000 to the Safe Schools Fund to be used for certain purposes related to expanding the availability of school- based mental health services; etc. HB 522 Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Committees: Position: Del. Alonzo Prohibited Conduct Ways and Means Washington

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 47 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Prohibiting a school administrator or official or Status: Prior Yr Info: a school safety coordinator from directing a Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. Comment: 2020: HB 327 - school resource officer to enforce certain (1/21) 2019: HB 439 - discipline-related policies, rules, regulations, or procedures; prohibiting a school resource officer from unilaterally enforcing certain discipline-related policies, rules, regulations, or procedures; and requiring a specialized curriculum for use in training of school resource officers to include training in conduct that is prohibited. HB 713 (SB 409) County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Committees: Position: Del. Michele Policy for Handling and Use in Schools Ways and Means Monitor Guyton Requiring a county board of education to allow Status: Comment: the use of therapy dogs in public schools in the Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. county; requiring each therapy dog used in a (1/27) public school to be accompanied by a handler; and requiring each county board to adopt a policy with certain guidelines for the use and handling of therapy dogs in public schools in the county. SB 409 (HB 713) County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Committees: Position: Sen. Benjamin Policy for Handling and Use in Schools Education, Health, and Monitor Kramer Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 713 Comment: Status: Hearing 2/11 at 11:00 a.m. (1/21) HB 771 (SB 548) Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Committees: Position: Del. Pam Queen Prevention Surveys - Revisions Ways and Means

Requiring the State Department of Education to Status: Comment:

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 48 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes establish procedures for the administration of Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1/29) Youth Risk Behavior Survey/Youth Tobacco Survey to public middle school and high school students in the State; repealing the authority of the Department to omit a certain amount of survey questions under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to include in the survey certain tiers and questions related to adverse childhood experiences and positive childhood experiences; etc. SB 548 (HB 771) Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Committees: Position: Sen. Malcolm Prevention Surveys - Revisions Education, Health, and Augustine Environmental Affairs synopsis same as CF HB 771 Comment: Status: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (1/26) HB 776 State Department of Education - Infant and Committees: Position: Del. Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Ways and Means Project - Study and Report Status: Comment: Requiring the State Department of Education to Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. perform a thorough study, analysis, and (1/29) evaluation of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project; requiring that the Department evaluate Project services, capacity, and integration with existing programs; requiring that the Department report on progress toward completing certain recommendations; and requiring the

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 49 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Department to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2022. HB 854 Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - Committees: Position: Del. Anne Kaiser Inclusion of Out-of-Home Placement Data Ways and Means

Prior Yr Info: Including placement data from State-sponsored Status: Comment: 2020: HB 711 - out-of-home care organizations in the data Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. collected, organized, managed, disaggregated, (1/29) and analyzed by the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; altering the purpose of the Center to include generating information about children who were provided with State- sponsored out-of-home care that can be used to improve the State's education and child welfare systems; requiring the Center to publish on its website an easy-to-understand data dashboard with certain information; etc. HB 914 Education - Home and Hospital Teaching Committees: Position: Del. Harry Program for Students - Report Ways and Means Bhandari Requiring the State Department of Education to Status: Comment: Prior Yr Info: study certain matters relating to the Home and First Reading Ways and 2020: HB 522 - Hospital Teaching Program for Students and Means (2/2) 2019: HB 1137 - make recommendations regarding any statutory or regulatory changes to the Program; requiring, by December 31, 2021, the Department to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Board of Education, and the General Assembly; and terminating the Act after June 30, 2022. SB 245 Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Committees: Position: Sen. Arthur Ellis Requirements and Prohibitions Education, Health, and

***CONFIDENTIAL*** 50 Bill Title & Synopsis Status Position & Client Notes Environmental Affairs; Prohibiting a school resource officer from Judicial Proceedings Comment: entering a school building except if summoned There will be multiple SRO bills by a school administrator or official to respond Status: to an emergency involving violence or the Hearing 1/27 at 11:00 threat of violence, to participate in certain a.m. (Education, Health, training, or to use certain facilities; requiring a and Environmental school resource officer to conceal any firearms Affairs) (1/6) except under certain circumstances; requiring a school resource officer to wear civilian clothing; and prohibiting a school resource officer from participating in the routine school discipline of a student. SB 665 (HB 715) Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Committees: Position: Sen. Douglas Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Education, Health, and Peters Devices Environmental Affairs Comment: Requiring each county board of education, Status: beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, to First Reading Education, install at least one video recording device in Health, and each self-contained special education Environmental Affairs classroom; requiring video recording devices to (2/2) record self-contained special education classrooms and exclusion areas during school hours and during any time that the classroom or exclusion area is in use; prohibiting the use of a video recording device in bathrooms or in areas that students use to change clothing; etc.

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