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Maryland House Bill HB1121

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1110 HOUSE BILL 1121
12-F5, O4 (5lr2096)
13-ENROLLED BILL
14-— Ways and Means/Education, Energy, and the Environment —
15-Introduced by Delegates Shetty, Acevero, Davis, Ivey, D. Jones, Lopez, McCaskill,
16-Roberts, Ruff, Simmons, Simpson, Solomon, Spiegel, Taylor, Wilkins,
17-Williams, and Wims Atterbeary, Buckel, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, Griffith,
18-Hornberger, Miller, Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Roberson,
19-Vogel, Wells, and Wu
20-
21-Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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23-_______________________________________________
24-Proofreader.
25-_______________________________________________
26-Proofreader.
27-
28-Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his appro val this
29-
30-_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
31-
32-______________________________________________
33-Speaker.
11+F5, O4 5lr2096
12+ CF SB 687
13+By: Delegates Shetty, Acevero, Davis, Ivey, D. Jones, Lopez, McCaskill, Roberts,
14+Ruff, Simmons, Simpson, Solomon, Spiegel, Taylor, Wilkins, Williams, and
15+Wims Atterbeary, Buckel, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, Griffith, Hornberger,
16+Miller, Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Roberson, Vogel, Wells,
17+and Wu
18+Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
19+Assigned to: Ways and Means
20+Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
21+House action: Adopted
22+Read second time: March 4, 2025
3423
3524 CHAPTER ______
3625
3726 AN ACT concerning 1
3827
3928 Child Care Scholarship Program – Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement 2
4029 to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program – Establishment 3
4130
4231 FOR the purpose of establishing the Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to 4
4332 Successful Adulthood Pilot Program in the Child Care Scholarship Program; and 5
4433 generally relating to the establishment of the Youth Transitioning From Foster 6
4534 Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program. 7
4635
4736 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
4837 Article – Education 9
49-Section 9.5–113(a) and (b) 10 2 HOUSE BILL 1121
50-
51-
52- Annotated Code of Maryland 1
53- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
54-
55-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
56- Article – Education 4
57-Section 9.5–113(c)(1) and (d) 5
58- Annotated Code of Maryland 6
59- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
60-
61-BY adding to 8
62- Article – Education 9
63-Section 9.5–113.2 10
38+Section 9.5–113(a) and (b) 10
6439 Annotated Code of Maryland 11
6540 (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
6641
67- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
68-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
42+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
43+ Article – Education 14
44+Section 9.5–113(c)(1) and (d) 15
45+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
46+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
6947
70-Article – Education 15
48+BY adding to 18 2 HOUSE BILL 1121
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72-9.5–113. 16
7350
74- (a) In this section, “Program” means the Child Care Scholarship Program. 17
51+ Article – Education 1
52+Section 9.5–113.2 2
53+ Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 4
7555
76- (b) The Department shall administer the Program in accordance with federal law. 18
56+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
57+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
7758
78- (c) (1) The Department shall [establish]: 19
59+Article – Education 7
7960
80- (I) ESTABLISH a process that meets the requirements of this 20
81-subsection for granting presumptive eligibility for a subsidy under the Program; AND 21
61+9.5–113. 8
8262
83- (II) INCORPORATE THE FRAME WORK OF THE YOUTH 22
84-TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER PLACEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT 23
85-PROGRAM AS ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9.5–113.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 24
63+ (a) In this section, “Program” means the Child Care Scholarship Program. 9
8664
87- (d) The Department shall award a scholarship under the Program in an amount 25
88-sufficient to ensure that an individual will not be required to pay a copay for child care if 26
89-the individual provides proof, as determined by the Department, of: 27
65+ (b) The Department shall administer the Program in accordance with federal law. 10
9066
91- (1) (I) Participation in one of the following programs: 28
67+ (c) (1) The Department shall [establish]: 11
9268
93- [(i)] 1. Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, 29
