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HOUSE BILL 821
F3 (4lr1099)
ENROLLED BILL
— Ways and Means/Education, Energy, and the Environment —
Introduced by Prince George’s County Delegation
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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Speaker.
CHAPTER ______
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
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BY adding to 1
Article – Education 2
Section 7–452 3
Annotated Code of Maryland 4
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 5
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
Article – Education 8
7–452. 9
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 10
INDICATED. 11
(2) “NETWORK” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST 12
NETWORK. 13
(3) “PLAN” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN. 14
(4) “TEMPLATE” MEANS THE TEMPLATE D EVELOPED BY THE PRINCE 15
GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION USED BY A STUDENT SUPPORT 16
SPECIALIST NETWORK. 17
(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 18
(C) THERE IS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST NETWORK IN EACH PUBLI C 19
HIGH SCHOOL IN THE C OUNTY. 20
(D) EACH NETWORK SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S, IF 21
APPLICABLE: 22
(1) THE VICE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL; 23
(2) PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL –BASED COUNSELORS ; 24
(3) SCHOOL–BASED PSYCHOLOGISTS ; 25
(4) SCHOOL–BASED NURSES ; 26
(5) LICENSED CLINICAL SOC IAL WORKERS; 27
(6) CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE TEACHERS; 28
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(7) CAREER COACHES ; 1
(8) COMMUNITY SCHOOL COOR DINATORS; 2
(9) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFIC ERS; AND 3
(10) SCHOOL SECURITY EMPLO YEES. 4
(E) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE PRINCE 5
GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVEL OP, APPROVE, AND 6
DISSEMINATE A TEMPLA TE FOR A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN TO 7
BE USED BY EACH NETWORK. 8
(2) THE TEMPLATE FOR A PL AN DEVELOPED UNDER T HIS 9
SUBSECTION SHALL INC LUDE METRICS TO MEASURE AN D CONCRETE STEPS TO 10
ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN: 11
(I) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT S WHO HAVE ACCESS TO 12
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTA L HEALTH SUPPORTS ; 13
(II) THE RATIO OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK ERS, 14
LICENSED PROFESSIONA L COUNSELORS , CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE 15
TEACHERS, AND CLINICAL THERAPI STS TO STUDENTS ; 16
(III) REFERRALS OF STUDENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH SER VICES, 17
NURSES, CAREER COUNSELING , AND FOOD PANTRIES ; 18
(IV) COMMUNITY SCHOOL ASSE SSMENT RESULTS ; 19
(V) THE USE OF RESTORATIV E APPROACHES IN ADDRESSING 20
STUDENT MISCONDUCT ; 21
(VI) THE USE OF TRAUMA –INFORMED APPROACHES TO A 22
STUDENT IN DISTRESS ; 23
(VII) THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL –BASED ARRESTS ; 24
(VIII) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY REFERRA LS 25
ISSUED; 26
(IX) THE NUMBER OF SUSPENS IONS; 27
(X) REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 28
SERVICES; AND 29 4 HOUSE BILL 821
(XI) THE NUMBER OF EXPULSI ONS FOR NONVIOLENT B EHAVIOR. 1
(3) IN ADDITION TO THE ME TRICS REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) 2
OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE TEMPLATE FOR A P LAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS 3
SUBSECTION SHALL ALSO ADDRE SS: 4
(I) STRENGTHENING SCHOOL CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND 5
COMMUNITY ; 6
(II) FOSTERING COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BET WEEN 7
NETWORKS; 8
(III) ENSURING STUDENTS IN CRISIS ARE SUPPORTED ; 9
(IV) REDUCING OUT –OF–SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS A ND 10
EXPULSIONS; 11
(V) INCREASING ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE OF BEH AVIORAL 12
HEALTH SUPPORTS ; 13
(VI) REDUCING IN –SCHOOL VIOLENCE , GANG–RELATED 14
ACTIVITY, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ; 15
(VII) CULTIVATING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF 16
UNDERSTANDING BETWEE N SCHOOL PERSONNEL , SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI CERS, 17
SECURITY PERSONNEL , AND STUDENTS ; AND 18
(VIII) STRENGTHENING THE NET WORK OF SERVICES FOR 19
STUDENTS AND STAFF W HO ARE IN CRISIS. 20
(F) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION, EACH NETWORK SHALL 21
COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP , COMPLETE, AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN UTILIZING THE 22
APPROVED COUNTY BOAR D TEMPLATE. 23
(G) (1) BEFORE IMPLEMENTING A PLAN IN ACCORDANCE W ITH 24
SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION , EACH NETWORK SHALL SUBMIT THE PLAN TO 25
THE COUNTY BOARD FOR APPROVAL. 26
(2) THE DEADLINE FOR SUBM ISSION SHALL BE DETE RMINED BY THE 27
COUNTY BOARD . 28
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(H) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, AND ON OR BEFORE EAC H JULY 1 1
THEREAFTER , EACH NETWORK SHALL REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE 2
IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E NETWORK’S PLAN TO THE COUNTY BOARD. 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4
1, 2024. 5
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.