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HOUSE BILL 640
P1, M4, E2 (6lr0328)
ENROLLED BILL
— Government, Labor, and Elections/Education, Energy, and the Environment —
Introduced by Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (By Request –
Departmental – Budget and Management)

Read and Examined by Proofreaders:

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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.

Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this

_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.

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Speaker.

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Mandated Reports, Boards, and Commissions – Revisions 2

FOR the purpose of modifying certain reporting requirements, boards, and commissions for 3
practicability and efficiency; repealing certain reporting requirements that are 4
unnecessary, obsolete, or duplicative; repealing as obsolete the Renewable Fuels 5
Incentive Board, Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, Two –Generation 6
Family Economic Security Commission, and Commission on Trauma –Informed 7
Care; repealing as obsolete the Just Transition and Retraining Wo rking Group, 8
Energy Industry Revitalization Working Group, Energy Resilience and Efficiency 9
Working Group, and Solar Photovoltaic Systems Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling 10
Working Group in the Commission on Climate Change; repealing as unnecessary the 11
Partnership for Workforce Quality Advisory Board; repealing as unnecessary the 12
requirement that the Maryland Department of Health report on certain activities of 13
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the Department relating to the hepatitis B virus and the hepatit is C virus; and 1
generally relating to mandated reports, boards, and commissions. 2

BY repealing 3
Article – Criminal Procedure 4
Section 10 –201(b); and 10 –207 through 10 –210 and the part “Part II. Criminal 5
Justice Information Advisory Board” 6
Annotated Code of Maryland 7
(2025 Replacement Volume) 8

BY repealing 9
Article – Economic Development 10
Section 3–408 through 3–410 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY repealing 14
Article – Environment 15
Section 2–1303.1 through 2–1303.4 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

BY repealing 19
Article – Health – General 20
Section 7.5 –802(c)(5), 18 –204(b)(6), 18 –1002, 20 –1004(22), and 20–1007(c), and 21
21–330.1(h) 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 24

BY repealing 25
Article – Human Services 26
Section 2–501 through 2–506 and the subtitle “Subtitle 5. Two –Generation Family 27
Economic Security Commission”; and 8–1301 through 8–1310 and the subtitle 28
“Subtitle 13. Trauma–Informed Care” 29
Annotated Code of Maryland 30
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 31

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 32
Article – Agriculture 33
Section 10–1501 and 10–1504 through 10–1507 34
Annotated Code of Maryland 35
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 36

BY repealing 37
Article – Agriculture 38
Section 10–1503 39
Annotated Code of Maryland 40
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(2016 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 1

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
Article – Correctional Services 3
Section 3–525 4
Annotated Code of Maryland 5
(2025 Replacement Volume) 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Criminal Procedure 8
Section 10–201(a) and 10–213(a) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2025 Replacement Volume) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Criminal Procedure 13
Section 10–213(b)(2) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2025 Replacement Volume) 16

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
Article – Economic Development 18
Section 3–201(a) and (b), 3–203(a) and (b), and 5–2601(a) and (b) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 21

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
Article – Economic Development 23
Section 3–203(c), 3–401, 5–2603(a), 5–2605, 5–2606, and 5–2608 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 26

BY repealing 27
Article – Education 28
Section 5–111.1 29
Annotated Code of Maryland 30
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 31

BY adding to 32
Article – Education 33
Section 5–111.1 34
Annotated Code of Maryland 35
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 36

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 37
Article – Education 38
Section 7–1A–02(a) and 7–506 39
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Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 2

BY repealing 3
Article – Election Law 4
Section 3–204(j) 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 7

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Environment 9
Section 2–1303(a), 4–708, and 5–1104(b) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
Article – Environment 14
Section 5–1104(a) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 17

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 18
Article – Family Law 19
Section 5–706(a) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 22

BY repealing 23
Article – Family Law 24
Section 5–706(l) 25
Annotated Code of Maryland 26
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 27

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 28
Article – Health – General 29
Section 7.5 –802(a)(1) and (c)(1), 13 –4502(a), 19 –101, 19 –1409(a), and 21–330.1(f) 30
and 24–1708(a) 31
Annotated Code of Maryland 32
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 33

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 34
Article – Health – General 35
Section 13 –706, 13 –4502(b), 19 –134(f)(2)(ii), 19 –1409(b), 20 –1004(23) and (24), 36
20–1006, and 21–330.1(i) and 24–1708(g) 37
Annotated Code of Maryland 38
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 39

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BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 1
Article – Housing and Community Development 2
Section 4–2101(a) and (c) 3
Annotated Code of Maryland 4
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 5

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Housing and Community Development 7
Section 4–2104 and 4–2105 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
Article – Human Services 12
Section 2–301 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15
(As enacted by Chapter 460 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2020) 16

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
Article – Human Services 18
Section 7–302 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 21

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
Article – Human Services 23
Section 7–303(a)(1) 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 26

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27
Article – Natural Resources 28
Section 5–210.1(c)(1) and 10–202.1 29
Annotated Code of Maryland 30
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 31

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 32
Article – State Finance and Procurement 33
Section 14–410(b)(1) 34
Annotated Code of Maryland 35
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 36

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 37
Article – State Finance and Procurement 38
Section 14–410(b)(2) 39
Annotated Code of Maryland 40
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(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 1

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
Article – State Government 3
Section 2–10A–15(j) and 9–3203(a) 4
Annotated Code of Maryland 5
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9–3202 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – Tax – General 13
Section 10–738(b)(1), 10–739(b)(1), and 10–752(b)(1) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
Article – Tax – General 18
Section 10–738(d), 10–739(e), and 10–752(e) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 21

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 22
Article – Transportation 23
Section 2–606(a) 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 26

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27
Article – Transportation 28
Section 2–606(b) 29
Annotated Code of Maryland 30
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 31

BY repealing 32
Chapter 2 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2007 Special Session 33
Section 13 34

BY renumbering 35
Article – Criminal Procedure 36
Section 10–201(c) through (h) 37
to be Section 10–201(b) through (g), respectively 38
Annotated Code of Maryland 39
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(2025 Replacement Volume) 1

BY renumbering 2
Article – Family Law 3
Section 5–706(m) through (u) 4
to be Section 5–706(l) through (t), respectively 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 7

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MA RYLAND, 8
That Section(s) 10–207 through 10–210 and the part “Part II. Criminal Justice Information 9
Advisory Board” of Article – Criminal Procedure of the Annotated Code of Maryland be 10
repealed. 11

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 3 –408 through 12
3–410 of Article – Economic Development of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 13

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 2 –1303.1 through 14
2–1303.4 of Article – Environment of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 15

SECTION 4. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 18 –1002 of 16
Article – Health – General of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 17

