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HOUSE BILL 821
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CF SB 654
By: Prince George’s County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Student Support – Specialist Networks and Success 2
Action Plans 3
(Student Supports and Success Act) 4
PG 502–24 5
FOR the purpose of establishing a Student Support Specialist Network consisting of certain 6
school–based personnel at each public high school in Prince George’s County; 7
requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education to develop a certain 8
template using certain guidelines; requiring each Student Support Specialist 9
Network in the county to develop, approve, and implement a certain plan subject to 10
review and approval by the Prince George’s County Board of Education ; and 11
generally relating to Student Support Specialist Networks and Student Support 12
Success Action Plans in Prince George’s County. 13
BY adding to 14
Article – Education 15
Section 7–452 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Education 21
7–452. 22
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23
INDICATED. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 821
(2) “NETWORK” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1
NETWORK. 2
(3) “PLAN” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN. 3
(4) “TEMPLATE” MEANS THE TEMPLATE DEVELOPED B Y THE PRINCE 4
GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION USED BY A STUDENT SUPPORT 5
SPECIALIST NETWORK. 6
(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 7
(C) THERE IS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST NETWORK IN EACH PUBLIC 8
HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY. 9
(D) EACH NETWORK SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S, IF 10
APPLICABLE: 11
(1) THE VICE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCH OOL; 12
(2) PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL –BASED COUNSELORS ; 13
(3) SCHOOL–BASED PSYCHOLOGISTS ; 14
(4) SCHOOL–BASED NURSES ; 15
(5) LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK ERS; 16
(6) CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE TEACHERS; 17
(7) CAREER COACHES; 18
(8) COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS ; 19
(9) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ; AND 20
(10) SCHOOL SECURITY EM PLOYEES. 21
(E) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31, 2024, THE PRINCE GEORGE’S 22
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVEL OP, APPROVE, AND DISSEMINATE A 23
TEMPLATE FOR A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN TO BE USED BY EACH 24
NETWORK. 25
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(2) THE TEMPLATE FOR A PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS 1
SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE METRICS TO MEASURE A ND CONCRETE STEPS TO 2
ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN: 3
(I) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT S WHO HAVE ACCESS TO 4
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTA L HEALTH SUPPORTS ; 5
(II) THE RATIO OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK ERS, 6
LICENSED PROFESSIONA L COUNSELORS , CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE 7
TEACHERS, AND CLINICAL THERAPI STS TO STUDENTS ; 8
(III) REFERRALS OF STUDENTS TO MENTA L HEALTH SERVICES , 9
NURSES, CAREER COUNSELING , AND FOOD PANTRIES ; 10
(IV) COMMUNITY SCHOOL ASSE SSMENT RES ULTS; 11
(V) THE USE OF RESTORATIV E APPROACHES IN ADDR ESSING 12
STUDENT MISCONDUCT ; 13
(VI) THE USE OF TRAUMA –INFORMED APPROACHES TO A 14
STUDENT IN DISTRESS ; 15
(VII) THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL –BASED ARRESTS ; 16
(VIII) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY REFERRA LS 17
ISSUED; 18
(IX) THE NUMBER OF SUSPENS IONS; 19
(X) REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 20
SERVICES; AND 21
(XI) THE NUMBER OF EXPULSI ONS FOR NONVIOLENT B EHAVIOR. 22
(3) IN ADDITION TO THE ME TRICS REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) 23
OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE TEMPLATE FOR A PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS 24
SUBSECTION SHALL ALSO ADDRESS: 25
(I) STRENGTHENING SCHOOL CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND 26
COMMUNITY ; 27
(II) FOSTERING COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BET WEEN 28
NETWORKS; 29 4 HOUSE BILL 821
(III) ENSURING STUDENTS IN CRISIS ARE SUPPORTED ; 1
(IV) REDUCING OUT –OF–SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS A ND 2
EXPULSIONS; 3
(V) INCREASING ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE OF BEH AVIORAL 4
HEALTH SUPPORTS ; 5
(VI) REDUCING IN –SCHOOL VIOLENCE , GANG–RELATED 6
ACTIVITY, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ; 7
(VII) CULTIVATING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF 8
UNDERSTANDING BETWEE N SCHOOL PERSONNEL , SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI CERS, 9
SECURITY PERSONNEL , AND STUDENTS ; AND 10
(VIII) STRENGTHENING THE NET WORK OF SERVICES FOR 11
STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO ARE IN CRISIS. 12
(F) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION, EACH NETWORK SHALL 13
COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP, COMPLETE, AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN UTILIZING THE 14
APPROVED COUNTY BOARD TEMPLATE . 15
(G) (1) BEFORE IMPLEMENTING A PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH 16
SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION , EACH NETWORK SHALL SUBMIT THE PLAN TO 17
THE COUNTY BOARD FOR APPROVAL . 18
(2) THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE 19
COUNTY BOARD . 20
(H) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, AND ON OR BEFORE EACH JULY 1 21
THEREAFTER , EACH NETWORK SHALL REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE 22
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NETWORK’S PLAN TO THE COUNTY BOARD . 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
1, 2024. 25