Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB95 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	sb0095
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7	7	SENATE BILL 95
8	8	L1, F1 3lr0921
9	9	SB 65/20 – EHE (PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Senator Ellis
11	11	Requested: November 18, 2022
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2023
13	13	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes 2
20	20	to Public Schools 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post in 4
23	23	a certain manner a certain report that identifies pathways that certain public school 5
24	24	students may use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain 6
25	25	circumstances; requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain 7
26	26	report and construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe 8
27	27	alternative routes for certain public school students under certain circumstances; 9
28	28	requiring the governing body of a county to develop a certain plan with a certain 10
29	29	governmental entity or person and take certain efforts to execute a certain plan 11
30	30	under certain circumstances; and generally relating to safe alternative routes to 12
31	31	public schools. 13
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
34	34	Article – Education 15
35	35	Section 7–801(b)(1) 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2022 Replacement Volume) 18
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39	39	BY adding to 19
40	40	Article – Education 20
41	41	Section 7–801(e) 21
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
43	43	(2022 Replacement Volume) 23
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45	45	BY adding to 24
46	46	Article – Local Government 25
47	47	Section 12–506.1 26
48	48	Annotated Code of Maryland 27 2 SENATE BILL 95
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51	51	(2013 Volume and 2022 Supplement) 1
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53	53	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
54	54	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
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56	56	Article – Education 4
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58	58	7–801. 5
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60	60	(b) (1) At its own expense, a county governing body may provide 6
61	61	transportation for public school students in addition to the transportation provided by the 7
62	62	State. 8
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64	64	(E) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “SAFE ALTERNATIVE ROU TE” INCLUDES: 9
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66	66	(I) A ROAD WITH SIDEWALKS AND, AT INTERSECTIONS , 10
67	67	CROSSWALKS ; 11
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69	69	(II) A FOOT PATH; AND 12
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71	71	(III) A BIKE PATH. 13
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73	73	(2) EACH YEAR, A COUNTY BOARD SHALL PREPARE A REPORT THA T 14
74	74	IDENTIFIES: 15
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76	76	(I) FOR EACH PUBLIC SCHOO L IN THE COUNTY , THOSE AREAS 16
77	77	OF THE COUNTY WHERE A STUDENT WHO IS REG ULARLY ASSIGNED TO T HE SCHOOL 17
78	78	WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION SER VICES BASED ON THE D ISTANCE 18
79	79	BETWEEN A RESIDENCE AND THE SCHOOL ; AND 19
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81	81	(II) PATHWAYS THAT A STUDE NT RESIDING IN AN AR EA 20
82	82	IDENTIFIED UNDER ITE M (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y USE TO TRAVEL BETW EEN 21
83	83	THE STUDENT ’S RESIDENCE AND REGU LARLY ASSIGNE D SCHOOL USING ONLY A 22
84	84	SAFE ALTERNATIVE ROU TE OR A CONTIGUOUS S ERIES OF SAFE ALTERN ATIVE 23
85	85	ROUTES. 24
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87	87	(3) THE COUNTY BOARD SHAL L POST TO THE COUNTY ’S WEBSITE 25
88	88	EACH REPORT PREPARED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 26
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90	90	Article – Local Government 27
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92	92	12–506.1. 28
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94	94	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ALL COUNTIES . 29 SENATE BILL 95 3
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98	98	(B) IN THIS SECTION , “SAFE ALTERNATIVE ROU TE” HAS THE MEANING 1
99	99	STATED IN § 7–801(E)(1) OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 2
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101	101	(C) EACH YEAR, THE GOVERNING BODY O F A COUNTY SHALL : 3
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103	103	(1) REVIEW THE REPORT RE QUIRED UNDER § 7–801(E)(2) OF THE 4
104	104	EDUCATION ARTICLE; AND 5
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106	106	(2) CONSTRUCT ANY SIDEWA LKS AND CROSSWALKS N ECESSARY TO 6
107	107	CREATE SAFE ALTERNAT IVE ROUTES FOR STUDE NTS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT. 7
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109	109	(D) IF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY MUST ALT ER A ROAD THAT IS 8
110	110	NOT SUBJECT TO T HE JURISDICTION OF T HE COUNTY IN ORDER T O MEET THE 9
111	111	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, THE GOVERNING BODY S HALL: 10
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113	113	(1) DEVELOP A PLAN WITH THE GOVERNMENTAL ENT ITY OR PERSON 11
114	114	THAT HAS CONTROL OF THE ROAD; AND 12
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116	116	(2) TAKE REASONABLE EFFO RTS TO EXECUTE THE P LAN IN AN 13
117	117	EXPEDITIOUS MANNER . 14
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119	119	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 15
120	120	1, 2023. 16