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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 | *hb1204* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 1204 | |
| 11 | 8 | F1 5lr2731 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | - | By: Delegates Patterson, Hill, Kaufman, McComas, Schindler, and Turner Turner, | |
| 14 | - | Atterbeary, Ebersole, Feldmark, Griffith, Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, | |
| 15 | - | Roberts, Wells, Wims, and Wu | |
| 10 | + | By: Delegates Patterson, Hill, Kaufman, McComas, Schindler, and Turner | |
| 16 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2025 | |
| 17 | 12 | Assigned to: Ways and Means | |
| 18 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 20 | - | Read second time: March 6, 2025 | |
| 21 | 13 | ||
| 22 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 23 | 15 | ||
| 24 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 25 | 17 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Public and Nonpublic Schools – Student Elopement – Notice and Reporting 2 | |
| 27 | 19 | Requirements 3 | |
| 28 | - | (Ace’s Law) 4 | |
| 29 | 20 | ||
| 30 | - | FOR the purpose of requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to notify a parent or 5 | |
| 31 | - | guardian if a student attempts or accomplishes an elopement from the school campus 6 | |
| 32 | - | except under certain circumstances; establishing certain reporting requirements for 7 | |
| 33 | - | certain public and nonpublic schools and the State Department of Education 8 | |
| 34 | - | regarding incidents of student elopement from school; requiring the Department to 9 | |
| 35 | - | develop a certain accountability system; requiring certain schools and individualized 10 | |
| 36 | - | education program teams to review and address with relevant stakeholders certain 11 | |
| 37 | - | behavior in updating a student’s individualized education program or behavior 12 | |
| 38 | - | intervention plan; and generally relating to student elopement and public and 13 | |
| 39 | - | nonpublic schools. 14 | |
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring certain public and nonpublic schools to notify a parent or 4 | |
| 22 | + | guardian if a student attempts or accomplishes an elopement from the school campus 5 | |
| 23 | + | except under certain circumstances; establishing certain reporting requirements for 6 | |
| 24 | + | certain public and nonpublic schools and the State Department of Education 7 | |
| 25 | + | regarding incidents of student elopement from school; requiring the Department to 8 | |
| 26 | + | develop a certain accountability system; and generally relating to student elopement 9 | |
| 27 | + | and public and nonpublic schools. 10 | |
| 40 | 28 | ||
| 41 | - | BY adding to 15 | |
| 42 | - | Article – Education 16 | |
| 43 | - | Section 7–11A–01 through 7–11A–07 7–11A–03 to be under the new subtitle 17 | |
| 44 | - | “Subtitle 11A. Student Elopement From School” 18 | |
| 45 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 46 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 | |
| 29 | + | BY adding to 11 | |
| 30 | + | Article – Education 12 | |
| 31 | + | Section 7–11A–01 through 7–11A–07 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 11A. 13 | |
| 32 | + | Student Elopement From School” 14 | |
| 33 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 34 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16 | |
| 35 | + | ||
| 36 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 37 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 38 | + | ||
