Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB887 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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 887
8	8	F1 2lr2781
9	9	CF HB 472
10	10	By: Senator Lee
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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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	Primary and Secondary Education – Title IX – Policies and Procedures 2
19	19	(Hear Our Voices Act of 2022) 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Education to develop policies and 4
22	22	procedures for reporting, administering, investigating, and resolving complaints 5
23	23	related to incidents of sexual misconduct and violations of a certain federal law; 6
24	24	authorizing a person to bring a civil action against a local system that fails to comply 7
25	25	with certain policies and procedures and to recover damages, reasonable costs, and 8
26	26	attorney’s fees; and generally relating to sexual misconduct complaints and Title IX 9
27	27	compliance. 10
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29	29	BY adding to 11
30	30	Article – Education 12
31	31	Section 7–450 13
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
33	33	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
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35	35	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
36	36	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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38	38	Article – Education 18
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40	40	7–450. 19
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42	42	(A) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 2023, THE STATE BOARD, AFTER 20
43	43	CONSULTATION WITH LO CAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS , SHALL DEVELOP POLICI ES AND 21
44	44	PROCEDURES FOR REPOR TING, ADMINISTERING , INVESTIGATING , AND RESOLVING 22
45	45	COMPLAINTS RELATED T O INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND TITLE IX OF 23
46	46	THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972. 24
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 887
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50	50	(B) THE POLICIES AND PROC EDURES DEVELOPED UND ER SUBSECTION (A) 1
51	51	OF THIS SECTION SHAL L REQUIRE: 2
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53	53	(1) THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A DATABASE FOR 3
54	54	ADMINISTRATORS TO UP LOAD SEXUAL MISCOND UCT COMPLAINTS ; AND 4
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56	56	(2) A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO : 5
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58	58	(I) NOTIFY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDEN T WHO 6
59	59	FILES A COMPLAINT RE LATED TO SEXUAL MISC ONDUCT; 7
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61	61	(II) COLLECT DATA ON SEXUA L MISCONDUCT COMPLAI NTS AND 8
62	62	REPORT THE DATA TO T HE DEPARTMENT EACH YEAR ; AND 9
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64	64	(III) INFORM STUDENTS , FACULTY, AND STAFF OF: 10
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66	66	1. WHO SERVES AS THE TITLE IX COORDINATOR FOR 11
67	67	THE SCHOOL; AND 12
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69	69	2. HOW TO FILE A SEXUAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT . 13
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71	71	(C) A PERSON MAY: 14
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73	73	(1) BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A LOCAL SCHO OL SYSTEM THAT 15
74	74	FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICIES AND PRO CEDURES DEVELOPED UN DER THIS 16
75	75	SECTION; AND 17
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77	77	(2) RECOVER DAMAGES , REASONABLE COSTS , AND ATTORNEY ’S 18
78	78	FEES. 19
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80	80	(D) THE STATE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REG ULATIONS TO IMPLEMEN T THIS 20
81	81	SECTION. 21
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83	83	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
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