SECTION 5. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 2–501 through 18
2–506 and the subtitle “Subtitle 5. Two –Generation Family Economic Security 19
Commission” of Article – Human Services of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 20

SECTION 6. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 8–1301 through 21
8–1310 and the subtitle “Subtitle 13. Trauma–Informed Care” of Article – Human Services 22
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 23

SECTION 7. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 24
as follows: 25

Article – Agriculture 26

10–1501. 27

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 28

(b) “Biodiesel” means an alternative motor fuel produced from a renewable 29
resource such as vegetable oil or animal fat. 30

[(c) “Board” means the Renewable Fuels Incentive Board.] 31

[(d)] (C) “Ethanol” means fermented ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural or 32
forest products. 33
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[(e)] (D) (1) “Small grains” means a winter grain crop. 1

(2) “Small grains” includes wheat, rye, triticale, oats, and hulled or 2
hull–less barley. 3

[10–1503. 4

(a) There is a Renewable Fuels Incentive Board. 5

(b) The Board consists of four members as follows: 6

(1) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary’s designee; 7

(2) The Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary’s designee; 8

(3) The Secretary of the Environment or the Secretary’s designee; and 9

(4) The Director of the Maryland Energy Administration or the Director’s 10
designee. 11

(c) (1) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary’s designee shall serve as 12
the Chair of the Board. 13

(2) The Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, and the 14
Maryland Department of the Environment jointly shall provide staff support for the Board. 15

(d) The Board shall review credit certification applications and pay credits under 16
this subtitle.] 17

10–1504. 18

(a) To be eligible for credits under this subtitle, an ethanol or biodiesel producer 19
shall apply to the [Board] DEPARTMENT for certification on an application provided by 20
the [Board] DEPARTMENT. 21

(b) An applicant shall show in the application to the satisfaction of the [Board] 22
DEPARTMENT: 23

(1) That the applicant will construct or operate a facility capable of 24
producing ethanol or biodiesel; 25

(2) That the applicant will invest or has invested substantial resources in 26
the State in connection with the facility; 27

(3) That the facility will constitute a permanent fixture in the State; 28
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(4) For an ethanol production facility, information demonstrating: 1

(i) The production capacity of the facility; and 2

(ii) The quantity and availability of small grains and other suitable 3
agricultural products in the vicinity of the production facility that may be used by the 4
facility; 5

(5) For a biodiesel production facility, information demonstrating: 6

(i) The production capacity of the facility; and 7

(ii) The quantity and availability of soybean oil and other suitable 8
bio–based oils in the vicinity of the production facility that may be used by the facility; 9

(6) Information demonstrating: 10

(i) The availability and cost of energy sufficient to operate the 11
facility; 12

(ii) The availability of sufficient water and waste disposal systems 13
for the facility; 14

(iii) The availability of sufficient labor and a qualified site manager 15
for the facility; and 16

(iv) That the facility will meet all Stat e and federal environmental 17
standards; 18

(7) Any proposed marketing agreements for the ethanol or biodiesel 19
products; 20

(8) A plan to give farmers in the State the opportunity to invest in the 21
facility; and 22

(9) That the applicant will meet any other requirement established by the 23
[Board] DEPARTMENT. 24

(c) The [Board] DEPARTMENT shall: 25

(1) Review each application submitted under this subtitle; 26

(2) Approve or deny the application within 60 days of receipt of the 27
application; and 28

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(3) For an approved application, certify the producer as eligible for a credit 1
in an amount that is: 2

(i) Based on the production capacity of the facility, as determined 3
by the Board; and 4

(ii) Consistent with subsection (d) of this section. 5

(d) (1) The [Board] DEPARTMENT may not certify ethanol production credits 6
for more than a total of 15,000,000 gallons per calendar year, of which at least 10,000,000 7
gallons shall be produced from small grains. 8

(2) The [Board] DEPARTMENT may not certify biodiesel production 9
credits for more than a total of 5,000,000 gallons per calendar year, of which at least 10
2,000,000 gallons shall be from soybean oil produced: 11

(i) In a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004; or 12

(ii) Under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of which 13
occurred after December 31, 2004. 14

(e) (1) If eligible, a producer may apply to the [Board] DEPARTMENT for 15
certification for additional credits if the producer increases the production capacity of the 16
facility. 17

(2) If a facility does not achieve its certified production capacity for 2 18
consecutive years, the [Board] DEPARTMENT may revise the stated production capacity 19
of the facility and the corresponding credit certification of the pr oducer to reflect actual 20
production. 21

(f) An application submitted to the [Board] DEPARTMENT under this section is 22
not subject to disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act. 23

10–1505. 24

(a) (1) The [Board] DEPARTMENT may pay credits as calculated under this 25
section to certified producers of ethanol or biodiesel in the State for ethanol or biodiesel 26
produced on or after December 31, 2007. 27

(2) (i) For the purposes of this subtitle, a person that holds a controlling 28
interest in more than one ethanol production facility is considered to be a single ethanol 29
producer. 30

(ii) For the purposes of this subtitle, a person that holds a controlling 31
interest in more than one biodiesel production facility is considered to be a single biodiesel 32
producer. 33
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(b) (1) For an ethanol producer, a credit may not exceed the maximum amount 1
certified by the [Board] DEPARTMENT and shall be: 2

(i) 20 cents per gallon of ethanol produced from small grains; and 3

(ii) 5 cents per gallon of ethanol produced from other agricultural 4
products. 5

(2) For a biodiesel producer, a credit may not exceed the maximum amount 6
certified by the [Board] DEPARTMENT and shall be: 7

(i) 20 cents per gallon of biodiesel produced from soybean oil 8
produced: 9

1. In a facility that began operating after December 31, 2004; 10
or 11

2. Under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of 12
which occurred after December 31, 2004; and 13

(ii) 5 cents per gallon of biodiesel produced from other feedstock, 14
including soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating on or before December 31, 15
2004. 16

(c) The [Board] DEPARTMENT may not pay a credit for ethanol or biodiesel 17
produced after December 31, 2017. 18

10–1506. 19

(a) After February 1, 2008, to receive a credit payment a certified ethanol or 20
biodiesel producer shall file a claim with the [Board] DEPARTMENT by the end of January, 21
April, July, and October of each year. 22

(b) A claim filed under this section shall state: 23

(1) (i) The producer’s total ethanol production in the State during the 24
previous quarter, categorized by ethanol produced from small grains and ethanol produced 25
from other agricultural products; or 26

(ii) The producer’s total biodiesel production in Maryland during the 27
previous quarter, categorized by biodiesel produced from: 28

1. Soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating 29
after December 31, 2004, or under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of 30
which occurred after December 31, 2004; and 31
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2. Other feedstock, including soybean oil produced in a 1
facility that began operating on or before December 31, 2004; 2