| 39 | + | Article – Education 19 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | SUBTITLE 11A. STUDENT ELOPEMENT FROM SCHOOL. 20 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | 7–11A–01. 21 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 22 | |
| 46 | + | INDICATED. 23 | |
| 47 | 47 | 2 HOUSE BILL 1204 | |
| 48 | 48 | ||
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | - | | |
| 51 | - | ||
| 50 | + | (B) “BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1 | |
| 51 | + | 7–1101 OF THIS TITLE. 2 | |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | - | Article – Education 3 | |
| 53 | + | (C) “ELOPEMENT” MEANS THE ACT OF A S TUDENT LEAVING THE SCHOOL 3 | |
| 54 | + | CAMPUS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF A SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS 4 | |
| 55 | + | RESPONSIBILITY FOR T HE STUDENT. 5 | |
| 54 | 56 | ||
| 55 | - | SUBTITLE 11A. STUDENT ELOPEMENT FROM SCHOOL. 4 | |
| 57 | + | (D) “IEP” MEANS AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCA TION PROGRAM AS DEFINED 6 | |
| 58 | + | UNDER THE FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 7 | |
| 56 | 59 | ||
| 57 | - | 7–11A–01. 5 | |
| 60 | + | (E) “NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–1101 OF THIS 8 | |
| 61 | + | TITLE. 9 | |
| 58 | 62 | ||
| 59 | - | (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 6 | |
| 60 | - | INDICATED. 7 | |
| 63 | + | (F) “SCHOOL” MEANS: 10 | |
| 61 | 64 | ||
| 62 | - | (B) “BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 8 | |
| 63 | - | 7–1101 OF THIS TITLE. 9 | |
| 65 | + | (1) A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL ; 11 | |
| 64 | 66 | ||
| 65 | - | (C) “ELOPEMENT” MEANS THE ACT OF A S TUDENT LEAVING THE S CHOOL 10 | |
| 66 | - | CAMPUS WITHOUT THE P ERMISSION OF A SCHOO L STAFF MEMBER WHO H AS 11 | |
| 67 | - | RESPONSIBILITY FOR T HE STUDENT. 12 | |
| 67 | + | (2) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND; 12 | |
| 68 | 68 | ||
| 69 | - | (D) “IEP” MEANS AN INDIVIDUALIZED ED UCATION PROGRAM AS D EFINED 13 | |
| 70 | - | UNDER THE FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. 14 | |
| 69 | + | (3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF; AND 13 | |
| 71 | 70 | ||
| 72 | - | (E) “NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–1101 OF THIS 15 | |
| 73 | - | TITLE. 16 | |
| 71 | + | (4) A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL . 14 | |
| 74 | 72 | ||
| 75 | - | (F) “SCHOOL” MEANS: 17 | |
| 73 | + | (G) “SCHOOL CAMPUS ” MEANS THE BUILDINGS AND GROUND S OF A 15 | |
| 74 | + | SCHOOL, INCLUDING A PLAYGROU ND. 16 | |
| 76 | 75 | ||
| 77 | - | (1) A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE, OR HIGH SCHOOL; 18 | |
| 76 | + | (H) “WANDERING” MEANS THE ACT OF A S TUDENT LEAVING A CLA SSROOM 17 | |
| 77 | + | OR AREA ON THE SCHOO L CAMPUS, BUT NOT LEAVING THE SCHOOL CAMPUS , 18 | |
| 78 | + | WITHOUT THE PERMISSI ON OF A SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY 19 | |
| 79 | + | FOR THE STUDENT . 20 | |
| 78 | 80 | ||
| 79 | - | ||
| 81 | + | 7–11A–02. 21 | |
| 80 | 82 | ||
| 81 | - | (3) THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF; AND 20 | |
| 83 | + | (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, EACH TIME 22 | |
| 84 | + | A STUDENT ATTEMPTS OR ACCOMPLISHES AN ELOPEMENT , THE SCHOOL SHALL 23 | |
| 85 | + | NOTIFY THE STUDENT ’S PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE 24 | |
| 86 | + | ELOPEMENT INCIDENT . 25 | |
| 82 | 87 | ||
| 83 | - | (4) A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL . 21 | |
| 84 | - | ||
| 85 | - | (G) “SCHOOL CAMPUS ” MEANS THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OF A 22 | |
