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Maryland House Bill HB809 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		Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6	6		Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7	7		amendment.
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11	10		HOUSE BILL 809
12		-	D4, O4 (5lr1624)
13		-	ENROLLED BILL
14		-	— Appropriations/Judicial Proceedings —
15		-	Introduced by Delegates Griffith, Wilson, Arentz, Buckel, Chisholm, Cullison, Fair,
	11	+	D4, O4 5lr1624
	12	+	CF SB 765
	13	+	By: Delegates Griffith, Wilson, Arentz, Buckel, Chisholm, Cullison, Fair,
16	14		Fraser–Hidalgo, Guyton, Hartman, Hornberger, A. Johnson, S. Johnson,
17	15		Kaufman, McComas, Moon, M. Morgan, Nawrocki, Pippy, Reilly, Schmidt,
18	16		Shetty, Valentine, and Wilkins
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20		-	Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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22		-	_______________________________________________
23		-	Proofreader.
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25		-	Proofreader.
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27		-	Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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29		-	_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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31		-	______________________________________________
32		-	Speaker.
	17	+	Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025
	18	+	Assigned to: Appropriations
	19	+	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
	20	+	House action: Adopted
	21	+	Read second time: March 4, 2025
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34	23		CHAPTER ______
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36	25		AN ACT concerning 1
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38	27		Out–of–Home Placement Providers – Maximum Number of Children – 2
39	28		Exemption Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training 3
40	29		Programs 4
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42	31		FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt regulations 5
43	32		setting the maximum number of children that may be placed with an out–of–home 6
44	33		placement provider; establishing an exemption from the limitation on the number of 7
45	34		children that may be placed with an out–of–home placement provider under certain 8
46	35		circumstances; authorizing an individual enrolled in an accredited institution of 9
47	36		higher education or a residential vocational training program to return to an 10
48	37		out–of–home placement provider with whom the individual was previously placed 11
49		-	under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to make a request to a local 12 2 HOUSE BILL 809
	38	+	under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to make a request to a local 12
	39	+	department of social services within a certain time period to return to an 13
	40	+	out–of–home placement provider under certain circumstances; requiring a local 14
	41	+	department to make a recommendation to the Departmen t of Human Services 15
	42	+	regarding a certain request within a certain period; requiring the Department to 16
	43	+	make a determination regarding a local department’s recommendation within a 17
	44	+	certain time period; and generally relating to the placement of children in return of 18
	45	+	individuals enrolled in higher education and vocational training programs to 19
	46	+	out–of–home care. 20
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	48	+	BY adding to 21 2 HOUSE BILL 809
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52		-	department of social services within a certain time period to return to an 1
53		-	out–of–home placement provider under certain circumstances; requiring a local 2
54		-	department to make a recommendation to the Department of Human Services 3
55		-	regarding a certain request within a certain period; requiring the Department to 4
56		-	make a determination regarding a local department’s recommendation within a 5
57		-	certain time period; and generally relating to the placement of children in return of 6
58		-	individuals enrolled in higher education and vocational training programs to 7
59		-	out–of–home care. 8
	51	+	Article – Family Law 1
	52	+	Section 5–525.3 2
	53	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 3
	54	+	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 4
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61		-	BY adding to 9
62		-	Article – Family Law 10
63		-	Section 5–525.3 11
64		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
65		-	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
	56	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACT ED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
	57	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
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67		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
68		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
	59	+	Article – Family Law 7
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70		-	~~Article – Family Law 16~~
	61	+	5–525.3. 8
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72		-	5–525.3. 17
	63	+	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 9
	64	+	DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS SETTIN G THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 10
	65	+	CHILDREN THAT MAY BE PLACED W ITH AN OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER. 11
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74		-	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 18
75		-	DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS SETTIN G THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 19
76		-	CHILDREN THAT MAY BE PLACED WITH AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER. 20
	67	+	(B) THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN P LACED WITH AN 12
	68	+	OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER IN ACCORDANCE WI TH SUBSECTION (A) OF 13
	69	+	THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO A CHILD E NROLLED IN AN ACCRED ITED 14
