EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*sb0765*
SENATE BILL 765
D4, O4 5lr1625
CF HB 809
By: Senators Zucker, Folden, Gallion, Smith, and Waldstreicher
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Out–of–Home Placement Providers – Maximum Number of Children 2
– Exemption 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt regulations 4
setting the maximum number of children that may be placed with an out–of–home 5
placement provider; establishing an exemption from the limitation on the number of 6
children that may be placed with an out–of–home placement provider under certain 7
circumstances; and generally relating to the placement of children in out–of–home 8
care. 9
BY adding to 10
Article – Family Law 11
Section 5–525.3 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
Article – Family Law 17
5–525.3. 18
(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 19
DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS SETTIN G THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 20
CHILDREN THAT MAY BE PLACED WITH AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PRO VIDER. 21
(B) THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN P LACED WITH AN 22
OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER IN ACCORDANCE WI TH SUBSECTION (A) OF 23 2 SENATE BILL 765
THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO A CHILD E NROLLED IN AN ACCRED ITED 1
INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION: 2
(1) WHO IS UNABLE TO REMAIN ON THE INS TITUTION’S CAMPUS DUE 3
TO A SCHEDULED BREAK , A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE INSTITUTION , OR A 4
TEMPORARY LEAVE OF A BSENCE; AND 5
(2) WHOSE LIVING ARRANGE MENT IN THE HOME IS MUTUALLY 6
AGREED TO BY THE CHI LD, THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER, AND THE 7
PROVIDER AGENCY . 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
1, 2025. 10