| 86 | - | SCHOOL, INCLUDING A PLAYGROU ND. 23 | |
| 87 | - | ||
| 88 | - | (H) (1) “WANDERING” MEANS THE ACT OF A S TUDENT LEAVING A 24 | |
| 89 | - | CLASSROOM OR AREA ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS , BUT NOT LEAVING THE SCHOOL 25 | |
| 90 | - | CAMPUS, WITHOUT THE PERMISSI ON OF A SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS 26 | |
| 91 | - | RESPONSIBILITY FOR T HE STUDENT. 27 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (2) “WANDERING” DOES NOT INCLUDE A S TUDENT LEAVING A 28 | |
| 94 | - | CLASSROOM OR AREA ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS UN DER A FLASH PASS OR ANOTHER 29 HOUSE BILL 1204 3 | |
| 88 | + | (B) (1) A SCHOOL IS NOT REQUIR ED TO PROVIDE THE NO TICE UNDER 26 | |
| 89 | + | SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO T HE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT 27 | |
| 90 | + | WHO HAS AN IEP OR A BEHAVIOR INTERV ENTION PLAN THAT INC LUDES MEASURE S 28 | |
| 91 | + | FOR RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT OF WANDERING OR ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR BY 29 | |
| 92 | + | THE STUDENT . 30 HOUSE BILL 1204 3 | |
| 95 | 93 | ||
| 96 | 94 | ||
| 97 | - | STANDING ARRANGEMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPROV ED BY A SCHOOL 1 | |
| 98 | - | ADMINISTRATOR . 2 | |
| 99 | 95 | ||
| 100 | - | 7–11A–02. 3 | |
| 96 | + | (2) AT LEAST ONE TIME EAC H YEAR, A SCHOOL OR A STUDENT’S IEP 1 | |
| 97 | + | TEAM SHALL REVIEW AND ADDRESS WITH REL EVANT STAKEHOLDERS A STUDENT’S 2 | |
| 98 | + | WANDERING OR ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR IN UPDATING THE STUDENT ’S IEP OR 3 | |
| 99 | + | BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIO N PLAN. 4 | |
| 101 | 100 | ||
| 102 | - | (A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, EACH EACH 4 | |
| 103 | - | TIME A STUDENT ATTEM PTS OR ACCOMPLISHES AN ELOPEMENT , THE SCHOOL 5 | |
| 104 | - | SHALL NOTIFY THE STU DENT’S PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE 6 | |
| 105 | - | ELOPEMENT INCIDENT ON THE SAME DAY AS T HE ELOPEMENT INCIDEN T. 7 | |
| 101 | + | 7–11A–03. 5 | |
| 106 | 102 | ||
| 107 | - | (B) (1) A SCHOOL IS NOT REQUIR ED TO PROVIDE THE NO TICE UNDER 8 | |
| 108 | - | SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO T HE PARENT OR GUARDIA N OF A STUDENT 9 | |
| 109 | - | WHO HAS AN IEP OR A BEHAVIOR INTERV ENTION PLAN THAT INC LUDES MEASURES 10 | |
| 110 | - | FOR RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT OF WANDERIN G OR ELOPEMENT BEHAV IOR BY 11 | |
| 111 | - | THE STUDENT . 12 | |
| 103 | + | (A) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2026, AND EACH AUGUST 1 THEREAFTER , 6 | |
| 104 | + | EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COUNTY BOARD A REPORT FOR THE 7 | |
| 105 | + | PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR ON: 8 | |
| 112 | 106 | ||
| 113 | - | (2) AT LEAST ONE TIME EACH YEAR, A SCHOOL OR A STUDEN T’S IEP 13 | |
| 114 | - | TEAM SHALL REVIEW AN D ADDRESS WITH RELEV ANT STAKEHOLDERS A S TUDENT’S 14 | |
| 115 | - | WANDERING OR ELOPEME NT BEHAVIOR IN UPDAT ING THE STUDENT ’S IEP OR 15 | |
| 116 | - | BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIO N PLAN. 16 | |
| 107 | + | (1) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS, DISAGGREGATED BY 9 | |
| 108 | + | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; 10 | |
| 117 | 109 | ||
| 118 | - | 7–11A–03. 17 | |
| 110 | + | (2) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS FOR EAC H STUDENT 11 | |
| 111 | + | WHO HAD AT LEAST ONE ELOPEMENT INCIDENT, DISAGGREGATED BY 12 | |
