Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB91 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	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	5		sb0091
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10	7		SENATE BILL 91
11	8		K3 4lr1177
12	9		(PRE–FILED) CF HB 11
13	10		By: Senator McCray
14	11		Requested: October 26, 2023
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
16	13		Assigned to: Finance
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 29, 2024
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
22	16
23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
24	18
25	19		Workforce Development and Adult Learning – Leasing Training Program – 2
26	20		Establishment 3
27	21
28	22		FOR the purpose of establishing the Leasing Training Program in the Maryland 4
29	23		Department of Labor to train, prepare, and connect job seekers with careers in the 5
30	24		residential rental housing industry; requiring the Division of Workforce 6
31	25		Development and Adult Learning to administer the Program and award grants to 7
32	26		certain designated partnerships; establishing the Leasing Training Program Fund 8
33	27		as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited 9
34	28		to the Fund; and generally relating to the Leasing Training Program. 10
35	29
36	30		BY adding to 11
37	31		Article – Labor and Employment 12
38	32		Section 11–1601 through 11–1606 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 16. Leasing 13
39	33		Training Program” 14
40	34		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
41	35		(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
42	36
43	37		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
44	38		Article – State Finance and Procurement 18
45	39		Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 19
46	40		Annotated Code of Maryland 20
47	41		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
	42	+
	43	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
	44	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 23
	45	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)189. and 190. 24
	46	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
	47	+	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 26
48	48		2 SENATE BILL 91
49	49
50	50
51		-	BY ~~repealing and reenacting, with amendments,~~ 1
	51	+	BY adding to 1
52	52		Article – State Finance and Procurement 2
53		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)~~189. and 190~~. 3
	53	+	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)191. 3
54	54		Annotated Code of Maryland 4
55	55		(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 5
56	56
57		-	BY adding to 6
58		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 7
59		-	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)191. 8
60		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
61		-	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10
	57	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
	58	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
62	59
63		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
64		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
	60	+	Article – Labor and Employment 8
65	61
66		-	~~Article – Labor and Employment 13~~
	62	+	SUBTITLE 16. LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM. 9
67	63
68		-	~~SUBTITLE 16~~. ~~LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM. 14~~
	64	+	11–1601. 10
69	65
70		-	11–1601. 15
	66	+	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 11
	67	+	INDICATED. 12
71	68
72		-	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORD S HAVE THE MEANINGS 16
73		-	INDICATED. 17
	69	+	(B) “DESIGNATED PARTNERSHI P” MEANS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 13
	70	+	ORGANIZATIONS , INCLUDING EMPLOYERS , TRADE ASSOCIATIONS , LOCAL BOARDS , 14
	71	+	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT O RGANIZATIONS , THAT TRAIN 15
	72	+	AND CONNECT JOB SEEK ERS WITH CAREERS AS LEASING PROFESSIONAL S IN THE 16
	73	+	RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING INDUSTRY IN T HE STATE. 17
74	74
75		-	(B) “DESIGNATED PARTNERSHI P” MEANS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN 18
76		-	ORGANIZATIONS , INCLUDING EMPLOYERS , TRADE ASSOCIATIONS , LOCAL BOARDS , 19
77		-	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT O RGANIZATIONS , THAT TRAIN 20
78		-	AND CONNECT JOB SEEK ERS WITH CAREERS AS LEAS ING PROFESSIONALS IN THE 21
79		-	RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING INDUSTRY IN T HE STATE. 22
	75	+	(C) “DIVISION” MEANS THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 18
	76	+	ADULT LEARNING. 19
80	77
81		-	(C) “DIVISION” MEANS THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 23
82		-	ADULT LEARNING. 24
	78	+	(D) “FUND” MEANS THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 20
83	79
84		-	(D) “~~FUND~~” MEANS THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM ~~FUND~~. 25
	80	+	(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM. 21
