Bill > H4340

This bill makes appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to supplement certain existing appropriations and support various other activities and projects. Key provisions include: - Establishing a reserve to fund the expansion of COVID-19 testing locations and the purchase of tests, with a focus on distributing tests to public schools and communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. - Providing a reserve to acquire and distribute high-quality masks, such as N95s and KN95s, for children and faculty in public elementary and secondary schools. - Allowing certain retired public employees to be rehired in 2022 without pension or retirement allowance restrictions. - Modifying deadlines and procedures related to the 2022 state primary election, including the primary date, deadlines for filing nominations and objections, and recount processes. - Allowing remote notarization of certain documents, including those related to real estate transactions and healthcare, to continue through a temporary provision first enacted in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

House Committee on Ways and Means (H)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4340