| 112 | + | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; AND 13 | |
| 119 | 113 | ||
| 120 | - | ( | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | ||
| 114 | + | (3) THE STEPS TAKEN BY TH E SCHOOL TO REDUCE T HE NUMBER OF 14 | |
| 115 | + | ELOPEMENT INCIDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE POS ITIVE BEHAVIORAL 15 | |
| 116 | + | INTERVENTIONS , INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF : 16 | |
| 123 | 117 | ||
| 124 | - | (1) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS, DISAGGREGATED BY 21 | |
| 125 | - | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; 22 | |
| 118 | + | (I) THE PROFESSIONAL DEVE LOPMENT PROVIDED TO 17 | |
| 119 | + | DESIGNATED SCHOOL PE RSONNEL ON IDENTIFIC ATION OF WANDERING O R 18 | |
| 120 | + | ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR I N STUDENTS, INCLUDING ANTECEDENT S TO WANDERING 19 | |
| 121 | + | OR ELOPEMENT BEHAVIO R, AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AL INTERVENTIONS USE D TO 20 | |
| 122 | + | ADDRESS WANDERING AN D ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR ; AND 21 | |
| 126 | 123 | ||
| 127 | - | (2) THE NUMB ER OF ELOPEMENT INCI DENTS FOR EACH STUDE NT 23 | |
| 128 | - | WHO HAD AT LEAST ONE ELOPEMENT INCIDENT , DISAGGREGATED BY 24 | |
| 129 | - | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; AND 25 | |
| 124 | + | (II) THE POLICY CHANGES MA DE OR NEW PROFESSION AL 22 | |
| 125 | + | DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUN ITIES OFFERED THAT W ERE DESIGNED TO PROM OTE 23 | |
| 126 | + | POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND RE DUCE INCIDENTS OF WANDERING 24 | |
| 127 | + | AND ELOPEMENT BEHAVI ORS IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR . 25 | |
| 130 | 128 | ||
| 131 | - | ( | |
| 132 | - | ||
| 133 | - | ||
| 129 | + | (B) (1) A COUNTY BOARD SHALL V ERIFY THE ACCURACY O F A REPORT 26 | |
| 130 | + | FROM A SCHOOL THAT R EPORTS ZERO ELOPEMEN T INCIDENTS UNDER SU BSECTION 27 | |
| 131 | + | (A) OF THIS SECTION. 28 | |
| 134 | 132 | ||
| 135 | - | (I) THE PROFESSIONAL DEVE LOPMENT PROVIDED TO 29 | |
| 136 | - | DESIGNATED SCHOOL PE RSONNEL ON IDENTIFIC ATION OF WANDERING O R 30 | |
| 137 | - | ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR I N STUDENTS, INCLUDING ANTECEDENT S TO WANDERING 31 | |
| 138 | - | OR ELOPEMENT BEHAVIO R, AND POSITIVE BEHAVIO RAL INTERVENTIONS US ED TO 32 | |
| 139 | - | ADDRESS WANDERING AN D ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR ; AND 33 | |
| 140 | - | 4 HOUSE BILL 1204 | |
| 133 | + | (2) IF A COUNTY BOARD IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE A CCURACY OF A 29 | |
| 134 | + | REPORT SUBMITTED BY A SCHOOL UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS SECTION , THE 30 | |
| 135 | + | COUNTY BOARD SHALL M AKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SCHOOL FOR 31 | |
| 136 | + | IMPROVEMENTS IN DATA COLLECTION AND POSIT IVE BEHAVIORAL INTER VENTIONS 32 | |
| 137 | + | AT THE SCHOOL . 33 4 HOUSE BILL 1204 | |
| 141 | 138 | ||
| 142 | 139 | ||
| 143 | - | (II) THE POLICY CHANGES MA DE OR NEW PROFESSION AL 1 | |
| 144 | - | DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUN ITIES OFFERED THAT W ERE DESIGNED TO PROM OTE 2 | |
| 145 | - | POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND REDUC E INCIDENTS OF WANDE RING 3 | |
| 146 | - | AND ELOPEMENT BEHAVI ORS IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR . 4 | |
| 147 | 140 | ||
| 148 | - | ( | |
| 149 | - | ||
| 150 | - | (A) OF THIS SECTION. | |
| 141 | + | (C) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 1 | |