(2) The location of the producer; 3

(3) The average number of Maryland citizens employed by the producer in 4
the previous quarter; 5

(4) (i) For an ethanol producer, the number of bushels of 6
Maryland–grown small grains and other agricultural commodities used by the producer in 7
the previous quarter; or 8

(ii) For a biodiesel producer, the number of gallons of 9
Maryland–produced soybean oil and other bio –based oils used by the producer in the 10
previous quarter; and 11

(5) Any other information that the [Board] DEPARTMENT requires. 12

(c) A claim filed under this section shall be reviewed by an independent certified 13
public accountant with respect to, as appropriate: 14

(1) The total ethanol production; 15

(2) The breakdown between ethanol produced from small grains and 16
ethanol produced from other agricultural products; 17

(3) The total biodiesel production; and 18

(4) The breakdown between biodiesel produced from: 19

(i) Soybean oil produced in a facility that began operating after 20
December 31, 2004, or under the expanded capacity of a facility, the expansion of which 21
occurred after December 31, 2004; and 22

(ii) Other feedstock, including soybean oil produced in a facility that 23
began operating on or before December 31, 2004. 24

(d) A claim submitted to the [Board] DEPARTMENT under this section is not 25
subject to disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act. 26

10–1507. 27

(a) For fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Governor shall 28
include sufficient funds in the State budget to implement this subtitle. 29

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(b) To implement this subtitle, the [Board] DEPARTMENT: 1

(1) Shall maximize the use of federal funds or matching programs to the 2
extent possible; and 3

(2) May solicit and accept grants or donations from State, local, or private 4
entities. 5

Article – Correctional Services 6

3–525. 7

The Customer Council shall consist of the following [11] 10 members: 8

(1) the Chief Executive Officer; 9

(2) one representative from each of the following State agencies, appointed 10
by the Secretary of the respective agency: 11

(i) the Department of Budget and Management; 12

(ii) [the Department of Commerce; 13

(iii)] the Department of General Services; 14

[(iv)] (III) the Maryland Department of Health; 15

[(v)] (IV) the Department of Human Services; 16

[(vi)] (V) the Department of Transportation; and 17

[(vii)] (VI) the Maryland Higher Education Commission; and 18

(3) three customers recommended by the Chief Executive Officer and 19
appointed by the Governor. 20

Article – Criminal Procedure 21

10–201. 22

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 23

[(b) “Advisory Board” means the Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board.] 24

10–213. 25

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(a) There is a Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository in the 1
Department. 2

(b) The Secretary: 3

(2) shall operate the Central Repository [with the advice of the Advisory 4
Board]. 5

Article – Economic Development 6

3–201. 7

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 8

(b) “Advisory Board” means the Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board. 9

3–203. 10

(a) The Advisory Board consists of the following 18 members: 11

(1) the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee; 12

(2) the Executive Director of the Corporation, or the Executive Director’s 13
designee; and 14

(3) the following members appointed by the Governor: 15

(i) three representing federal agencies located in the State with life 16
sciences missions; 17

(ii) seven with executive experience in life sciences businesses 18
located in the State, at least four of whom represent small businesses; 19

(iii) four representing institutions of higher education located in the 20
State, one of whom shall represent a community college; 21

(iv) one with general business marketing experience in a life sciences 22
business located in the State; and 23

(v) one member of the general public. 24

(b) The composition of the Advisory Board shall reflect the racial and gender 25
diversity of the population of the State. 26

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(c) (1) Except for the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee and the Executive 1
Director of the Corporation or the Executive Director’s designee, the term of an Advisory 2
Board member is [2] 3 years. 3

(2) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is 4
appointed and qualifies. 5

(3) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the 6
rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 7

(4) THE TERMS OF THE APPO INTED MEMBERS ARE ST AGGERED AS 8
REQUIRED BY THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON 9
JULY 1, 2026. 10

3–401. 11

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 12

[(b) “Board” means the Partnership for Workforce Quality Advisory Board.] 13

[(c)] (B) “Fund” means the Partnership for Workforce Quality Fund. 14

[(d)] (C) “Program” means the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program. 15

5–2601. 16

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 17

(b) “Commission” means the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission. 18

5–2603. 19

(a) The Commission consists of the following members: 20

(1) the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee; 21

(2) a member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, who 22
shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member; 23

(3) a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the 24
House, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member; 25

(4) the Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad ministration’s 26
Goddard Space Flight Center, or the Director’s designee, who shall serve as an ex officio 27
nonvoting member; 28

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[(5) the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 1
Administration, or the Administrator’s designee, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting 2
member; 3

(6) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the Director’s 4
designee, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member;] 5

[(7)] (5) the president of the Goddard Contractors’ Association, or the 6
president’s designee; 7

[(8)] (6) the President of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, 8
or the President’s designee; 9

[(9)] (7) the President of the Southern Maryland Navy Alliance, or the 10
President’s designee; 11

[(10)] (8) the president of the Maryland Space Business Roundtable, or the 12
president’s designee; 13

[(11)] (9) the President of the University of Maryland, College Park, or the 14
President’s designee; 15

[(12)] (10) the director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, or 16
the director’s designee; 17

[(13)] (11) the director of the Association of Universities for Research in 18
Astronomy, or the director’s designee; 19

[(14)] (12) the director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, or the 20
director’s designee; and 21

[(15)] (13) the f ollowing members, appointed by the Governor with the 22
advice and consent of the Senate: 23

(i) a representative of institutions of higher education; 24

(ii) a representative of the National Society of Black Engineers; 25

(iii) [a representative ] TWO REPR ESENTATIVES of the Maryland 26
aerospace manufacturing community; and 27

(iv) [a representative] TWO REPRESENTATIVES of the aerospace 28
technology industry. 29

5–2605. 30

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The Commission shall: 1

(1) identify research and funding opportunities for entities in this State 2
that: 3

(i) strengthen and enhance the State’s leadership position in civil, 4
commercial, and military aerospace research and development; 5

(ii) integrate the aerospace industry into the economy of the State; 6

(iii) capitalize, promote, a nd assist in the development of workforce 7
training to further the development of emerging technologies required for all aspects of 8
space exploration; and 9

(iv) develop public –private partnerships that advance both the 10
State’s aerospace industry and the surrounding community; 11

(2) establish advisory committees as needed; 12

(3) develop aerospace–related educational opportunities within the State 13
in coordination with local educational institutions; and 14

(4) develop and annually [update] REPORT ON PROGR ESS IN 15
IMPLEMENTING a strategic plan developed in accordance with § 5–2606 of this subtitle to 16
implement the goals of the Commission. 17

