Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB765 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0765
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7	7	SENATE BILL 765
8	8	E2, E4 2lr2929
9	9	SB 636/11 – JPR CF 2lr2979
10	10	By: Senator Sydnor
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Probation – Probation Work Readiness Pilot Program 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Probation Work Readiness Pilot Program to provide 3
21	21	dedicated services for individuals placed on probation to obtain and retain 4
22	22	employment; and generally relating to the Probation Work Readiness Pilot Program. 5
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24	24	BY adding to 6
25	25	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 7
26	26	Section 3–2301 and 3–2302 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 23. Probation Work 8
27	27	Readiness Pilot Program” 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
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31	31	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
32	32	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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34	34	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 14
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36	36	SUBTITLE 23. PROBATION WORK READINESS PILOT PROGRAM. 15
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38	38	3–2301. 16
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40	40	THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES ONLY: 17
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42	42	(1) IN A COUNTY IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 18
43	43	AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES HAS ESTABLISHED A PROBATION WORK READINESS 19
44	44	PILOT PROGRAM UNDER § 3–2302 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; AND 20
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46	46	(2) TO THE EXTENT THAT FU NDS ARE PROVIDED IN AN ANNUAL 21
47	47	STATE BUDGET FOR A PROBATION WORK READINESS PILOT PROGRAM. 22 2 SENATE BILL 765
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51	51	3–2302. 1
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53	53	(A) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 2
54	54	SHALL ESTABLISH A PROBATION WORK READINESS PILOT PROGRAM IN AT LEAST 3
55	55	TWO COUNTIES IN THE STATE. 4
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57	57	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE DEDICATED SERVICES 5
58	58	FOR INDIVIDUALS PLAC ED ON PROBATION TO O BTAIN AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT . 6
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60	60	(C) THE PROGRAM SHALL : 7
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62	62	(1) PROVIDE DEDICATED SER VICES FOR INDIVIDUAL S PLACED ON 8
63	63	PROBATION TO OBTAIN AND RETAIN EMPLOYMEN T; 9
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65	65	(2) SPECIALIZE IN THE EMP LOYMENT NEEDS OF IND IVIDUALS ON 10
66	66	PROBATION; 11
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68	68	(3) ACTIVELY RECRUIT EMPL OYERS WHO ARE REC EPTIVE TO 12
69	69	EMPLOYING INDIVIDUAL S ON PROBATION ; 13
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71	71	(4) PROVIDE JOB TRAINING TO PARTICIPANTS BASE D ON IDENTIFIED 14
72	72	NEEDS; AND 15
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74	74	(5) IMPLEMENT A DATA MANA GEMENT SYSTEM TO PRO VIDE 16
75	75	DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE OUTCOMES OF P ARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM. 17
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77	77	(D) THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT 18
78	78	OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHALL DEVELO P GUIDELINES 19
79	79	FOR THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: 20
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81	81	(1) CRITERIA FOR THE SELE CTION OF PROVIDERS O F EMPLOYMENT 21
82	82	SERVICES UNDER THE PROGRAM; 22
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84	84	(2) CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF PAR TICIPANTS IN THE 23
85	85	PROGRAM; 24
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87	87	(3) LIMITS ON THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN T HE 25
88	88	PROGRAM; 26
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90	90	(4) STIPENDS PAID TO PA RTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM, WHICH 27
91	91	SHALL BE AT A MINIMU M EQUAL TO THE LIVIN G WAGE, AS DEFINED IN § 18–103 OF 28
92	92	THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE; AND 29 SENATE BILL 765 3
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96	96	(5) PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE PROGRAM. 1
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98	98	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before October 1, 2023, 2
99	99	and October 1, 2024, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall 3
100	100	submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 4
101	101	Government Article, that evaluates the Probation Work Readiness Pilot Program 5
102	102	established by this Act. 6
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104	104	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
105	105	1, 2022. Section 1 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of 8
106	106	June 30, 2024, Section 1 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 9
107	107	Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 10
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