94-Infants, and Children; 30
69+ (I) ESTABLISH a process that meets the requirements of this 12
70+subsection for granting presumptive eligibility for a subsidy under the Program; AND 13
9571
96- [(ii)] 2. Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; 31
72+ (II) INCORPORATE THE FRAME WORK OF THE YOUTH 14
73+TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER PLACEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT 15
74+PROGRAM AS ESTABLISHE D UNDER § 9.5–113.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 16
75+
76+ (d) The Department shall award a scholarship under the Program in an amount 17
77+sufficient to ensure that an individual will not be required to pay a copay for child care if 18
78+the individual provides proof, as determined by the Department, of: 19
79+
80+ (1) (I) Participation in one of the following programs: 20
81+
82+ [(i)] 1. Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, 21
83+Infants, and Children; 22
84+
85+ [(ii)] 2. Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; 23
86+
87+ [(iii)] 3. Federal Housing Act Housing Choice Voucher Program; 24
88+
89+ [(iv)] 4. Supplemental Security Income benefits; or 25
90+
91+ [(v)] 5. Temporary cash assistance; and 26
92+
93+ [(2)] (II) Employment or enrollment in an education or career training 27
94+program; OR 28
9795 HOUSE BILL 1121 3
9896
9997
100- [(iii)] 3. Federal Housing Act Housing Choice Voucher Program; 1
98+ (2) PARTICIPATION IN THE YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER 1
99+PLACEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED U NDER 2
100+§ 9.5–113.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 3
101101
102- [(iv)] 4. Supplemental Security Income benefits; or 2
102+9.5–113.2. 4
103103
104- [(v)] 5. Temporary cash assistance; and 3
104+ (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 5
105+INDICATED. 6
105106
106- [(2)] (II) Employment or enrollment in an education or career training 4
107-program; OR 5
107+ (2) “FOSTER YOUTH ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: 7
108108
109- (2) PARTICIPATION IN THE YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER 6
110-PLACEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED U NDER 7
111-§ 9.5–113.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 8
109+ (I) IS AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD AND UNDER THE AGE OF 22 8
110+YEARS; AND 9
112111
113-9.5–113.2. 9
112+ (II) 1. IS IN OUT –OF–HOME CARE UNDER THE 10
113+RESPONSIBILITY OF TH E STATE; OR 11
114114
115- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 10
116-INDICATED. 11
115+ 2. WAS IN OUT –OF–HOME CARE UNDER THE 12
116+RESPONSIBILITY OF TH E STATE ON THE INDIVIDU AL’S 18TH BIRTHDAY. 13
117117
118- (2) “FOSTER YOUTH ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO: 12
118+ (3) “PILOT PROGRAM” MEANS THE YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM 14
119+FOSTER PLACEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT PROGRAM. 15
119120
120- (I) IS AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD AND UNDER THE AGE OF 22 13
121-YEARS; AND 14
121+ (B) (1) THERE IS A YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER PLACEMENT 16
122+TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 17
122123
123- (II) 1. IS IN OUT –OF–HOME CARE UNDER THE 15
124-RESPONSIBILITY OF TH E STATE; OR 16
124+ (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST A FOSTER 18
125+YOUTH IN APPLYING FO R AND ACCESSING SUBS IDIES IN THE CHILD CARE 19
126+SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE FOSTER YOUTH ’S CHILD. 20
125127
126- 2. WAS IN OUT –OF–HOME CARE UNDER THE 17
127-RESPONSIBILITY OF TH E STATE ON THE INDIVID UAL’S 18TH BIRTHDAY. 18
128+ (C) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM. 21
128129
129- (3) “PILOT PROGRAM” MEANS THE YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM 19
130-FOSTER PLACEMENT TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT PROGRAM. 20
130+ (2) THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BEGIN O N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 22
131+2026, AND SHALL END ON DECEMBER 31, 2028. 23
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132- (B) (1) THERE IS A YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER PLACEMENT 21
133-TO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD PILOT PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 22
133+ (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REMO VE BARRIERS IN THE CHILD CARE 24
134+SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION P ROCESS FOR FOSTER YO UTH IN THE PILOT 25
135+PROGRAM BY REMOVING T HE FOLLOWING REQUIRE MENTS: 26
134136
135- (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST A FOSTER 23
136-YOUTH IN APPLYING FO R AND ACCESSING SUBS IDIES IN REMOVE CERTAIN 24
137-APPLICATION BARRIERS FOR PARENTING FOSTER YOUTH AND INCREASE 25
