Legislation

Title: Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions
Sponsored by: Delegates Ivey and Charles
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing a prerequisite that a certain public school employee shall exhaust administrative remedies before instituting a certain civil action; authorizing a public school employee who is subject to a certain personnel action to file an administrative complaint with a public school employer; requiring a public school employer to provide an administrative remedial process; requiring certain public school employees to give prior notice to the local superintendent of schools about instituting a civil action; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1254 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2022 Legislative Date 1/21/2022 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2022 Legislative Date 1/27/2022 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/21/2022 Legislative Date 2/21/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2022 Legislative Date 2/22/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {903428/1 Adopted Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2022 Legislative Date 2/22/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2022 Legislative Date 2/24/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/25/2022 Legislative Date 2/20/2022 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2022 Legislative Date 3/22/2022 Action Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2022 Legislative Date 3/23/2022 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2022 Legislative Date 3/23/2022 Action Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 4/07/2022 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Favorable Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hough) Adopted Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 66AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 66AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (36-11) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/31/2022 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/29/2022 Legislative Date 5/29/2022 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/21/2022	1/21/2022	First Reading Ways and Means
House	1/27/2022	1/27/2022	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/21/2022	2/21/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	2/22/2022	2/22/2022	Favorable with Amendments {903428/1 Adopted	15 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/22/2022	2/22/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	15 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions
House	2/24/2022	2/24/2022	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	17 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/25/2022	2/20/2022	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2022	3/22/2022	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/23/2022	3/23/2022	Hearing canceled
Senate	3/23/2022	3/23/2022	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	4/07/2022	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Favorable	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hough) Adopted	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Favorable Adopted	66AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Second Reading Passed	66AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Third Reading Passed (36-11)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2022	3/31/2022	Returned Passed	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/29/2022	5/29/2022	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576
			Text - Chapter - Public School Employees – Whistleblower Protections – Civil Actions

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