Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB762 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 762
11	8		F1 4lr1037
12	9		SB 271/23 – EEE
13	10		By: Senators Kagan and Ready
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2024
15	12		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 22, 2024
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Education – Maryland Civic Excellence Program – Established 2
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26	20		FOR the purpose of establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary 3
27	21		program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and 4
28	22		public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in 5
29	23		public schools in the State; and generally relating to the establishment of the 6
30	24		Maryland Civic Excellence Program. 7
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32	26		BY adding to 8
33	27		Article – Education 9
34	28		Section 4–142 10
35	29		Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36	30		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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38	32		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
39	33		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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41	35		Article – Education 15
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43	37		4–142. 16
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45	39		(A) IN THIS SECTION , “PROGRAM” MEANS THE MARYLAND CIVIC 17
46	40		EXCELLENCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED U NDER THIS SECTION . 18
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48		-	(B) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND CIVIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 19 2 SENATE BILL 762
	42	+	(B) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND CIVIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 19
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	44	+	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO RECOGNI ZE STUDENTS 20
	45	+	AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS T HAT PROMOTE THE CI VIC READINESS AND CI VIC 21
	46	+	ENGAGEMENT OF STUDEN TS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. 22
	47	+	2 SENATE BILL 762
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	50	+	(C) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S SECTION APPLY ONLY TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 1
	51	+	SYSTEM THAT CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE IN AN D ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. 2
	52	+
	53	+	(D) BEGINNING WITH THE 2025–2026 SCHOOL YEA R, EACH PARTICIPATING 3
	54	+	LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL: 4
	55	+
	56	+	(1) AWARD A STUDENT A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE IF THE 5
	57	+	STUDENT APPLIES AND MEETS THE CRITERIA E STABLISHED BY THE LO CAL SCHOOL 6
	58	+	SYSTEM UNDER SUBSECT ION (E) OF THIS SECTION; AND 7
	59	+
	60	+	(2) DESIGNATE A PUBLIC SC HOOL AS A CENTER OF CIVIC 8
	61	+	EXCELLENCE IF THE SCHOOL APPLIE S AND MEETS THE CRIT ERIA ADOPTED BY THE 9
	62	+	LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION. 10
	63	+
	64	+	(E) AT MINIMUM, A PARTICIPATING LOCA L SCHOOL SYSTEM ’S CRITERIA 11
	65	+	FOR A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE SHALL REQUIRE A STUDENT TO : 12
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	67	+	(1) (I) TAKE THE MARYLAND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT FOR 13
	68	+	GOVERNMENT ; AND 14
	69	+
	70	+	(II) MEET THE ASSESSMENT R EQUIREMENTS FOR 15
	71	+	GRADUATION ; 16
	72	+
	73	+	(2) EARN A GRADE OF A OR B IN EACH OF THE FOLLO WING HIGH 17
	74	+	SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES: 18
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	76	+	(I) UNITED STATES HISTORY; 19
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	78	+	(II) MODERN WORLD HISTORY; AND 20
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	80	+	(III) AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ; AND 21
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	82	+	(3) COMPLETE AND DEMONSTRATE EVIDENCE OF AT LEAST 75 HOURS 22
	83	+	OF STUDENT SERVICE , OF WHICH AT LEAST 30 HOURS SHALL BE DEDICATED TO A 23
	84	+	SERVICE LEARNING PRO JECT WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY AND CIVIC 24
	85	+	ENGAGEMENT . 25
	86	+
	87	+	(F) A PARTICIPATING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL ESTABLISH 26
	88	+	APPLICATION CRITERIA TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. 27
	89	+
	90	+	(G) AT MINIMUM, A PARTICIPATING LOCA L SCHOOL SYSTEM ’S CRITERIA 28
	91	+	FOR A CENTER OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION SHALL RE QUIRE A PUBLIC 29
	92	+	SCHOOL TO HAVE AT LE AST 50% OF THE STUDENTS IN I TS GRADUATING CLASS WHO 30
	93	+	HAVE EARNED A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE. 31 SENATE BILL 762 3
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52		-	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO RECOGNI ZE STUDENTS 1
53		-	AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS T HAT PROMOTE THE CIVI C READINESS AND CIVI C 2
54		-	ENGAGEMENT OF STUDEN TS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. 3
	97	+	(H) (1) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES A ST UDENT HAS 1
	98	+	FULFILLED THE CRITER IA UNDER THE PROGRAM SHALL : 2
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56		-	(C) THE PROVISIONS OF THI S SECTION APPLY ONLY TO A LOCAL SCHOOL 4
57		-	SYSTEM THAT CHOOSES TO PA RTICIPATE IN AND ADM INISTER THE PROGRAM. 5
	100	+	(I) AWARD THE STUDENT A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE; 3
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59		-	(D) ~~BEGINNING WITH~~ THE ~~2025–2026 SCHOOL YEAR , EACH PARTICIPATING 6~~
