Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB433 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 433
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10	10	By: Senator King
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	State Department of Education – Soccer Opportunities Program – 2
19	19	Establishment 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing the Soccer Opportunities Program in the State 4
22	22	Department of Education to increase opportunities for minority students to 5
23	23	participate in soccer in their communities; and generally relating to the Soccer 6
24	24	Opportunities Program. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Education 9
28	28	Section 2–305.1 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Education 15
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37	37	2–305.1. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
40	40	INDICATED. 18
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42	42	(2) “AGENCY” MEANS A LOCAL EDUCAT ION AGENCY SERVING A 19
43	43	POPULATION OF STUDEN TS AT LEAST 80% OF WHICH ARE MINORIT Y STUDENTS. 20
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45	45	(3) “MINORITY STUDENT ” HAS THE ME ANING STATED IN 21
46	46	REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT . 22
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 433
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50	50	(4) “YOUTH SOCCER NONPROFI T ORGANIZATION ” MEANS A 1
51	51	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ON THAT: 2
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53	53	(I) IS LOCATED IN A COUNT Y WITH AN AGENCY ; 3
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55	55	(II) PROVIDES SOCCER OPPOR TUNITIES FOR CHILDRE N UNDER 4
56	56	THE AGE OF 18 YEARS; AND 5
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58	58	(III) IS RECOGNIZED BY US YOUTH SOCCER AS A MEMBER OF 6
59	59	THE MARYLAND STATE YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION. 7
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61	61	(B) (1) THERE IS A SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IN THE 8
62	62	DEPARTMENT . 9
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64	64	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IS TO 10
65	65	INCREASE OPPORTUNITI ES FOR MINORITY STUD ENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCCER 11
66	66	IN THEIR COMMUNITIES . 12
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68	68	(C) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ADMINIST ER THE 13
69	69	SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 14
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71	71	(D) (1) AN AGENCY OR A YOUTH SOCCER NONPROFIT ORG ANIZATION MAY 15
72	72	SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR A 16
73	73	PROGRAM THAT IS IN F URTHERANCE OF THE PU RPOSE OF THE SOCCER 17
74	74	OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 18
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76	76	(2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 19
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78	78	(I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE S COPE AND PURPOSE OF THE 20
79	79	PROPOSED PROGRAM ; 21
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81	81	(II) A BUSINESS PLAN THAT I NCLUDES THE ESTIMATE D TOTAL 22
82	82	COST OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM; AND 23
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84	84	(III) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 24
85	85	DEPARTMENT . 25
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87	87	(E) IN AWARDING A GRANT U NDER THE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES 26
88	88	PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 27
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90	90	(1) REQUIRE THE GRANTEE TO PROVIDE M ATCHING FUNDS FROM 28
91	91	ANY COMBINATION OF F EDERAL, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, OR PRIVATE SOURCES ; AND 29
92	92	SENATE BILL 433 3
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95	95	(2) ENSURE THAT THE GRANT DOES NOT EXCEED 50% OF THE TOTAL 1
96	96	ANNUAL COST OF THE G RANTEE’S PROGRAM. 2
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98	98	(F) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT ’S 3
99	99	DESIGNEE SHALL : 4
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101	101	(1) REVIEW GRANT APPLICAT IONS SUBMITTED IN AC CORDANCE 5
102	102	WITH SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION; AND 6
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104	104	(2) TO THE EXTENT FUNDS A RE AVAILABLE , PROVIDE GRANTS TO 7
105	105	AGENCIES AND YOUTH S OCCER NONPROFIT ORGA NIZATIONS THAT MEET THE 8
106	106	REQUIREMENTS FOR A GRAN T UNDER THIS SECTION . 9
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108	108	(G) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 10
109	109	GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 11
110	110	AT LEAST $80,000 FOR THE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 12
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112	112	(H) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY 13
113	113	OUT THIS SECTION . 14
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115	115	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 15
116	116	1, 2024. 16