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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 | *hb1483* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 1483 | |
| 11 | 8 | F1, P2 5lr0646 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF SB 923 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates D. Jones, Bagnall, Bartlett, Behler, Foley, Forbes, Fraser–Hidalgo, | |
| 14 | - | Guzzone, Palakovich Carr, White Holland, and Wolek Wolek, Miller, | |
| 15 | - | Roberts, and Wu | |
| 11 | + | Guzzone, Palakovich Carr, White Holland, and Wolek | |
| 16 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025 | |
| 17 | 13 | Assigned to: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations | |
| 18 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 20 | - | Read second time: March 22, 2025 | |
| 21 | 14 | ||
| 22 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 23 | 16 | ||
| 24 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 25 | 18 | ||
| 26 | 19 | Public Schools – High School Sports Officiating Services – Procurement 2 | |
| 27 | - | Requirements | |
| 20 | + | Requirements 3 | |
| 28 | 21 | ||
| 29 | 22 | FOR the purpose of establishing requirements for local school systems that issue 4 | |
| 30 | 23 | invitations for bids for high school sports officiating services for boys’ and girls’ high 5 | |
| 31 | 24 | school sports; and generally relating to procurement requirements for high school 6 | |
| 32 | - | sports officiating services requiring the State Department of Education, in 7 | |
| 33 | - | consultation with the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association to 8 | |
| 34 | - | develop and periodically update a list of similar high school sports that are 9 | |
| 35 | - | categorized together; requiring a county board of education to ensure that certain 10 | |
| 36 | - | high school sports officials for certain high school sports are provided equal pay; 11 | |
| 37 | - | requiring a county board to conduct invitations for bids for high school sports 12 | |
| 38 | - | officiating services in a certain manner; and generally relating to compensation for 13 | |
| 39 | - | high school sports officials. 14 | |
| 25 | + | sports officiating services. 7 | |
| 40 | 26 | ||
| 41 | - | BY adding to | |
| 42 | - | Article – Education | |
| 43 | - | Section 4–147 | |
| 44 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 45 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 27 | + | BY adding to 8 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Education 9 | |
| 29 | + | Section 4–147 10 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 31 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 | |
| 46 | 32 | ||
| 47 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20 | |
| 48 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 2 HOUSE BILL 1483 | |
| 33 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 | |
| 34 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 | |
| 35 | + | ||
| 36 | + | Article – Education 15 | |
| 37 | + | ||
| 38 | + | 4–147. 16 | |
| 39 | + | ||
| 40 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17 | |
| 41 | + | INDICATED. 18 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (2) “ASSIGNING FEES” MEANS THE FEES CHARGED BY AN ASSIGNOR. 19 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (3) “ASSIGNOR” MEANS AN OFFICIATING ASSOCIATION OR 20 | |
| 46 | + | ORGANIZATION OR AN I NDEPENDENT CONTRACTO R THAT: 21 | |
| 47 | + | 2 HOUSE BILL 1483 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 50 | + | (I) IS REGISTERED AND IN GO OD STANDING WITH THE STATE 1 | |
| 51 | + | DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION; AND 2 | |
| 51 | 52 | ||
| 52 | - | Article – Education 1 | |
| 53 | + | (II) PROVIDES, ASSIGNS, AND SCHEDULES THE OF FICIALS THAT 3 | |
| 54 | + | PROVIDE THE HIGH SCH OOL SPORTS OFFICIATI NG SERVICES FOR A HI GH SCHOOL 4 | |
