Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1001 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	hb1001
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1001
8	8	C4, K3 3lr2367
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10	10	By: Delegate Bridges
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Economic Matters
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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	Baltimore City – Workforce Development Automobile Insurance Subsidy 2
19	19	Program 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Workforce Development Automobile 4
22	22	Insurance Subsidy Program within the Division of Workforce Development and 5
23	23	Adult Learning to provide subsidies for private passenger automobile insurance to 6
24	24	eligible graduates; and generally relating to the Baltimore City Workforce 7
25	25	Development Automobile Insurance Subsidy Program. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Labor and Employment 10
29	29	Section 11–607 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – Labor and Employment 16
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38	38	11–607. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWIN G WORDS HAVE THE MEA NINGS 18
41	41	INDICATED. 19
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43	43	(2) “ELIGIBLE GRADUATE ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MEETS THE 20
44	44	REQUIREMENTS FOR PAR TICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER 21
45	45	SUBSECTION (D)(2) OF THIS SECTION. 22
46	46	2 HOUSE BILL 1001
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49	49	(3) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE BALTIMORE CITY WORKFORCE 1
50	50	DEVELOPMENT AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE SUBSIDY PROGRAM. 2
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52	52	(B) (1) THERE IS A BALTIMORE CITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 3
53	53	AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE SUBSIDY PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION. 4
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55	55	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIES FO R 5
56	56	PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE S IN 6
57	57	ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 7
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59	59	(C) THE DIVISION SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. 8
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61	61	(D) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE A PRIVATE PASSENGER 9
62	62	AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PREMIUM SUBSIDY TO ELIGIBLE GRADUATE S IN AN 10
63	63	AMOUNT OF $150 PER MONTH. 11
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65	65	(2) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TH E PROGRAM, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST : 12
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67	67	(I) RESIDE IN BALTIMORE CITY; 13
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69	69	(II) HAVE GRADUATED FROM A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT: 14
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71	71	1. IS LOCATED IN BALTIMORE CITY; 15
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73	73	2. DEMONSTRATES AN ABIL ITY TO PROVIDE 16
74	74	VOCATIONAL TRAINING ON AN ONGOING BASIS ; AND 17
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76	76	3. IS REGISTERED OR LIC ENSED IN THE STATE TO 18
77	77	PROVIDE VOCATIONAL T RAINING; 19
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79	79	(III) HAVE A VALID STATE DRIVER’S LICENSE AT THE TIM E OF 20
80	80	APPLICATION; 21
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82	82	(IV) BE AT LEAST 19 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF APPLI CATION; 22
83	83	AND 23
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85	85	(V) CARRY OR SEEK TO CAR RY PRIVATE PASSENGER 24
86	86	AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FROM AN INSURER LICENSED TO ISSUE MO TOR VEHICLE 25
87	87	INSURANCE IN THE STATE. 26
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89	89	(3) THE DIVISION MAY ARRANGE FOR SUBSIDY PAYMENTS UNDER 27
90	90	THE PROGRAM TO BE REMITTED DIREC TLY TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURERS. 28
91	91	HOUSE BILL 1001 3
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94	94	(4) IF AN ELIGIBLE GRADUATE AWARDED A SUBSIDY UNDER THE 1
95	95	PROGRAM WISHES TO CON TINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, THE ELIGIBLE 2
96	96	GRADUATE MUST APPLY TO PARTIC IPATE IN THE PROGRAM EACH FISCAL YEAR. 3
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98	98	(E) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 4
99	99	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF 5
100	100	$5,000,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 6
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102	102	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTA BLISH: 7
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104	104	(1) APPLICATION PROCEDURES ; 8
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106	106	(2) CRITERIA FOR SETTING PRIORITIES F OR APPLICATIONS UNDER 9
107	107	THE PROGRAM; 10
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109	109	(3) PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING SUBSIDI ES UNDER THE PROGRAM; 11
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111	111	(4) PROCEDURES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSIDIES TO ELIG IBLE 12
112	112	GRADUATES OR MOTOR VEHICLE INSURERS, AS APPROPRIATE ; AND 13
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114	114	(5) ANY OTHER PRO CEDURES OR CRITERIA NECESSARY TO CARRY 14
115	115	OUT THIS SECTION . 15
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117	117	(G) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2025, THE 16
118	118	DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 17
119	119	2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT 18
120	120	THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE MOST RECENT CLOSED FISCAL YEAR : 19
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122	122	(1) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO APPL IED FOR SUBSIDIES 20
123	123	UNDER THE PROGRAM; 21
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125	125	(2) THE NUMBER OF SUBSID IES AWARDED; 22
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127	127	(3) THE FUNDS REMAINING; AND 23
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129	129	(4) THE TRAINING PROGRAMS DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION 24
130	130	(D)(2)(II) OF THIS SECTION ATTENDED BY APPLICAN TS FOR THE PROGRAM. 25
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132	132	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
133	133	October 1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 6 years and, at the end of September 27
134	134	30, 2029, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 28
135	135	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 29