| 142 | + | EACH COUNTY BOARD SH ALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT THAT 2 | |
| 143 | + | COMPILES THE INFORMA TION REPORTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 3 | |
| 151 | 144 | ||
| 152 | - | (2) IF A COUNTY BOARD IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF A 8 | |
| 153 | - | REPORT SUBMITTED BY A SCHOOL UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS SECTION , THE 9 | |
| 154 | - | COUNTY BOARD SHALL M AKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SCHOOL FOR 10 | |
| 155 | - | IMPROVEMENTS IN DATA COLLECTION AND POSIT IVE BEHAVIORAL INTER VENTIONS 11 | |
| 156 | - | AT THE SCHOOL . 12 | |
| 145 | + | 7–11A–04. 4 | |
| 157 | 146 | ||
| 158 | - | (C) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 13 | |
| 159 | - | EACH COUNTY BOARD SH ALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT T HAT 14 | |
| 160 | - | COMPILES THE INFORMA TION REPORTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 15 | |
| 147 | + | (A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 5 | |
| 148 | + | THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, 6 | |
| 149 | + | AND EACH NONPUBLIC S CHOOL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT F OR 7 | |
| 150 | + | THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEA R ON: 8 | |
| 161 | 151 | ||
| 162 | - | 7–11A–04. 16 | |
| 152 | + | (1) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS, DISAGGREGATED BY 9 | |
| 153 | + | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; 10 | |
| 163 | 154 | ||
| 164 | - | (A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 17 | |
| 165 | - | THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, THE MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, 18 | |
| 166 | - | AND EACH NONPUBLIC S CHOOL SHALL SUBMIT T O THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT F OR 19 | |
| 167 | - | THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEA R ON: 20 | |
| 155 | + | (2) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS FOR EAC H STUDENT 11 | |
| 156 | + | WHO HAD AT LEAST ONE ELOPEMENT INCIDENT , DISAGGREGATED BY 12 | |
| 157 | + | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; AND 13 | |
| 168 | 158 | ||
| 169 | - | (1) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS, DISAGGREGATED BY 21 | |
| 170 | - | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMEN T; 22 | |
| 159 | + | (3) THE STEPS TAKEN BY TH E SCHOOL TO REDUCE T HE NUMBER OF 14 | |
| 160 | + | ELOPEMENT INCIDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE POS ITIVE BEHAVIORAL 15 | |
| 161 | + | INTERVENTIONS , INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF: 16 | |
| 171 | 162 | ||
| 172 | - | (2) THE NUMBER OF ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS FOR EAC H STUDENT 23 | |
| 173 | - | WHO HAD AT LEAST ONE ELOPEMENT INCIDENT , DISAGGREGATED BY 24 | |
| 174 | - | JURISDICTION, DISABILITY, RACE, GENDER, AGE, AND TYPE OF PLACEMENT ; AND 25 | |
| 163 | + | (I) THE PROFESSIONAL DEVE LOPMENT PROVIDED TO 17 | |
| 164 | + | DESIGNATED SCHOOL PE RSONNEL ON IDENTIFIC ATION OF WANDE RING OR 18 | |
| 165 | + | ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR I N STUDENTS, INCLUDING ANTECEDENT S TO WANDERING 19 | |
| 166 | + | OR ELOPEMENT BEHAVIO R, AND POSITIVE BEHAVIO RAL INTERVENTIONS US ED TO 20 | |
| 167 | + | ADDRESS WANDERING AN D ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR ; AND 21 | |
| 175 | 168 | ||
| 176 | - | (3) THE STEPS TAKEN BY TH E SCHOOL TO REDUCE T HE NUMBER OF 26 | |
| 177 | - | ELOPEMENT INCIDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE POS ITIVE BEHAVIORAL 27 | |
