Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB181 Compare Versions

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1		-	WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 892
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 892
5		-	(Senate Bill 181)
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	+	sb0181
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9		-	Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations – Training and Reentry Services – Funding
	10	+	SENATE BILL 181
	11	+	E4 4lr1205
	12	+	(PRE–FILED) CF HB 488
	13	+	By: Senator McCray Senators McCray, Bailey, Benson, Corderman, Elfreth ,
	14	+	Guzzone, Hettleman, Jackson, Jennings, King, Rosapepe, Salling, and
	15	+	Zucker
	16	+	Requested: October 27, 2023
	17	+	Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
	18	+	Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
	19	+	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
	20	+	Senate action: Adopted
	21	+	Read second time: February 17, 2024
10	22
11		-	FOR the purpose of requiring authorizing the Governor to include a certain appropriation
12		-	in the annual budget bill for certain fiscal years to provide grants to certain
13		-	qualifying nonprofit organizations that provide certain services to incarcerated or
14		-	formerly incarcerated individuals; requiring the Governor’s Office of Crime
15		-	Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to administer the funds; and generally
16		-	relating to reentry services and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated
17		-	individuals.
	23	+	CHAPTER ______
18	24
19		-	BY adding to
20		-	Article – Public Safety
21		-	Section 4–1013
22		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
23		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
	25	+	AN ACT concerning 1
24	26
25		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
26		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
	27	+	Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations – Training and Reentry Services – Funding 2
27	28
28		-	Article – Public Safety
	29	+	FOR the purpose of requiring authorizing the Governor to include a certain appropriation 3
	30	+	in the annual budget bill for certain fiscal years to provide grants to certain 4
	31	+	qualifying nonprofit organizations that provide certain services to incarcerated or 5
	32	+	formerly incarcerated individuals; requiring the Governor’s Office of Crime 6
	33	+	Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to administer the funds; and generally 7
	34	+	relating to reentry services and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated 8
	35	+	individuals. 9
29	36
30		-	4–1013.
	37	+	BY adding to 10
	38	+	Article – Public Safety 11
	39	+	Section 4–1013 12
	40	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
	41	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
31	42
32		-	~~(A) IN THIS SECTION~~, ~~“QUALIFYING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ” MEANS AN~~
33		-	~~ORGANIZATION~~ THAT :
	43	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
	44	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
34	45
35		-	(1) PROVIDES TRAINING AN D REENTRY ASSISTANCE FOR
36		-	INCARCERATED AND FOR MERLY INCARCERATED I NDIVIDUALS;
	46	+	Article – Public Safety 17
37	47
38		-	(2) PROVIDES TRAINING FO R AT LEAST 50 INCARCERATED OR
39		-	FORMERLY INCARCERATE D INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR IN AUTOMO TIVE REPAIR;
	48	+	4–1013. 18 2 SENATE BILL 181
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41		-	(3) IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A N AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CERTIFICATE FROM
42		-	A NATIONALLY RECOGNI ZED AUTOMOTIVE REPAI R ORGANIZATION TO EL IGIBLE
43		-	PARTICIPANTS; AND
44	50
45		-	(4) DEMONSTRATES A MINIM UM OF A 50% EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT
46		-	RATE FOR ELIGI BLE PARTICIPANTS IN A PAID AUTOMOTIVE RE PAIR JOB.
47		-	Ch. 892 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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49		-	– 2 –
50		-	(B) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2028, EACH YEAR THE GOVERNOR
51		-	SHALL MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET BILL AN APP ROPRIATION OF
52		-	$1,000,000 TO BE USED SOLELY AS AN OPERATING GRANT T O QUALIFYING
53		-	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR TH E PURPOSE OF PROVIDI NG TRAINING TO
54		-	FORMERLY INCARCERATE D INDIVIDUALS IN AUT OMOTIVE REPAIR .
	52	+	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “QUALIFYING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ” MEANS AN 1
	53	+	ORGANIZATION THAT : 2
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56		-	(C) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND
57		-	VICTIM SERVICES SHALL ADMINI STER THE GRANT FUNDS TO QUALIFYING
58		-	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 4–1008 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
	55	+	(1) PROVIDES TRAINING AN D REENTRY ASSISTANCE FOR 3
	56	+	INCARCERATED AND FOR MERLY INCARCERATED I NDIVIDUALS; 4
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60		-	(D) A QUALIFYING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RE CEIVES A GRANT
61		-	UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL SUBMIT FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THE FOLL OWING TO
62		-	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION,
63		-	YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES:
	58	+	(2) PROVIDES TRAINING FO R AT LEAST 50 INCARCERATED OR 5
	59	+	FORMERLY INCA RCERATED INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR IN AUTOMOTI VE REPAIR; 6
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65		-	(1) PROOF OF THE EXPENDI TURE OF THE GRANT FU NDS AND THE
66		-	PURPOSES FOR WHICH T HE FUNDS WERE EXPEND ED;
	61	+	(3) IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A N AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR CERTIFICATE FROM 7
	62	+	A NATIONALLY RECOGNI ZED AUTOMOTIVE REPAI R ORGANIZATION TO EL IGIBLE 8
	63	+	PARTICIPANTS; AND 9
67	64
68		-	(2) ~~THE TOTAL NUMBER~~ OF ~~INCARCERATED AND FOR MERLY~~
69		-	~~INCARCERATED INDIVID UALS WHO RECEIVED SE RVICES;~~ ~~AND~~
	65	+	(4) DEMONSTRATES A MINIM UM OF A 50% EMPLOYMENT PLACE MENT 10
	66	+	RATE FOR ELIGIBLE PA RTICIPANTS IN A PAID AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR JO B. 11
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71		-	(3) ANY RELATED O UTCOME–BASED PERFORMANCE ME ASURES.
	68	+	(B) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2028, EACH YEAR THE GOVERNOR 12
	69	+	SHALL MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET BILL AN APP ROPRIATION OF 13
	70	+	$1,000,000 TO BE USED SOLELY AS AN OPERATING GRANT T O QUALIFYING 14
	71	+	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TRAININ G TO 15
	72	+	FORMERLY INCARCERATE D INDIVIDUALS IN AUT OMOTIVE REPAIR . 16
72	73
73		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
74		-	1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and, at the end of June 30, 2028,
75		-	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and
76		-	of no further force and effect.
	74	+	(C) THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND 17
	75	+	VICTIM SERVICES SHALL ADMINI STER THE GRANT FUNDS TO QUALIFYING 18
	76	+	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIO NS IN ACCORDANCE WIT H § 4–1008 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 19
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78		-	Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.
	78	+	(D) A QUALIFYING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RE CEIVES A GRANT 20
	79	+	UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL SUBMIT FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THE FOLL OWING TO 21
	80	+	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, 22
	81	+	YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES: 23
	82	+
	83	+	(1) PROOF OF THE EXPENDI TURE OF THE GRANT FU NDS AND THE 24
	84	+	PURPOSES FOR WHICH T HE FUNDS WERE EXPEND ED; 25
	85	+
	86	+	(2) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCARCERATED AND FOR MERLY 26
	87	+	INCARCERATED INDIVID UALS WHO RECEIVED SE RVICES; AND 27
	88	+
	89	+	(3) ANY RELATED OUTCOME –BASED PERFORMANCE ME ASURES. 28
	90	+
	91	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
	92	+	1, 2024. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and, at the end of June 30, 2028, 30
	93	+	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 31
	94	+	of no further force and effect. 32
	95	+