5–2606. 18

(a) The Commission shall: 19

(1) develop [and annually update] a strategic plan for the promotion of 20
space, aeronautics, and aviation economic development in the State; 21

(2) UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AT LEAST EVERY 5 YEARS; AND 22

(3) ANNUALLY REPORT ON PROGRESS I N IMPLEMENTING THE 23
STRATEGIC PLAN. 24

(b) The strategic plan [described] DEVELOPED under subsection (a) of this 25
section shall include a list of potential projects that further the purposes of the Commission 26
and, for each project, describe: 27

(1) the estimated total cost for completion; and 28

(2) an assessment of the availability of external funding sources. 29

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(c) The strategic plan [described] DEVELOPED under subsection (a) of this 1
section may include any other information that the Commission determines to be relevant 2
to furthering the purposes of the Commission. 3

5–2608. 4

(a) On or before October 1 each year, the Commission shall submit a report to the 5
Governor, the Maryland Economic Development Commission, and, in accordance with § 6
2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 7

(b) The report shall include: 8

(1) a summary of the activities of the Commission during the preceding 9
fiscal year; [and] 10

(2) a current copy of the strategic plan developed under § 5 –2606 of this 11
subtitle; AND 12

(3) AN UPDATE ON PROGRES S IN IMPLEMEN TING THE STRATEGIC 13
PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 14

Article – Education 15

[5–111.1. 16

(a) In this section, “specialized intervention services” means services provided to 17
students in kindergarten through grade 3 who: 18

(1) Are not currently identified as needing special education or related 19
services under Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article; 20

(2) Need additional academic and behavioral supports to succeed in a core 21
curriculum and differentiated instruction general education environment; and 22

(3) Receive additional academic and behavioral support in small groups or 23
individual settings at least 3 times each week for at least 90 minutes each week for a period 24
of at least 10 weeks during a school year. 25

(b) Beginning with the 2018–2019 school year, on or before December 1 each year, 26
each county board shall submit to the Department and, subject to § 2 –1257 of the State 27
Government Article, the General Assembly a report for the prior school year on: 28

(1) The number of students who received specialized intervention services; 29

(2) The grades in which specialized intervention services were provided; 30
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(3) The annual budget, including all federal, State, and local funds, for 1
specialized intervention services, including screenings, evaluations, materials, professional 2
development, and staffing. 3

(c) The Department shall establish guidelines for the report that each county 4
board is required to submit under subsection (b) of this section. 5

(d) A county board shall publish annually on the county board’s we bsite the 6
information submitted under subsection (b) of this section. 7

(e) The Department shall publish annually on the Department’s website the 8
information received under subsection (b) of this section.] 9

5–111.1. 10

(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2027, 11
EACH COUNTY BOARD SH ALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A WRITTEN REPORT 12
CONTAINING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO 13
MEET GRADE 3 LITERACY PROFICIENCY. 14

(2) THE STATE BOARD MAY REQUIRE EAC H COUNTY BOARD TO 15
SUBMIT ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION IN THE WRITTEN REPORT REQUIRED UNDE R 16
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , INCLUDING THE MANDAT ED ANNUAL 17
REPORTING INFORMATIO N LISTED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PREK–3 18
LITERACY POLICY ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD. 19

(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1 EACH YEAR , BEGINNING IN 2027, 20
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMP ILE AND REPORT THE I NFORMATION SUBMITTED 21
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR, THE STATE BOARD, 22
AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 24

(2) THE REPORT SUBMITTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N SHALL BE 25
MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE. 26

(C) THE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 27
SECTION. 28

7–1A–02. 29

(a) (1) A local department of social services or a local health department shall 30
provide a parent or guardian with oral and written notice that their child may be eligible 31
for publicly funded prekindergarten programs if the parent or guardian: 32
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(i) Applied for economic services with the local department of social 1
services or the local health department; and 2

(ii) Has a child who will be 3 or 4 years old by September 1 of the 3
next academic year. 4

(2) The notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 5
include: 6

(i) Contact information for the enrollment office of the local school 7
system and the Division of Early Childhood Development in the Department; and 8

(ii) Information on the existence of the child care scholarship for 9
before and after full–day prekindergarten programming and the possibility of eligibility for 10
State aid. 11

(3) (I) On or before [December] APRIL 1 of each year, each local 12
department of social services SHALL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 13
SERVICES and each local health department shall report to the General Assemb ly, in 14
accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT 15
OF HEALTH on the number of parents who were given a notification BEFORE SEPTEMBER 16
1 OF THE CURRENT SCHOO L YEAR and subsequently enrolled their child in a publicly 17
funded prekindergarten program IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. 18

(II) ON OR BEFORE MAY 1 EACH YEAR , THE MARYLAND 19
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 20
SERVICES, SHALL COMPILE THE INFORMATION REPORTED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH 21
(I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AN D SUBMIT A SUMMARY R EPORT TO THE GENERAL 22
ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 23

7–506. 24

(a) The local education agency and the local health department sha ll identify 25
funds from public and private agencies for development and implementation of the 26
Program. 27

(b) [The Department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and, subject 28
to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly regardi ng the current 29
status and effectiveness of the Programs established under this subtitle. 30

(c)] The Governor shall include funds in the budget to carry out the provisions of 31
this subtitle. 32

Article – Election Law 33

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3–204. 1

[(j) On or before January 1, 2018, and January 1 each subsequent year, the 2
Maryland Department of Labor shall submit a report, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the 3
State Government Article, to the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 4
Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee that describes: 5

(1) the efforts of the one –stop career centers to register voters under this 6
section in the preceding calendar year; and 7

(2) any efforts the Department plans to make to improve the efficiency and 8
effectiveness of the voter registration process at the one–stop career centers.] 9

Article – Environment 10

2–1303. 11

(a) The Commission shall establish: 12

(1) A Scientific and Technical Working Group; 13

(2) A Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Working Group; 14

(3) An Adaptation and Response Working Group; AND 15

(4) An Education, Communication, and Outreach Working Group[; 16

(5) Subject to § 2 –1303.1 of this subtitle, a Just Transition Employment 17
and Retraining Working Group; 18

(6) Subject to § 2–1303.2 of this subtitle, an Energy Industry Revitalization 19
Working Group; 20

(7) Subject to § 2 –1303.3 of this subtitle, an Energy Resilience and 21
Efficiency Working Group; and 22

(8) Subject to § 2 –1303.4 of this subtitle, a Solar Photovoltaic Systems 23
Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling Working Group]. 24

4–708. 25

[(a)] The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of 26
this subtitle no later than September 30, 1993 in order to begin making disbursements from 27
the Fund no later than January 1, 1994. 28

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[(b) Beginning January 1, 1995, the Department shall annually report to the 1
General Assembly, subject to § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, on the status of 2
the Fund and on the revenues to and expenditures from the Fund.] 3