| 55 | + | SPORTING EVENT . 5 | |
| 53 | 56 | ||
| 54 | - | 4–147. 2 | |
| 57 | + | (4) “HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICI ATING SERVICES ” MEANS THE 6 | |
| 58 | + | OFFICIATING SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN OFFICIAL, AN UMPIRE, A REFEREE, OR A 7 | |
| 59 | + | JUDGE AT A HIGH SCHO OL SPORTING EVENT. 8 | |
| 55 | 60 | ||
| 56 | - | ( | |
| 57 | - | ||
| 61 | + | (5) “SIMILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ” MEANS HIGH 9 | |
| 62 | + | SCHOOL SPORTS THAT : 10 | |
| 58 | 63 | ||
| 59 | - | ( | |
| 64 | + | (I) OCCUR IN THE SAME SEA SON; 11 | |
| 60 | 65 | ||
| 61 | - | (3) “ASSIGNOR” MEANS AN OFFICIATING ASSOCIATION OR 6 | |
| 62 | - | ORGANIZATION OR AN I NDEPENDENT CONTRACTO R THAT: 7 | |
| 66 | + | (II) HAVE COMPARABLE RULES ; 12 | |
| 63 | 67 | ||
| 64 | - | ( | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 68 | + | (III) HAVE A SIMILAR NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORT S 13 | |
| 69 | + | OFFICIALS; AND 14 | |
| 66 | 70 | ||
| 67 | - | (II) PROVIDES, ASSIGNS, AND SCHEDULES THE OF FICIALS THAT 10 | |
| 68 | - | PROVIDE THE HIGH SCH OOL SPORTS OFFICIATI NG SERVICES FOR A HIGH S CHOOL 11 | |
| 69 | - | SPORTING EVENT . 12 | |
| 71 | + | (IV) HAVE A SIMILAR TIME OF COMPETITION . 15 | |
| 70 | 72 | ||
| 71 | - | ( | |
| 72 | - | ||
| 73 | - | ||
| 73 | + | (B) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL ISSUE INVITATI ONS FOR BIDS OR 16 | |
| 74 | + | REQUESTS FOR PROPOSA LS FOR SIMILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 17 | |
| 75 | + | OFFICIATING SERVICES SIMULTANEOUSLY . 18 | |
| 74 | 76 | ||
| 75 | - | ( | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 77 | - | ||
| 78 | - | SERVICES. | |
| 77 | + | (C) (1) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY ISSUE AN INVITAT ION FOR BIDS OR 19 | |
| 78 | + | A REQUEST FOR PROPOS ALS THAT REQUIRES A PROSPECTIVE BIDDER O R OFFEROR 20 | |
| 79 | + | TO INCLUDE IN A BID OR AN OFFER BOTH BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 21 | |
| 80 | + | OFFICIATING SERVICES . 22 | |
| 79 | 81 | ||
| 80 | - | (4) “HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OF FICIATING SERVICES ” MEANS THE 20 | |
| 81 | - | OFFICIATING SERVICES PROV IDED BY AN OFFICIAL, AN UMPIRE, A REFEREE, OR A 21 | |
| 82 | - | JUDGE AT A HIGH SCHO OL SPORTING EVENT A HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIAL 22 | |
| 83 | - | WHEN OVERSEEING A HI GH SCHOOL SPORT . 23 | |
| 82 | + | (2) IF A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM ISSUES SEPARATE INVIT ATIONS FOR 23 | |
| 83 | + | BIDS OR REQUEST S FOR PROPOSALS FOR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 24 | |
| 84 | + | OFFICIATING SERVICES , THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM: 25 | |
| 84 | 85 | ||
| 85 | - | (5) “SIMILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ” MEANS HIGH 24 | |
| 86 | - | SCHOOL SPORTS THAT : 25 | |
| 86 | + | (I) MAY NOT SET SEPARATE DEADLINES FOR THE SU BMISSION 26 | |
| 87 | + | OF BIDS AND OFFERS F OR BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIATING SERVICES AND 27 | |
| 88 | + | GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIATING S ERVICES; AND 28 | |
| 87 | 89 | ||
| 88 | - | (I) OCCUR IN THE SAME SEASON ; 26 | |
| 89 | - | ||
| 90 | - | (II) HAVE COMPARABLE RULES ; 27 | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | (III) HAVE A SIMILAR NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORT S 28 | |
| 93 | - | OFFICIALS; AND 29 | |
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (IV) HAVE A SIMILAR TIME O F COMPETITION . 30 HOUSE BILL 1483 3 | |
| 90 | + | (II) MAY REQUIRE THAT PROS PECTIVE BIDDERS OR O FFERORS 29 | |
| 91 | + | PARTNER TO ENSURE THAT BIDS AND OFFERS FOR BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 30 HOUSE BILL 1483 3 | |
| 96 | 92 | ||
