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Maryland Senate Bill SB765 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		sb0765
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10	7		SENATE BILL 765
11	8		D4, O4 5lr1625
12	9		CF HB 809
13	10		By: Senators Zucker, Folden, Gallion, Smith, and Waldstreicher
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 24, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Out–of–Home Placement Providers – Maximum Number of Children 2
25		-	– Exemption Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training 3
26		-	Programs 4
	19	+	– Exemption 3
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28		-	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt regulations 5
29		-	setting the maximum number of children that may be placed with an out–of–home 6
30		-	placement provider; establishing an exemption from the limitation on the number of 7
31		-	children that may be placed with an out–of–home placement provider under certain 8
32		-	circumstances; authorizing an individual enrolled in an accredited institution of 9
33		-	higher education or a residential vocational training program to return to an 10
34		-	out–of–home placement provider with whom the individual was previously placed 11
35		-	under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to make a request to a local 12
36		-	department of social services within a certain time period to return to an 13
37		-	out–of–home placement provider under certain circumstances; requiring a local 14
38		-	department to make a recommendation to the Department of Human Services 15
39		-	regarding a certain request within a certain period; requiring the Department to 16
40		-	make a determination regarding a local department’s recommendation within a 17
41		-	certain time period; and generally relating to the placement of children in return of 18
42		-	individuals enrolled in higher education and vocational training programs to 19
43		-	out–of–home care. 20
	21	+	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Human Services to adopt regulations 4
	22	+	setting the maximum number of children that may be placed with an out–of–home 5
	23	+	placement provider; establishing an exemption from the limitation on the number of 6
	24	+	children that may be placed with an out–of–home placement provider under certain 7
	25	+	circumstances; and generally relating to the placement of children in out–of–home 8
	26	+	care. 9
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45		-	BY adding to 21
46		-	Article – Family Law 22
47		-	Section 5–525.3 23
48		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 24 2 SENATE BILL 765
	28	+	BY adding to 10
	29	+	Article – Family Law 11
	30	+	Section 5–525.3 12
	31	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
	32	+	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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	34	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
	35	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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	37	+	Article – Family Law 17
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	39	+	5–525.3. 18
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	41	+	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 19
	42	+	DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS SETTIN G THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 20
	43	+	CHILDREN THAT MAY BE PLACED WITH AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PRO VIDER. 21
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	45	+	(B) THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN P LACED WITH AN 22
	46	+	OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER IN ACCORDANCE WI TH SUBSECTION (A) OF 23 2 SENATE BILL 765
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51		-	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
	49	+	THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO A CHILD E NROLLED IN AN ACCRED ITED 1
	50	+	INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION: 2
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53		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
54		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
	52	+	(1) WHO IS UNABLE TO REMAIN ON THE INS TITUTION’S CAMPUS DUE 3
	53	+	TO A SCHEDULED BREAK , A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE INSTITUTION , OR A 4
	54	+	TEMPORARY LEAVE OF A BSENCE; AND 5
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56		-	Article – Family Law 4
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58		-	5–525.3. 5
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60		-	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 6
61		-	DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS SETTIN G THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 7
62		-	CHILDREN THAT MAY BE PLACED WITH AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER. 8
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64		-	(B) THE LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN P LACED WITH AN 9
65		-	OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PR OVIDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF 10
66		-	THIS SECTION DOES NO T APPLY TO A CHILD E NROLLED IN AN ACCRED ITED 11
67		-	INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION: 12
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69		-	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , AN INDIVIDUAL 13
70		-	ENROLLED IN AN ACCRE DITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU CATION OR A 14
71		-	RESIDENTIAL VOCATION AL TRAINING PROGRAM MAY RETURN TO AN OUT –OF–HOME 15
72		-	PLACEMENT PROVIDER W ITH WHOM THE INDIVID UAL WAS PREVIOUSLY P LACED IF: 16
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74		-	(1) WHO THE INDIVIDUAL IS UNABLE TO REMAIN ON THE 17
75		-	INSTITUTION’S OR TRAINING PROGRAM ’S CAMPUS DUE TO A SCHEDULED B REAK, A 18
76		-	TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE INSTITUTION OR TRAINING PROGRAM , OR A 19
77		-	TEMPORARY LEAVE OF A BSENCE; AND 20
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79		-	(2) WHOSE THE INDIVIDUAL’S LIVING ARRANGEMENT IN THE HOME IS 21
80		-	MUTUALLY AGREED TO B Y THE CHILD INDIVIDUAL, THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT 22
81		-	PROVIDER, AND THE PROVIDER AGE NCY; AND 23
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83		-	(3) THE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEW ED AND APPROVED THE 24
84		-	INDIVIDUAL’S REQUEST TO RETURN TO THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER. 25
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86		-	(B) (1) TO RETURN TO AN OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER WITH 26
87		-	WHOM AN INDIVIDUAL W AS PREVIOUSL Y PLACED DURING A SC HEDULED BREAK OF 27
88		-	AN INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION OR A RESIDENTIAL VOCATION AL TRAINING 28
89		-	PROGRAM, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL MAKE A REQUEST TO A LOCAL DEPARTMENT TO 29
90		-	RETURN TO THE OUT –OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE 30
91		-	THE SCHEDULED BREAK . 31
92		-	SENATE BILL 765 3
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95		-	(2) A LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHA LL MAKE A RECOMMENDA TION TO THE 1
96		-	DEPARTMENT REGARDING A REQUEST MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 2
97		-	SUBSECTION NOT LATER THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED BREAK . 3
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99		-	(3) IF A LOCAL DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVING AN 4
100		-	INDIVIDUAL’S REQUEST TO RETURN TO AN OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER 5
101		-	DURING A SCHEDULED B REAK, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION 6
102		-	REGARDING THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT ’S RECOMMENDATION NOT LATER THAN 14 7
103		-	DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED BREAK . 8
	56	+	(2) WHOSE LIVING ARRANGE MENT IN THE HOME IS MUTUALLY 6
	57	+	AGREED TO BY THE CHI LD, THE OUT–OF–HOME PLACEMENT PROVI DER, AND THE 7
	58	+	PROVIDER AGENCY . 8
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105	60		SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
106	61		1, 2025. 10
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112		-	Approved:
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114		-	Governor.
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116		-	President of the Senate.
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118		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.