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| 1 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 303 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | - | – 1 – | |
| 4 | - | Chapter 303 | |
| 5 | - | (House Bill 821) | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | - | AN ACT concerning | |
| 3 | + | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 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 | + | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | + | *hb0821* | |
| 8 | 10 | ||
| 9 | - | Prince George’s County – Student Support – Specialist Networks and Success | |
| 10 | - | Action Plans | |
| 11 | - | (Student Supports and Success Act) | |
| 11 | + | HOUSE BILL 821 | |
| 12 | + | F3 (4lr1099) | |
| 13 | + | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | + | — Ways and Means/Education, Energy, and the Environment — | |
| 15 | + | Introduced by Prince George’s County Delegation | |
| 12 | 16 | ||
| 13 | - | ||
| 17 | + | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 14 | 18 | ||
| 15 | - | FOR the purpose of establishing a Student Support Specialist Network consisting of certain | |
| 16 | - | school–based personnel at each public high school in Prince George’s County; | |
| 17 | - | requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education to develop a certain | |
| 18 | - | template using certain guidelines; requiring each Student Support Specialist | |
| 19 | - | Network in the county to develop, approve, and implement a certain plan subject to | |
| 20 | - | review and approval by the Prince George’s County Board of Education; and | |
| 21 | - | generally relating to Student Support Specialist Networks and Student Support | |
| 22 | - | Success Action Plans in Prince George’s County. | |
| 19 | + | _______________________________________________ | |
| 20 | + | Proofreader. | |
| 21 | + | _______________________________________________ | |
| 22 | + | Proofreader. | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | - | BY adding to | |
| 25 | - | Article – Education | |
| 26 | - | Section 7–452 | |
| 27 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 28 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 24 | + | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 29 | 25 | ||
| 30 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 31 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 26 | + | _______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 32 | 27 | ||
| 33 | - | Article – Education | |
| 28 | + | ______________________________________________ | |
| 29 | + | Speaker. | |
| 34 | 30 | ||
| 35 | - | ||
| 31 | + | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 36 | 32 | ||
| 37 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS | |
| 38 | - | INDICATED. | |
| 33 | + | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 39 | 34 | ||
| 40 | - | (2) “NETWORK” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST | |
| 41 | - | NETWORK. | |
| 35 | + | Prince George’s County – Student Support – Specialist Networks and Success 2 | |
| 36 | + | Action Plans 3 | |
| 37 | + | (Student Supports and Success Act) 4 | |
| 42 | 38 | ||
| 43 | - | ||
| 39 | + | PG 502–24 5 | |
| 44 | 40 | ||
| 45 | - | (4) “TEMPLATE” MEANS THE TEMPLATE D EVELOPED BY THE PRINCE | |
| 46 | - | GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION USED BY A STUDENT SUPPORT | |
| 47 | - | SPECIALIST NETWORK. | |
| 48 | - | Ch. 303 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 41 | + | FOR the purpose of establishing a Student Support Specialist Network consisting of certain 6 | |
| 42 | + | school–based personnel at each public high school in Prince George’s County; 7 | |
| 43 | + | requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education to develop a certain 8 | |
| 44 | + | template using certain guidelines; requiring each Student Support Specialist 9 | |
| 45 | + | Network in the county to develop, approve, and implement a certain plan subject to 10 | |
