Legislation

Title: State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Sponsored by: Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 159
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Continuing the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists by extending to July 1, 2026, the termination provisions relating to statutory and regulatory authority of the Board; repealing the requirement that the Board submit a certain semiannual report to the Department of Legislative Services; requiring the Board to submit a report on the progress made implementing certain recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2020, and every 6 months thereafter until October 1, 2025: etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0303

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2020 Legislative Date 1/14/2020 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 25
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 25
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/13/2020 Legislative Date 2/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 27
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action Referred Health and Government Operations Proceedings 28
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 49B
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53C
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 159 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/14/2020	1/14/2020	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Senate	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Favorable Adopted	25
Senate	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Second Reading Passed	25
			Text - Third - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation
Senate	2/13/2020	2/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	27
House	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	Referred Health and Government Operations	28
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations
House	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48
House	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	49B
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Returned Passed	53C
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 159
			Text - Chapter - State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation

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