MD SB770

Local school systems must provide crisis support and assistance to public schools when a teacher or employee with direct contact with minors is removed due to alleged criminal activity or student safety concerns

Each county board of education must establish a crisis response team (including a trauma-informed counselor and legal counsel) and standardized crisis response protocols covering communications plans, parent/guardian resources, trauma-informed counseling services, and staff guidance

The State Department of Education must convene a workgroup to examine the impact of adding "boundary-violating behavior" screening requirements to hiring processes for positions involving direct contact with minors in public schools

The workgroup must also study the impact of adding hiring and registration requirements for youth-serving organizations (including after-school programs, summer camps, mentor programs, and recreational sports leagues)

The workgroup must submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, including whether proposed definitions are sufficiently precise and which state agency should oversee youth-serving organization requirements