60		-	~~LOCAL~~ SCHOOL ~~SYSTEM SHALL:~~ 7
	102	+	(II) RECORD THE AWARD ON T HE STUDENT ’S OFFICIAL HIGH 4
	103	+	SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT ; AND 5
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62		-	(1) AWARD A STUDENT A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE IF THE 8
63		-	STUDENT APPLIES AND MEETS THE CRITERIA E STABLISHED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL 9
64		-	SYSTEM UNDER SUBSECT ION (E) OF THIS SECTION; AND 10
	105	+	(III) RECOGNIZE THE AWARD B Y ATTACHING A CORD , MEDAL, OR 6
	106	+	OTHER INSIGNIA ON TH E STUDENT’S HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOM A. 7
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66		-	(2) DESIGNATE A PUBLIC SC HOOL AS A CENTER OF CIVIC 11
67		-	EXCELLENCE IF THE SCH OOL APPLIES AND MEET S THE CRITERIA ADOPT ED BY THE 12
68		-	LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION. 13
	108	+	(2) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES THAT A PUBLIC 8
	109	+	SCHOOL HAS FULFILLED THE CRITERIA UNDER T HE PROGRAM SHALL : 9
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70		-	(E) ~~AT MINIMUM,~~ A ~~PARTICIPATING LOCA L SCHOOL SYSTEM ’S CRITERIA 14~~
71		-	~~FOR A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE SHALL REQUIRE A STUD ENT TO: 15~~
	111	+	(I) DESIGNATE THE SCHOOL AS A CENTER OF CIVIC 10
	112	+	EXCELLENCE; AND 11
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73		-	(1) ~~(I) TAKE~~ THE ~~MARYLAND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT FOR 16~~
74		-	~~GOVERNMENT ; AND 17~~
	114	+	(II) RECOGNIZE THE DESIGNA TION BY PROVIDING AN Y OF THE 12
	115	+	FOLLOWING: 13
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76		-	(II) MEET THE ASSESSMENT R EQUIREMENTS FOR 18
77		-	GRADUATIO N; 19
	117	+	1. A BANNER; 14
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79		-	(2) EARN A GRADE OF A OR B IN EACH OF THE FOLLO WING HIGH 20
80		-	SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIE S COURSES: 21
	119	+	2. A GOVERNOR’S CITATION; OR 15
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82		-	~~(I) UNITED STATES HISTORY;~~ 22
	121	+	3. A CITATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT . 16
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84		-	(II) MODERN WORLD HISTORY; AND 23
	123	+	(I) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH 17
	124	+	PARTICIPATING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A 18
	125	+	REPORT ON THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED S CHOOL 19
	126	+	YEAR. 20
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86		-	(III) AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ; AND 24
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88		-	(3) COMPLETE AND DEMONSTR ATE EVIDENCE OF AT L EAST 75 HOURS 25
89		-	OF STUDENT SERVICE , OF WHICH AT LEAST 30 HOURS SHALL BE DEDIC ATED TO A 26
90		-	SERVICE LEARNING PRO JECT WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY AND CIVIC 27
91		-	ENGAGEMENT . 28
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93		-	(F) A PARTICIPATING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL ESTABLISH 29
94		-	APPLICATION CRITERIA TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. 30 SENATE BILL 762 3
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98		-	(G) AT MINIMUM, A PARTICIPATING LOCA L SCHOOL SYSTEM ’S CRITERIA 1
99		-	FOR A CENTER OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION SHALL RE QUIRE A PUBLIC 2
100		-	SCHOOL TO HAVE AT LE AST 50% OF THE STUDENTS IN I TS GRADUATING CLASS WHO 3
101		-	HAVE EARNED A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE. 4
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103		-	(H) (1) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES A ST UDENT HAS 5
104		-	FULFILLED THE CRITER IA UNDER THE PROGRAM SHALL : 6
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106		-	(I) AWARD THE STUDENT A SEAL OF CIVIC EXCELLENCE; 7
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108		-	(II) RECORD THE AWARD ON T HE STUDENT ’S OFFICIAL HIGH 8
109		-	SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT ; AND 9
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111		-	(III) RECOGNIZE THE AWARD B Y ATTACHING AWARDING A CORD, 10
112		-	MEDAL, OR CORD OR MEDAL OR BY ATTACHING OTHER INSIGNIA ON TH E STUDENT’S 11
113		-	HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA . 12
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115		-	(2) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES THAT A PUBLIC 13
116		-	SCHOOL HAS FULFILL ED THE CRITERIA UNDE R THE PROGRAM SHALL : 14
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118		-	(I) DESIGNATE THE SCHOOL AS A CENTER OF CIVIC 15
119		-	EXCELLENCE; AND 16
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121		-	(II) RECOGNIZE THE DESIGNA TION BY PROVIDING AN Y OF THE 17
122		-	FOLLOWING: 18
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124		-	1. A BANNER; 19
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126		-	2. A GOVERNOR’S CITATION; OR 20
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128		-	3. A CITATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT . 21
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130		-	(I) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH 22
131		-	PARTICIPATING LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A 23
132		-	REPORT ON THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLE TED SCHOOL 24
133		-	YEAR. 25
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135		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That this Act shall take effect July 26
136		-	1, 2024. 27
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	128	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
	129	+	1, 2024. 22
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