Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB408 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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 408
8	8	F5 5lr1700
9	9	SB 433/24 – EEE CF HB 358
10	10	By: Senator King
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	State Department of Education – Soccer Opportunities Program – 2
19	19	Establishment 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing the Soccer Opportunities Program in the State 4
22	22	Department of Education to increase opportunities for minority students to 5
23	23	participate in soccer in their communities; and generally relating to the Soccer 6
24	24	Opportunities Program. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Education 9
28	28	Section 2–305.1 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Education 15
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37	37	2–305.1. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
40	40	INDICATED. 18
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42	42	(2) “MINORITY STUDENT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 19
43	43	REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT . 20
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45	45	(3) “YOUTH SOCCER NONPROFI T ORGANIZATION ” MEANS A 21
46	46	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATI ON THAT: 22
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 408
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50	50	(I) PROVIDES SOCCER OPPOR TUNITIES FOR CHILDRE N UNDER 1
51	51	THE AGE OF 18 YEARS; AND 2
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53	53	(II) IS RECOG NIZED BY THE UNITED STATES SOCCER 3
54	54	FEDERATION AS A MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND STATE YOUTH SOCCER 4
55	55	ASSOCIATION. 5
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57	57	(B) (1) THERE IS A SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IN THE 6
58	58	DEPARTMENT . 7
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60	60	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM IS TO 8
61	61	INCREASE OPPORTUNITI ES FOR MINORITY STUDE NTS TO PARTICIPATE I N SOCCER 9
62	62	IN THEIR COMMUNITIES . 10
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64	64	(C) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ADMINIST ER THE 11
65	65	SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 12
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67	67	(D) (1) A YOUTH SOCCER NONPROF IT ORGANIZATION MAY SUBMIT AN 13
68	68	APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A GRANT F OR A PROGRAM THAT IS : 14
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70	70	(I) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCCER 15
71	71	OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM; AND 16
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73	73	(II) 1. COMPOSED OF AT LEAST 50% MINORITY PLAYERS ; OR 17
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75	75	2. COMPOSED OF AT LEAST 50% PLAYERS WHO QUALIFY 18
76	76	TO RECEIVE FREE LUNC H UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. 19
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78	78	(2) AN APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE: 20
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80	80	(I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE S COPE AND PURPOSE OF THE 21
81	81	PROGRAM; 22
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83	83	(II) A BUSINESS PLAN THAT I NCLUDES THE ESTIMA TED TOTAL 23
84	84	COST OF THE PROGRAM ; AND 24
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86	86	(III) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 25
87	87	DEPARTMENT . 26
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89	89	(E) IN AWARDING A GRANT U NDER THE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES 27
90	90	PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 28
91	91	SENATE BILL 408 3
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94	94	(1) REQUIRE THE GRANTEE T O PROVIDE MATCHING F UNDS FROM 1
95	95	ANY COMBINATION OF FEDERAL, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, OR PRIVATE SOURCES ; AND 2
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97	97	(2) ENSURE THAT THE GRANT DOES NOT EXCEED 50% OF THE TOTAL 3
98	98	ANNUAL COST OF THE G RANTEE’S PROGRAM. 4
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100	100	(F) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT ’S 5
101	101	DESIGNEE SHALL : 6
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103	103	(1) REVIEW GRANT APP LICATIONS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE 7
104	104	WITH SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION; AND 8
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106	106	(2) TO THE EXTENT FUNDS A RE AVAILABLE , PROVIDE GRANTS TO 9
107	107	YOUTH SOCCER NONPROF IT ORGANIZATIONS THA T MEET THE REQUIREME NTS FOR 10
108	108	A GRANT UNDER THIS S ECTION. 11
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110	110	(G) FOR FISCAL YEAR S 2027, 2028, AND 2029, THE GOVERNOR SHALL 12
111	111	INCLUDE IN THE ANNUA L BUDGET BILL AN APP ROPRIATION OF AT LEA ST $100,000 13
112	112	FOR THE SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 14
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114	114	(H) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY 15
115	115	OUT THIS SECTION . 16
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117	117	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
118	118	1, 2025. 18