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