Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB603 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		-	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		sb0603
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10	7		SENATE BILL 603
11	8		F2, O3 5lr2129
12	9		CF HB 458
13	10		By: Senators Zucker, Feldman, Guzzone, Rosapepe, and Waldstreicher
14		-	Waldstreicher, Bailey, Benson, Corderman , Hettleman, M. Jackson,
15		-	Jennings, King, McCray, Salling, and Lewis Young
16	11		Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
17	12		Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
18		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
19		-	Senate action: Adopted
20		-	Read second time: February 7, 2025
21	13
22		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
23	15
24	16		AN ACT concerning 1
25	17
26	18		University of Maryland, College Park Campus – TerpsEXCEED Program – 2
27	19		Funding 3
28	20
29	21		FOR the purpose of authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill, 4
30	22		beginning in a certain fiscal year, a certain appropriation to the University of 5
31	23		Maryland, College Park Campus TerpsEXCEED (EXperiencing College through 6
32	24		Education and Employment Discovery) Program to provide educational and 7
33	25		employment opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities; and generally 8
34	26		relating to funding for the TerpsEXCEED Program. 9
35	27
36	28		BY adding to 10
37	29		Article – Education 11
38	30		Section 13–107 12
39	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 13
40	32		(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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42	34		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
43	35		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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45	37		Article – Education 17
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47	39		13–107. 18
48		-	2 SENATE BILL 603
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	41	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 19
	42	+	INDICATED. 20
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51		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
52		-	INDICATED. 2
53		-
54		-	(2) “PROGRAM” OR “TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM” MEANS THE 3
55		-	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS TERPSEXCEED 4
56		-	(EXPERIENCING COLLEGE THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT DISCOVERY) 5
57		-	PROGRAM. 6
58		-
59		-	(3) “UNIVERSITY” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, 7
60		-	COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS. 8
61		-
62		-	(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 9
63		-	GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AN APPROPRIATIO N OF 10
64		-	$350,000 FOR THE TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY. 11
65		-
66		-	(C) (1) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 12
67		-	SECTION MAY SERVE AS A SUSTAINABLE FUNDIN G SOURCE FOR THE MAN AGEMENT 13
68		-	OF THE TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ED UCATIONAL AND EMPLOY MENT 14
69		-	OPPORTUNITIES TO STU DENTS WITH INTELLECT UAL DISABILITIES AND TO ENABLE 15
70		-	THE PROGRAM’S FUTURE EXPANSION . 16
71		-
72		-	(2) THE FUND ING PROVIDED UNDER S UBSECTION (B) OF THIS 17
73		-	SECTION MAY BE USED FOR: 18
74		-
75		-	(I) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 19
76		-	TO ASSIST WITH SCHED ULING AND REGISTRATI ON FOR CLASSES , OUTREACH TO 20
77		-	PROFESSORS , DESIGNING COURSE MOD IFICATIONS, PROVIDING IN–CLASS SUPPORT 21
78		-	AND ACCOMMODATIONS , AND OFFERING MENTOR TUTORING; 22
79		-
80		-	(II) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 23
81		-	TO ASSIST WITH CALEN DAR MANAGEMENT ; 24
82		-
83		-	(III) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 25
84		-	TO FACILITATE STUDEN T CLUB AND ACTIVITY CHOICES; 26
85		-
86		-	(IV) TRAINING AND COMMUNIC ATING WITH RESIDENT 27
87		-	ASSISTANTS AND RESID ENT DIRECTORS IN THE PROGRAM; 28
88		-
89		-	(V) OFFERING COURSES IN P EER MENTORSHIP IN TH E 29
90		-	PROGRAM; 30
91		-
92		-	(VI) ADVISING PEER MENTORS IN THE PROGRAM; 31
93		-	SENATE BILL 603 3
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95		-
96		-	(VII) OFFERING COURSES IN C AREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1
97		-	PROGRAM; 2
98		-
99		-	(VIII) DEVELOPING INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIE S ON 3
100		-	AND OFF CAMPUS , GATHERING SUPERVISOR FEEDBACK, AND PROVIDING DIRECT 4
101		-	EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT , INCLUDING GOAL SETTI NG AND CAREER PLANNI NG FOR 5
102		-	EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM; 6
103		-
104		-	(IX) CONNECTING STUDENTS I N THE PROGRAM WITH STATE 7
105		-	AGENCIES THAT SUPPOR T INDIVIDUALS WITH D ISABILITIES; 8
106		-
107		-	(X) MANAGING THE USE OF S ELF–DIRECTED WAIVER BUDG ETS 9
108		-	FOR ON–CAMPUS SUPPORTS IN T HE PROGRAM; 10
109		-
110		-	(XI) MANAGING FINANCIAL AI D SYSTEMS FOR THE PROGRAM; 11
111		-
112		-	(XII) SHARING RESOURCES NEE DED FOR POST –PROGRAM 12
113		-	SUPPORT; AND 13
114		-
115		-	(XIII) FACILITATING A CROSS –AGENCY, INTEGRATED RESOURCE 14
116		-	TEAM FOR EACH STUDEN T IN THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER CUSTOMIZED 15
117		-	PROGRAMMING OR DIREC T COUNSELING THAT SU PPORTS THE WELL –BEING OF 16
118		-	EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM AND FOSTERS S PECIFIC OPPORTUNITIE S FOR 17
119		-	SELF–DETERMINATION . 18
120		-
121		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 19
122		-	1, 2025. 20
	44	+	(2) “PROGRAM” OR “TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM” MEANS THE 21
	45	+	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS TERPSEXCEED 22
	46	+	(EXPERIENCING COLLEGE THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT DISCOVERY) 23
	47	+	PROGRAM. 24 2 SENATE BILL 603
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	51	+	(3) “UNIVERSITY” MEANS THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, 1
	52	+	COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS. 2
126	53
127		-	Approved:
128		-	________________________________________________________________________________
129		-	Governor.