| 178 | - | INTERVENTIONS , INCLUDING A DESCRIPT ION OF: 28 | |
| 169 | + | (II) THE POLICY CHANGES MA DE OR NEW PROFESSION AL 22 | |
| 170 | + | DEVELOPMENT O PPORTUNITIES OFFERED THAT WERE DESIGNED T O PROMOTE 23 | |
| 171 | + | POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND RE DUCE INCIDENTS OF WA NDERING 24 | |
| 172 | + | AND ELOPEMENT BEHAVI ORS IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR . 25 | |
| 179 | 173 | ||
| 180 | - | (I) THE PROFESSIONAL DEVE LOPMENT PROVIDED TO 29 | |
| 181 | - | DESIGNATED SCHOOL PE RSONNEL ON IDENTIFICATION OF WANDERING OR 30 | |
| 182 | - | ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR I N STUDENTS, INCLUDING ANTECEDENT S TO WANDERING 31 | |
| 183 | - | OR ELOPEMENT BEHAVIO R, AND POSITIVE BEHAVIO RAL INTERVENTIONS US ED TO 32 | |
| 184 | - | ADDRESS WANDERING AN D ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR ; AND 33 | |
| 185 | - | HOUSE BILL 1204 5 | |
| 174 | + | (B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERI FY THE ACCURACY OF A REPORT 26 | |
| 175 | + | FROM A SCHOOL THAT REPORTS ZERO ELOPEME NT INCIDENTS UNDER S UBSECTION 27 | |
| 176 | + | (A) OF THIS SECTION. 28 | |
| 177 | + | ||
| 178 | + | (2) IF THE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE ACCURA CY OF A 29 | |
| 179 | + | REPORT SUBMITTED BY A SCHOOL UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS SECTION , THE 30 | |
| 180 | + | DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE SCHOOL FOR 31 | |
| 181 | + | IMPROVEMENTS IN DATA COLLECTION AND POSIT IVE BEHAVIORAL INTER VENTIONS 32 | |
| 182 | + | AT THE SCHOOL . 33 HOUSE BILL 1204 5 | |
| 186 | 183 | ||
| 187 | 184 | ||
| 188 | - | (II) THE POLICY CHANGES MA DE OR NEW PROFESSIONAL 1 | |
| 189 | - | DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUN ITIES OFFERED THAT W ERE DESIGNED TO PROM OTE 2 | |
| 190 | - | POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND RE DUCE INCIDENTS OF WA NDERING 3 | |
| 191 | - | AND ELOPEMENT BEHAVI ORS IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR . 4 | |
| 192 | 185 | ||
| 193 | - | (B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERI FY THE ACCURACY OF A REPORT 5 | |
| 194 | - | FROM A SCHOOL THAT R EPORTS ZERO ELOPEMEN T INCIDENTS UNDER SU BSECTION 6 | |
| 195 | - | (A) OF THIS SECTION. 7 | |
| 186 | + | 7–11A–05. 1 | |
| 196 | 187 | ||
| 197 | - | (2) IF THE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE ACCURA CY OF A 8 | |
| 198 | - | REPORT SUBMITTED BY A SCHOOL UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS SECTION , THE 9 | |
| 199 | - | DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SCHOOL FOR 10 | |
| 200 | - | IMPROVEMENTS IN DATA COLLECTION AND POSIT IVE BEHAVIORAL INTER VENTIONS 11 | |
| 201 | - | AT THE SCHOOL . 12 | |
| 188 | + | (A) WHEN DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF ELOPEMENT INCIDENTS FOR A 2 | |
| 189 | + | REPORT REQUIRED UNDE R §§ 7–11A–03 AND 7–11A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE : 3 | |
| 202 | 190 | ||
| 203 | - | 7–11A–05. 13 | |
| 191 | + | (1) AN ELOPEMENT INCIDENT IS A SINGLE ATTEMPTED OR 4 | |
| 192 | + | ACCOMPLISHED ELOPEME NT; 5 | |
| 204 | 193 | ||
| 205 | - | (A) WHEN DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF ELOPEMENT INCIDENTS FOR A 14 | |
| 206 | - | REPORT REQUIRED UNDE R §§ 7–11A–03 AND 7–11A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE : 15 | |
| 194 | + | (2) AN ELOPEMENT INCIDENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED ENDED IF AT 6 | |
| 195 | + | ANY TIME DURING THE INCIDENT THE STUDENT IS NO LONGER ATTEMPT ING TO 7 | |