| 97 | 93 | ||
| 94 | + | OFFICIATING SERVICES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY B IDS AND OFFERS FOR GIRLS’ HIGH 1 | |
| 95 | + | SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIATING S ERVICES. 2 | |
| 98 | 96 | ||
| 99 | - | (B) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL ISSUE INVITATI ONS FOR BIDS OR 1 | |
| 100 | - | REQUESTS FOR PROPOSA LS FOR SIMILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 2 | |
| 101 | - | OFFICIATING SERVICES SIMULTANEOUSLY . 3 | |
| 97 | + | (D) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL REJECT A BID O R PROPOSAL IF 3 | |
| 98 | + | ENTERING INTO A PROC UREMENT CONTRACT BAS ED ON THE BID OR PRO POSAL 4 | |
| 99 | + | WOULD RESULT , FOR SIMILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS , IN THE RATE 5 | |
| 100 | + | OF PAY OR ASSIGNING FEES RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS OFFICIAT ING GIRLS’ HIGH 6 | |
| 101 | + | SCHOOL SPORTS OR ASSIGNING GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIALS BEI NG 7 | |
| 102 | + | DIFFERENT FROM THE RATE OF PAY OR A SSIGNING FEES FOR INDIVIDUALS 8 | |
| 103 | + | OFFICIATING BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OR ASSIGNING BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL 9 | |
| 104 | + | SPORTS OFFICIALS . 10 | |
| 102 | 105 | ||
| 103 | - | (C) (1) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY ISSUE AN INVITAT ION FOR BIDS OR 4 | |
| 104 | - | A REQUEST FOR PROPOS ALS THAT REQUIRES A PROSPECTIVE BIDDER O R OFFEROR 5 | |
| 105 | - | TO INCLUDE IN A BID OR AN OFFER BOTH BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 6 | |
| 106 | - | OFFICIATING SERVICES . 7 | |
| 106 | + | (E) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROH IBIT THE PAYMENT OF 11 | |
| 107 | + | ASSIGNING FEES AS A BONUS THAT IS PAID O UTSIDE A PROCUREMENT CONTRA CT. 12 | |
| 107 | 108 | ||
| 108 | - | (2) IF A LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM ISSUES SEPARATE INVITATIONS FOR 8 | |
| 109 | - | BIDS OR REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR BOYS ’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 9 | |
| 110 | - | OFFICIATING SERVICES , THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM: 10 | |
| 109 | + | (F) THE DEPARTMENT MAY DEVELO P GUIDELINES TO ASSIST A LOCAL 13 | |
| 110 | + | SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, 14 | |
| 111 | + | INCLUDING ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING WHICH HI GH SCHOOL 15 | |
| 112 | + | SPORTS QUALIFY AS SI MILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS . 16 | |
| 111 | 113 | ||
| 112 | - | (I) MAY NOT SET SEPARATE DEADLIN ES FOR THE SUBMISSIO N 11 | |
| 113 | - | OF BIDS AND OFFERS F OR BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS O FFICIATING SERVICES AND 12 | |
| 114 | - | GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS O FFICIATING SERVICES ; AND 13 | |
| 114 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That : 17 | |
| 115 | 115 | ||
| 116 | - | ( | |
| 117 | - | ||
| 118 | - | ||
| 119 | - | SCHOOL SPORTS | |
| 116 | + | (a) A local school system that executed a procurement contract for high school 18 | |
| 117 | + | sports officiating services, as defined in § 4–147 of the Education Article, as enacted by 19 | |
| 118 | + | Section 1 of this Act, on or before July 1, 2025, may extend the term of the contract to align 20 | |
| 119 | + | the contract timelines for similar boys’ and girls’ high school sports. 21 | |
| 120 | 120 | ||
| 121 | - | (D) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL REJECT A BID O R PROPOSAL IF 18 | |
| 122 | - | ENTERING INTO A PROC UREMENT CONTRACT BAS ED ON THE BID OR PROPOSAL 19 | |
| 123 | - | WOULD RESULT , FOR SIMILAR BOYS ’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS , IN THE RATE 20 | |
| 124 | - | OF PAY OR ASSIGNING FEES RECEIVED BY IND IVIDUALS OFFICIATING GIRLS’ HIGH 21 | |