| 46 | + | review and approval by the Prince George’s County Board of Education; and 11 | |
| 47 | + | generally relating to Student Support Specialist Networks and Student Support 12 | |
| 48 | + | Success Action Plans in Prince George’s County. 13 | |
| 49 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 821 | |
| 49 | 50 | ||
| 50 | - | – 2 – | |
| 51 | - | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | (C) THERE IS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST NETWORK IN EACH PUBLI C | |
| 54 | - | HIGH SCHOOL IN THE C OUNTY. | |
| 52 | + | BY adding to 1 | |
| 53 | + | Article – Education 2 | |
| 54 | + | Section 7–452 3 | |
| 55 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 56 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 5 | |
| 55 | 57 | ||
| 56 | - | | |
| 57 | - | ||
| 58 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6 | |
| 59 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7 | |
| 58 | 60 | ||
| 59 | - | ||
| 61 | + | Article – Education 8 | |
| 60 | 62 | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 63 | + | 7–452. 9 | |
| 62 | 64 | ||
| 63 | - | (3) SCHOOL–BASED PSYCHOLOGISTS ; | |
| 65 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 10 | |
| 66 | + | INDICATED. 11 | |
| 64 | 67 | ||
| 65 | - | (4) SCHOOL–BASED NURSES ; | |
| 68 | + | (2) “NETWORK” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST 12 | |
| 69 | + | NETWORK. 13 | |
| 66 | 70 | ||
| 67 | - | ( | |
| 71 | + | (3) “PLAN” MEANS A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN. 14 | |
| 68 | 72 | ||
| 69 | - | (6) CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE TEACHERS; | |
| 73 | + | (4) “TEMPLATE” MEANS THE TEMPLATE D EVELOPED BY THE PRINCE 15 | |
| 74 | + | GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION USED BY A STUDENT SUPPORT 16 | |
| 75 | + | SPECIALIST NETWORK. 17 | |
| 70 | 76 | ||
| 71 | - | ( | |
| 77 | + | (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 18 | |
| 72 | 78 | ||
| 73 | - | (8) COMMUNITY SCHOOL COOR DINATORS; | |
| 79 | + | (C) THERE IS A STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST NETWORK IN EACH PUBLI C 19 | |
| 80 | + | HIGH SCHOOL IN THE C OUNTY. 20 | |
| 74 | 81 | ||
| 75 | - | (9) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFIC ERS; AND | |
| 82 | + | (D) EACH NETWORK SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S, IF 21 | |
| 83 | + | APPLICABLE: 22 | |
| 76 | 84 | ||
| 77 | - | ( | |
| 85 | + | (1) THE VICE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL; 23 | |
| 78 | 86 | ||
| 79 | - | (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE PRINCE | |
| 80 | - | GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVEL OP, APPROVE, AND | |
| 81 | - | DISSEMINATE A TEMPLA TE FOR A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN TO | |
| 82 | - | BE USED BY EACH NETWORK. | |
| 87 | + | (2) PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL –BASED COUNSELORS ; 24 | |
| 83 | 88 | ||
| 84 | - | (2) THE TEMPLATE FOR A PLAN D EVELOPED UNDER THIS | |
| 85 | - | SUBSECTION SHALL INC LUDE METRICS TO MEAS URE AND CONCRETE STE PS TO | |
| 86 | - | ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN: | |
| 89 | + | (3) SCHOOL–BASED PSYCHOLOGISTS ; 25 | |
| 87 | 90 | ||
| 88 | - | (I) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT S WHO HAVE ACCESS TO | |
| 89 | - | BEHAVIORAL AND MENTA L HEALTH SUPPORTS ; | |
| 91 | + | (4) SCHOOL–BASED NURSES ; 26 | |
| 90 | 92 | ||
| 91 | - | (II) THE RATIO OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK ERS, | |
| 92 | - | LICENSED PROFESSIONA L COUNSELORS , CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE | |
| 93 | - | TEACHERS, AND CLINICAL THERAPI STS TO STUDENTS ; | |
| 94 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 303 | |
| 93 | + | (5) LICENSED CLINICAL SOC IAL WORKERS; 27 | |
| 95 | 94 | ||
| 96 | - | – 3 – | |
| 97 | - | (III) REFERRALS OF STUDENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH SER VICES, | |
| 98 | - | NURSES, CAREER COUNSELING , AND FOOD PANTRIES ; | |
