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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb0073* |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 73 |
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| 8 | 8 | | E3 4lr1350 |
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| 9 | 9 | | (PRE–FILED) |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senators Watson, Carozza, Muse, and West |
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| 11 | 11 | | Requested: October 31, 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 17 | 17 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Department of Juvenile Services – Firearm Offenses – Reporting 2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to report to the General 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Assembly each year on the number of assessments completed during the intake 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | process involving children who commit firearm offenses; and generally relating to 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | the Department of Juvenile Services. 6 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BY adding to 7 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Article – Human Services 8 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 9–247 9 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11 |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 33 | 33 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 34 | 34 | | |
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| 35 | 35 | | Article – Human Services 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9–247. 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | SERVICES SHALL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE NUMBER OF ASS ESSMENTS 18 |
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| 42 | 42 | | COMPLETED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES DURING THE INTAKE 19 |
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| 43 | 43 | | PROCESS INVOLVING CHILDREN WHO COMMIT FIREARM OFFENSE S. 20 |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | October 1, 2024. 22 |
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