| 125 | - | SCHOOL SPORTS OR ASS IGNING GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS O FFICIALS BEING 22 | |
| 126 | - | DIFFERENT FROM THE R ATE OF PAY OR ASSIGNIN G FEES FOR INDIVIDUA LS 23 | |
| 127 | - | OFFICIATING BOYS ’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS O R ASSIGNING BOYS ’ HIGH SCHOOL 24 | |
| 128 | - | SPORTS OFFICIALS . 25 | |
| 121 | + | (b) A local school system may not extend a contract under subsection (a) of this 22 | |
| 122 | + | section beyond July 1, 2029. 23 | |
| 129 | 123 | ||
| 130 | - | (E) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROH IBIT THE PAYMENT OF 26 | |
| 131 | - | ASSIGNING FEES AS A BONUS THAT IS PAID O UTSIDE A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT. 27 | |
| 124 | + | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except for a contract for high 24 | |
| 125 | + | school sports officials extended by a local school system in accordance with Section 2 of this 25 | |
| 126 | + | Act, this Act shall be construed to apply only prospectively and may not be applied or 26 | |
| 127 | + | interpreted to have any effect on or application to any procurement contracts for high school 27 | |
| 128 | + | sports officiating services, as defined in § 4–147 of the Education Article, as enacted under 28 | |
| 129 | + | Section 1 of this Act, entered into before the effective date of this Act. 29 | |
| 132 | 130 | ||
| 133 | - | (F) THE DEPARTMENT MAY DEVELO P GUIDELINES TO ASSI ST A LOCAL 28 | |
| 134 | - | SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TH E PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, 29 | |
| 135 | - | INCLUDING ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR DETERMI NING WHICH HIGH SCHO OL 30 | |
| 136 | - | SPORTS QUALIFY AS SI MILAR BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS . 31 | |
| 137 | - | ||
| 138 | - | (B) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 32 | |
| 139 | - | CONSULTATION WITH TH E MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC 33 | |
| 140 | - | ASSOCIATION SHALL DEV ELOP A LIST OF SIMIL AR HIGH SCHOOL SPORT S FOR BOYS 34 | |
| 141 | - | AND GIRLS. 35 4 HOUSE BILL 1483 | |
| 142 | - | ||
| 143 | - | ||
| 144 | - | ||
| 145 | - | (2) IN CATEGORIZING BOYS ’ AND GIRLS’ SPORTS AS SIMILAR , THE 1 | |
| 146 | - | DEPARTMENT SHALL CONS IDER WHETHER EACH SP ORT: 2 | |
| 147 | - | ||
| 148 | - | (I) OCCURS IN THE SAME SE ASON; 3 | |
| 149 | - | ||
| 150 | - | (II) HAS COMPARABLE RULES ; 4 | |
| 151 | - | ||
| 152 | - | (III) REQUIRES A SIMILAR NU MBER OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 5 | |
| 153 | - | OFFICIALS; 6 | |
| 154 | - | ||
| 155 | - | (IV) REQUIRES SIMILAR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIATING 7 | |
| 156 | - | SERVICES; AND 8 | |
| 157 | - | ||
| 158 | - | (V) FEATURES COMPETITION OF COMPARABLE LENGTH S OF 9 | |
| 159 | - | TIME. 10 | |
| 160 | - | ||
| 161 | - | (3) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MARYLAND 11 | |
| 162 | - | PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, SHALL UPDATE THE LIS T 12 | |
| 163 | - | EVERY 3 YEARS. 13 | |
| 164 | - | ||
| 165 | - | (C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES TO A HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIAL 14 | |
| 166 | - | WHO: 15 | |
| 167 | - | ||
| 168 | - | (I) IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM ; OR 16 | |
| 169 | - | ||
| 170 | - | (II) IS EMPLOYED BY AN IND EPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR 17 | |
| 171 | - | OFFICIATING ASSOCIAT ION OR ORGANIZATION , WITH WHICH THE COUNT Y BOARD 18 | |
| 172 | - | CONTRACTS. 19 | |
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | (2) A COUNTY BOARD SHALL E NSURE THAT HIGH SCHO OL SPORTS 20 | |
| 175 | - | OFFICIALS RECEIVE TH E SAME PAY IF THE OFFICIALS: 21 | |
| 176 | - | ||