130		-	________________________________________________________________________________
131		-	President of the Senate.
132		-	________________________________________________________________________________
133		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	54	+	(B) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 3
	55	+	GOVERNOR MAY INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AN APPROPRIATIO N OF 4
	56	+	$350,000 FOR THE TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY. 5
	57	+
	58	+	(C) (1) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 6
	59	+	SECTION MAY SERVE AS A SUSTAINABLE FUNDIN G SOURCE FOR THE MAN AGEMENT 7
	60	+	OF THE TERPSEXCEED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ED UCATIONAL AND EMPLOY MENT 8
	61	+	OPPORTUNITIES TO STU DENTS WITH INTELLECT UAL DISABILITIES AND TO ENABLE 9
	62	+	THE PROGRAM’S FUTURE EXPANSION . 10
	63	+
	64	+	(2) THE FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 11
	65	+	SECTION MAY BE USED FOR: 12
	66	+
	67	+	(I) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 13
	68	+	TO ASSIST WITH SCHED ULING AND REGISTRATI ON FOR CLASSES , OUTREACH TO 14
	69	+	PROFESSORS , DESIGNING COURSE MOD IFICATIONS, PROVIDING IN–CLASS SUPPORT 15
	70	+	AND ACCOMMODATIONS , AND OFFERING MENTOR TUTORING; 16
	71	+
	72	+	(II) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 17
	73	+	TO ASSIST WITH CALEN DAR MANAGEMENT ; 18
	74	+
	75	+	(III) ADVISING AND COUNSELI NG STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM 19
	76	+	TO FACILITATE STUDEN T CLUB AND ACTIVITY CHOICES; 20
	77	+
	78	+	(IV) TRAINING AND COMMUNIC ATING WITH RESIDENT 21
	79	+	ASSISTANTS AND RESID ENT DIRECTORS IN THE PROGRAM; 22
	80	+
	81	+	(V) OFFERING COURSES IN P EER MENTORSHIP IN TH E 23
	82	+	PROGRAM; 24
	83	+
	84	+	(VI) ADVISING PEER MENTORS IN THE PROGRAM; 25
	85	+
	86	+	(VII) OFFERING COURSES IN C AREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE 26
	87	+	PROGRAM; 27
	88	+
	89	+	(VIII) DEVELOPING INTERNSHIP AND JOB OPPORTUNITIE S ON 28
	90	+	AND OFF CAMPUS , GATHERING SUPERVISOR FEEDBACK, AND PROVIDING DIRECT 29
	91	+	EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT , INCLUDING GOAL SETTI NG AND CAREER PLANNI NG FOR 30
	92	+	EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM; 31 SENATE BILL 603 3
	93	+
	94	+
	95	+
	96	+	(IX) CONNECTING STUDENTS I N THE PROGRAM WITH STATE 1
	97	+	AGENCIES THAT SUPPOR T INDIVIDUALS WITH D ISABILITIES; 2
	98	+
	99	+	(X) MANAGING THE USE OF S ELF–DIRECTED WAIVER BUDG ETS 3
	100	+	FOR ON–CAMPUS SUPPORTS IN T HE PROGRAM; 4
	101	+
	102	+	(XI) MANAGING FINANCIAL AI D SYSTEMS FOR THE PROGRAM; 5
	103	+
	104	+	(XII) SHARING RESOURCES NEE DED FOR POST –PROGRAM 6
	105	+	SUPPORT; AND 7
	106	+
	107	+	(XIII) FACILITATING A CROSS –AGENCY, INTEGRATED RESOURCE 8
	108	+	TEAM FOR EACH STUDEN T IN THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER CUSTOMIZED 9
	109	+	PROGRAMMING OR DIREC T COUNSELING THAT SU PPORTS THE WELL –BEING OF 10
	110	+	EACH STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM AND FOSTERS S PECIFIC OPPORTUNITIE S FOR 11
	111	+	SELF–DETERMINATION . 12
	112	+
	113	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
	114	+	1, 2025. 14
	115	+