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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 | *hb0763* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 763 | |
| 11 | 8 | F1 5lr2446 | |
| 12 | 9 | HB 620/24 – W&M | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates S. Johnson, Adams, Alston, Bhandari, Boafo, Bouchat , Chisholm, | |
| 14 | 11 | Conaway, Grammer, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, A. Johnson, Kerr, Kipke, | |
| 15 | 12 | Lehman, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, T. Morgan, Pruski, Reilly, | |
| 16 | 13 | Rosenberg, Taveras, Terrasa, Toles, White Holland, Williams, Woods, and | |
| 17 | 14 | Woorman | |
| 18 | 15 | Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025 | |
| 19 | 16 | Assigned to: Ways and Means | |
| 20 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 21 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 22 | - | Read second time: February 26, 2025 | |
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| 18 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 27 | 21 | ||
| 28 | 22 | Education – Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program – 2 | |
| 29 | 23 | Human and Sex Trafficking 3 | |
| 30 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 25 | FOR the purpose of requiring that a certain program on the awareness and prevention of 4 | |
| 32 | 26 | sexual abuse and assault include, for students in certain grades, material promoting 5 | |
| 33 | 27 | the awareness and prevention of human and sex trafficking; and generally relating 6 | |
| 34 | 28 | to human and sex trafficking awareness and prevention programs in public and 7 | |
| 35 | 29 | nonpublic schools. 8 | |
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| 37 | 31 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 | |
| 38 | 32 | Article – Education 10 | |
| 39 | 33 | Section 7–439 11 | |
| 40 | 34 | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 41 | 35 | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 | |
| 42 | 36 | ||
| 43 | 37 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14 | |
| 44 | 38 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 | |
| 45 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 40 | Article – Education 16 | |
| 47 | 41 | ||
| 48 | - | 7–439. 17 2 HOUSE BILL 763 | |
| 42 | + | 7–439. 17 | |
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| 44 | + | (a) In this section, “nonpublic school” means a noncollegiate educational 18 | |
| 45 | + | institution that: 19 | |
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| 47 | + | (1) Holds a certificate of approval from the State Board under § 2–206(e) of 20 | |
| 48 | + | this article; and 21 2 HOUSE BILL 763 | |
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| 52 | + | (2) Participates in the Nonpublic Schools Textbook and Technology Grants 1 | |
| 53 | + | Program. 2 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | - | (1) Holds a certificate of approval from the State Board under § 2–206(e) of 3 | |
| 56 | - | this article; and 4 | |
| 55 | + | (b) (1) The State Board and each nonpublic school in the State shall develop 3 | |
| 56 | + | and implement a program of age–appropriate education on the awareness and prevention 4 | |
| 57 | + | of sexual abuse and assault. 5 | |
| 57 | 58 | ||
| 58 | - | (2) Participates in the Nonpublic Schools Textbook and Technology Grants 5 | |
| 59 | - | Program. 6 | |
| 59 | + | (2) The program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall [be]: 6 | |
| 60 | 60 | ||
| 61 | - | (b) (1) The State Board and each nonpublic school in the State shall develop 7 | |
| 62 | - | and implement a program of age–appropriate education on the awareness and prevention 8 | |
| 63 | - | of sexual abuse and assault. 9 | |
| 61 | + | (i) [Taught] BE TAUGHT by a teacher who is trained to provide 7 | |
| 62 | + | instruction on the awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault; [and] 8 | |
| 64 | 63 | ||
| 65 | - | (2) The program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall [be]: 10 | |
| 64 | + | (ii) [Incorporated] BE INCORPORATED into the health curriculum 9 | |
| 65 | + | of each county board and each nonpublic school; AND 10 | |
| 66 | 66 | ||
| 67 | - | (i) [Taught] BE TAUGHT by a teacher who is trained to provide 11 | |
| 68 | - | instruction on the awareness and prevention of sexual abuse and assault; [and] 12 | |
| 67 | + | (III) INCLUDE, FOR STUDENTS IN GRAD ES 6 THROUGH 8, 11 | |
| 68 | + | MATERIAL PROMOTING T HE AWARENESS AND PRE VENTION OF HUMAN AND SEX 12 | |
| 69 | + | TRAFFICKING . 13 | |
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| 71 | + | (c) The State Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this 14 | |
| 72 | + | section. 15 | |
| 72 | 73 | ||
| 73 | - | (III) INCLUDE, FOR STUDENTS IN GRAD ES 6 THROUGH 8, 15 | |
| 74 | - | MATERIAL PROMOTING T HE AWARENESS AND PRE VENTION OF HUMAN AND SEX 16 | |
| 75 | - | TRAFFICKING . 17 | |
| 74 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 16 | |
| 75 | + | 1, 2025. 17 | |
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| 77 | - | (c) The State Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this 18 | |
| 78 | - | section. 19 | |
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| 80 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20 | |
| 81 | - | 1, 2025. 21 | |
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| 86 | - | Approved: | |
| 87 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 88 | - | Governor. | |
| 89 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 90 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 91 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 92 | - | President of the Senate. |