Legislation

Title: Primary and Secondary Education - School Safety and Student Well-Being - Examination of Policies and Funding
Sponsored by: Senator Hester
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety, the State Department of Education, and the Interagency Commission on School Construction by July 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, to review and promulgate guidelines on the state of physical security in schools; altering the amount and uses of annual funding relating to school safety; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $20,000,000 to the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0938 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/01/2024 Legislative Date 2/01/2024 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Primary and Secondary Education - School Safety and Student Well-Being - Examination of Policies and Funding Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/08/2024 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/01/2024	2/01/2024	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Primary and Secondary Education - School Safety and Student Well-Being - Examination of Policies and Funding
Senate	2/08/2024	2/08/2024	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)

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