Maryland House Bill 396 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring the State Department of Education, by January 1, 2021, to establish guidelines for early childhood developmental screenings for children under the age of 3 years to be used by child care centers for certain purposes; requiring, beginning, July 1, 2021, certain child care centers to offer evaluations for children entering these centers; requiring an employee of each center to provide information to parents and guardians about the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and provide assistance in contacting a certain agency; etc.

Child Care Centers – Early Childhood Screening and Assistance

Del. Michele Guyton [D]	Del. Alice Cain [D]	Del. Catherine Forbes [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]
Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Ric Metzgar [R]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Pat Young [D]

2020-03-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-03-13	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2020-03-12	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-12	House	Favorable with Amendments {415666/1 Adopted
2020-03-12	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2020-02-04	House	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-22	House	First Reading Ways and Means

HB396 (Carry Over) 2020-03-13 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	5	413.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0396?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0396f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0396t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0006/hb0396_41566601.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0603.pdf