| 196 | + | LEAVE THE SCHOOL CAM PUS; AND 8 | |
| 207 | 197 | ||
| 208 | - | (1) AN ELOPEMENT INCIDENT IS A SINGLE ATTEMPTE D OR 16 | |
| 209 | - | ACCOMPLISHED ELOPEME NT; 17 | |
| 198 | + | (3) IF A STUDENT RETURNS TO THE SCHOO L CAMPUS AFTER AN 9 | |
| 199 | + | ACCOMPLISHED ELOPEME NT, ANY SUBSEQUENT ATTEM PTED OR ACCOMPLISHED 10 | |
| 200 | + | ELOPEMENT BY THE STU DENT SHALL BE COUNTE D AS A SEPARATE ELOP EMENT 11 | |
| 201 | + | INCIDENT. 12 | |
| 210 | 202 | ||
| 211 | - | (2) AN ELOPEMENT INCIDENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED ENDED IF AT 18 | |
| 212 | - | ANY TIME DURING THE INCIDENT THE STUDENT IS NO LONGER ATTEMPT ING TO 19 | |
| 213 | - | LEAVE THE SCHOOL CAM PUS; AND 20 | |
| 203 | + | (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 13 | |
| 214 | 204 | ||
| 215 | - | (3) IF A STUDENT RETURNS TO THE SCHOO L CAMPUS AFTER AN 21 | |
| 216 | - | ACCOMPLISHED ELOPEME NT, ANY SUBSEQUENT ATTEM PTED OR ACCOMPLISHED 22 | |
| 217 | - | ELOPEMENT BY THE STU DENT SHALL BE COUNTE D AS A SEPARATE ELOP EMENT 23 | |
| 218 | - | INCIDENT. 24 | |
| 205 | + | (1) PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO S CHOOLS REGARDING DAT A COLLECTION 14 | |
| 206 | + | AND COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING REQUIREMEN TS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE ; 15 | |
| 219 | 207 | ||
| 220 | - | (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 25 | |
| 208 | + | (2) DEVELOP AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE 16 | |
| 209 | + | BY SCHOOLS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE AND ANY REG ULATIONS 17 | |
| 210 | + | ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT THIS SU BTITLE; AND 18 | |
| 221 | 211 | ||
| 222 | - | ( | |
| 223 | - | AND | |
| 212 | + | (3) ANALYZE THE DATA AND INFORMATION COLLECTE D UNDER THIS 19 | |
| 213 | + | SUBTITLE TO DETERMINE TRENDS AND PATTERNS . 20 | |
| 224 | 214 | ||
| 225 | - | (2) DEVELOP AN ACCOUNTABI LITY SYSTEM TO ENSUR E COMPLIANCE 28 | |
| 226 | - | BY SCHOOLS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE AND ANY REG ULATIONS 29 | |
| 227 | - | ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEME NT THIS SUBTITLE; AND 30 | |
| 215 | + | (C) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2026, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 21 | |
| 216 | + | THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 22 | |
| 217 | + | ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, A REPORT ON 23 | |
| 218 | + | STUDENT ELOPEMENT USING THE INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT 24 | |
| 219 | + | UNDER §§ 7–11A–03 AND 7–11A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE FOR THE PRIOR SCHOOL 25 | |
| 220 | + | YEAR. 26 | |
| 228 | 221 | ||
| 229 | - | (3) ANALYZE THE DATA AND INFORMATION COLLECTE D UNDER THIS 31 | |
| 230 | - | SUBTITLE TO DETERMIN E TRENDS AND PATTERN S. 32 | |
| 222 | + | (2) IN THE REPORT REQUIRE D UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 27 | |
| 223 | + | SUBSECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE THE DATA: 28 | |
| 224 | + | ||
| 225 | + | (I) BY SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO STATE AND FEDERAL PRI VACY 29 | |
| 226 | + | LAWS; AND 30 | |
| 231 | 227 | 6 HOUSE BILL 1204 | |
| 232 | 228 | ||
| 233 | 229 | ||
| 234 | - | (C) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2026, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 1 | |
| 235 | - | THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN 2 | |
| 236 | - | ACCORDANCE WIT H § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, A REPORT ON 3 | |
