Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1479 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	hb1479
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1479
8	8	F5, L6 5lr3246
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10	10	By: Delegate Miller
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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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	Education – Procurement Contracts and Memorand a of Understanding – 2
19	19	Reporting 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the reporting of certain procurement contracts and 4
22	22	memoranda of understanding entered into by certain public elementary and 5
23	23	secondary education systems in the State; and generally relating to procurement 6
24	24	contracts and memoranda of understanding entered into by education systems in the 7
25	25	State. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Education 10
29	29	Section 2–307 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	2–307. 17
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
41	41	INDICATED. 19
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43	43	(2) “COVERED ENTITY ” MEANS: 20
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45	45	(I) A COUNTY BOARD ; 21
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47	47	(II) A COUNTY SUPERINTENDEN T; 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1479
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51	51	(III) A SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECON DARY 1
52	52	EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE STATE; 2
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54	54	(IV) THE STATE BOARD; OR 3
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56	56	(V) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT . 4
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58	58	(3) “PROCUREMENT CONTRACT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 5
59	59	11–101 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 6
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61	61	(B) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 7
62	62	THIS SECTION APPLIES TO: 8
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64	64	(I) A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERS TANDING ENTERED INTO BY A 9
65	65	COVERED ENTITY; AND 10
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67	67	(II) A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY A CO VERED 11
68	68	ENTITY. 12
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70	70	(2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT 13
71	71	OR MEMORANDUM OF UND ERSTANDING THAT INCL UDES INFORMATION THA T: 14
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73	73	(I) MAY BE WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE BY LAW ; OR 15
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75	75	(II) IS PROHIBITED FROM DI SCLOSURE BY LAW . 16
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77	77	(C) (1) (I) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, EACH COVERED 17
78	78	ENTITY SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT A LIST OF EACH 18
79	79	PROCUREMENT CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM OF UN DERSTANDING ENTERED INTO 19
80	80	IN THE PRECEDING FIS CAL YEAR BY THE COVE RED ENTITY. 20
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82	82	(II) A COVERED ENTITY THAT IS A COUNTY SUPERINTENDEN T 21
83	83	OR A SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECON DARY EDUCATION SYSTE M 22
84	84	OF TH E STATE MAY SATISFY THE REPORTING REQUIREMEN T UNDER 23
85	85	SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH BY SUBMITTING THE REQUI RED 24
86	86	INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUC ATION BY A DATE DETE RMINED BY 25
87	87	THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 26
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89	89	(III) AS PART OF A REPORT M ADE UNDER SUBPARAGRA PH (I) OF 27
90	90	THIS PARAGRAPH , A COUNTY BOARD SHALL REPORT A NY INFORMATION RECEI VED 28
91	91	UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH . 29
92	92	HOUSE BILL 1479 3
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95	95	(2) (I) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR , THE STATE 1
96	96	SUPERINTENDENT SHALL : 2
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98	98	1. ISSUE A REPORT COMPIL ING THE INFORMATION 3
99	99	PROVIDED UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSE CTION; AND 4
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101	101	2. SUBMIT THE REPORT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 5
102	102	OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION 6
103	103	COMMITTEE, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE 7
104	104	ENVIRONMENT , THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AND THE HOUSE WAYS 8
105	105	AND MEANS COMMITTEE. 9
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107	107	(II) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 10
108	108	THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE: 11
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110	110	1. A LIST OF EACH PROCUREMENT CONTRACT AND 12
111	111	MEMORANDUM OF UNDERS TANDING ENTERED INTO BY EACH COVERED ENTI TY; 13
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113	113	2. THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQU IRED TO BE PAID BY A 14
114	114	COVERED ENTITY UNDER A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT; AND 15
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116	116	3. THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY A COVERED ENTITY 16
117	117	DURING THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR. 17
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119	119	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
120	120	1, 2025. 19