Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1194 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	5	hb1194
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1194
8	8	F1 5lr2956
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10	10	By: Delegates Tomlinson, Mangione, and Miller
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means and Judiciary
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Public Schools – Injury Incidents – Requirements for Tracking and Reporting 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring certain public schools to develop and implement a system to 3
21	21	track and report certain injury incidents on the school campus during the school 4
22	22	year; establishing certain reporting requirements for county boards of education, the 5
23	23	Juvenile Services Education Program Superintendent, and the State Department of 6
24	24	Education regarding certain injury incidents in schools; and generally relating to 7
25	25	tracking and reporting injury incidents in public schools. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Education 10
29	29	Section 7–455 11
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
31	31	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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36	36	Article – Education 16
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38	38	7–455. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
41	41	INDICATED. 19
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43	43	(2) “INJURY INCIDENT” MEANS AN OCCURRENCE OF PHYSICAL OR 20
44	44	MENTAL HARM OR INJUR Y, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR ACCIDENTAL , TO A 21
45	45	STUDENT, TEACHER, OR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMMITTED BY ANOTHER STUDENT, 22
46	46	TEACHER, SCHOOL EMPLOYEE, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL , REGARDLESS OF WHETHE R 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1194
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49	49	A WORKER S’ COMPENSATION CLAIM WAS FILED OR DISCIPLINAR Y ACTION WAS 1
50	50	TAKEN AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL WHO CAUSE D THE HARM OR INJURY . 2
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52	52	(3) “SCHOOL” MEANS: 3
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54	54	(I) A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL ; 4
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56	56	(II) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND; 5
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58	58	(III) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF; OR 6
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60	60	(IV) AN EDUCATION PROGRAM AT A DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 7
61	61	SERVICES OPERATED DET ENTION AND RESIDENTI AL FACILITY UNDER TH E 8
62	62	JURISDICTION OF THE JUVENILE SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM. 9
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64	64	(4) “SCHOOL CAMPUS ” MEANS THE BUILDINGS AND GROUND S OF A 10
65	65	SCHOOL. 11
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67	67	(B) (1) EACH SCHOOL SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMEN T A SYSTEM TO 12
68	68	TRACK AND REPORT INJURY INCIDENTS THA T OCCUR ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS 13
69	69	DURING THE SCHOOL YE AR. 14
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71	71	(2) THE TRACKING SYSTEM DEVELOPED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF 15
72	72	THIS SUBSECTION SHALL COLLECT INFORM ATION ON: 16
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74	74	(I) EACH INJURY INCIDENT THAT OCCURS ON THE SCHOOL 17
75	75	CAMPUS; AND 18
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77	77	(II) EACH INJURY INCIDENT THAT REQUIRED A CLAS SROOM, AN 19
78	78	OFFICE, OR ANY OTHER ROOM IN THE SCHOOL TO BE CLE ARED FOR THE SAFETY OF 20
79	79	STUDENTS, TEACHERS, OR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES . 21
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81	81	(3) IF AN INJURY INCIDENT REQUIRED A CLASSROOM , AN OFFICE, OR 22
82	82	ANY OTHER ROOM TO BE CLEARED FOR THE SAFE TY OF STUDENTS , TEACHERS, OR 23
83	83	SCHOOL EMPLOYEES , THE SCHOOL SHALL : 24
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85	85	(I) MAKE AN INDIVIDUAL MEETIN G WITH THE SCHOOL ’S 25
86	86	COUNSELOR , PSYCHOLOGIST , OR OTHER STUDENT ADV ISOR AVAILABLE TO EACH 26
87	87	STUDENT INVOLVED IN OR WHO WITNESSED THE INJURY INCIDENT ; AND 27
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89	89	(II) NOTIFY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF EACH STUDENT 28
90	90	INVOLVED IN OR WHO WITNESSED AN INJURY INCIDENT . 29
91	91	HOUSE BILL 1194 3
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94	94	(C) (1) A PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COUNTY BOARD : 1
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96	96	(I) EACH INJURY INCIDENT REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER AN 2
97	97	INJURY INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; OR 3