85	81
86		-	~~(E) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM~~. 26
	82	+	11–1602. 22
87	83
88		-	~~11–1602~~. 27
	84	+	(A) THERE IS A LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 23
89	85
90		-	(A) ~~THERE IS A LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM IN~~ THE ~~DEPARTMENT~~ . 28
	86	+	(B) THE DIVISION SHALL ADMINI STER THE PROGRAM. 24
91	87
92		-	(B) THE DIVISION SHALL ADMINI STER THE PROGRAM. 29
	88	+	(C) THE DIVISION MAY ADOPT RE GULATIONS TO CARRY O UT THE 25
	89	+	PROGRAM. 26
93	90
94		-	(C) THE DIVISION MAY ADOPT RE GULATIONS TO CARRY O UT THE 30
95		-	PROGRAM. 31 SENATE BILL 91 3
	91	+	11–1603. 27
	92	+	SENATE BILL 91 3
	93	+
	94	+
	95	+	THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TRAIN , PREPARE, AND CONNECT JOB 1
	96	+	SEEKERS WITH CAREERS IN THE RESIDENTIAL R ENTAL HOUSING INDUST RY IN THE 2
	97	+	STATE. 3
	98	+
	99	+	11–1604. 4
	100	+
	101	+	(A) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET , THE DIVISION 5
	102	+	SHALL AWARD GRANTS O N A COMPETITIVE BASI S TO ELIGIBLE DESIGN ATED 6
	103	+	PARTNERSHIPS THAT : 7
	104	+
	105	+	(1) TRAIN AND CONNECT JO B SEEKERS WITH CAREE RS AS LEASING 8
	106	+	PROFESSIONALS IN THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING INDUSTRY IN T HE STATE; 9
	107	+	AND 10
	108	+
	109	+	(2) HAVE EXPERIENCE TRAI NING AND CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS 11
	110	+	WITH CAREERS AS LEAS ING PROFESSIONALS WI TH LANDLORDS THAT : 12
	111	+
	112	+	(I) MANAGE MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL U NITS IN 13
	113	+	THE STATE; AND 14
	114	+
	115	+	(II) MANAGE RESIDENTIAL RENT AL UNITS IN MULTIPLE 15
	116	+	COUNTIES. 16
	117	+
	118	+	(B) (1) THE DIVISION ANNUALLY SHA LL AWARD $250,000 IN GRANTS TO 17
	119	+	ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED PARTNERSHIPS . 18
	120	+
	121	+	(2) THE DIVISION MAY AWARD A GRANT OF UP TO $250,000 EACH 19
	122	+	YEAR TO A SINGLE ELI GIBLE DESIGNATED PAR TNERSHIP. 20
	123	+
	124	+	11–1605. 21
	125	+
	126	+	(A) THERE IS A LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 22
	127	+
	128	+	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FU NDING FOR THE 23
	129	+	PROGRAM. 24
	130	+
	131	+	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 25
	132	+
	133	+	(D) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 26
	134	+	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 27
	135	+
	136	+	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 28
	137	+	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 29 4 SENATE BILL 91
96	138
97	139
98	140
99		-	~~11–1603.~~ 1
	141	+	(E) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 1
100	142
101		-	THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TRAIN, PREPARE, AND CONNECT JOB 2
102		-	SEEKERS WITH CAREERS IN THE RESIDENTIAL R ENTAL HOUSING INDUST RY IN THE 3
103		-	STATE. 4
	143	+	(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 2
104	144
105		-	~~11–1604. 5~~
	145	+	(2) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 3
106	146
107		-	(A) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET , THE DIVISION 6
108		-	SHALL AWARD GRANTS O N A COMPETITIVE BASI S TO ELIGIBLE DESIGN ATED 7
109		-	PARTNERSHIPS THAT : 8
	147	+	(3) FUNDS FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACCEPTED FOR THE BENEFIT 4
	148	+	OF THE FUND. 5
110	149
111		-	(1) TRAIN AND CONNECT JO B SEEKERS WITH CAREE RS AS LEASING 9
112		-	PROFESSIONALS IN THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL H OUSING INDUSTRY IN T HE STATE; 10
113		-	AND 11
	150	+	(F) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO SUPPORT THE PURPO SES OF THE 6
	151	+	PROGRAM. 7
114	152
115		-	(2) ~~HAVE EXPERIENCE TRAI NING AND CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS 12~~
116		-	~~WITH CAREERS~~ AS ~~LEAS ING PROFESSIONALS WI TH LANDLORDS THAT : 13~~
	153	+	(G) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T MONEY IN THE FUND IN 8
	154	+	THE SAME MANNER AS O THER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 9
117	155
118		-	(I) ~~MANAGE MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL U NITS~~ IN 14
119		-	THE ~~STATE; AND 15~~
	156	+	(2) ANY INVESTMENT EARNIN GS OF THE FUND SHALL BE PAID IN TO 10
	157	+	THE FUND. 11
120	158
121		-	(II) ~~MANAGE RESIDENTIAL R ENTAL UNITS~~ IN ~~MULTI PLE 16~~
122		-	~~COUNTIES~~. 17
	159	+	(H) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 12
	160	+	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 13
123	161
124		-	(B) (1) THE DIVISION ANNUALLY SHA LL AWARD $250,000 IN GRANTS TO 18
125		-	ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED PARTNERSHIPS . 19
	162	+	(I) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2026, 2027, AND 2028, THE GOVERNOR 14
	163	+	SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION TO T HE FUND OF 15
	164	+	$250,000 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. 16
126	165
127		-	(2) THE DIVISION MAY AWARD A GRANT OF UP TO $250,000 EACH 20
128		-	YEAR TO A SINGLE ELI GIBLE DESIGNATED PAR TNERSHIP. 21