5–1104. 4

(a) (1) With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint 5
a Hart–Miller–Pleasure Island Citizens Oversight Committee. 6

(2) The terms and qualifications of members of the Oversight Committee 7
shall be determined by the Governor. 8

(b) The Oversight Committee shall be composed of the following members: 9

(1) [2 trustees from the grantee in interest, as defined in § 5 –1202.2(a)(1) 10
of the Natural Resources Article] THE SECRETARY, OR THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE; 11

(2) [1] ONE individual from the North Point Peninsula Community 12
Coordinating Council; 13

(3) [1] ONE individual from the Essex Middle River Civic Council, Inc.; 14

(4) [2] TWO interested citizens, [1] ONE of whom shall reside in the sixth 15
legislative district, and [1] ONE of whom shall reside in the seventh legislative district; 16

(5) [1] ONE individual from the Baltimore County Watermen’s 17
Association; 18

(6) [1] ONE individual who represents the pleasure boating industry in 19
Baltimore County; 20

(7) [1] ONE individual who represents the sport fishing or crabbing 21
industry in Baltimore County; AND 22

[(8) 1 individual from the Greater Dundalk Community Council; and 23

(9) 1 individual from the Hart and Miller Island Area Environmental 24
Group, Inc.] 25

(8) ONE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE RECREATIONA L BIRDING 26
COMMUNITY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. 27

Article – Family Law 28

5–706. 29
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(a) (1) In this section, “alternative response” means a component of the child 1
protective services program that provides for a comprehensive assessment of: 2

(i) risk of harm to the child; 3

(ii) risk of subsequent child abuse or neglect; 4

(iii) family strengths and needs; and 5

(iv) the provision of or referral for necessary services. 6

(2) “Alternative response” does not include: 7

(i) an investigation; or 8

(ii) a formal determination as to whether child abuse or neglect has 9
occurred. 10

[(l) (1) The Department shall convene a multidisciplinary alternative response 11
advisory council. 12

(2) The advisory council shall consist of the following members: 13

(i) the Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee; 14

(ii) the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; 15

(iii) the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s 16
designee; 17

(iv) a representative from the Maryland Disability Law Center; 18

(v) a representative from a child advocacy organization; 19

(vi) a representative from a community partner or a local service 20
provider; 21

(vii) a pediatrician with experience in diagnosing and treating 22
injuries related to abuse and neglect; 23

(viii) an attorney with experience representing children or adults in 24
abuse and neglect cases; 25

(ix) a representative from the Office of the Public Defender; 26

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(x) a parent or guardian who has personal experience with the child 1
protective services system; 2

(xi) a child who has personal experience with the child protective 3
services system; 4

(xii) two representatives from local departments of social services; 5
and 6

(xiii) two representatives from local citizens review panels. 7

(3) The Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary’s designee shall be 8
the chair of the advisory council. 9

(4) The advisory council shall advise the Department on: 10

(i) the development of the alternative response implementation 11
plan, which may include a pilot program; 12

(ii) oversight and monitoring of the alternative response 13
implementation plan; 14

(iii) consulting with local citizens review panels, local services 15
affiliates, and other local partners for feedback and recommendatio ns on the alternative 16
response implementation plan; 17

(iv) defining the scope of the independent evaluation of the 18
implementation of the alternative response program; and 19

(v) defining the scope of the ongoing evaluation of the alternative 20
response program.] 21

Article – Health – General 22

7.5–802. 23

(a) (1) There is a Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder 24
Registry and Referral System in the Department. 25

(c) (1) There is a Maryland Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder 26
Registry and Referral System Advisory Committee. 27

[(5) On or before January 1 each year, the Advisory Committee shall report 28
to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations 29
Committee, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, on the 30
implementation of the Registry and Referral System.] 31
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13–706. 1

(a) A certificate holder shall submit to the Department, on a form required by the 2
Department, a report of each incident that occurs while the youth camp is in session that 3
required the administration of emergency use epinephrine. 4

(b) [On or before January 31 of each year, the] THE Department shall [publish a 5
report summarizing] INCLUDE IN THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 13–7A–03 OF THIS 6
TITLE A SUMMARY OF the information obtained from the reports submitted to the 7
Department under subsection (a) of this section. 8

13–4502. 9

(a) There is a Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council. 10

(b) The Advisory Council consists of the following members: 11

(1) One member from the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President 12
of the Senate; 13

(2) One member from the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 14
the House; 15

(3) The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee; 16

(4) The Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, or the Deputy Secretary’s 17
designee; 18

(5) [The Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee; 19

(6)] The Director of the Maryland Cannabis Administration, or the 20
Director’s designee; 21

[(7)] (6) The State Superintendent of Schools, or the State 22
Superintendent’s designee; 23

[(8)] (7) The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime 24
Prevention and Policy, or the Executive Director’s designee; 25

[(9)] (8) The Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Administration, or the 26
Administrator’s designee; 27

[(10)] (9) The Executive Director of the Office of Social Equity in the 28
Maryland Cannabis Administration DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 29
MOBILITY, or the Executive Director’s designee; and 30
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[(11)] (10) The following members appointed by the Governor: 1

(i) One representative from a historically black college or 2
university; 3

(ii) One health care provider with experience in cannabis; 4

(iii) One pharmacist licensed in the State; 5

(iv) One health care provider with expertise in substance use 6
disorder treatment and recovery; 7

(v) One individual with expertise in cannabis use disorder; 8

(vi) One academic researcher with expertise in cannabis law and 9
policy; 10

(vii) One individual with at least 5 years of experience in health or 11
social equity; 12

(viii) One public health professional with cannabis experience; and 13

(ix) One representative of a laboratory that tests cannabis. 14

18–204. 15

(b) [(6) The Secretary, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State Government 16
Article, shall submit an annual rep ort to the Governor and General Assembly on the 17
activities of the cancer registry, including utilization of cancer registry data.] 18

19–101. 19

In this subtitle, “Commission” means the Maryland Health Care Commission. 20

19–134. 21

(f) (2) The Commission shall: 22

(ii) Analyze the information jointly with the Office of Minority 23
Health and Health Disparities for publication in the “Health Care Disparities Policy Report 24
Card” required under [§ 20–1004(22)] § 20–1006(B)(2) of this article. 25

19–1409. 26

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(a) There is an Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and 1
Assisted Living Facilities. 2

(b) The Oversight Committee shall consist of the following members: 3

(1) One member of the Senate Finance Committee, appointed by the 4
President of the Senate; 5

(2) One member of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental 6
Affairs Committee, appointed by the President of the Senate; 7

(3) Two members of the House Health and Government Operations 8
Committee, appointed by the Speaker of the House; 9

