2012 Regular Session
Teachers
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 58
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Glenn
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Third Degree Sexual Offense - Person in Position of Authority
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Maryland School for the Deaf Exemption
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
- Entitled
- Education - Retiree Health Savings - Maintenance of Effort
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mitchell
- Entitled
- Baltimore City Public School System - Governance
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Frederick County Delegation
- Entitled
- Frederick County Board of Education - Membership and Employment
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Walker, Vaughn, Pendergrass, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Luedtke
- Entitled
- Tobacco-Free Schools Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Impallaria, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, DeBoy, Elliott, Glass, James, McComas, McDonough, Minnick, Norman, and O'Donnell
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalties
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Mitchell, Branch, George, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, Ross, Walker, Cardin, Howard, A. Miller, and Stukes
- Entitled
- Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Scholars
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Serafini, Bates, Dwyer, Eckardt, Haddaway-Riccio, McComas, Ready, Schulz, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - New Hires - Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Serafini, Afzali, Aumann, Eckardt, Elliott, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, McComas, Norman, Ready, Schulz, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - Cash Balance Plan
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel, McDermott, Cluster, McComas, and Serafini
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Local Employer Contributions - Educators and Educational Staff
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Sexual Offender Advisory Board)
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Sex Offenders - Statutory Sex Offense
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Griffith, Bohanan, Clagett, Haynes, Proctor, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, and Zucker
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Members Between Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Contribution Rates and Reinvestment of Savings - Technical Clarifications
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Serafini
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hubbard
- Entitled
- Education - Public School Construction Funding and Children's Indoor Environmental Health
- Committee
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House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Frush, Hixson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Frick, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, McHale, A. Miller, Reznik, Rosenberg, Stukes, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Washington
- Entitled
- Higher Education Workforce Equity Act
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDermott, Afzali, Aumann, Boteler, DeBoy, Kach, McDonough, and B. Robinson
- Entitled
- Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Baltimore County Delegation
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Public School Employees - Collective Bargaining Units
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Afzali, Bates, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Frick, George, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Howard, Jameson, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, Love, McDermott, McDonough, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, B. Robinson, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Washington
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability and Criminal Penalty
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dumais, Clippinger, A. Kelly, Lee, Simmons, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Carter, Arora, Barkley, Carr, Cullison, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, K. Kelly, W. Miller, Reznik, B. Robinson, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Summers, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Dating Violence - Kristen Marie Mitchell Law
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Hucker
- Entitled
- Public School Teachers and Administrators - Appeals and Layoffs - Rights and Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ivey and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Public Charter Schools - Chartering Authorities, Application Requirements, and Funding
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ivey
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study the Improvement of Maryland Public Charter Schools
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Busch, Kaiser, Branch, Conway, Cullison, Gilchrist, Haddaway-Riccio, Kach, Luedtke, McComas, McHale, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Stukes, Waldstreicher, Zucker, Cardin, Fisher, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, A. Miller, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, Serafini, Summers, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Education - Core Content Areas - Accountability Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Dumais, and Kaiser
- Entitled
- Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - Training of School Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary and Ways and Means
HB 1408
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bates, Cluster, Dwyer, Frank, Glass, Impallaria, Jacobs, McConkey, McDonough, Myers, Otto, Ready, Smigiel, and Weir
- Entitled
- Education - Religious Bills of Rights - Individuals Connected to Public Schools
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 63
Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Kelley, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Stone, Young, Brochin, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Jones-Rodwell
- Entitled
- Child Abuse and Neglect - Notice and Reporting Requirements, Disclosure, and Task Force
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs, Currie, Glassman, McFadden, Reilly, Stone, and Young
- Entitled
- Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
SB 157
Status as of February 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Jones-Rodwell, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Baltimore City - Age for Compulsory Public School Attendance - Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)
- Entitled
- Education - Retiree Health Savings - Maintenance of Effort
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment of Retirees - Maryland School for the Deaf Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller, Kittleman, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Education - Core Content Areas - Accountability Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Young
- Entitled
- Frederick County Board of Education - Membership and Employment
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Ferguson
- Entitled
- Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Teacher Scholars
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Colburn
- Entitled
- Optional Retirement Program - State Employees and Teachers - Participation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Edwards, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, King, Manno, McFadden, and Peters
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit - Teachers at the Maryland School for the Blind and the Maryland School for the Deaf
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Contribution Rates and Reinvestment of Savings - Technical Clarifications
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 613
Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Benson, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jacobs, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Reilly, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Child Sexual Abuse Reporting - Training of School Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
SB 625
Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Tobacco-Free Schools Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand, Raskin, and Young
- Entitled
- Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Civil Penalty and Child Abuse Prevention Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Sexual Offender Advisory Board)
- Entitled
- Criminal Law - Sex Offenders - Statutory Sex Offense
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Brinkley
- Entitled
- Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Local Employer Contributions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Baltimore County - Public School Employees - Collective Bargaining Units
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Stone, and Young
- Entitled
- Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Tenured Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Graduate Student Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 863
Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Manno, Colburn, and Montgomery
- Entitled
- Public Schools - Dating Violence - Kristen Marie Mitchell Law
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Ferguson
- Entitled
- Public School Teachers and Administrators - Appeals and Layoffs - Rights and Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Ferguson
- Entitled
- Education - Preschool for All - Establishment and Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension System - Transfer of Members Between Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell
- Entitled
- Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors - Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brinkley
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - New Hires - Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Brinkley
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - Cash Balance Plan
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SJ 7
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones-Rodwell
- Entitled
- International Education and Foreign Exchange Programs - Support
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