| 95 | + | (6) CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE TEACHERS; 28 | |
| 96 | + | HOUSE BILL 821 3 | |
| 99 | 97 | ||
| 100 | - | (IV) COMMUNITY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT RESULTS; | |
| 101 | 98 | ||
| 102 | - | (V) THE USE OF RESTORATIV E APPROACHES IN ADDR ESSING | |
| 103 | - | STUDENT MISCONDUCT ; | |
| 99 | + | (7) CAREER COACHES ; 1 | |
| 104 | 100 | ||
| 105 | - | (VI) THE USE OF TRAUMA –INFORMED APPROACHES TO A | |
| 106 | - | STUDENT IN DISTRESS ; | |
| 101 | + | (8) COMMUNITY SCHOOL COOR DINATORS; 2 | |
| 107 | 102 | ||
| 108 | - | ( | |
| 103 | + | (9) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFIC ERS; AND 3 | |
| 109 | 104 | ||
| 110 | - | (VIII) THE NUMBER OF STUD ENT DISCIPLINARY REF ERRALS | |
| 111 | - | ISSUED; | |
| 105 | + | (10) SCHOOL SECURITY EMPLO YEES. 4 | |
| 112 | 106 | ||
| 113 | - | (IX) THE NUMBER OF SUSPENS IONS; | |
| 107 | + | (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE PRINCE 5 | |
| 108 | + | GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVEL OP, APPROVE, AND 6 | |
| 109 | + | DISSEMINATE A TEMPLA TE FOR A STUDENT SUPPORT SUCCESS ACTION PLAN TO 7 | |
| 110 | + | BE USED BY EACH NETWORK. 8 | |
| 114 | 111 | ||
| 115 | - | (X) REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE | |
| 116 | - | SERVICES; AND | |
| 112 | + | (2) THE TEMPLATE FOR A PL AN DEVELOPED UNDER T HIS 9 | |
| 113 | + | SUBSECTION SHALL INC LUDE METRICS TO MEASURE AN D CONCRETE STEPS TO 10 | |
| 114 | + | ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN: 11 | |
| 117 | 115 | ||
| 118 | - | (XI) THE NUMBER OF EXPULSI ONS FOR NONVIOLENT B EHAVIOR. | |
| 116 | + | (I) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT S WHO HAVE ACCESS TO 12 | |
| 117 | + | BEHAVIORAL AND MENTA L HEALTH SUPPORTS ; 13 | |
| 119 | 118 | ||
| 120 | - | ( | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | ||
| 119 | + | (II) THE RATIO OF LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK ERS, 14 | |
| 120 | + | LICENSED PROFESSIONA L COUNSELORS , CRISIS INTERVENTION RESOURCE 15 | |
| 121 | + | TEACHERS, AND CLINICAL THERAPI STS TO STUDENTS ; 16 | |
| 123 | 122 | ||
| 124 | - | ( | |
| 125 | - | ||
| 123 | + | (III) REFERRALS OF STUDENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH SER VICES, 17 | |
| 124 | + | NURSES, CAREER COUNSELING , AND FOOD PANTRIES ; 18 | |
| 126 | 125 | ||
| 127 | - | (II) FOSTERING COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BET WEEN | |
| 128 | - | NETWORKS; | |
| 126 | + | (IV) COMMUNITY SCHOOL ASSE SSMENT RESULTS ; 19 | |
| 129 | 127 | ||
| 130 | - | (III) ENSURING STUDENTS IN CRISIS ARE SUPPORTED ; | |
| 128 | + | (V) THE USE OF RESTORATIV E APPROACHES IN ADDRESSING 20 | |
| 129 | + | STUDENT MISCONDUCT ; 21 | |
| 131 | 130 | ||
| 132 | - | ( | |
| 133 | - | ||
| 131 | + | (VI) THE USE OF TRAUMA –INFORMED APPROACHES TO A 22 | |
| 132 | + | STUDENT IN DISTRESS ; 23 | |
| 134 | 133 | ||
| 135 | - | (V) INCREASING ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE OF BEH AVIORAL | |
| 136 | - | HEALTH SUPPORTS ; | |
| 134 | + | (VII) THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL –BASED ARRESTS ; 24 | |
| 137 | 135 | ||
| 138 | - | (VI) REDUCING IN –SCHOOL VIOLENCE , GANG–RELATED | |
| 139 | - | ACTIVITY, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ; | |
| 140 | - | Ch. 303 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 136 | + | (VIII) THE NUMBER OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY REFERRA LS 25 | |
| 137 | + | ISSUED; 26 | |
| 141 | 138 | ||
| 142 | - | – 4 – | |
| 143 | - | (VII) CULTIVATING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF | |
| 144 | - | UNDERSTANDING BETWEE N SCHOOL PERSONNEL , SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI CERS, | |
| 145 | - | SECURITY PERSONNEL , AND STUDENTS ; AND | |
| 139 | + | (IX) THE NUMBER OF SUSPENS IONS; 27 | |
| 146 | 140 | ||
| 147 | - | ( | |
| 148 | - | ||
| 141 | + | (X) REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 28 | |
| 142 | + | SERVICES; AND 29 4 HOUSE BILL 821 | |