| 177 | - | (I) ARE IN SIMILAR HIGH S CHOOL SPORTS OFFICIA TING 22 | |
| 178 | - | ROLES; AND 23 | |
| 179 | - | ||
| 180 | - | (II) ARE PROVIDING OFFICIA TING SERVICES FOR SP ORTS 24 | |
| 181 | - | CATEGORIZED AS SIMIL AR UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 25 | |
| 182 | - | ||
| 183 | - | (D) (1) A COUNTY BOARD SHALL R EJECT A BID OR PROPO SAL FOR A 26 | |
| 184 | - | PROCUREMENT CONTRACT THAT WOULD RESULT IN DIFFERENT PAY OR FEE S FOR 27 | |
| 185 | - | HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS O FFICIALS IN A SIMILA R HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIATING 28 | |
| 186 | - | ROLE FOR SPORTS CATE GORIZED AS SIMILAR UNDER S UBSECTION (B) OF THIS 29 | |
| 187 | - | SECTION. 30 HOUSE BILL 1483 5 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | ||
| 190 | - | ||
| 191 | - | (2) WHEN SOLICITING INVIT ATIONS FOR A BID OR A REQUEST FOR A 1 | |
| 192 | - | PROPOSAL FOR HIGH SC HOOL SPORTS OFFICIAT ING SERVICES, A COUNTY BOARD 2 | |
| 193 | - | SHALL SOLICIT BIDS O R REQUESTS FOR A PRO POSAL FOR EACH SPORT WITHIN A 3 | |
| 194 | - | REASONABLE TIME OF THE SOLICITATION OF BIDS OR REQUESTS FOR PROP OSALS 4 | |
| 195 | - | FOR ALL SPORTS CATEG ORIZED AS SIMILAR UN DER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 5 | |
| 196 | - | SECTION. 6 | |
| 197 | - | ||
| 198 | - | (E) (1) THIS SECTION MAY ONLY BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE PARITY 7 | |
| 199 | - | BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS OFFICIALS PER FORMING S IMILAR ROLES IN 8 | |
| 200 | - | SIMILAR SPORTS WITHI N A COUNTY AND MAY N OT BE CONSTRUED TO R EQUIRE 9 | |
| 201 | - | PARITY IN HIGH SCHOO L SPORTS OFFICIALS B ETWEEN COUNTIES . 10 | |
| 202 | - | ||
| 203 | - | (2) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO HAVE ANY EFFECT ON 11 | |
| 204 | - | THE GROUPING OF SPOR TS TOGETHER FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN T HE 12 | |
| 205 | - | PAYMENT OF HIGH SCHO OL SPORTS OFFICIALS OR FEES ASSIGNED TO CONTRACTS 13 | |
| 206 | - | FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPOR TS OFFICIALS. 14 | |
| 207 | - | ||
| 208 | - | (3) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT FEES 15 | |
| 209 | - | OUTSIDE OF A PROCURE MENT CONTRACT AS A B ONUS TO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 16 | |
| 210 | - | OFFICIALS. 17 | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 18 | |
| 213 | - | ||
| 214 | - | (a) A local school system that executed a procurement contract for high school 19 | |
| 215 | - | sports officiating services, as defined in § 4–147 of the Education Article, as enacted by 20 | |
| 216 | - | Section 1 of this Act, on or before July 1, 2025, may extend the term of the contract to align 21 | |
| 217 | - | the contract timelines for similar boys’ and girls’ high school sports. 22 | |
| 218 | - | ||
| 219 | - | (b) A local school system may not extend a contract under subsection (a) of this 23 | |
| 220 | - | section beyond July 1, 2029. 24 | |
| 221 | - | ||
| 222 | - | SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except for a contrac t for high 25 | |
| 223 | - | school sports officials extended by a local school system in accordance with Section 2 of this 26 | |
| 224 | - | Act, this Act shall be construed to apply only prospectively and may not be applied or 27 | |
| 225 | - | interpreted to have any effect on or application to any procurement contracts for high school 28 | |
| 226 | - | sports officiating services, as defined in § 4–147 of the Education Article, as enacted under 29 | |
| 227 | - | Section 1 of this Act, entered into before the effective date of this Act. 30 | |
| 228 | - | ||
| 229 | - | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act sh all take effect July 31 | |
| 230 | - | 1, 2025. 32 | |
| 231 | - | ||
| 131 | + | SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30 | |
| 132 | + | 1, 2025. 31 |