(4) The Secretary of Aging, or the Secretary’s designee; 10

(5) [The Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; 11

(6)] The Director of the Office of Health Care Quality, or the Director’s 12
designee; 13

[(7)] (6) The Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health, or the Deputy 14
Secretary’s designee; 15

[(8)] (7) The Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee; 16

[(9)] (8) The Secretary of Disabilities, or the Secretary’s designee; 17

[(10)] (9) The State Long–Term Care Ombudsman; 18

[(11)] (10) Two representatives of area agencies on aging, one of which shall 19
be a member of a local long –term care ombudsman program established under Title 10, 20
Subtitle 9 of the Human Services Article, selected by the President of the Maryland 21
Association of Area Agencies on Aging; 22

[(12)] (11) One representative of a local long–term care ombudsman entity, 23
selected by the State Long–Term Care Ombudsman; 24

[(13)] (12) Three consumer members, selected by the State Long –Term 25
Care Ombudsman, all of whom shall be consumers living in an assisted living facility or a 26
nursing home or have a family member living in an assisted living facility or a nursing 27
home; 28

[(14)] (13) The following representatives, selected by the organizations the 29
individual represents: 30

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(i) One representative from the Health Facilities Association of 1
Maryland; 2

(ii) One representative from the Mid–Atlantic LifeSpan; 3

(iii) One representative of the Hospice Network of Maryland; 4

(iv) One representative of the Maryland Hospital Association; 5

(v) One representative of 1199SEIU United Health Workers East; 6

(vi) One representative of the Maryland Chapter of AARP; 7

(vii) One representative of United Seniors of Maryland; 8

(viii) One representative of Voices for Quality Care; 9

(ix) One representative of the Mental Health Association of 10
Maryland knowledgeable in issues of aging; 11

(x) One representative of the Greater Maryland Chapter of the 12
Alzheimer’s Association; and 13

(xi) One representative of the Maryland Association of Adu lt Day 14
Services; and 15

[(15)] (14) Three representatives from the assisted living industry, of which 16
one shall represent a program that cares for one to four residents, one shall represent a 17
program that cares for five to nine residents, and one shall represent a program that cares 18
for more than 10 residents. 19

20–1004. 20

The Office shall: 21

[(22) In collaboration with the Maryland Health Care Commission, and the 22
health occupations boards established under the Health Occupations Article, publish 23
annually on the Department’s website and provide in writing on request a “Health Care 24
Disparities Policy Report Card” that includes: 25

(i) An analysis of racial and ethnic variations in insurance coverage 26
for low–income, nonelderly individuals; 27

(ii) The racial and ethnic composition of the individuals who hold a 28
license or certificate issued by a health occupations board established under the Health 29
Occupations Article compared to the racial and ethnic composition of the State’s population; 30

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(iii) The racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality rates 1
for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, asthma, 2
dementia, and other diseases identified by the Maryland Health Care Commission; and 3

(iv) A comparison of the information included under items (i) and (ii) 4
of this item with previously published “Health Care Disparities Policy Report Cards” 5
including the same information;] 6

[(23)] (22) To the extent authorized under federal and State privacy laws, 7
publish on its website health data that includes race and ethnicity information collected by 8
the Office and update the data at least once every 6 months; and 9

[(24)] (23) To the extent authorized under federal and State privacy laws, 10
respond to requests for health data that includes race and ethnicity information within 30 11
days after receipt of the request. 12

20–1006. 13

(a) On or before the 15th day of each regular session of the General Assembly, the 14
Department shall submit an annual report on the Office of Minority Health and Health 15
Disparities to the Governor and, subject to § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, to 16
the General Assembly. 17

(b) The report shall include [the]: 18

(1) THE projects and services developed and funded by the Office and the 19
health care problems that the grant funds are intended to ameliorate; 20

(2) A “HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES POLICY REPORT CARD”, 21
DEVELOPED IN COLLABO RATION WITH THE MARYLAND HEALTH CARE 22
COMMISSION, AND THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS BOARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE 23
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE, THAT INCLUDES: 24

(I) AN ANALYSIS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC VARIATION S IN 25
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR LOW–INCOME, NONELDERLY INDIVIDUALS; 26

(II) THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE 27
INDIVIDUALS WHO HOLD A LICENSE OR CERTIFI CATE ISSUED BY A HEA LTH 28
OCCUPATIONS BOARD ESTABLISHED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE 29
COMPARED TO THE RACI AL AND ETHNIC COMPOS ITION OF THE STATE’S 30
POPULATION; 31

(III) THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN MORBIDITY AND 32
MORTALITY RATES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEA SE, CANCER, DIABETES, 33
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HIV/AIDS, INFANT MORTALITY , ASTHMA, DEMENTIA, AND OTHER DISEASES 1
IDENTIFIED BY THE MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COMMISSION; AND 2

(IV) A COMPARISON OF THE IN FORMATION INCLUDED U NDER 3
ITEMS (I) AND (II) OF THIS ITEM WITH PR EVIOUSLY PUBLISHED “HEALTH CARE 4
DISPARITIES POLICY REPORT CARDS” INCLUDING THE SAME INFORMATION; AND 5

(3) THE FOLLOWING INFORMA TION FROM THE IMMEDI ATELY 6
PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR: 7

(I) THE OFFICE’S EFFORTS TO OBTAIN FUNDING DESCRIBED 8
UNDER § 20–1007(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 9

(II) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FR OM FEDERAL AND SPECI AL 10
FUNDING SOURCES THE OFFICE RECEIVED. 11

(c) The report may include any recommendations for administrative or legislative 12
action that it deems appropriate. 13

20–1007. 14

[(c) On or before October 1 each year, the Office shall report to the House Health 15
and Government Operations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, in accordance 16
with § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, the following information from the 17
immediately preceding fiscal year: 18

(1) The Office’s efforts to obtain funding described under subsection (b) of 19
this section; and 20

(2) The amount of funding from federal and special funding sources the 21
Office received.] 22

21–330.1. 23

(f) (1) The Department may investigate any complaint alleging that a cottage 24
food business has violated this section. 25

(2) On receipt of a complaint, a representative of the Department, at a 26
reasonable time, may enter and inspect the premises of a cottage food business to determine 27
compliance with this section. 28

(3) The owner of a cottage food business may not: 29

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(i) Refuse to grant access to a representative who requests to enter 1
and inspect the premises of the cottage food business under paragraph (2) of this subsection; 2
or 3

(ii) Interfere with any inspection und er paragraph (2) of this 4
subsection. 5

(4) An investigation of a cottage food business conducted under this 6
subsection may include sampling of a cottage food product to determine if the cottage food 7
product is misbranded or adulterated. 8

[(h) Beginning on or before December 30, 2020, and every December 30 thereafter, 9
the Department shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and 10
Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 11
Article, on: 12