| 237 | - | STUDENT ELOPEMENT US ING THE INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT 4 | |
| 238 | - | UNDER §§ 7–11A–03 AND 7–11A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE FOR THE PRIOR SCHOOL 5 | |
| 239 | - | YEAR. 6 | |
| 230 | + | (II) IN A MANNER THAT ACCO UNTS FOR VARIATION I N 1 | |
| 231 | + | ENROLLMENT BETWEEN S CHOOLS. 2 | |
| 240 | 232 | ||
| 241 | - | (2) IN THE REPORT REQUIRE D UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 7 | |
| 242 | - | SUBSECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE THE DATA: 8 | |
| 233 | + | (D) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SUBMITTIN G THE REPORT UNDER SUBSECTION 3 | |
| 234 | + | (C) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH THE REPORT O N ITS 4 | |
| 235 | + | WEBSITE. 5 | |
| 243 | 236 | ||
| 244 | - | (I) BY SCHOOL, SUBJECT TO STATE AND FEDERAL PRI VACY 9 | |
| 245 | - | LAWS; AND 10 | |
| 237 | + | 7–11A–06. 6 | |
| 246 | 238 | ||
| 247 | - | (II) IN A MANNER THAT ACCO UNTS FOR VARIATION I N 11 | |
| 248 | - | ENROLLMENT BETWEEN S CHOOLS. 12 | |
| 239 | + | A SCHOOL OR A COUNTY B OARD SHALL SUBMIT A SYSTE MIC, 7 | |
| 240 | + | EVIDENCE–BASED CORRECTIVE ACT ION PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT IF THE 8 | |
| 241 | + | SCHOOL: 9 | |
| 249 | 242 | ||
| 250 | - | (D) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SUBMITTIN G THE REPORT UNDER S UBSECTION 13 | |
| 251 | - | (C) OF THIS SECTION , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBL ISH THE REPORT ON IT S 14 | |
| 252 | - | WEBSITE. 15 | |
| 243 | + | (1) FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION O F THIS SUBTITLE; OR 10 | |
| 253 | 244 | ||
| 254 | - | 7–11A–06. 16 | |
| 245 | + | (2) REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT A STU DENT HAS 11 | |
| 246 | + | ATTEMPTED OR ACCOMPLISHED ELOPEMENT 10 TIMES OR MORE IN A S CHOOL YEAR 12 | |
| 247 | + | UNDER § 7–11A–03 OR § 7–11A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 13 | |
| 255 | 248 | ||
| 256 | - | A SCHOOL OR A COUNTY B OARD SHALL SUBMIT A SYSTEMIC, 17 | |
| 257 | - | EVIDENCE–BASED CORRECTIVE ACT ION PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT IF THE 18 | |
| 258 | - | SCHOOL: 19 | |
| 249 | + | 7–11A–07. 14 | |
| 259 | 250 | ||
| 260 | - | (1) FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS SU BTITLE; OR 20 | |
| 251 | + | (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO IMP LEMENT THE 15 | |
| 252 | + | PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE. 16 | |
| 261 | 253 | ||
| 262 | - | (2) REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT A STU DENT HAS 21 | |
| 263 | - | ATTEMPTED OR ACCOMPL ISHED ELOPEMENT 10 TIMES OR MORE IN A S CHOOL YEAR 22 | |
| 264 | - | UNDER § 7–11A–03 OR § 7–11A–04 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 23 | |
| 254 | + | (B) A SCHOOL SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDU RES TO IMPLEMENT 17 | |
| 255 | + | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE. 18 | |
| 265 | 256 | ||
| 266 | - | 7–11A–07. 24 | |
| 267 | - | ||
| 268 | - | (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO IMPLE MENT THE 25 | |
| 269 | - | PROVISIONS OF THIS S UBTITLE. 26 | |
| 270 | - | ||
| 271 | - | (B) A SCHOOL SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDU RES TO IMPLEMENT 27 | |
| 272 | - | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE. 28 | |
| 273 | - | ||
| 274 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29 | |
| 275 | - | 1, 2025. 30 | |
| 276 | - | ||
| 257 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19 | |
| 258 | + | 1, 2025. 20 |