Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB811 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0811
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 811
8	8	L1 5lr2131
9	9	CF SB 526
10	10	By: Delegates Terrasa, Charkoudian, Feldmark, Kaufman, R. Lewis, Patterson,
11	11	and Ziegler
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means
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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	Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes 2
20	20	to Public Schools 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of requiring a county board of education each year to prepare and post in 4
23	23	a certain manner a report that identifies pathways that public school students may 5
24	24	use to travel to school using only safe alternative routes under certain circumstances; 6
25	25	requiring the governing body of a county each year to review a certain report and 7
26	26	construct any sidewalks and crosswalks necessary to create safe alternative routes 8
27	27	for public school students under certain circumstances; requiring the governing body 9
28	28	of a county to develop a certain plan with a certain governmental entity or person 10
29	29	and make certain efforts to execute the plan under certain circumstances; and 11
30	30	generally relating to safe alternative routes to public schools. 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Education 14
34	34	Section 7–801(b)(1) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
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38	38	BY adding to 18
39	39	Article – Education 19
40	40	Section 7–801(e) 20
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
42	42	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
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44	44	BY adding to 23
45	45	Article – Local Government 24
46	46	Section 12–506.1 25
47	47	Annotated Code of Maryland 26
48	48	(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27 2 HOUSE BILL 811
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52	52	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
53	53	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
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55	55	Article – Education 3
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57	57	7–801. 4
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59	59	(b) (1) At its own expense, a county governing body may provide 5
60	60	transportation for public school students in addition to the transportation provided by the 6
61	61	State. 7
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63	63	(E) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “SAFE ALTERNATIVE ROU TE” INCLUDES: 8
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65	65	(I) A ROAD WITH SIDEWALKS AND, AT INTERSECTIONS , 9
66	66	CROSSWALKS ; 10
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68	68	(II) A FOOT PATH; AND 11
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70	70	(III) A BIKE PATH. 12
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72	72	(2) EACH YEAR, A COUNTY BOARD SHALL PREPARE A REPORT THA T 13
73	73	IDENTIFIES: 14
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75	75	(I) FOR EACH PUBLIC SCHOO L IN THE COUNTY , THOSE AREAS 15
76	76	OF THE COUNTY WHERE A STUDENT WHO IS REG ULARLY ASSIGNED TO THE SCHOOL 16
77	77	WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION S ERVICES BASED ON THE DISTANCE 17
78	78	BETWEEN A RESIDENCE AND THE SCHOOL ; AND 18
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80	80	(II) PATHWAYS THAT A STUDE NT RESIDING IN AN AR EA 19
81	81	IDENTIFIED UNDER ITE M (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y USE TO TRAVEL BETW EEN 20
82	82	THE STUDENT’S RESIDENCE AND REGU LARLY ASSIGNED SCHOO L USING ONLY A 21
83	83	SAFE ALTERNATIVE ROU TE OR A CONTIGUOUS S ERIES OF SAFE ALTERN ATIVE 22
84	84	ROUTES. 23
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86	86	(3) THE COUNTY BOARD SHAL L POST TO THE COUNTY ’S WEBSITE 24
87	87	EACH REPORT PREPARED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTIO N. 25
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89	89	Article – Local Government 26
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91	91	12–506.1. 27
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93	93	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “SAFE ALTERNATIVE ROU TE” HAS THE MEANING 28
94	94	STATED IN § 7–801 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 29 HOUSE BILL 811 3
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98	98	(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ALL COUNTIES . 1
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100	100	(C) EACH YEAR, THE GOVERNING BODY O F A COUNTY SHALL : 2
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102	102	(1) REVIEW THE REPORT RE QUIRED UNDER § 7–801(E)(2) OF THE 3
103	103	EDUCATION ARTICLE; AND 4
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105	105	(2) CONSTRUCT ANY SIDEWA LKS AND CROSSWALKS N ECESSARY TO 5
106	106	CREATE SAFE ALTERNAT IVE ROUTES FOR STUDE NTS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT. 6
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108	108	(D) IF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY MUST A LTER A ROAD THAT IS 7
109	109	NOT SUBJECT TO THE J URISDICTION OF THE C OUNTY IN ORDER TO ME ET THE 8
110	110	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, THE GOVERNING BODY S HALL: 9
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112	112	(1) DEVELOP A PLAN WITH THE GOVERNMENTAL ENT ITY OR PERSON 10
113	113	THAT HAS CONTROL OF THE ROAD; AND 11
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115	115	(2) MAKE REASON ABLE EFFORTS TO EXEC UTE THE PLAN IN AN 12
116	116	EXPEDITIOUS MANNER . 13
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118	118	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 14
119	119	1, 2025. 15