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MD HB951
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Griffith
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "school system" to include higher education institutions and programs where students are enrolled through dual enrollment programs
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Adds seven new reportable offenses requiring law enforcement notification to schools: sexual abuse of a minor (§ 3-308), child pornography without victim consent (§ 11-207), human trafficking (§ 3-902), sexual solicitation of a minor (§ 3-1001), sexual exploitation of a minor (§ 3-802), revenge porn involving minors (§ 3-809), and any act that would be a felony if committed by an adult
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Requires law enforcement to notify the State's Attorney within 24 hours when a student is identified as a suspect in an investigation of a felony or crime of violence, and again when the student is cleared as a suspect
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Authorizes State's Attorneys to notify local superintendents when students are suspects in investigations and to provide arrest notifications if law enforcement fails to do so
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Extends existing reporting, confidentiality, and student removal provisions to cover students identified as suspects (not just those arrested) and to include dual enrollment program placements
Legislative Description
School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations
Education, Boards of
Last Action
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
2/12/2025