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99	99	(II) A COMPILATION REPORT OF ALL THE INJURY INCIDENT 4
100	100	REPORTS COLLECTED BY THE SCH OOL OVER A 30–DAY PERIOD EACH MONT H. 5
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102	102	(2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE MARYLAND 6
103	103	SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT : 7
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105	105	(I) EACH INJURY INCIDENT REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER AN 8
106	106	INJURY INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED UNDER SUB SECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; OR 9
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108	108	(II) A COMPILATION OF ALL THE INJURY IN CIDENT REPORTS 10
109	109	COLLECTED BY THE SCH OOL OVER A 30–DAY PERIOD EACH MONT H. 11
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111	111	(3) THE PRINCIPAL OF EACH SCHOOL UNDER THE JURISDICTI ON OF 12
112	112	THE JUVENILE SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE JUVENILE 13
113	113	SERVICES EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERINTENDENT : 14
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115	115	(I) EACH INJURY INCIDENT REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER AN 15
116	116	INJURY INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED UNDER SUB SECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; OR 16
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118	118	(II) A COMPILATION OF ALL T HE INJURY INCIDENT R EPORTS 17
119	119	COLLECTED BY THE SCHOOL OVER A 30–DAY PERIOD EACH MONTH . 18
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121	121	(4) EACH SCHOOL MAY COORD INATE THE SUBMISSION OF THE 19
122	122	REPORTS REQUIRED UND ER THIS SUBSECTION W ITH THE REPORTS REQU IRED 20
123	123	UNDER § 7–1104 OF THIS TITLE WHENEV ER FEASIBLE. 21
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125	125	(D) (1) (I) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, AND EACH JULY 1 AND 22
126	126	JANUARY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH COUNTY BOARD AND THE JUVENILE SERVICES 23
127	127	EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A 24
128	128	COMPILATION REPORT ON THE INJURY INCIDENT REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE 25
129	129	COUNTY BOARD OR THE JUVENILE SERVICES EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT EACH 26
130	130	MONTH UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(1) OR (3) OF THIS SECTION. 27
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132	132	(II) A COUNTY BOARD AND THE JUVENILE SERVICES 28
133	133	EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT MAY CO ORDINATE THE SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT 29
134	134	REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION WITH THE REPORTS REQUIRED UND ER § 30
135	135	7–1104 OF THIS TITLE WHENEV ER FEASIBLE. 31
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139	139	(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERI FY THE ACCURACY OF A 1
140	140	REPORT FROM ANY SCHOOL THAT REPORTS NO INJURY INCIDENTS UNDER THIS 2
141	141	SECTION. 3
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143	143	(II) IF THE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE ACCURA CY 4
144	144	OF A REPORT SUBMITTE D BY A SCHOOL, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE 5
145	145	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN DATA COLLECTION AT THE SCHOOL. 6
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147	147	(E) (1) (I) BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 7
148	148	THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 8
149	149	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, A REPORT 9
150	150	SUMMARIZING THE DATA RECEIVED UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION FOR 10
151	151	THE IMMEDIATELY PREC EDING SCHOOL YEAR AND ANY OTHER FINDIN GS OR 11
152	152	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 12
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154	154	(II) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 13
155	155	THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL PROVIDE DATA FOR SCHOOLS DISAGGREGATED BY 14
156	156	SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO STATE AND FEDERAL PRI VACY LAWS, IN A MANNER THAT 15
157	157	ACCOUNTS FOR VARIATI ON IN ENROLLMENT BET WEEN SCHOOLS . 16
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159	159	(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER 17
160	160	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ON ITS WEBSITE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF 18
161	161	SUBMITTING THE REPOR T TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 19
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163	163	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO IMP LEMENT THE 20
164	164	PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION. 21
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166	166	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
167	167	1, 2025. 23