Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB137 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	hb0137
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 137
8	8	F1, E2 5lr0832
9	9	(PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Delegates Mangione, Arentz, Arikan, Chisholm, Grammer, Hartman, Miller,
11	11	T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Rose, Schmidt, Szeliga, and Tomlinson
12	12	Requested: September 13, 2024
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
14	14	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Public Schools – Children Charged With a Crime of Violence – Prohibition on 2
21	21	In–Person Attendance 3
22	22	(School Safety Act of 2025) 4
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24	24	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a child from in–person attendance at a public school if the 5
25	25	child has been charged with a crime of violence, until certain conditions are met; 6
26	26	requiring each local school system to provide alternative educational options for 7
27	27	children prohibited from in–person attendance in a certain manner; and generally 8
28	28	relating to the prohibition of in–school attendance by children charged with a crime 9
29	29	of violence. 10
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
32	32	Article – Criminal Procedure 12
33	33	Section 11–722(e) 13
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
35	35	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
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37	37	BY adding to 16
38	38	Article – Education 17
39	39	Section 7–312 18
40	40	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
41	41	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
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43	43	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
44	44	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
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46	46	Article – Criminal Procedure 23
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48	48	11–722. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 137
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52	52	(e) (1) A registrant or juvenile registrant who is a student may receive an 1
53	53	education in accordance with State law in any of the following locations: 2
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55	55	(i) a location other than a public or nonpublic elementary or 3
56	56	secondary school, including by: 4
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58	58	1. participating in the Home and Hospital Teaching Program 5
59	59	for Students; or 6
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61	61	2. participating in or attending a program approved by a 7
62	62	county board under paragraph (2) of this subsection; 8
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64	64	(ii) a Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents; or 9
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66	66	(iii) a nonpublic educational program as provided by § 8–406 of the 10
67	67	Education Article if: 11
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69	69	1. the registrant or juvenile registrant has notified an agent 12
70	70	or employee of the nonpublic educational program that the registrant or juvenile registrant 13
71	71	is required to register under this subtitle; and 14
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73	73	2. the registrant or juvenile registrant has been given 15
74	74	specific written permission by an agent or employee of the nonpublic educational program 16
75	75	to attend the nonpublic educational program. 17
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77	77	(2) Each county board shall develop and adopt a policy that enables a 18
78	78	registrant or juvenile registrant who is a student to receive an education as described under 19
79	79	paragraph (1) of this subsection. 20
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81	81	(3) The State Board shall develop and adopt guidelines and a model policy 21
82	82	to assist a county board with the development of a policy under paragraph (2) of this 22
83	83	subsection. 23
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85	85	Article – Education 24
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87	87	7–312. 25
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89	89	(A) IF A CHILD HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME OF VIOLENCE , AS 26
90	90	DEFINED IN § 14–101 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE, THE CHILD IS PROHIBI TED 27
91	91	FROM IN–PERSON ATTENDANCE AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL UNTIL THE CHILD IS FOUND 28
92	92	NOT DELINQUENT OR THE CHARGE IS DISMISSED. 29
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94	94	(B) (1) EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM SHALL PROVIDE AL TERNATIVE 30
95	95	EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS SEPARATE FROM OTHER STUDENTS FOR CHILDREN 31 HOUSE BILL 137 3
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98	98	PROHIBITED FROM IN –PERSON ATTENDANCE UN DER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 1
99	99	SECTION. 2
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101	101	(2) THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCA TIONAL OPTIONS PROVI DED UNDER 3
102	102	THIS SUBSECTION SHAL L ALIGN WITH THE REQ UIRED POLICY ADOPTED BY COUNTY 4
103	103	BOARDS UNDER § 11–722(E) OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE. 5
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105	105	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effe ct July 6
106	106	1, 2025. 7