(1) The documentation and labels submitted under subsection (f) of this 13
section; and 14

(2) Any complaints received by the Department related to a cottage food 15
business or cottage food product.] 16

[(i)] (H) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this section. 17

24–1708. 18

(a) In this section, “Council” means the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment 19
Program Advisory Council for Physicians and Physician Assistants. 20

(g) On or before October 1 [each year], 2028, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER, 21
the Counci l shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 22
Government Article, the General Assembly on the activities and recommendations of the 23
Council. 24

Article – Housing and Community Development 25

4–2101. 26

(a) In this subtitle the following words have meanings indicated. 27

(c) “Council” means the Interagency Council on Homelessness. 28

4–2104. 29

[(a)] The [Governor shall designate as chair of the Council a member who is a 30
secretary or a secretary’s designee with decision–making authority on issues that relate to 31
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the work of the Council] SECRETARY, OR THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE, SHALL SERVE 1
AS CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL. 2

[(b) The term of the chair is 2 years. 3

(c) The chair may not serve consecutive terms.] 4

4–2105. 5

(a) A majority of the members then serving on the Council is a quorum. 6

(b) The Council shall determine the times and places of its meetings. 7

(c) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION , A 8
member of the Council: 9

(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Council; but 10

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 11
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 12

(D) A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL APPOINTED UND ER § 4–2103(A)(13)(III) 13
OR (IV) OF THIS SUBTITLE WHO IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR 14
HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS IS ENTITLED TO: 15

(1) REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE STANDARD STATE 16
TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET; AND 17

(2) REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE MEMBER ’S SERVICES AS 18
DETERMINED BY A COMPENSATION POLICY ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 19

Article – Human Services 20

2–301. 21

The following units are in the Department: 22

(1) the Child Support Administration; 23

(2) the Family Investment Administration; 24

(3) the Social Services Administration; 25

(4) the Maryland Commission for Women; AND 26

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(5) [the Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission; and 1

(6)] any other unit that by law is declared to be part of the Department. 2

7–302. 3

(a) There is a Maryland Commission on Caregiving in the Department. 4

(b) The purpose of the Commission is to coordinate statewide planning, 5
development, and implementation of family caregiver support services. 6

7–303. 7

(a) (1) The Commission consists of the following members: 8

(i) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the 9
President of the Senate; 10

(ii) one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker 11
of the House; and 12

(iii) the following members appointed by the Governor: 13

1. two representative s from the Department of Human 14
Services; 15

2. three representatives from the Maryland Department of 16
Health; 17

3. one representative from the Department of Aging; 18

4. one representative from an area agency on aging; 19

5. one representative from the Department of Disabilities; 20

6. [one representative from the Maryland Respite Care 21
Coalition; 22

7.] two consumers of respite care services; 23

[8.] 7. three family caregivers; and 24

[9.] 8. [three] FOUR representatives of organizations tha t 25
provide or have interest or expertise in respite care services. 26

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5–210.1. 1

(c) (1) The Department shall: 2

(i) Take inventory of all State land managed by the Department, 3
including: 4

1. Acreage; 5

2. Any structures on each property; 6

3. The use of each property; and 7

4. Whether a property is located within an environmental 8
justice community as identified by the Department using the Maryland Environmental 9
Justice Screen Tool; AND 10

(ii) Develop a maintenance project prioritization process modeled 11
after the National Park Service’s asset priority index that includes a layer indicating 12
whether a maintenance project is located in an environmental justice community as 13
identified by the Department using the Maryland Environmental Justice Screen Tool[; and 14

(iii) Develop and publish on its website a list of maintenance projects 15
in every unit of the State park system that are expected to cost more than $25,000]. 16

10–202.1. 17

(a) The Secretary shall develop, adopt, and implement a comprehensive nutria 18
management plan to eradicate the species Myocastor coypu (nutria) from the State. 19

(b) In addition to any funding provided under § 10 –308.1 of this title, the 20
Department shall seek funding from federal, private, and other sources to implement fully 21
the nutria management plan until nutria are eradicated from the State. 22

[(c) (1) In accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, the 23
Secretary shall report annually to the General Assembly beginning July 1, 1995 , and by 24
July 1 each year thereafter until the nutria have been eradicated from the State. 25

(2) The report shall include data on the implementation of the nutria 26
management plan, including: 27

(i) Expenditures and future funding needs; 28

(ii) Nutria removed from the population; 29

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(iii) Results from specific efforts to remove nutria; and 1

(iv) An assessment of the success of the plan.] 2

Article – State Finance and Procurement 3

14–410. 4

(b) (1) There is a Maryland Green Purchasing Committee. 5

(2) The Committee shall consist of the following members: 6

(i) the Secretary of General Services, or the Secretary’s designee; 7

(ii) the Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s 8
designee; 9

(iii) the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee; 10

(iv) the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee; 11

(v) the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; 12

(vi) [the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; 13

(vii)] the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee; 14

[(viii)] (VII) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 15
or the Secretary’s designee; 16

[(ix)] (VIII) the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, or 17
the Chancellor’s designee; 18

[(x)] (IX) the Secretary of Information Technology, or the 19
Secretary’s designee; 20

[(xi)] (X) the Secretary of Education, or the Secretary’s designee; 21
and 22

[(xii)] (XI) the State Treasurer, or the Treasurer’s designee. 23

Article – State Government 24

2–10A–15. 25

(j) The Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness shall: 26
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(1) cooperate fully with the Committee; 1

(2) keep the Committee fully informed as to its priorities and progress; and 2

(3) submit an annual report, subject to § 2 –1257 of this title, to the 3
Committee on or before [October 1] DECEMBER 15 of each year that includes: 4

(i) a description of the Council’s work; 5

(ii) a report on the Council’s priorities and progress; and 6

(iii) recommendations for new laws, regulations, programs, services, 7
and budgetary priorities that are needed to prevent, mitigate the effects of, and end 8
homelessness in Maryland. 9

9–3202. 10

There is a Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board in the Governor’s Office of Crime 11
Prevention and Policy. 12

9–3203. 13

(a) The Board consists of the following members: 14

(1) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 15
the Senate; 16

(2) one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the 17
House; 18

(3) the Executive Director, or the Executive Director’s designee; 19

(4) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the 20
Secretary’s designee; 21

(5) the chair of the Maryland Parole Commission, or the chair’s designee; 22

(6) the Secretary of State Police, or the Secretary’s designee; 23

(7) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; 24

(8) the Public Defender, or the Public Defender’s designee; 25

(9) the Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee; 26

(10) [the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; 27
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(11)] the chair of the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission, 1
or the chair’s designee; 2

[(12)] (11) two members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme 3
Court of Maryland; 4

