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Maryland House Bill HB1237

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107 HOUSE BILL 1237
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1310 By: Delegates Miller, Arentz, Buckel, Chisholm, Grammer, Griffith, Hornberger,
14-Kipke, McComas, Rose, and Stonko Stonko, Atterbeary, Attar, Ebersole,
15-Fair, Feldmark, Grossman, Hartman, Henson, R. Long, Mireku–North,
16-Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Roberts, Vogel, Wells, Wilkins, Wims, Wu, and
17-Young
11+Kipke, McComas, Rose, and Stonko
1812 Introduced and read first time: February 8, 2024
1913 Assigned to: Ways and Means
20-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
21-House action: Adopted
22-Read second time: March 5, 2024
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24-CHAPTER ______
15+A BILL ENTITLED
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2617 AN ACT concerning 1
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2819 State Department of Education – Task Force to Study the Maryland Online IEP 2
29-Special Education System 3
20+System 3
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31-FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Online IEP Special 4
32-Education System; and generally relating to the Task Force to Study the Maryland 5
33-Online IEP Special Education System. 6
22+FOR the purpose of establishing the Task Force to Study the Maryland Online IEP System; 4
23+and generally relating to the Task Force to Study the Maryland Online IEP System. 5
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35- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 7
36-That: 8
25+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
26+That: 7
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38- (a) (1) In this section, “system” means the Maryland Online IEP Special 9
39-Education System. 10
28+ (a) In this section, “system” means the Maryland Online IEP System. 8
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41- (2) “System” includes: 11
30+ (b) There is a Task Force to Study the Maryland Online IEP System. 9
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43- (i) the Maryland Online Individualized Education Program; and 12
32+ (c) The Task Force consists of: 10
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45- (ii) the Maryland Online Individualized Family Service Plan. 13
34+ (1) the Assistant State Superintendent of Early Intervention and Special 11
35+Education Services, or the Assistant State Superintendent’s designee; 12
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47- (b) There is a Task Force to Study the Maryland Online IEP Special Education 14
48-System. 15 2 HOUSE BILL 1237
37+ (2) the Chief Information Officer of the Office of Information Technology in 13
38+the State Department of Education, or the Chief Information Officer’s designee; and 14
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40+ (3) the following members, appointed by the State Superintendent of 15
41+Schools: 16
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43+ (i) three general education public school teachers, representing an 17
44+urban, a suburban, and a rural local school system; 18
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46+ (ii) three special education public school teachers, representing a 19
47+large, medium, and small local school system; 20
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51+ (iii) one representative of the Maryland State Educators Association; 1
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52- (c) The Task Force consists of: 1
53+ (iv) one representative of a special education advocacy organization; 2
54+and 3
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54- (1) the Assistant State Superintendent of Early Intervention and Special 2
55-Education Services, or the Assistant State Superintendent’s designee; 3
56+ (v) two parents of students enrolled in a public school that have an 4
57+individualized education program. 5
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57- (2) the Chief Information Officer of the Office of Information Technology in 4
58-the State Department of Education, or the Chief Information Officer’s designee; and 5
59+ (d) The State Superintendent shall designate the chair of the Task Force. 6
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60- (3) the following members, appointed by the State Superintendent of 6
61-Schools: 7
61+ (e) The State Department of Education shall provide staff for the Task Force. 7
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63- (i) three general education public school teachers, representing an 8
64-urban, a suburban, and a rural local school system; 9
63+ (f) A member of the Task Force: 8
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66- (ii) three special education public school teachers, representing a 10
67-large, medium, and small local school system; 11
65+ (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 9
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69- (iii) three experienced Individualized Family Service Plan 12
70-coordinators; 13
67+ (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 10
68+Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 11
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72- (iii) (iv) one representative of the Maryland State Educators 14
73-Education Association; 15
70+ (g) The Task Force shall: 12
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75- (iv) (v) one representative of a special education advocacy 16
76-organization; and 17
72+ (1) study the effectiveness, functionality, and usability of the Maryland 13
73+Online IEP System; 14
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78- (v) (vi) two parents of students enrolled in a public school that 18
79-have an individualized education program. 19
75+ (2) determine the availability of other platforms and how other platforms 15
76+compare to the current system in terms of effectiveness, functionality, usability, and cost; 16
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81- (d) The State Superintendent shall designate the chair of the Task Force. 20
78+ (3) evaluate the costs of maintaining or upgrading the current system or 17
79+purchasing or leasing another platform; and 18
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83- (e) The State Department of Education shall provide staff for the Task Force. 21
81+ (4) make recommendations to maintain and upgrade the system or replace 19
82+the system with another platform as determined by the Task Force. 20
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85- (f) A member of the Task Force: 22
84+ (h) On or before June 1, 2025, the Task Force shall report its findings and 21
85+recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 22
86+Government Article, the General Assembly. 23
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87- (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 23
88-
89- (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 24
90-Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 25
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92- (g) The Task Force shall: 26
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94- (1) study the effectiveness, functionality, and usability of the Maryland 27
95-Online IEP System Individualized Education Program and the Maryland Online 28
96-Individualized Family Service Plan; 29
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100- (2) determine the availability of other platforms and how other platforms 1
101-compare to the current system in terms of effectiveness, functionality, usability, and cost; 2
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103- (3) evaluate the costs of maintaining or upgrading the current system or 3
104-purchasing or leasing another platform; and 4
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106- (4) make recommendations to maintain and upgrade the system or replace 5
107-the system with another platform as determined by the Task Force. 6
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109- (h) On or before June 1, 2025, the Task Force shall report its findings and 7
110-recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 8
111-Government Article, the General Assembly. 9
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113- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10
114-1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2025, this 11
115-Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 12
116-further force and effect. 13
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120-Approved:
121-________________________________________________________________________________
122- Governor.
123-________________________________________________________________________________
124- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
125-________________________________________________________________________________
126- President of the Senate.
88+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
89+1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2025, this 25
90+Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 26
91+further force and effect. 27