	166	+	11–1606. 17
129	167
130		-	11–1605. 22
	168	+	ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2026, THE DIVISION 18
	169	+	SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 19
	170	+	STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE NUMBE R OF JOB 20
	171	+	SEEKERS THAT : 21
131	172
132		-	(A) ~~THERE IS A LEASING~~ TRAINING PROGRAM ~~FUND.~~ 23
	173	+	(1) RECEIVED TRAINING UN DER THE PROGRAM; 22
133	174
134		-	(B) THE ~~PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FU NDING FOR THE 24~~
135		-	~~PROGRAM. 25~~
	175	+	(2) COMPLETED THE TRAINI NG OFFERED THROUGH T HE PROGRAM; 23
	176	+	AND 24
136	177
137		-	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUND. 26
	178	+	(3) RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT OFFERS AS A RESULT O F PARTICIPATING 25
	179	+	IN THE PROGRAM. 26
138	180
139		-	(D) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 27
140		-	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 28
141		-	4 SENATE BILL 91
	181	+	Article – State Finance and Procurement 27
142	182
143		-
144		-	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 1
145		-	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 2
146		-
147		-	(E) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 3
148		-
149		-	(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 4
150		-
151		-	(2) INTEREST EARNINGS ; AND 5
152		-
153		-	(3) FUNDS FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACCEPTED FOR THE BENEFIT 6
154		-	OF THE FUND. 7
155		-
156		-	(F) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO SUPPORT THE PURPO SES OF THE 8
157		-	PROGRAM. 9
158		-
159		-	(G) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T MONEY IN THE FUND IN 10
160		-	THE SAME MANNER AS O THER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 11
161		-
162		-	(2) ANY INVESTMENT EARNIN GS OF THE FUND SHALL BE PAID IN TO 12
163		-	THE FUND. 13
164		-
165		-	(H) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE 14
166		-	WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 15
167		-
168		-	(I) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2026, 2027, AND 2028, THE GOVERNOR 16
169		-	SHALL MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET BILL AN APP ROPRIATION TO THE 17
170		-	FUND OF $250,000 TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. 18
171		-
172		-	11–1606. 19
173		-
174		-	ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2026, THE DIVISION 20
175		-	SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 21
176		-	STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE NUMBE R OF JOB 22
177		-	SEEKERS THAT : 23
178		-
179		-	(1) RECEIVED TRAINING UN DER THE PROGRAM; 24
180		-
181		-	(2) COMPLETED THE TRAINI NG OFFERED THROUGH THE PROGRAM; 25
182		-	AND 26
183		-
184		-	(3) RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT OFFERS AS A RESULT O F PARTICIPATING 27
185		-	IN THE PROGRAM. 28
186		-
187		-	Article – State Finance and Procurement 29
188		-	SENATE BILL 91 5
189		-
190		-
191		-	6–226. 1
192		-
193		-	(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 2
194		-	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 3
195		-	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 4
196		-	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 5
197		-	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 6
198		-	Fund of the State. 7
199		-
200		-	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 8
201		-	to the following funds: 9
202		-
203		-	189. the Teacher Retention and Development Fund; [and] 10
204		-
205		-	190. the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund; AND 11
206		-
207		-	191. THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 12
208		-
209		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
210		-	October 1, 2024. 14
	183	+	6–226. 28 SENATE BILL 91 5
211	184
212	185
213	186
214		-	Approved:
215		-	________________________________________________________________________________
216		-	Governor.
217		-	________________________________________________________________________________
218		-	President of the Senate.
219		-	________________________________________________________________________________
220		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	187	+	(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 1
	188	+	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 2
	189	+	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 3
	190	+	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 4
	191	+	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 5
	192	+	Fund of the State. 6
	193	+
	194	+	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 7
	195	+	to the following funds: 8
	196	+
	197	+	189. the Teacher Retention and Development Fund; [and] 9
	198	+
	199	+	190. the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund; AND 10
	200	+
	201	+	191. THE LEASING TRAINING PROGRAM FUND. 11
	202	+
	203	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
	204	+	October 1, 2024. 13
	205	+