[(13)] (12) the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee; 5

[(14)] (13) one member appointed by the Maryland Chiefs and Sheriffs 6
Association; 7

[(15)] (14) the president of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association or 8
the president’s designee; 9

[(16)] (15) two members of the Maryland Correctional Administrators 10
Association, appointed by the president of the Maryland Correctional Administrators 11
Association, including one representative from a large correctional facility and one 12
representative from a small correctional facility; 13

[(17)] (16) the president of the Maryland Association of Counties or the 14
president’s designee; and 15

[(18)] (17) the following individuals, appointed by the Governor: 16

(i) one member representing victims of crime; 17

(ii) one member representing law enforcement; 18

(iii) two local health officers; and 19

(iv) one member with direct experience teaching incarcerated 20
individuals in academic programs intended to achieve the goal of a high school diploma or 21
general educational development certification. 22

Article – Tax – General 23

10–738. 24

(b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a licensed physician may claim 25
a credit against the State income tax in the amount stated on the tax credit certificate issued 26
under subsection (c) of this section for the taxable year in which the licensed physician served 27
without compensation as a physician preceptor in a preceptorship program authorized by 28
an accredited medical school in the State and worked: 29

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(i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of 100 hours of 1
community–based clinical training; and 2

(ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 3
workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 4
Development Board. 5

(d) On or before [January 31 ] MARCH 1 of each taxable year, the Department 6
shall: 7

(1) report to the Comptroller on the tax credit certificates issued under this 8
section during the prior taxable year; and 9

(2) report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 10
Government Article, on the utilization of the credit established under this section. 11

10–739. 12

(b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a nurse practitioner or licensed 13
physician may claim a credit against the State income t ax in the amount stated on the tax 14
credit certificate issued under subsection (c) of this section for the taxable year in which the 15
nurse practitioner or licensed physician served without compensation as a preceptor in a 16
preceptorship program approved by the State Board of Nursing and worked: 17

(i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 90 hours 18
of community–based clinical training; and 19

(ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 20
workforce shortage by the Departm ent, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 21
Development Board. 22

(e) On or before [January 31] MARCH 1 each taxable year, the Department shall: 23

(1) report to the Comptroller on the tax credit certificates issued under this 24
section during the prior taxable year; and 25

(2) report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 26
Government Article, on the utilization of the credit established under this section. 27

10–752. 28

(b) (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a health care practitioner may 29
claim a credit against the State income tax in the amount stated on the tax credit certificate 30
issued under subsection (c) of this section for the taxable year in which the health care 31
practitioner served without compensation as a ph ysician assistant preceptor in a 32
preceptorship program approved by the Department and worked: 33

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(i) a minimum of three rotations, each consisting of at least 100 1
hours of community–based clinical training in family medicine, general internal medicine, 2
or general pediatrics; and 3

(ii) in an area of the State identified as having a health care 4
workforce shortage by the Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce 5
Development Board. 6

(e) On or before [January 31] MARCH 1 each taxable year, the Department shall: 7

(1) report to the Comptroller on the tax credit certificates issued under this 8
section during the prior taxable year; and 9

(2) report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 10
Government Article, on the utilization of the credit established under this section. 11

Article – Transportation 12

2–606. 13

(a) The Governor shall appoint a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to 14
provide guidance to State agencies concerning: 15

(1) Funding of bicycle and pedestrian related programs; 16

(2) Public education and awareness of bicycling and pedestrian related 17
activities; 18

(3) Public education and awareness of bicycling and pedestrian safety; and 19

(4) Any other issue directly related to bicycling and pedestrians. 20

(b) The Committee shall consist of the following: 21

(1) One representative each from: 22

(i) The Department of Transportation; 23

(ii) The Department of Natural Resources; 24

(iii) [The State Department of Education; 25

(iv)] The Department of State Police; 26

[(v)] (IV) The Department of Commerce; 27

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[(vi)] (V) The Maryland Department of Health; 1

[(vii)] (VI) The Department of Planning; 2

[(viii)] (VII) The Department of Disabilities; and 3

[(ix)] (VIII) The Maryland –National Capital Park and Planning 4
Commission; 5

(2) One citizen member from each of the following areas: 6

(i) The Eastern Shore; 7

(ii) Western Maryland; and 8

(iii) Southern Maryland; 9

(3) Two citizen members from each of the following areas: 10

(i) The Baltimore metropolitan area; and 11

(ii) The Washington metropolitan area; and 12

(4) Up to six citizen members selected to represent the interests of 13
bicyclists, pedestrians, and the disabled community to include: 14

(i) A representative of individuals who are visually impaired; and 15

(ii) A representative of individuals who are mobility impaired. 16

Chapter 2 of the Acts of the Special Session of 2007 17

[SECTION 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 18

(a) The Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI) Adjustment es tablished in § 19
5–202(f) of the Education Article shall be updated every 3 years beginning September 2009 20
using the most current data available and the same methodology set forth in the report 21
entitled “Adjusting for Geographic Differences in the Cost of Ed ucation provision in 22
Maryland (December 31, 2003).” 23

(b) The State Department of Education shall: 24

(1) submit the proposed updated GCEI Adjustment to the Governor and 25
the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2 –1246 of the State Government Article, by 26
September 1 of the year in which it is updated; and 27

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(2) recommend legislation in the first legislative session following 1
submission of the updated GCEI Adjustment that codifies the adjustment and requires that 2
the GCEI adjustment be used to adjust State aid in the fiscal year that begins on July 1 of 3
that year.] 4

SECTION 8. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 10 –201(c) 5
through (h) of Article – Criminal Procedure of the Annotated Code of Maryland be 6
renumbered to be Section(s) 10–201(b) through (g), respectively. 7

SECTION 9. 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 5 –706(m) 8
through (u) of Article – Family Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to 9
be Section(s) 5–706(l) through (t), respectively. 10

SECTION 10. 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 11

(a) The terms of the members of the Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board 12
appointed by the Governor under § 3–203(a)(3) of the Economic Development Article shall 13
expire as follows: 14

(1) the terms of the five longest –serving appointed members serving on 15
June 30, 2027, shall terminate on that date; 16

(2) the terms of the five longest –serving appointed members serving on 17
June 30, 2028, shall terminate on that date; and 18

(3) the terms of the six longest –serving appointed members servin g on 19
June 30, 2029, shall terminate on that date. 20

(b) If there are more members of the Board whose length of service would qualify 21
that member for the termination of the member’s term under subsection (a) of this section, 22
the members whose terms are subj ect to termination shall be selected by randomized 23
lottery from all those who qualify and the term of the members selected in the lottery shall 24
terminate on the date listed under subsection (a) of this section. 25

SECTION 11. 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
July 1, 2026. 27