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HOUSE BILL 123
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(PRE–FILED) CF SB 197
By: Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request – Departmental – Public Safety and
Correctional Services)
Requested: September 28, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Judiciary
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 25, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Correctional Training Commission – Membership 2
FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Maryland Correctional Training 3
Commission to include the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation within 4
the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and a certain parole and 5
probation employee; and generally relating to the membership of the Maryland 6
Correctional Training Commission. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Correctional Services 9
Section 8–204(b) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Correctional Services 15
8–204. 16
(b) The Commission consists of the following members: 17
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(1) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 1
(2) the Secretary of Juvenile Services; 2
(3) a representative of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional 3
Services, designated by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 4
(4) a representative of the Department of Juvenile Services, designated by 5
the Secretary of Juvenile Services; 6
(5) a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 7
(6) the president of the Maryland Correctional Administrators Association; 8
(7) the president of the Maryland Sheriffs Association; 9
(8) the president of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association; 10
(9) the Attorney General of the State; 11
(10) the president of a university or college in the State with a correctional 12
education curriculum, appointed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission; 13
(11) one correctional officer of the State recommended by the exclusive 14
representative for the officers covered under Title 10, Subtitle 9 of this article and 15
appointed by the Governor; [and] 16
(12) five correctional officers or officials appointed under subsection (c) of 17
this section; AND 18
(13) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION 19
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; AND 20
(14) ONE PAROLE AND PROBA TION EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE 21
RECOMMENDED BY THE E XCLUSIVE REPRESENTAT IVE FOR PAROLE AND 22
PROBATION EMPLOYEES , AS SPECIFIED AND APP OINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2025. 25