| 149 | 143 | ||
| 150 | - | (F) SUBJECT TO SUBSE CTION (G) OF THIS SECTION, EACH NETWORK SHALL | |
| 151 | - | COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP , COMPLETE, AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN UTILIZING THE | |
| 152 | - | APPROVED COUNTY BOAR D TEMPLATE. | |
| 153 | 144 | ||
| 154 | - | (G) (1) BEFORE IMPLEMENTING A PLAN IN ACCORDANCE W ITH | |
| 155 | - | SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION , EACH NETWORK SHALL SUB MIT THE PLAN TO | |
| 156 | - | THE COUNTY BOARD FOR APPROVAL. | |
| 157 | 145 | ||
| 158 | - | (2) THE DEADLINE FOR SUBM ISSION SHALL BE DETE RMINED BY THE | |
| 159 | - | COUNTY BOARD . | |
| 146 | + | (XI) THE NUMBER OF EXPULSI ONS FOR NONVIOLENT B EHAVIOR. 1 | |
| 160 | 147 | ||
| 161 | - | ( | |
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | ||
| 148 | + | (3) IN ADDITION TO THE ME TRICS REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) 2 | |
| 149 | + | OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE TEMPLATE FOR A P LAN DEVELOPED UNDER THIS 3 | |
| 150 | + | SUBSECTION SHALL ALSO ADDRE SS: 4 | |
| 164 | 151 | ||
| 165 | - | | |
| 166 | - | ||
| 152 | + | (I) STRENGTHENING SCHOOL CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND 5 | |
| 153 | + | COMMUNITY ; 6 | |
| 167 | 154 | ||
| 168 | - | Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024. | |
| 155 | + | (II) FOSTERING COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BET WEEN 7 | |
| 156 | + | NETWORKS; 8 | |
| 157 | + | ||
| 158 | + | (III) ENSURING STUDENTS IN CRISIS ARE SUPPORTED ; 9 | |
| 159 | + | ||
| 160 | + | (IV) REDUCING OUT –OF–SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS A ND 10 | |
| 161 | + | EXPULSIONS; 11 | |
| 162 | + | ||
| 163 | + | (V) INCREASING ACCESS TO AND KNOWLEDGE OF BEH AVIORAL 12 | |
| 164 | + | HEALTH SUPPORTS ; 13 | |
| 165 | + | ||
| 166 | + | (VI) REDUCING IN –SCHOOL VIOLENCE , GANG–RELATED 14 | |
| 167 | + | ACTIVITY, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ; 15 | |
| 168 | + | ||
| 169 | + | (VII) CULTIVATING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF 16 | |
| 170 | + | UNDERSTANDING BETWEE N SCHOOL PERSONNEL , SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFI CERS, 17 | |
| 171 | + | SECURITY PERSONNEL , AND STUDENTS ; AND 18 | |
| 172 | + | ||
| 173 | + | (VIII) STRENGTHENING THE NET WORK OF SERVICES FOR 19 | |
| 174 | + | STUDENTS AND STAFF W HO ARE IN CRISIS. 20 | |
| 175 | + | ||
| 176 | + | (F) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION, EACH NETWORK SHALL 21 | |
| 177 | + | COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP , COMPLETE, AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN UTILIZING THE 22 | |
| 178 | + | APPROVED COUNTY BOAR D TEMPLATE. 23 | |
| 179 | + | ||
| 180 | + | (G) (1) BEFORE IMPLEMENTING A PLAN IN ACCORDANCE W ITH 24 | |
| 181 | + | SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION , EACH NETWORK SHALL SUBMIT THE PLAN TO 25 | |
| 182 | + | THE COUNTY BOARD FOR APPROVAL. 26 | |
| 183 | + | ||
| 184 | + | (2) THE DEADLINE FOR SUBM ISSION SHALL BE DETE RMINED BY THE 27 | |
| 185 | + | COUNTY BOARD . 28 | |
| 186 | + | HOUSE BILL 821 5 | |
| 187 | + | ||
| 188 | + | ||
| 189 | + | (H) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, AND ON OR BEFORE EAC H JULY 1 1 | |
| 190 | + | THEREAFTER , EACH NETWORK SHALL REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE 2 | |
| 191 | + | IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E NETWORK’S PLAN TO THE COUNTY BOARD. 3 | |
| 192 | + | ||
| 193 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4 | |
| 194 | + | 1, 2024. 5 | |
| 195 | + | ||
| 196 | + | ||
| 197 | + | ||
| 198 | + | ||
| 199 | + | Approved: | |
| 200 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 201 | + | Governor. | |
| 202 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 203 | + | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 204 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 205 | + | President of the Senate. |