Maryland 2025 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB123 Chaptered / Bill

Filed 04/10/2025

                     	WES MOORE, Governor 	Ch. 87 
 
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Chapter 87 
(House Bill 123) 
 
AN ACT concerning 
 
Maryland Correctional Training Commission – Membership 
 
FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Maryland Correctional Training 
Commission to include the Director and an employee of the Division of Parole and 
Probation within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and a 
certain parole and probation employee; and generally relating to the membership of 
the Maryland Correctional Training Commission. 
 
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,  
 Article – Correctional Services 
 Section 8–204(b) and (d) 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 
 (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 
 
 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 
 
Article – Correctional Services 
 
8–204. 
 
 (b) The Commission consists of the following members: 
 
 (1) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 
 
 (2) the Secretary of Juvenile Services; 
 
 (3) a representative of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional 
Services, designated by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 
 
 (4) a representative of the Department of Juvenile Services, designated by 
the Secretary of Juvenile Services; 
 
 (5) a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; 
 
 (6) the president of the Maryland Correctional Administrators Association; 
 
 (7) the president of the Maryland Sheriffs Association; 
 
 (8) the president of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association; 
  Ch. 87 	2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND  
 
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 (9) the Attorney General of the State; 
 
 (10) the president of a university or college in the State with a correctional 
education curriculum, appointed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission; 
 
 (11) one correctional officer of the State recommended by the exclusive 
representative for the officers covered under Title 10, Subtitle 9 of this article and 
appointed by the Governor; [and] 
 
 (12) five correctional officers or officials appointed under subsection (c) of 
this section; AND 
 
 (13) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION 
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; AND 
 
 (14) ONE PAROLE AND PROBA TION EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE 
RECOMMENDED BY THE E	XCLUSIVE REPRESENTAT IVE FOR PAROLE AND 
PROBATION EMPLOYEES , AS SPECIFIED AND APP OINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. 
 
 (14) ONE EMPLOYEE OF THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION 
RECOMMENDED BY THE EXCLUSIVE REP RESENTATIVE FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION AND APPOINT ED BY THE GOVERNOR. 
 
 (d) Except for the five members appointed by the Governor under subsection (c) of 
this section AND THE MEMBER APPOI NTED UNDER SUBSECT ION (B)(14) OF THIS 
SECTION, a member of the Commission may serve personally at a Commission meeting or 
designate a representative from the member’s unit or association who may act at any meeting 
to the same effect as if the member were personally present.  
 
 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 
October 1, 2025. 
 
Approved by the Governor, April 8, 2025.