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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0200* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 200 |
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| 8 | 8 | | F5 5lr0829 |
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| 9 | 9 | | HB 95/24 – ENT & W&M (PRE–FILED) |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate Mangione |
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| 11 | 11 | | Requested: September 13, 2024 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 17 | 17 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | (Maryland School Bus Safety Act of 2025) 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | FOR the purpose of establishing the Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety; and generally 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | relating to the Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety. 5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6 |
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| 26 | 26 | | That: 7 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) There is a Workgroup to Study School Bus Safety. 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) The Governor shall appoint members of the Workgroup. 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Workgroup. 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) The Maryland Department of Transportation, in consultation with the State 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Department of Education, shall provide staff for the Workgroup. 12 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (e) A member of the Workgroup: 13 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 15 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 16 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (f) The Workgroup shall study and identify issues related to safety for and 17 |
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| 45 | 45 | | behavior of students and bus drivers on buses driven to or from a primary or secondary 18 |
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| 46 | 46 | | school in the State. 19 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (g) On or before June 30, 2026, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 20 2 HOUSE BILL 200 |
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| 51 | 51 | | recommendations to the governing body of each county and Baltimore City, each county 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | board of education, including Baltimore City, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 2027, 5 |
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| 57 | 57 | | this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 6 |
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| 58 | 58 | | of no further force and effect. 7 |
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