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Maryland House Bill HB679 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		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0679
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 679
11	8		C3, K3 4lr2274
12		-	CF ~~SB 713~~
	9	+	CF 4lr2382
13	10		By: Delegate Jackson
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
15	12		Assigned to: Economic Matters
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 26, 2024
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Security Systems Technicians – Applicants – Authority to Practice 2
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26	20		FOR the purpose of providing that an applicant for registration to provide security systems 3
27	21		services may provide security systems services and have access to certain 4
28	22		information under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the provision of 5
29	23		security systems services. 6
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31	25		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
32	26		Article – Business Occupations and Professions 8
33	27		Section 18–3A–01 9
34	28		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
35	29		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
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37	31		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
38	32		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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40	34		Article – Business Occupations and Professions 14
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42	36		18–3A–01. 15
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44	38		Except as otherwise provided in this title: 16
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46	40		(1) an individual may not personally provide security systems services 17
47	41		unless: 18
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 679
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	43	+	(I) the individual is registered as a security systems technician; OR 19
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	45	+	(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION 20
	46	+	FOR REGISTRATION UNDER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 21
	47	+	APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 22 2 HOUSE BILL 679
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51		-	(I) the individual is registered as a security systems technician; OR 1
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53		-	(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION 2
54		-	FOR REGISTRATION UNDER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 3
55		-	APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 4
	51	+	2. THE INDIVIDUAL’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 1
	52	+	REJECTED; 2
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57		-	2~~. THE INDIVIDUAL’S APPLICATION HAS~~ NOT ~~BEEN 5~~
58		-	~~REJECTED; 6~~
	54	+	(2) a person licensed under this title may not employ or contract with an 3
	55	+	individual with access to circumventional information unless: 4
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60		-	(2) a person licensed under this title may not employ or contract with an 7
61		-	individual with access to circumventional information unless: 8
	57	+	(I) the individual is registered as required under this subtitle; OR 5
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63		-	(I) the individual is registered as required under this subtitle; OR 9
	59	+	(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICA TION 6
	60	+	FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 7
	61	+	APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 8
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65		-	(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION 10
66		-	FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 11
67		-	APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 12
	63	+	2. THE INDIVIDUAL’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 9
	64	+	REJECTED; 10
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69		-	2. THE INDIVIDUAL’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 13
70		-	REJECTED; 14
	66	+	(3) neither a licensee nor a registrant may provide access to 11
	67	+	circumventional information to an individual who [is not registered under this subtitle] 12
	68	+	DOES NOT SATIS FY THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER ITEM (2)(I) OR (II) OF THIS SECTION; 13
	69	+	and 14
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72		-	(3) neither a licensee nor a registrant may provide access to 15
73		-	circumventional information to an individual who [is not registered under this subtitle] 16
74		-	DOES NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER I TEM (2)(I) OR (II) OF THIS SECTION; 17
75		-	and 18
	71	+	(4) an employee of a person licensed under this title may not obtain access 15
	72	+	to circumventional information unless: 16
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77		-	(4) an ~~employee of a person licensed under this title may not obtain~~ access 19
78		-	to circumventional information ~~unless:~~ 20
	74	+	(I) the employee is registered as an individual with access to 17
	75	+	circumventional information; OR 18
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80		-	(I) the employee is registered as an individual with access to 21
81		-	circumventional information; OR 22
	77	+	(II) 1. THE EMPLOYEE HAS SUBMITTED AN APP LICATION 19
	78	+	FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 20
	79	+	APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 21
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83		-	(II) 1. THE EMPLOYEE HAS SUBMITTED AN APP LICATION 23
84		-	FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 24
85		-	APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 25
	81	+	2. THE EMPLOYEE’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 22
	82	+	REJECTED. 23
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87		-	2. THE EMPLOYEE’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 26
88		-	REJECTED. 27
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90		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28
91		-	October 1, 2024. 29
	84	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
	85	+	October 1, 2024. 25