	70	+	INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: 15
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78		-	(B) ~~THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER~~ OF ~~CHILDREN P LACED WITH~~ AN 21
79		-	~~OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER~~ IN ~~ACCORDANCE WI TH SUBSECTION (A)~~ OF 22
80		-	~~THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY~~ TO ~~A CHILD E NROLLED IN~~ AN ~~ACCRED ITED 23~~
81		-	~~INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION~~: 24
	72	+	(A) SUBSECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , AN INDIVIDUAL 16
	73	+	ENROLLED IN AN ACCRE DITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR A 17
	74	+	RESIDENTIAL VOCATION AL TRAINING PROGRAM MAY RETURN TO AN OUT –OF–HOME 18
	75	+	PLACEMENT PROVIDER W ITH WHOM THE INDIVIDUAL WAS P REVIOUSLY PLACED IF : 19
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83		-	(A) SUBSECT SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , AN 25
84		-	INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED INS TITUTION OF HIGHER E DUCATION OR 26
85		-	A RESIDENTIAL VOCATI ONAL TRAINING PROGRA M MAY RETURN TO AN 27
86		-	OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER WITH WHOM THE IN DIVIDUAL WAS 28
87		-	PREVIOUSLY PLACED IF : 29
	77	+	(1) WHO THE INDIVIDUAL IS UNABLE TO REMAIN ON THE 20
	78	+	INSTITUTION’S OR TRAINING PROGRAM ’S CAMPUS DUE TO A SCHEDULED B REAK, A 21
	79	+	TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE INSTITUTION OR TRAINING PROGRAM , OR A 22
	80	+	TEMPORARY LEAVE OF A BSENCE; AND 23
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89		-	(1) WHO THE INDIVIDUAL IS UNABLE TO REMAIN ON THE 30
90		-	INSTITUTION’S OR TRAINING PROGRAM ’S CAMPUS DUE TO A SCHEDULED B REAK, A 31
91		-	TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE INSTITUTION OR TRAINING PROGRAM , OR A 32
92		-	TEMPORARY LEAVE OF A BSENCE; AND 33
	82	+	(2) WHOSE THE INDIVIDUAL’S LIVING ARRANGEMENT IN THE HOME IS 24
	83	+	MUTUALLY AGREED TO B Y THE CHILD INDIVIDUAL, THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT 25
	84	+	PROVIDER, AND THE PROVIDER AGE NCY; AND 26
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94		-	(2) WHOSE THE INDIVIDUAL’S LIVING ARRANGEMENT IN THE HOME IS 34
95		-	MUTUALLY AGREED TO B Y THE CHILD INDIVIDUAL, THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT 35
96		-	PROVIDER, AND THE PROVIDER AGE NCY; AND 36 HOUSE BILL 809 3
	86	+	(3) THE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEW ED AND APPROVED THE 27
	87	+	INDIVIDUAL’S REQUEST TO RETURN TO THE OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER. 28
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	89	+	(B) (1) TO RETURN TO AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER WITH 29
	90	+	WHOM AN INDIVIDUAL W AS PREVIOUSLY PLACED DURING A SCHEDULED B REAK OF 30
	91	+	AN INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION OR A RESIDENTIAL VOCATION AL TRAINING 31
	92	+	PROGRAM, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL MAKE A REQUEST TO A LOCAL DEPARTMENT TO 32
	93	+	RETURN TO THE OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE 33
	94	+	THE SCHEDULED BREAK . 34
	95	+	HOUSE BILL 809 3
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	98	+	(2) A LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHA LL MAKE A RECOMMENDA TION TO THE 1
	99	+	DEPARTMENT REGARDING A REQUEST MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 2
	100	+	SUBSECTION NOT LATER THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED BREAK . 3
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100		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEW ED AND APPROVED THE 1
101		-	INDIVIDUAL’S REQUEST TO RETURN TO THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER. 2
	102	+	(3) IF A LOCAL DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVING AN 4
	103	+	INDIVIDUAL’S REQUEST TO RETURN TO AN OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER 5
	104	+	DURING A SCHEDULED B REAK, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION 6
	105	+	REGARDING THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT ’S RECOMMENDATION NOT LATER THAN 14 7
	106	+	DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED BREAK . 8
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103		-	(B) (1) TO RETURN TO AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER WITH 3
104		-	WHOM AN INDIVIDUAL W AS PREVIOUSLY PLACED DURING A SCHEDULED B REAK OF 4
105		-	AN INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION OR A RESIDENTIAL VOCATION AL TRAINING 5
106		-	PROGRAM, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL MAKE A REQUEST TO A LOCAL DEPARTMENT TO 6
107		-	RETURN TO THE OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE 7
108		-	THE SCHEDULED BREAK . 8
	108	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
	109	+	1, 2025. 10
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110		-	(2) A LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHA LL MAKE A RECOMMENDA TION TO THE 9
111		-	DEPARTMENT REGARDING A REQUEST MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 10
112		-	SUBSECTION NOT LATER THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED BREAK . 11
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114		-	(3) IF A LOCAL DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVING AN 12
115		-	INDIVIDUAL’S REQUEST TO RETURN TO AN OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER 13
116		-	DURING A SCHEDULED B REAK, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION 14
117		-	REGARDING THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT ’S RECOMMENDATION NOT LATER THAN 14 15
118		-	DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED BREAK . 16
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120		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
121		-	1, 2025. 18
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125	114		Approved:
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127	116		Governor.
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129	118		Speaker of the House of Delegates.
130	119		________________________________________________________________________________
131	120		President of the Senate.