138-ELIGIBILITY ACCESS T O THE CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE 26
139-FOSTER YOUTH’S CHILD. 27
137+ (1) PROOF OF A FOSTER YOU TH’S EMPLOYMENT OR ENROLLMENT IN 27
138+AN EDUCATION OR CARE ER TRAINING PROGRAM ; 28
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141- (C) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM. 28
142- 4 HOUSE BILL 1121
140+ (2) THE NAME OF THE OTHER PARENT OF THE FOSTER YOUTH’S 29
141+CHILD; AND 30 4 HOUSE BILL 1121
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144143
145- (2) THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BEGIN O N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1
146-2026, AND SHALL END ON DECEMBER 31, 2028. 2
147144
148- (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REMO VE BARRIERS IN THE CHILD CARE 3
149-SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION P ROCESS FOR FOSTER YO UTH IN THE PILOT 4
150-PROGRAM BY REMOVING T HE FOLLOWING REQUIRE MENTS: 5
145+ (3) A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATIO N FROM A PARENT IF T HE PARENT IS 1
146+NOT RESIDING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AS TH E CHILD; AND 2
151147
152- (1) PROOF OF A FOSTER YOU TH’S EMPLOYMENT OR ENRO LLMENT IN 6
153-AN EDUCATION OR CARE ER TRAINING PROGRAM ; 7
148+ (4) APPLICATION INFORMATI ON, INCLUDING INCOME , THAT 3
149+RELATES TO A FOSTER YOUTH’S FOSTER PARENTS RAT HER THAN TO THE FOST ER 4
150+YOUTH. 5
154151
155- (2) THE NAME OF THE OTHER PARENT OF THE FOSTER YOUTH’S 8
156-CHILD; AND 9
152+ (E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRAC K EXPENDITURES ON 6
153+SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE D UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM ON A MONTHLY BASIS, 7
154+INCLUDING: 8
157155
158- (3) A WRITTEN AUTHORIZATIO N FROM A PARENT IF T HE PARENT IS 10
159-NOT RESIDING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AS TH E CHILD; AND 11
156+ (I) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF FOSTER YOUTH RECEIVI NG 9
157+SUBSIDIES UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND 10
160158
161- (4) APPLICATION INFORMATI ON, INCLUDING INCOME , THAT 12
162-RELATES TO A FOSTER YOUTH’S FOSTER PARENTS RAT HER THAN TO THE FOST ER 13
163-YOUTH. 14
159+ (II) THE AVERAGE SCHOLARSH IP AMOUNT RECEIVED B Y 11
160+FOSTER YOUTH UNDER T HE PILOT PROGRAM. 12
164161
165- (E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRAC K EXPENDITURES ON 15
166-SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE D UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM ON A MONTHLY BASIS, 16
167-INCLUDING: 17
162+ (2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR OF THE PILOT 13
163+PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 14
164+ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, REGARDING: 15
168165
169- (I) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF FOSTER YOUTH RECEIVING 18
170-SUBSIDIES UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND 19
166+ (I) THE STATUS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND 16
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172- (II) THE AVERAGE SCHOLARSH IP AMOUNT RECEIVED B Y 20
173-FOSTER YOUTH UNDER T HE PILOT PROGRAM. 21
168+ (II) AN EVALUATION IN MEET ING THE PILOT PROGRAM’S 17
169+GOALS TO REMOVE BARR IERS FOR FOSTER YOUTH IN ACCESSING S CHOLARSHIPS . 18
174170
175- (2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR OF THE PILOT 22
176-PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 23
177-ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, REGARDING: 24
171+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
172+1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and, at the end of June 30, 2029, 20
173+this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 21
174+of no further force and effect. 22
178175
179- (I) THE STATUS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND 25
180-
181- (II) AN EVALUATION IN MEET ING THE PILOT PROGRAM’S 26
182-GOALS TO REMOVE BARR IERS FOR FOSTER YOUT H IN ACCESSING SCHOL ARSHIPS 27
183-THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL MAKE R EFERRALS TO THE 28
184-DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE PROGRAM. 29
185-
186- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30
187-1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 4 years and, at the end of June 30, 2029, 31 HOUSE BILL 1121 5
188-
189-
190-this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 1
191-of no further force and effect. 2
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194178
195179 Approved:
196180 ________________________________________________________________________________
197181 Governor.
198182 ________________________________________________________________________________
199183 Speaker of the House of Delegates.
200184 ________________________________________________________________________________
201185 President of the Senate.