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Introduced
03/13/2018
03/13/2018
In Committee
04/07/2018
04/07/2018
Crossed Over
04/05/2018
04/05/2018
Passed
04/09/2018
04/09/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/10/2018
04/10/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requiring the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with certain persons and entities to provide a comprehensive approach to school safety; requiring the School Safety Subcabinet to develop a model policy for building assessment teams; requiring the development of a training curriculum for school resource officers and other school security employees; authorizing the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety; requiring a $10,000,000 annual appropriation to the Fund for certain purposes;etc.
AI Summary
This bill, the Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018, requires the Maryland Center for School Safety to collaborate with local stakeholders to provide a comprehensive approach to school safety. It establishes a School Safety Subcabinet to develop a model policy for building assessment teams and a training curriculum for school resource officers and other school security employees. The bill authorizes the Safe Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems to enhance school safety, with a required $10 million annual appropriation. The bill also includes provisions related to school facility requirements, active threat drills, mental health coordinators, and reporting requirements.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs
Sponsors (30)
Kathy Klausmeier (D)*,
John Astle (D),
Gail Bates (R),
Ulysses Currie (D),
James DeGrange (D),
Adelaide Eckardt (R),
George Edwards (R),
Bill Ferguson (D),
Guy Guzzone (D),
Steve Hershey (R),
J.B. Jennings (R),
Edward Kasemeyer (D),
Nancy King (D),
Susan Lee (D),
Richard Madaleno (D),
Roger Manno (D),
James Mathias (D),
Nathaniel McFadden (D),
Thomas Middleton (D),
Mike Miller (D),
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D),
Douglas Peters (D),
Paul Pinsky (D),
Victor Ramirez (D),
Edward Reilly (R),
Jim Rosapepe (D),
Johnny Salling (R),
Andrew Serafini (R),
Stephen Waugh (R),
Craig Zucker (D),
Last Action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 30 (on 04/10/2018)
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