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Maryland House Bill HB1126 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		hb1126
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1126
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13	10		By: Delegates Ruff, Addison, Amprey, Conaway, Crutchfield, Embry, Kaufman,
14	11		R. Lewis, Mireku–North, Smith, Solomon, Wims, and Wolek
15	12		Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Economic Matters
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 14, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Unemployment Insurance – Child Support Arrearage to Work Pilot Program – 2
26	20		Established 3
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28	22		FOR the purpose of establishing a Child Support Arrearage to Work Pilot Program within 4
29	23		the Department of Labor to connect individuals who are unemployed and in arrears 5
30	24		under a child support order with employment opportunities in the State; and 6
31	25		generally relating to the establishment of the Child Support Arrearage to Work Pilot 7
32	26		Program. 8
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34	28		BY adding to 9
35	29		Article – Labor and Employment 10
36	30		Section 8–311.3 11
37	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
38	32		(2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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40	34		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
41	35		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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43	37		Article – Labor and Employment 16
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45	39		8–311.3. 17
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47	41		(A) IN THIS SECTION , “PROGRAM” MEANS THE CHILD SUPPORT 18
48		-	ARREARAGE TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM. 19 2 HOUSE BILL 1126
	42	+	ARREARAGE TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM. 19
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	44	+	(B) THERE IS A CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGE TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM 20
	45	+	IN THE DEPARTMENT . 21
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	49	+	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUAL S WHO ARE 1
	50	+	UNEMPLOYED AND IN ARREARS UNDER A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER WITH 2
	51	+	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI TIES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT 3
	52	+	OPPORTUNITIES IN STATE GOVERNMENT . 4
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52		-	(B) ~~THERE IS A CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGE TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM 1~~
53		-	IN THE DEPARTMENT ~~. 2~~
	54	+	(D) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 5
	55	+	HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT , SHALL: 6
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55		-	(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUAL S WHO ARE 3
56		-	UNEMPLOYED AND IN ARREARS UNDER A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER WITH 4
57		-	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI TIES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT 5
58		-	OPPORTUNITIES IN STATE GOVERNMENT . 6
	57	+	(1) IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM; AND 7
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60		-	(D) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 7
61		-	HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT , SHALL: 8
	59	+	(2) ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES AND SAFEG UARDS NECESSARY TO 8
	60	+	SECURELY SHARE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPA NTS IN 9
	61	+	THE PROGRAM. 10
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63		-	(1) IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM; AND 9
	63	+	(E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 11
	64	+	SECTION. 12
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65		-	(2) ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES AND SAFEG UARDS NECESSARY TO 10
66		-	SECURELY SHARE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPA NTS IN 11
67		-	THE PROGRAM. 12
	66	+	(F) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE 13
	67	+	GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 14
	68	+	ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S FINDINGS AND ANY 15
	69	+	RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROGRAM. 16
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69		-	(E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 13
70		-	SECTION. 14
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72		-	(F) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE 15
73		-	GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 16
74		-	ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S FINDINGS AND ANY 17
75		-	RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROGRAM. 18
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77		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
78		-	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this 20
79		-	Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 21
80		-	further force and effect. 22
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84		-	Approved:
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86		-	Governor.
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88		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
89		-	________________________________________________________________________________
90		-	President of the Senate.
	71	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
	72	+	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2026, this 18
	73	+	Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 19
	74	+	further force and effect. 20