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SENATE BILL 91
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 11
By: Senator McCray
Requested: October 26, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Workforce Development and Adult Learning – Leasing Training Program – 2
Establishment 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Leasing Training Program in the Maryland 4
Department of Labor to train, prepare, and connect job seekers with careers in the 5
residential rental housing industry; requiring the Division of Workforce 6
Development and Adult Learning to administer the Program and award grants to 7
certain designated partnerships; establishing the Leasing Training Program Fund 8
as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited 9
to the Fund; and generally relating to the Leasing Training Program. 10
BY adding to 11
Article – Labor and Employment 12
Section 11–1601 through 11–1606 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 16. Leasing 13
Training Program” 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
Article – State Finance and Procurement 18
Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
Article – State Finance and Procurement 23
Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)189. and 190. 24
Annotated Code of Maryland 25
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 26
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BY adding to 1
Article – State Finance and Procurement 2
Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)191. 3
Annotated Code of Maryland 4
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 5
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
Article – Labor and Employment 8
SUBTITLE 16. LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM. 9
11–1601. 10
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 11
INDICATED. 12
(B) “DESIGNATED PARTNERSHI P” MEANS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 13
ORGANIZATIONS , INCLUDING EMPLOYERS , TRADE ASSOCIATIONS , LOCAL BOARDS , 14
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT O RGANIZATIONS , THAT TRAIN 15
AND CONNECT JOB SEEK ERS WITH CAREERS AS LEASING PROFESSIONAL S IN THE 16
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING INDUSTRY IN T HE STATE. 17
(C) “DIVISION” MEANS THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 18
ADULT LEARNING. 19
(D) “FUND” MEANS THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 20
(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM. 21
11–1602. 22
(A) THERE IS A LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 23
(B) THE DIVISION SHALL ADMINI STER THE PROGRAM. 24
(C) THE DIVISION MAY ADOPT RE GULATIONS TO CARRY O UT THE 25
PROGRAM. 26
11–1603. 27
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THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TRAIN , PREPARE, AND CONNECT JOB 1
SEEKERS WITH CAREERS IN THE RESIDENTIAL R ENTAL HOUSING INDUST RY IN THE 2
STATE. 3
11–1604. 4
(A) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET , THE DIVISION 5
SHALL AWARD GRANTS O N A COMPETITIVE BASI S TO ELIGIBLE DESIGN ATED 6
PARTNERSHIPS THAT : 7
(1) TRAIN AND CONNECT JO B SEEKERS WITH CAREE RS AS LEASING 8
PROFESSIONALS IN THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING INDUSTRY IN T HE STATE; 9
AND 10
(2) HAVE EXPERIENCE TRAI NING AND CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS 11
WITH CAREERS AS LEAS ING PROFESSIONALS WI TH LANDLORDS THAT : 12
(I) MANAGE MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL U NITS IN 13
THE STATE; AND 14
(II) MANAGE RESIDENTIAL RENT AL UNITS IN MULTIPLE 15
COUNTIES. 16
(B) (1) THE DIVISION ANNUALLY SHA LL AWARD $250,000 IN GRANTS TO 17
ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED PARTNERSHIPS . 18
(2) THE DIVISION MAY AWARD A GRANT OF UP TO $250,000 EACH 19
YEAR TO A SINGLE ELI GIBLE DESIGNATED PAR TNERSHIP. 20
11–1605. 21
(A) THERE IS A LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 22
(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FU NDING FOR THE 23
PROGRAM. 24
(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 25
(D) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 26
SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 27
(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 28
AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 29 4 SENATE BILL 91
(E) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 1
(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 2
(2) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 3
(3) FUNDS FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACCEPTED FOR THE BENEFIT 4
OF THE FUND. 5
(F) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO SUPPORT THE PURPO SES OF THE 6
PROGRAM. 7
(G) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T MONEY IN THE FUND IN 8
THE SAME MANNER AS O THER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 9
(2) ANY INVESTMENT EARNIN GS OF THE FUND SHALL BE PAID IN TO 10
THE FUND. 11
(H) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 12
WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 13
(I) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2026, 2027, AND 2028, THE GOVERNOR 14
SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION TO T HE FUND OF 15
$250,000 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. 16
11–1606. 17
ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2026, THE DIVISION 18
SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 19
STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE NUMBE R OF JOB 20
SEEKERS THAT : 21
(1) RECEIVED TRAINING UN DER THE PROGRAM; 22
(2) COMPLETED THE TRAINI NG OFFERED THROUGH T HE PROGRAM; 23
AND 24
(3) RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT OFFERS AS A RESULT O F PARTICIPATING 25
IN THE PROGRAM. 26
Article – State Finance and Procurement 27
6–226. 28 SENATE BILL 91 5
(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 1
inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 2
terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 3
State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 4
receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 5
Fund of the State. 6
(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 7
to the following funds: 8
189. the Teacher Retention and Development Fund; [and] 9
190. the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund; AND 10
191. THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
October 1, 2024. 13